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1-888-463-6332 (V) 1-888-723-3366 (Food Information Line)
FDA, part of the Federal Government, regulates the safety and effectiveness of food products, additives, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. Contact FDA for information on safe drug use and side effects, vitamins, and laws regulating medicines and foods. FDA has information on topics including cancer, health fraud, nutrition, buying medicines online, and food safety.
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Volunteer programs providing food. Some also provide emergency resources, transportation, clothing, furniture, and financial assistance.
Sue Dollins, Executive Director 8415 Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD 20910 E-mail: suedollins@cs.com
301-587-1411 (V)
Serve seniors 62 years of age and above living in the greater Silver Spring and Takoma Park area. Free services include transportation, information and referral, filling out forms, paying bills, grocery shopping, friendly visitation, and respite care.
Brookville Super Market
301-652-2793 (V)
Serves Chevy Chase area and some Bethesda and Kensington area. Delivery only.
Volunteer drivers provide escorted transportation for grocery shopping, medical and other necessary appointments. Serve people 62 years and older. Call two weeks in advance. Unable to serve people who use wheelchairs.
Delivers groceries to your door, shop by phone, national brands, competitive prices, no maximum order, no subscription, sliding fee scale. Serve seniors citizens and people with disabilities in the Prince George’s, Montgomery and Charles Counties and the DC Metro area.
203 S. Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314 E-mail: mowaa@mowaa.org
703-548-5558 (V)
National, nonprofit organization providing training and grants to programs that provide food to older people, and those who are frail, people with disabilities or homebound. Local offices are listed below:
Coordinate with local churches and other community groups to provide lunch six days a week, dinner every Sunday, clothing with donated apparel, medical care and assistance with prescriptions, and showers plus toiletries, clean socks and underwear.
71 O Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 E-mail: web@some.org
202-797-8806 (V)
Interfaith, community-based organization that serves food, clothing, and healthcare. Offer services such as affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment, and counseling, to the poor, the elderly and individuals with mental illness.
Seniors
