Successful Transitions Resource Center

Teens, ages 15 to 18

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.

Please note:

The resources and services in this directory are provided by external partners and not by San Diego Center for Children.

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Dreams for Change: Safe Parking Program-Balboa Avenue Lot

The Safe Parking Program provides a safe parking environment and supportive services for transitional homeless living in their vehicles for overnight stays. Family advocates construct an action plan with each participant placing emphasis on permanent housing solutions, employment, training, emergency supports and asset stabilization and building.

Please call (619) 497-0236 before arriving at a location.

Balboa Ave, CA (Call for exact location.)

Dreams for Change: Safe Parking Program-San Diego Lot

The Safe Parking Program provides a safe parking environment and supportive services for transitional homeless living in their vehicles for overnight stays. Family advocates construct an action plan with each participant placing emphasis on permanent housing solutions, employment, training, emergency supports and asset stabilization and building.

Please call (619) 497-0236 before arriving at a location.

Dreams for Change: The Fresh Food Truck

The FRESH is a mobile food truck that provides healthy hot meals to homeless individuals in downtown San Diego. Homeless individuals can utilize their CalFresh benefits to purchase nutritional meals.

Mobile service located in downtown San Diego

(619) 497-0236

Encinitas Community Resource Center

Founded in 1979, Community Resource Center (CRC) is a nonprofit social services agency serving residents throughout coastal North San Diego County. CRC is dedicated to helping women and children, individuals, and families live safe, self-sufficient lives by providing critical assistance in the areas of domestic violence services, food programs, and emergency and transitional housing assistance.

(760) 753-1156

Fallbrook Family Health Center

Services are offered to the uninsured and under-insured, the working poor, those with limited ability to pay, the homeless, and the indigent. Services are provided at discounted (sliding fee scale) rates for those who qualify based on gross annual income and family size.

(760) 451-4720

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

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

HIV Coordinated Services Center

Family Health Centers of San Diego is the largest provider of comprehensive HIV prevention, outreach, education, testing and support services in San Diego County including clean syringe exchange, comprehensive risk counseling, diagnostic and medical services, free HIV testing and counseling, gay men’s health services, HIV case management, individual and group education, In the Mix-Services for young gay men of color, mental health, peer advocacy, Steps to Change- support and services for IDUs, and transgender health services including case management, hormone therapy, and counseling.

(619) 515-2446

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 (Central 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

Search and Filter

Use the tools below to find the benefits assistance resources that fit your unique set of needs.

  • Type of Need

  • Region

  • Services Specifically For

  • Clear Search Form

The resources and services in this directory are provided by external partners and not by San Diego Center for Children.

Funded by the Generosity of

Bank of America

St. Germaine Children's Charity

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Disclaimer

We do not endorse any specific organization listed nor are we responsible for ensuring the quality of the services listed. Users should always select services at their own discretion. Additionally, this information is subject to change as funding for programs can shift over time, though we do our very best to keep the resource center as up-to-date as possible.

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