Bring a Smile to a Senior This Year!

Dr. Francis Curry founded the North of Market Health Center in 1972 to provide daily meals and nursing services for seniors living in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. A Director at the Department of Public Health, Dr. Curry had grown up in the Tenderloin and was alarmed by the premature deaths he was witnessing among Tenderloin seniors. 52 years later, the Tenderloin is home to approximately 14,000 low-income older adults, many of them unhoused and living with mental health or substance use disorders.

Curry Senior Center annually provides comprehensive health, support, and socialization services to 3,500 to 4,000 low-income seniors and people with disabilities living in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. We promote Wellness, Dignity, and Independence for older adults through wraparound services that stabilize at-risk older adults: primary health care, case management, behavioral health care, housing support, congregate meals, wellness education, digital literacy training, and socialization opportunities. Staff with capacity in nine languages, lived experience, and cultural and gender sensitivity work to ensure services are provided equitably across the organization. All programs and services are provided at no cost to the community.