City of Hercules Senior Services Update

Press release from the City of Hercules:

December 16, 2020

While the Hercules Senior Center is generally closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the following services are available to Seniors through our Senior Center: weekly meal services through CC Café (pick-up every Tuesday) consisting of 5 frozen meals, a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk; the Contra Costa Food Bank comes out on-site the first and third Tuesday of each month bringing fresh fruits and vegetables; the Hercules senior center also acts as a location for Meals on Wheels service Tuesday through; we hold a blood drive with American Red Cross quarterly; Senior Center staff and volunteers staff do a wellness check with all the Senior Center members (about 200) on a monthly basis; and we are holding virtual zoom classes routinely (Line Dance/Hula/Tai Chi). We also make referrals for tax assistance, food and groceries, and other programs, though and now most referrals are to the Hercules Cares nonprofit group which will assist Seniors with getting prescriptions filled, picking up food, laundry, and whatever is needed.

The website for Hercules Cares is https://www.herculescares.org.

This press release was produced by the City of Hercules. The views expressed are the author's own.