Organization Name | What They Provide | Contact Information | Website |
Educational / Youth Empowerment | |||
SAY San Diego (Social Advocates for Youth) | Family support, Preschool and extended learning programs, youth advocacy and development, health navigation and mental health support, community development. | 858-565-4148 info@saysandiegio.org | https://www.saysandiego.org/ |
The Children’s Initiative | Works to ensure that San Diego’s low-income and under-served children and families reach their full potential by promoting services, programs, and policies that respond to family and community needs in the fields of health, education, safety, and economic security. | 858-581-5880 | https://www.thechildrensinitiative.org/ |
United Way of San Diego County | Partners with local schools and community-based organizations to resolve inequities in the education system and ensure that children and young adults have the tools they need to be successful, from cradle to career. Brings together partners to align goals and leverage resources to reconstruct systems and resolve inequities in order to transform lives. | 858-492-2000 Info@UWSD.org | https://uwsd.org/ |
Outdoor Outreach | Provides adventure-based positive youth development programming for youth ages 9-24 whose communities have been historically impacted by social inequities. | 619-238-5790 Info@outdooroutreach.org | https://www.outdooroutreach.org/ |
SBCS (South Bay Community Services) | Child well-being, youth development and education, family wellness and community engagement. | 619-420-3620 | https://sbcssandiego.org/ |
Access Inc. | Peer-to-peer youth programs, financial education, career counseling and job placement, mentorship, outreach to employers, job fairs, internships. | 858-560-0871 Info@access2jobs.org | https://www.access2jobs.org/at-risk-youth-programs-san-diego/ |
Stand Up for Kids | Outreach drop-in center, street outreach, mentoring, housing support | 619-237-5437 Sandiego@standupforkids.org | https://www.standupforkids.org/san-diego/ |
Food | |||
Feeding San Diego | Provide more than 35.4 million meals every year to children, families, seniors, college students, military families, veterans, people facing homelessness, and other underserved populations. Distribute meals in partnership with nearly 350 local charities, schools, faith communities, meal sites, and food pantries throughout the region. | 858.452.3663 info@feedingsandiego.org | https://feedingsandiego.org/calfresh |
San Diego Hunger Coalition | Food and Nutrition programs, food assistance, training and education on hunger and nutrition. | (619) 501-7917 info@sdhunger.org | https://www.sandiegohungercoalition.org/ |
Mental Health Assistance | |||
The San Diego LGBT Community Center | Drop-in and recreational center for LGBTQ youth. HIV services. | 619-692-2077 Ext: 626 HYC@thecentersd.org | https://thecentersd.org/youth-services/ |
San Diego Center for Children | Outpatient mental health services, residential treatment, school-based mental health services, foster youth, military families. | 858-277-9550 | https://www.centerforchildren.org/about/ |
Shelter | |||
SBCS (South Bay Community Services) | Child well-being, youth development and education, family wellness and community engagement. | 619-420-3620 | https://sbcssandiego.org/ |
Just In Time For Foster Youth | Emergency needs & stable housing, meaningful employment, reliable transportation, healthy practices & wellbeing, essential education, financial literacy. | 760-505-6647 Youthservices@jitfosteryouth.org | https://jitfosteryouth.org/ |
San Diego Youth Services | Child sex trafficking awareness and recovery, foster care, homeless housing and support, workforce development, suicide prevention and intervention, adoption support, anti-bullying awareness and support, juvenile delinquency diversion and intervention, mental health, LGBTQ+ services, domestic violence prevention. | 619-241-0608 | https://sdyouthservices.org/services/ |
Stand Up for Kids | Outreach drop-in center, street outreach, mentoring, housing support | 619-237-5437 Sandiego@standupforkids.org | https://www.standupforkids.org/san-diego/ |
Youth Assistance Coalition | Positively impact the lives of youth experiencing homelessness through empowerment, mentorship, and community collaboration in order to provide transformative opportunities. | 619-485-6588 Info@yacsd.org | https://www.yacsd.org/about/ |