Our Services
What We Offer
- Free Weekly Medically Tailored Groceries: Fresh produce, healthy proteins, nutritional supplements, and vitamins.
- Medically Tailored Prepared Meals: Prepared with care to meet each client’s individual dietary needs.
- Custom Meals: Each household chooses which groceries and meals based not only on medical needs but also personal and cultural preferences.
- Nutrition Counseling: Guidance from registered dieticians to help people navigate their new or existing medical conditions.
Who We Serve
- People living with HIV, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and other serious medical conditions in Sonoma County.
- Pregnant mothers experiencing food insecurity and their families.
- Patients and clients of community partners who work with people facing homelessness, along with severe mental and/or physical health conditions.
How We Serve
- Custom Pick Up Orders: Many clients come to us and “shop” for their custom orders in our food bank, set up just like a local grocery store.
- Language Support: In-house assistance in both English and Spanish. Translation services are also available for other languages.
- Home Delivery: For those unable to leave their homes due to illness or lack of transportation, we provide customized doorstep delivery of groceries.
- Serving the Homeless: Easy-to-prepare meals for those living without shelter in partnership with Catholic Charities, West County Health Centers, Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, and Petaluma Health Center.
Our Programs
- HIV Nutrition Program
Medically tailored weekly groceries for individuals with a positive HIV diagnosis, provided for as long as needed. - Welcome Home Program
Three months of medically tailored groceries and/or meals following an in-patient hospitalization. - Infectious Disease Program
Medically tailored groceries delivered weekly, with duration determined on a case-by-case basis. - Oncology Nutrition Program
Three months of medically tailored groceries or meals for the client and their household. Service duration may be extended based on the course of treatment.
- Full Belly Program
Medically tailored groceries and meals for expecting clients and their household, continuing until the baby reaches 3 months of age. - Community Supports Program
Twelve weeks of medically tailored groceries and meals for patients with Medi-Cal, provided they have medical justification for the services. - Bags of Love
Ready-to-eat meals for organizations to distribute to their unhoused patients with HIV.
Click here to learn more about our programs, eligibility, and referrals.
All are welcome here.
Our services are available to everyone with medical need, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, income level, or background. Food For Thought will never ask for or share immigration status.