Project Open Hand has been providing “meals with love” to people living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco since 1985, first from Founder Ruth Brinker’s kitchen, then in the basement of Trinity Church at Franklin and Pine, then in the Mission at Bryant and 17th Street. In 1997, Project Open Hand moved to our present home at 730 Polk Street where, for the first time, all of our programs are under one roof, including our daily meal program with our state-of-the-art kitchen and distribution center, our Grocery Center where clients can come in and pick up weekly groceries, and our nutrition program, staffed by registered nutritionists.

Project Open Hand San Francisco
730 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109

By BART or Muni:

It’s easy to get to our building at 730 Polk Street using public transportation. All Muni bus lines on Van Ness Avenue will drop you off just one block away. If you take BART or Muni Metro, exit at the Civic Center Station – it’s just a ten-minute walk from there. Click here for walking directions from BART or Muni Metro.

If you have any questions, give us a call at (415) 447-2300.

Other Muni bus lines serving the immediate area are:

#19 Polk
#31 Balboa
#38 Geary
#47 Van Ness
#49 Mission

By Car:

Remember that parking is at a premium and lots located around the agency usually fill up by 9:00 am. Metered parking is available on most adjacent streets and most meters are limited to one hour.

By Bicycle:

If you ride a bicycle, a bicycle rack is available for your use. Please don’t forget to bring a lock.

A Note to Our San Francisco Delivery Volunteers

We have arranged for you to pick up meals on Willow Alley, a quiet side street between Larkin and Polk streets. You are able to drive right up to a loading area by entering Willow Alley from Larkin Street (since Willow is a one-way street).

Project Open Hand Oakland
1921 San Pablo Ave
Oakland, CA 94612

Project Open hand has been providing meals with love to people living with HIV/AIDS in the East Bay since 1989. As a matter of fact, our first day of service was October 17, 1989, the day of the Loma Prieta earthquake. That day we had originally planned to deliver nine meals, but instead we were called upon to be part of the disaster relief and fed many more people staying in temporary shelters.

Today Project Open Hand has over 800 clients living in Alameda County: people living with HIV/AIDS, the homebound critically ill, and seniors. We are located on San Pablo Avenue near downtown, where we have a fully equipped Grocery Center where our HIV clients can come in and pick up nourishing groceries every week. In addition, from our San Francisco kitchen we also prepare and deliver daily hot and frozen meals to the homes of our clients and to senior sites throughout Alameda County. In this way Project Open Hand is able to offer our clients in the East Bay our complete array of services.