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Contact Project Open Hand directly using any option below. These are Project Open Hand's own opt-out channels.
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Current opt-out methods for Project Open Hand mail
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Email
Use the Email option on this page. Ask Project Open Hand to remove your name and mailing address from fundraising appeals and nonprofit promotional mail. Include the address as it appears on the mailer.
If sending your opt-out request by email, use this helpful template for Project Open Hand:
Hello, I'm writing to request that Project Open Hand permanently remove my address from all direct mail lists, including your internal house list and any rented or third-party lists used to source your mailings. The name and address to remove as they appear on a recently delivered unwanted mailer: [NAME] [ADDRESS] [CITY ST ZIP] A few notes for your direct mail team: • I have never subscribed to marketing communications from Project Open Hand. • Since I haven't opted in with you directly, the source is most likely a rented or co-op list. Please also flag this address with your list partners so it's suppressed at the source. Please confirm in writing once the suppression is complete. I've attached an image of the mailer for reference. Thank you, [NAME]
Replace the bracketed fields ([NAME], [ADDRESS], [CITY ST ZIP]) before sending. Attach a photo of the mailer if you have one, and keep the reply for your records.
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PaperKarma app
Photograph the Project Open Hand mailer in the app and submit the opt-out. Once you opt out of this sender, you can opt out of 100,000+ other mailers in the same app.
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Phone
Call +1-415-447-2300. Ask to leave Project Open Hand marketing and fundraising mail lists. Have your mailing address ready. A phone request can take 5 to 10 minutes or longer, depending on hold time and whether they offer a callback.
What to Expect After Opting Out
Allow 8 to 12 weeks for donation appeals and event mail to taper off. Project Open Hand may still send thank-you letters, tax receipts, and program updates tied to gifts or volunteer work you already completed.
A new donation or volunteer registration can add you back to fundraising lists.
Why Do You Receive Project Open Hand Mail?
Project Open Hand has delivered nutritious meals and groceries to people with serious illness and disabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1985, with kitchens in Oakland and on Polk Street in San Francisco. Its direct-mail program supports meal costs and grocery programs across the region.
You get this mail after you donated, volunteered, or matched a Bay Area charitable prospect file. The contact page lists office phones and obfuscated email links for general inquiries, separate from this postal opt-out path.
How to Prevent General Junk Mail Proactively
DMAchoice — DMAchoice is the Association of National Advertisers’ mail preference service. An $8 registration asks participating national companies to suppress your address from prospect promotional mail.
NOTE: DMAchoice will not stop mail from Project Open Hand as it is not an active member of the ANA.
OptOutPrescreen — OptOutPrescreen is the official Consumer Credit Reporting Industry site. It lets you opt out of firm offers of credit and insurance for five years or permanently.
NOTE: OptOutPrescreen will not opt you out of Project Open Hand mail. It only covers prescreened credit card and insurance offers.
PaperKarma — For local mailers, nonprofit appeals, and senders DMAchoice does not cover, the PaperKarma app contacts opt-out departments from a photo of the mailer label.
Your Data Privacy Rights (CCPA & Beyond)
Project Open Hand publishes information on openhand.org for donors and clients. Use the Email option on this page for fundraising and promotional mail removal; that request is separate from meal-program or donation records.
Frequently asked questions
How long until the mail stops?
Allow 8 to 12 weeks. Mail already printed or queued may still arrive after you opt out.
How do I stop mail for a previous resident?
Use the **Email** option on this page, call +1-415-447-2300 with the previous resident's name and your address, or use PaperKarma on mail that still arrives there.
Will the mail stop if I move?
Not automatically. Submit a fresh email or phone opt-out with your new address, or use PaperKarma on mail that arrives at the new location.
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