Community Food Resources

Food and Resources

• 211 San Diego
•  North County Resource Guide
• Housing & Shelter
• San Diego Food Bank: Need Food? Food Bank Zip Code search
• CSUSM Cougar Pantry
• CalFresh Program for Students CalFresh is a nutrition program that can help you buy healthy foods.

By City

• Escondido
  • North County Interfaith Council
    550 W. Washington
    Escondido , CA 92025
    (760) 489-6380
    Food & Clothing
    Monday-Friday
    8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (walk-ins only)
    1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (by appointment only)
    
    
  • Salvation Army
    1301 Las Villas Way
    Escondido , CA 92026
    (760)745-8685
    Food, referral to shelter
    Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Encinitas
  • Community Resource Center
    650 2nd Street
    Encinitas , CA 92024
    (760) 942-5485
    Food & limited bus tickets
• Oceanside
  • Bread of Life
    1919 Apple St.
    Oceanside, CA 92054
    (866) 350-3663
    Last Thursday of the month @ 3:00 PM until food is gone
    
    
  • Bread of Life Rescue Mission
    1919 Apple St. Oceanside, CA.
    760-722-0800
    Dinner served Mon-Fri @ 6:00pm, Sunday @ 6:00pm
    Free groceries on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month
    
    
  • Brother Benno’s
    3260 Production (between 76 & Mission, Airport, then 1 block on production) Oceanside, CA.
    760-439-1244
    Breakfast & Sack Lunch, Mon- Fri, 6:30am -8:00am, Saturday 10 – 11:30am
    
    
  • Interfaith Coastal Service Center
    2195 Oceanside Blvd. Oceanside, CA. 760-721-2117
    Monday - Friday 9:00- 11:30, Monday – Thursday 1:00-3:30
    
    
  • Project Food Box
    Oceanside swap meet parking lot (Foussat entrance)
    1-951-695-7206
    Box of food, $25, Wednesday, 4pm-6pm
• San Marcos
  • Mobile Pantry, Feeding America San Diego, San Marcos
    332 East Olive Street
    San Marcos, CA 92069
    858-452-3663
    11:00 am-1:00 pm, First and third Wednesday of each month
    
    
  • North County Food Bank - Summit Christian Church
    392 Barham Drive
    San Marcos, CA 92078
    760-390-2393
    2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, line up at 1:30 pm, distribution at 2:00 pm
• Vista
  • Vista Spanish church
    254 W. Indian Rock
    Vista, CA 92083
    3rd Monday of the month @ 3:00 PM- Until food is gone
• Fallbrook
  • Fallbrook Community Mission Project
    1042 S. Mission, Fallbrook , 92028
    (760)728-7608
    Food & clothing available (call first)
    Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Temecula/Murrieta
  • Temecula - Murrieta Community Pantry
    951-676-8022
    Distributes food for the homeless and low-income families Mon/Wed/Fri from 8:30 AM to Noon

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• San Diego
  • St. Stephen’s
    5825 Imperial Ave, San Diego 92114
    3rd Monday at 9:00 am until food is gone
    
    
  • Samoa Independent
    2055 Skyline Dr. Lemon Grove 91945
    Last Friday at 9:00 am until food is gone
    
    
  • Teen Challenge
    5450 Lea St San Diego 92105
    2nd Monday at 9:00 am until food is gone
    
    
  • LGBT Community Center
    3909 Centre St., San Diego 92103
    1st Tuesday at 9:00 am until food is gone