Community based non-profit organization, with the goal to provide nutrition and supportive services.
These programs serving the community are partially funded by the City of San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services.
Ethnic European food prepared for the elderly in accordance with the recommendations of nutritionists and the most serious safety requirements
Providing Events, Social life and support. Giving not just food but smiles and joy
Daily meal and grocery deliveries. Saving lives by conducting constant safety checks
Support Seniors: Brighten Their Golden Years!
Help us enhance the lives of seniors in San Francisco by supporting RACS. Your contribution will allow us to continue providing essential services, meals, and joyful activities that bring hope and happiness to our senior community.
Empower Seniors. Enrich Lives. Make a Difference Today.
By contributing, you’re not just giving – you're investing in the well-being, happiness, and dignity of our senior clients. Join us in ensuring that every senior feels supported and cared for.
Let’s make this year end brighter, together!
Nov 17th Borsch Bay Area
🥣✨ Join us for a delicious celebration! On Nov 17, we will be hosting a huge Borscht event at Ocean Beach, San Francisco. Everyone is invited to enjoy this beloved dish, and all for a minimum donation of just $15!
We'll start cooking at 12 PM, so come hungry and bring your friends for a day of great food and community spirit. Let’s make some wonderful memories together!
Lecture with our dietitian focusing on diabetes prevention!
🦃🍂 Important Announcement! RACS will be closed on Nov 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving. We wish all our clients and their families a joyful and peaceful holiday filled with gratitude and warmth. Thank you for being a part of our community! We look forward to celebrating together when we return.
Happy Holidays from all of us at RACS!
Namesdays and
Birthdays
🎉🎂 Every last Thursday of the month is a special day at RACS! Join us as we celebrate our clients' birthdays and name days! 🎈 This November, we're sending warm wishes to those celebrating their special day.
Mark your calendars for a fun-filled celebration on November 21st! Help us make these moments memorable for our seniors.
Our Programs
Congregate Meals
The Community Dining Program offers nutritious, low-cost meals to seniors 60+ and adults with disabilities
Home Delivered Groceries
100 low-income households receive grocery bags weekly. Each grocery bag contains eighteen pounds of nutrition: melons, eggplant, rolled oats, milk, eggs, healthy fruits and vegetables.
Social and Community Services
RACS provides a Community Services Program which includes Activities for Seniors in the RACS dining room, like bingo games and exercises, various lectures and presentations Translation Services and one-on-one Social Services. Russian cuisine is accompanied by entertainment, monthly celebrations of Namesdays and Birthdays celebrations, special occasions and Holidays
St.Olga's Home
Since 1992St. Olga’s Home provides comfortable senior living in San Francisco for 10 people
Home Delivered Meals
RACS delivers fresh and hot meals to frail qualified home-bound seniors five days a week, with a double pack for weekends. We use a special trucks to keep the meal temperatures safe and delicious.
Additional projects
Bethany Orthodox School for Girls
Founded in 1937 on the land owned by the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission (located only 3 km away from Jerusalem in the town where the resurrection of Lazarus miracle took place), the school provides a fine general education for 350 girls, ages 4-16, as well as Russian and English languages and the Law of God.
RACS Started as a soup kitchen 45 years ago
Now, annual average
103 700
Meals cooked
10 600
Miles driven
$ 31 029
Donations received
553
Unduplicated Clients Served
"My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share and that no one starves while I eat."
Leo Tolstoy
It is easy to help!
Ask your friends and family to donate.
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Organize a benefit event.
Hold a fund drive at your place of work.
The Russian American Community Services Association of SF, Inc.
300 Anza Street San Francisco, CA 94118 Tel. (415) 387-5336 email info@racssf.orgA 501 c-3 nonprofit, RACS relies on donations from those who value our work.
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