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Food Resources
2-1-1 Orange County (211OC) links Orange County’s most vulnerable with the necessary health and human service resources.
Founded in 1984, 2-1-1 Orange County has been connecting residents in need to critical social services in Orange County, such as housing, job placement, food, and health insurance. With the inception of 2-1-1 in Orange County in 2005, a simple toll-free, three-digit phone number that is easy to remember connects thousands of individuals and families to needed community-based programs, including where to find a community clinic, dental care, immunizations, and prescription assistance, food, homeless shelters, elder and child care, legal services and other resources offered by local nonprofits and government agencies.
The CalFresh Program, formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can add to your budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. The program issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores. The benefit amount is based on your household size, income, and housing expenses. CalFresh benefits come on a plastic card called the Golden State Advantage Card, which can be used just like a bank card at most food stores.