Central Recreation Center hosts the San Mateo branch of Self-Help for the Elderly, a Bay Area-wide social-service nonprofit that provides nutrition, caregiver support and many other services for seniors. Though the nonprofit began in San Francisco's Chinatown serving Chinese-American seniors, its services are open to all. The San Mateo location is in Central Park, toward the back of the park next to the Japanese Garden. It is disabled-friendly and well served by public transit.