Need Food

IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY NEEDS
FOOD OR ASSISTANCE APPLYING
FOR CALFRESH,

WE ARE HERE
TO HELP

HOW TO FIND FOOD NOW

Second Harvest provides food to almost 300 Orange County nonprofits, houses of worship, schools, colleges and universities, senior centers, etc. who, in turn, distribute food FREE OF CHARGE to individuals in need in their communities.

Please use the map below to find a pantry near you. You may search by city, Zip code or pantry name. List updated as of 11/13/24.

*Please click on a partner name to see the full details including hours of food distribution. Click HERE for  Second Harvest and Community Action Partnership Orange County TEFAP distributions.

Alternatively, you can click HERE for a PDF listing of pantries. Or contact 211 Orange County, our county’s 24-hour, multi-lingual referral agency:

*Please note: Second Harvest Food Bank does not distribute food to individuals at its Irvine location. Please visit a food pantry to receive food. Call 211 for help or click the link above to find a Second Harvest pantry food distribution near you.

CALFRESH ASSISTANCE

The CalFresh program or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), helps food-insecure individuals and families put food on their tables. CalFresh benefits alleviate financial stress and increase access to healthy food.

Call 211 to find out if you qualify for CalFresh and complete your application by phone or in person.

You may also book your own appointment with 211 by CLICKING HERE

A CalFresh guide for immigrants with answers to common questions can be found CLICKING HERE

SUN BUCKS

SUN Bucks (also called Summer EBT) is a new summer food program in 2024 that will give families $120 per eligible child to buy groceries.  Families who got CalFresh, CalWORKs, or Medi-Cal at least once during the 2023-24 school year will get SUN Bucks automatically. Families who didn’t get these programs can get SUN Bucks, too. They must meet free/reduced price meal income guidelines and submit a school meal form or “alternative income form” at their child’s school by August 31. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply. Please note that SUN Bucks will not impact your immigration status or your ability to participate in other food programs like CalFresh.

To learn more about SUN Bucks click here:  https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks

The California Department of Social Services has also launched a statewide hotline for SUN Bucks: 877-328-9677. Families will be able to get help with:

  • PIN set-up
  • Card replacement
  • Finding out the specific date the card was loaded
  • Eligibility questions

The call center has agents who speak English and Spanish (M-F 6am-8pm), with other language translators available when needed.

AFTER SCHOOL AND
SUMMER MEALS
FOR KIDS

Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County provides Kids Cafes with healthy after school and summer meals.

You DO NOT need to be a member of the after school or summer program in order to receive the Kids Cafe meal. Any child 18 and under can receive a Kids Cafe meal.

For Kids Cafe locations,
click here