So many great suggestions are being given. Gift cards for useful things are good, but I think money is the most useful.

For gift cards she would need transportation to get to the store or a computer to purchase items online. If anything is bought online, she needs to wait for it and have an address to receive it. She might need to purchase something that a particular store doesn't carry. She might need money for medications, etc. Perhaps the neighborhood could set up a fund for her.

Also, homemade food is always thoughtful and helpful. Perhaps your mom could make a casserole, prepare chicken or something else. Canned soup or meals are convenient.

You are right. Many people are very proud and sometimes decline help. I have told people who are like that, it would make ME feel better and happy if they accepted it. That usually works.

What a fine person you are. You are a ray of sunshine and humanity is this socially bleak world we live in. God Bless and Protect you, your family, this nice woman and the whole neighborhood. And never change. 🌷