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Free food or meals, a Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County partner.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County at 949-653-2900.
See all days, hours and detailsFood pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County partner.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County at 949-653-2900.
See all days, hours and detailsFood pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County partner.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County at 949-653-2900.
See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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See all days, hours and detailsCommunity health center run by Celebrating Life Community Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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See all days, hours and detailsThese serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Orange County Food Bank serves Orange County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.
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See all days, hours and detailsSecond Harvest Food Bank Orange County serves Orange County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.
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See all days, hours and detailsFree civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
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See all days, hours and detailsThe California Department of Social Services line to learn how to apply for CalFresh food benefits (SNAP) in your county. California has no single child abuse line: call your county child welfare office, or 911 if a child is in danger right now.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Lake Forest: Boys & Girls Clubs of Laguna Beach, El Toro KC (Tuesday, 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Thursday, 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM), call first; Mission Hospital (Tuesday, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. 4TH Tuesday), call first; South County Outreach, The Outreach (Monday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM), call first. 2 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Lake Forest: Camino Health Center, Lake Forest, (949) 240-2272, call first; CLCHC Specialty Medical Services, (949) 866-3600, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Lake Forest: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Lake Forest: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Lake Forest: Community Legal Aid SoCal, (714) 571-5200. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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