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If you need help applying for or renewing your CalFresh, the map shows organizations that can assist you over the phone, online, or in person. Staff at these organizations are trained professionals who have the most up-to-date information and are ready to assist you immediately.
Please call ahead for hours of operation and/or to make an appointment.
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: 2202 Comstock St. San Diego, CA 92111
Hours: 9am - 2pm (Monday - Friday) [after hours by appointment only]
Phone: 858-278-0771
Email: baysideinfo@baysidecc.org
Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese
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, Suite 328, 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: 858-833-2587 or 858-833-2667 or 858-863-5139
Food Resources Webpage: SD Food Bank CalFresh Application Assistance
Languages: English, Spanish
Location: 8804 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123
Hours: 8:30am to 5pm (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:
City Heights Main Clinic – 4060 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105
City Heights Immigration – 4147 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
Languages: English, Spanish
Opsam Health (multiple regions)
Location: 10737 Camino Ruiz Suite 235, San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: 844-200-2426 ext. 1404
Languages: English, Filipino/Tagalog, Spanish
Location: 5348 University Avenue, Unit #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 Suite A-B, San Diego, CA 92105
Hours: 9am-5pm
Phone: (619)-255-7644
Email: necinfo@upacsd.com
Languages: English, Spanish, Karen, Somali, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Urdu
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).
For enrolled UC San Diego students only.
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
Location: 1121 Washington Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: 760-871-0606 (English & Spanish)
Feel free to call the number and ask for a Care Coordinator if needed.
California State University San Marcos
Location: Administration Building 1200, 333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92096
Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
Phone: (760) 750-7627
Food Resources Webpage: CSUM Basic Needs Food Resources
For enrolled CSUSM students only.
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 Rd., 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:
Escondido Pediatrics – 426 N. Date Street, Escondido, CA 92025
Hours: 8am-12pm; 1pm-4pm (Monday – Friday)
Contact Info: 442-286-8949
Escondido Interfaith – 550 W. Washington Ave Suite 101, Escondido, CA 92025
Hours: 8am-4:30pm (Monday – Friday)
Contact Info: 760-294-4174
Escondido Prenatal – 488 E. Valley Pkwy, Suite 404, Escondido, CA, 92025
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday- Friday)
Contact Info: 760-294-0652
Escondido Institute of Health – 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 Road, 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 202 Oceanside, CA 92056
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Languages: English, Spanish, translation service line available for most languages.
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
DAP 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:
1st Street Medical – 165 South First Street, El Cajon, CA 92019
Rea – 181 Rea Ave., El Cajon, CA, 92020
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm for lunch
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
Location: 1315 Harding Avenue, National City, CA 91950
Hours: 9am-5pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 619-512-1122
Email:info@bonitafrc.org
Languages: English, Spanish
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-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm
Phone:619-422-9208
New Directions Family Resource Center, Rice Elementary School
8am-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm
348 L Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-691-5301
Open Door Youth and Family Resource Center, Palomar High School
8am-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm
480 Palomar Street, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-407-4840
Rayo de Esperanza Family Resource Center, Otay Elementary School
8am-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm
1653 Albany Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone:619-425-4458
Fair Winds Family Resource Center
8am-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm
1424 Loma Lane, Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: 619-420-0468
Languages: English, Spanish
La Maestra Community Health Center (multiple regions)
Location: 217 Highland Avenue, National City, CA 91950
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday – Friday), closed 12pm-1pm for lunch
Phone: (619) 280-4213 (all locations)
Languages: English, Swahili, Somali, Lao, Vietnamese, Creole, French
Opsam Health (multiple regions)
Locations and Contact Info:
637 Third Avenue, National City, CA 91910
844-200-2426 ext. 1321
10737 Camino Ruiz, San Diego, CA 92126
844-200-2426 ext. 1404
Languages: English, Filipino/Tagalog, Spanish
Location: 976 Sheridan Rd., Campo, CA, 91906
Hours: 8am-5pm (Monday – Friday)
Phone: 619-478-2384
Email: cal-fresh@syhealth.org
Languages: English, Spanish
SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services)
Phone: 619-271-5149
Email: sbcscommunityteam@csbcs.org
Riverside County
TrueCare (multiple regions)
Phone: (951) 956-2400
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