Benefits Assistance
In this section, you will find services that are available to help teens and young adults with obtaining benefits and emergency needs assistance in San Diego County.
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Heaven’s Windows
This agency strives to bring resources to families, single adults and youth for successful lives. It is our purpose to provide emergency needs and assistance to anyone who requires it.
(619) 303-7806
Interfaith Community Services: Coastal Service Center
Interfaith Community Services, was founded in 1982 by a handful of diverse faith communities to address the needs of low-income, homeless, and underserved people in North San Diego County. Separately, these congregations were providing relief to people in need, but by creating Interfaith they were better able to collaborate to make a bigger impact on the needs of people in our community. As participation grew, Interfaith evolved into broad continuum of programs and services that provides the tools and resources people in crisis need to stabilize and rebuild their lives. These programs are organized into nine main areas: food and basic needs, shelters and housing, family and social services, employment services, children and youth programs, senior services, veterans assistance, addiction recovery, and community connections. Under these department headings are numerous programs covering a broad spectrum of support. Programs are designed to overlap so that each client receives as many services as necessary for his/her specific situation.
(760) 721-2117
Interfaith Community Services: Inland Service Center
Interfaith Community Services, was founded in 1982 by a handful of diverse faith communities to address the needs of low-income, homeless, and underserved people in North San Diego County. Separately, these congregations were providing relief to people in need, but by creating Interfaith they were better able to collaborate to make a bigger impact on the needs of people in our community. As participation grew, Interfaith evolved into broad continuum of programs and services that provides the tools and resources people in crisis need to stabilize and rebuild their lives. These programs are organized into nine main areas: food and basic needs, shelters and housing, family and social services, employment services, children and youth programs, senior services, veterans assistance, addiction recovery, and community connections. Under these department headings are numerous programs covering a broad spectrum of support. Programs are designed to overlap so that each client receives as many services as necessary for his/her specific situation.
(760) 489-6380
Home Energy Bill Assistance Program
Provides emergency financial assistance with utility bills to low-income individuals and families who have received a final shutoff notice (a 48-hour notice) or whose service has been cut off.
(619) 391-9790
Home Start: Family Self-Sufficiency Program (East Region)
The Family Self Sufficiency program offers families a hand up through a continuum of care that helps move individuals and families toward self sufficiency. Working from a strength based perspective each client is treated as a partner in the creation of individualized service plans.
(619) 229-3660 Ext. 221
Brother Benno’s Center
Brother Benno’s was started by Harold and Kay Kutler as a Soup Kitchen in downtown Oceanside. They named it after Brother Benno Garrity, a Benedictine monk who was well known for his tireless service to the poor in the Oceanside area. The first meal was served on October 21, 1983; and Brother Benno himself made a big cauldron of soup at his abbey and brought it to the little house that bore his name. For the first few years, those who came to the Kitchen were mainly street people. Now most of our guests are the working poor (parents and children who struggle on a daily basis for their most basic needs), the disabled, and low-income senior citizens. In order to provide these needs, Brother Benno’s has expanded its services beyond food
(760) 439-1244
Assistance Dog Special Allowance Program
Provides a $50 monthly payment to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog to help them with needs related to their physical disabilities.
(916) 657-2628 or (916) 653-7651 (TTY)
Office of Services to the Blind, 744 P Street, MS 8-16-94, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-2628
Feeding America San Diego
Through the assistance of local and national food assistance programs, Feeding America is able to offer a variety of services to people struggling with hunger. We provide safe and nurturing places for children to have a meal; food that helps seniors meet their specific nutritional needs; emergency assistance for disaster victims; and a chance at stability for adults trying to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
(858) 452-3663
San Diego Food Bank
The face of hunger in San Diego has changed. Many people associate the Food Bank with those who are homeless, but the majority of the people we feed are low-income individuals and families who have homes but struggle daily to put food on the table. And increasingly in this tough economic climate middle class families are now seeking help from the Food Bank.
Call: 1-866-350-FOOD (3663)
Numerous locations throughout San Diego County. Call or visit website to search for the food distribution site closest to you.
1 (866) 350-3663
Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund
Rest Haven Children’s Health Fund provides one time or short term funding for health related needs for individual children who meet our eligibility requirements. Funds are also provided to assist health care development and to purchase needed services.
(858) 576-0590
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