Second-Chances-Bread of Life
Saturday mornings at Lifeguard Tower parking lot. These folks are the real deal.
PATH
Doors of Change
Doors of Change
In OB each week, very helpful, provides services, outreach, and referrals. PATH is one of the keys to the success of the OB Task Force on Homelessness.
Doors of Change
Doors of Change
Doors of Change
Our mission is to act as advocates to support homeless youth ages 17-24 and provide access to the resources they need to improve their quality of life. We aim to get them off the streets into safe housing and help them attain self-sufficiency. https://doorsofchange.org/
Loaves & Fishes
San Diego City - Office of Homeless Solutions
San Diego City - Office of Homeless Solutions
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry is a non-profit organization, responding to food insecurity in our community. We are working out of Water’s Edge Community Center located at 1984 Sunset Cliff’s Blvd. San Diego, CA 92107.
Distribution hours are every Monday, rain, or shine, including all holidays 9:30am – 12pm.
We accept donations:
Monday’s 9:00am – 12pm
Wednesdays 9:00am – 10:30am
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) in good standing.
OB Emergency Food Inc. DBA: Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry since 1979.
In 1978 area churches and community organizations came together to open the first pantry at the Women’s Club. In 1979 we officially become a non-profit helping food insecure families and individuals.
Almost 50 years later the Pantry continues to help provide food to over 1,000 men, women, and children per month in the 92106, 92107 and 92110 area.
San Diego City - Office of Homeless Solutions
San Diego City - Office of Homeless Solutions
San Diego City - Office of Homeless Solutions
Teams focus on reducing barriers and leveraging internal and external resources to help individuals exit homelessness. They respond to community referrals, provide immediate basic needs support, and offer ongoing case management to improve individual safety and stability.
City's Coordinated Outreach Team. The City’s Coordinated Street Outreach Program with PATH currently includes 19 outreach workers on the Mobile Response Teams and 10 outreach workers on the Rapid Response Teams. Our focus is on reducing barriers and leveraging internal and external resources to help individuals exit homelessness. They respond to community referrals, provide immediate basic needs support, and offer ongoing case management to improve individual safety and stability.
We currently have 2 outreach workers specifically assigned to the beach communities. HSSD continuously monitors areas where there are growing numbers of unsheltered individuals and makes adjustments to outreach staffing levels, as necessary, to best meet emerging needs.
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/sdhcd/OHS.html
Section 8 Housing info 619.578.7777
1122 Broadway, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92101
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) offers various rental assistance programs, including the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, which specifically prioritizes and assists individuals with disabilities.
Housing First Hotline (619) 578-7768
to be assessed for the Housing Instability Prevention Program (HIPP)
San Diego City Resource list
Legal Aid Society of SD 877-534-2524
While looking into rental assistance is important for long-term stability, if the person is currently facing an imminent eviction, the most immediate and critical resource is the Legal Aid Society of San Diego for legal defense (Hotline: 1-877-534-2524).
Townspeople.org - Housing Assistance non-profit
We See You San Diego
https://www.weseeyousandiego.com/
We initially partnered with We See You San Diego in early 2024, and this year they are in phase one of piloting the Be a Friend program,” Jen Weck, Director of the Be a Friend Program with Lucky Duck Foundation, said.
"We started the pilot program with Paige as the ambassador from the Be a Friend program in September of 2025,” Laura Chez, Executive Director of We See You San Diego, said.
The Be a Friend program pairs volunteers with people who are unhoused to help them navigate out of homelessness.
"So, we are training community volunteers to walk alongside someone who has been unstably housed and is now in recovery through We See You San Diego,” Weck said.
Englehorn has been sober since July 2024 and was at one point homeless in San Diego. She said she encountered We See You San Diego which helped her get into detox.
Having these kinds of relationships on her journey to sobriety made a huge impact.
"When I first got sober, I didn't have anyone. I had just caused so much pain and just destruction in my life,” Englehorn said. "Just having someone who that's not your caseworker, not your parent, not your, you know, other family member, it's just honestly a friend, a friend that is putting in the work and wants to get to know more about you and be there for you, and it's priceless."
So far, they've been able to create 12 friendships, and next year they've got even bigger plans.
"We're going to extend it to people that are still living on the streets,” Englehorn said. "And it could make all the difference in the world, and it could make the difference of that person deciding to say yes and leave the streets and addiction behind."
And being someone’s friend in their darkest of times can be the start of that journey.
"We are all together reversing the crisis in our city by loving people the way that we so long to be loved as human beings,” Chez said.
Housing Instability Prevention Program (HIPP) flyers are available.
Please advise anyone that may be experiencing a housing crisis, living in the City of San Diego, and in a lease, that they can call 2-1-1 or the Housing First Hotline (619) 578-7768 to be assessed for HIPP.
Housing Instability Prevention Program
Homelessness Housing Innovations Division
San Diego Housing Commission
1122 Broadway, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101
SDHC Housing First Hotline: (619) 578-7768
Sect 8 Waitlist Call Center: (619) 578-7640
Crisis House
Brillant Corners
Brillant Corners
Crisis House was established in 1970 in Santee, CA by a small group of local citizens who recognized the need to provide emergency services to very low income, homeless and underserved people. The organization later moved to Main Street in El Cajon, expanded services to support families, became a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity in 1978, and were the first community-based social service agency in the East County region of San Diego.
The mission of Crisis House is to respond immediately to stop the cycle of domestic violence and homelessness and connect families and individuals to crucial resources that empower them to renew their lives.
Brillant Corners
Brillant Corners
Brillant Corners
At Brilliant Corners, we’ve seen amazing things happen when people embrace this Housing First mindset and a commitment to align the right housing and supportive service resources. With public and private partners, we’re building new, scalable supportive housing platforms to rapidly house thousands of formerly homeless people and those at risk of homelessness each year. We’ve also partnered with state and local agencies to create community-based housing for over 1,000 previously institutionalized Californians with developmental disabilities.
Alley Ministry
Brillant Corners
Alley Ministry
“It starts with a meal.”
Alley Ministry provides meals on:
Wednesdays, and every other Saturday
@ Resurrection Church
2083 Sunset Cliffs
- cooked meals, sandwiches, fruit
Sacred Heart
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
Alley Ministry
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
Showers of Blessings
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
Showers of Blessings, partners with the Episcopal Church, co-located with Alley Ministry @ 2083 Sunset Cliffs, every other Saturday. https://www.resurrectionob.org/events/showers-of-blessing
Submerge Church
Submerge Church
Submerge Church
4851 Newport Ave.
- individual services
Anchor Station
Submerge Church
Submerge Church
Drop-in services center
- feasibility stage
Homebase
homebaseccc.org
Throughout our thirty year history, Homebase has played an integral role in designing and improving the programs and systems responding homelessness at the community, state, and federal level. We work hand-in-hand with our clients – whether they are individual programs, local governments, or federal agencies – to understand their experiences, strengths, and needs; envision opportunities; and redesign systems to affect meaningful change in their communities.
SD Workforce Partnership
https://workforce.org/jobseekers
The Workforce Partnership is dedicated to providing San Diego Residents with the most up-to-date resources for finding a career.
Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation San Diego combines donor-driven philanthropy, investing and education for maximum benefit in the community.
Interfaith Shelter Network
Interfaith Shelter Network (ISN) was founded in 1986, when the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH) brought together a group of congregations and social service agencies to provide case managed emergency shelter at local congregations during the winter months. When the RTFH put out a request for an agency to take over the program in 1989, the Ecumenical Council of San Diego took the lead. The Rotational Shelter Program grew to include congregations throughout the region, either supplying shelter space or support.
In 1990, the Ecumenical Council added a transitional housing program for families. In 1997 this program evolved into "El Nido", a transitional housing program for women and children escaping domestic violence. El Nido is housed in a secure building, purchased with the help of a HUD grant.
The organization was renamed, "Interfaith Shelter Network of San Diego" in 2010. In addition to the winter Rotational Shelter Program and the El Nido Transitional Housing Program, ISN has found ways to meet the needs of unhoused San Diegans. In 2014, ISN provided a Rapid Re-Housing Program to assist low-income households in acquiring or retaining permanent housing. During the pandemic, when congregational facilities were closed, ISN pivoted and fostered new partnerships to ensure the continued operation of the Rotational Shelter.
MOBILE CARE TEAM - crisis hotline 888.724.7240
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/mcrt.html
Call the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) to help you or a loved one if there is a mental health or substance use crisis. Available 24/7, they can come to you anywhere in San Diego County to help:
- Stabilize people
- Connect people to local care and support
- Prevent trips to the hospital or jail
MCRT can help people of all ages and provide services in English and Spanish. MCRT can also assist in other languages through interpreter services.
Each team is made up of three staff: a mental health clinician, a case manager, and a peer support specialist. Teams do not include law enforcement staff. When they arrive, MCRT will assess and de-escalate the situation. They can also drive you to services you need.
MCRT cannot help if there are threats of violence or medical emergencies.
To request MCRT, call 9-8-8 or 1-888-724-7240. An experienced counselor will ask you questions to make sure the right help is sent to you, including MCRT.