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Directory by Region
San Diego
Alliance for African Assistance
Location: 5952 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego CA, 92115
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 619-286-9052
Email: info@alliance-for-africa.org
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, French, Pashto, Russian
Location: 2005 Highland Avenue Suite 11, San Diego, CA 91950
Hours: 9am-5pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 619-512-1122
Email: info@bonitafrc.org
Languages: English, Spanish
Borrego Health
Location: 8851 Center Drive, Ste 210, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: 619-463-7775 ext. 5424 (English & Spanish)
Catholic Charities, Diocese of San Diego
Location: 4575 Mission Gorge Place, Ste A, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: 619-287-9454
Languages: English, Spanish
Location: 9477 Waples Street, Ste. 100, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858-863-6635
Email: calfreshteam@feedingsandiego.org
Languages: English, Spanish
Location: 404 Euclid Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114
Hours: 8am-4:30pm
Phone: 619-782-2118
Languages: English, Spanish
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Location: 9850 Distribution Avenue, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858-863-5118 or 858-863-5190
Food Resources Webpage: SD Food Bank CalFresh Application Assistance
Languages: English, Spanish
Location: 8804 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 9212
Hours: 8:30am to 4pm (Monday - Thursday); 8:30am-4:00pm (Friday)
Phone: 858-637-3210
Food Resources Webpage: Jewish Family Services Nutrition Assistance
Language: English, Spanish
La Maestra Community Health Center (multiple regions)
Locations:
4060 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105
4185 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105
Hours: 8:30am-5pm (Monday – Friday) for San Diego and El Cajon locations
Phone: (619) 280-4213 (all locations)
Languages: English, Swahili, Somali, Lao, Vietnamese, Creole, French
San Diego American Indian Health Center
Location: 2630 First Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
Hours: 8am-5pm
Phone: 619-234-2158
Email: info@sdaihc.org
Samahan Health Centers (multiple regions)
Location: 10737 Camino Ruiz Suite 235, San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: 844-200-2426 ext. 404
Languages: English, Filipino/Tagalog
Location: 5348 University Avenue Suite 203, San Diego, CA 92105
Hours: 8:30am-5pm
Phone: 619-265-5821
Languages: English, Somali, Swahili, Arabic, Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, Amharic, Afan Oromo, Pashto, Dari, Farsi
Union of Pan Asian Communities
Location: (UPAC Neighborhood Enterprise Center)
5296 University Avenue #A, San Diego, CA 92105
Hours: 9am-5pm
Phone: (619)-255-7644
Email: necinfo@upacsd.com
Languages: English, Spanish, Karen, Somali, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Urdu
North County
Location: 650 Second Street, Encinitas, CA 92024
Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm (Monday – Thursday); 8:30am-2:00pm (Friday)
Phone: 760-300-3238
Email: intake@crcncc.org
Food Resources Webpage: Community Resource Center’s Food and Nutrition Services
Languages: English, Spanish
Borrego Health
Location: 1121 Washington Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: 760-871-0606 (English & Spanish)
California State University San Marcos
Location: Admin Office 1200, San Marcos Campus
Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
Phone: (760) 750-7627
Food Resources Webpage: CSUM Basic Needs Food Resources
Santa Ysabel Location: 110 1/2 School House Canyon Rd, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
Hours: 9am-12pm; 1pm-3:30pm (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Phone: 760-765-4203
Rincon Location: 50100 Golsh Road, Valley Center, CA 92082
Hours: 8am-4pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 760-749-1410
Neighborhood Healthcare (multiple regions)
Calfresh Assistance: https://www.nhcare.org/lp/food/
Location, Hours, and Contact Info:
426 N. Date Street, Escondido, CA 92025
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday – Friday)
Contact Info: 442-286-8949
550 W. Washington Ave Suite 101, Escondido, CA 92025
Hours: 8am-4:30pm (Monday – Friday)
Contact Info: 760-294-4174
488 E. Valley Pkwy, Suite 404, Escondido, CA, 92025
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday- Friday)
Contact Info: 760-294-0652
1001 E. Grand Ave., Escondido, CA, 92025
Hours: 8am-12pm; 1pm-4pm (Monday-Friday)
Contact Info: (760)294-0687
Languages: English, Spanish, phone line translation services available.
TrueCare (multiple regions)
Phone: (760) 736-6734 (for all locations)
Locations and Hours:
150 Valpreda Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069
Hours: 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (Monday – Friday)
2210 Mesa Drive, Ste. 300, Oceanside, CA 92054
Hours: 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (Monday – Friday)
605 Crouch Street, Building C, Oceanside, CA 92054
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) (CLOSED TUESDAY)
1130 2nd Street, Encinitas, CA 92024
Hours: 8am-5pm (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
220 Rotanzi Street, Ramona, CA 92065
Hours: 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (Monday – Friday)
1295 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 100 Carlsbad, CA 92008
Hours: 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (TUESDAY ONLY)
3998 Vista Way, Suite 204 Oceanside, CA 92056
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Languages: English, Spanish, translation service line available for most languages.
University of California San Diego Basic Needs Hub
Location: UCSD Campus Student Center A
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone: 858-246-2632
Email: calfresh@ucsd.edu
Food Resources Webpage: UCSD Basic Needs CalFresh Assistance
(Please call for location of CalFresh application assistance or set up appointment through website).
Vista Community Clinic
Location: 1000 Vale Terrace, Vista, CA 92084
Contact info:
Call for an appointment: 760-631-5000 ext. 7190
Text for an appointment: 760-492-6669
East County
Borrego Health
Location: 133 West Main Street, Suite 100, El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone: 619-401-0404 ext. 5341 (English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi)
Santa Ysabel Location: 110 1/2 School House Canyon Rd, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070
Hours: 9am-12pm; 1pm-3:30pm (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Phone: 760-765-4203
Rincon Location: 50100 Golsh Road, Valley Center, CA 92082
Hours: 8am-4pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 760-749-1410
La Maestra Community Health Center (multiple regions)
Locations:
165 South First Street, El Cajon, CA 92019
181 Real Ave., El Cajon, CA, 92020
Hours: 8:30am-5pm (Monday – Friday) for San Diego and El Cajon locations
Phone: (619) 280-4213 (all locations)
Languages: English, Swahili, Somali, Lao, Vietnamese, Creole, French
Southern Indian Health Council (multiple locations)
Location: 4058 Willows Rd, Alpine, CA 91901
Location: 36350 Church Rd, Campo, CA 91906
Hours: 8am-4:30pm
Phone: 619-445-1188
Languages: English, Spanish
TrueCare (multiple regions)
Phone: (760) 736-6734 (for all locations)
220 Rotanzi Street, Ramona, CA 92065
Hours: 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (Monday – Friday)
Languages: English, Spanish, translation service line available for most languages.
South County
Casa Familiar (Financial Opportunity Center)
Location: 161 W San Ysidro Blvd, B-102, San Ysidro, CA 92173
Hours: 8am-12pm; 1-5pm (phone hours, Monday – Friday)
Phone: 619-428-1115
Email: FOC@casafamiliar.org
Languages: English, Spanish
Chula Vista Community Collaborative (multiple locations)
Family Resource Centers Locations, Phone Numbers, Hours:
Beacon Family Resource Center, Vista Square Elementary School
540 G Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910
8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 619-422-9208
New Directions Family Resource Center, Rice Elementary School
8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm (Monday – Friday)
348 L Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-691-5301
Open Door Youth and Family Resource Center, Palomar High School
8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm (Monday – Friday)
480 Palomar Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-407-4840
Rayo de Esperanza Family Resource Center, Otay Elementary School
8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm (Monday – Friday)
1653 Albany Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-425-4458
Fair Winds Family Resource Center
8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm (Monday – Friday)
1424 Loma Lane, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-420-0468
Languages: English, Spanish
La Maestra Community Health Center (multiple regions)
Location: 205 Highland Avenue, National City, CA 91950
Hours: 8:30am-5pm (Monday – Friday) for San Diego and El Cajon locations
Phone: (619) 280-4213 (all locations)
Languages: English, Swahili, Somali, Lao, Vietnamese, Creole, French
Samahan Health Centers (multiple regions)
Locations and Contact Info:
2743 Highland Avenue, National City, CA 91950
844-200-2426 ext. 321
1428 Highland Avenue, National City, CA 91950
844-200-2426 ext. 1112
Languages: English, Filipino/Tagalog
San Ysidro Health Center (multiple locations)
Locations and Contact Info:
976 Sheridan Rd., Campo, CA, 91906
1620 Alpine Blvd., Alpine, CA, 92901
619-662-4100 ext. 4234
Languages: English, Spanish
Riverside County
TrueCare (multiple regions)
Phone: (760) 736-6734 (for all locations)
1675 N Perris Blvd, Suite G1, Perris, CA 92571
Hours: 8am-5pm (phone assistance only) (Monday-Friday)
Languages: English, Spanish, translation service line available for most languages.
Neighborhood Healthcare (multiple regions)
Calfresh Assistance: https://www.nhcare.org/lp/food/
Location and Contact Info:
1030 E. Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92543
Phone: (442)-286-7923
26926 Cherry Hills Blvd. Suite B, Menifee CA 92586
Phone: (442)-286-7657
21705 Martin Street. Perris, CA 92570
Phone: (951)-543-4390
8856 Arlington Ave. Riverside, CA 92503
Phone: (951)-324-0219
1971 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92507
Phone: (760)-294-0713
4371 Latham St, Riverside, CA 92501
Phone: (951)-824-6427
41840 Enterprise Circle North, Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: (442)-286-7657
31537 Rancho Pueblo Road, Suite 102, Temecula, CA 92592
Phone: (442)-2867923
