Food Pantries

It is highly recommended to call or check the website before visiting to confirm their current distribution hours.

South County (Chula Vista, San Ysidro, National City)

South Bay Food Pantry | 970 Broadway Ste 101, Chula Vista | (619) 271-5017
https://www.firstuusandiego.org/food-pantry.html

Salvation Army – Chula Vista | 648 Third Ave, Chula Vista | (619) 422-7027
https://sandiego.salvationarmy.org/san_diego2/food-pantries

SBCS (South Bay Community Services) | 430 F St, Chula Vista | (619) 420-3620
https://sbcssandiego.org/portfolio/food-distribution/

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church | 580 Hilltop Dr, Chula Vista | (619) 425-4061
https://stmarkschulavista.org/community/project-hand/

San Diego Food Bank (South Bay Hub) | 664 L St, Chula Vista | (619) 946-1045
https://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/get-food/

North County (Escondido, Oceanside, Vista, Encinitas)

Community Resource Center (CRC) | 650 Second St, Encinitas | (760) 300-3238
https://crcncc.org/get-help/food-and-nutrition-services/

North County Food Bank | 2260 Oak Ridge Way, Vista | (858) 863-5133
https://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/north-county/

Brother Benno’s | 3260 Production Ave, Oceanside | (760) 439-1244
https://brotherbenno.org/services/meals/

Fallbrook Food Pantry | 140 N Brandon Rd, Fallbrook | (760) 728-7608
https://www.fallbrookfoodpantry.org/

Salvation Army – Oceanside | 3935 Lake Blvd, Oceanside | (760) 631-8212
https://oceanside.salvationarmy.org/oceanside_corps/cure-hunge

Salvation Army – Escondido | 1301 Las Villas Way, Escondido | (760) 745-8616
https://escondido.salvationarmy.org/escondido_corps/cure-hunger/

Interfaith Community Services | 550 W Washington Ave, Escondido | (760) 489-6380
https://www.interfaithservices.org/services/food-basic-needs

East County (El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, Spring Valley)

Journey Community Church | 8363 Center Dr, Ste 6C, La Mesa | (619) 464-4544
https://journeycommunitychurch.com/foodbank/

Salvation Army – El Cajon | 1011 E Main St, El Cajon | (619) 440-4683
https://elcajon.salvationarmy.org/el_cajon_corps/overcome-poverty?random=526

Heaven’s Windows | 2300 Bancroft Dr, Spring Valley | (619) 303-7806
https://www.heavenswindows.org/

Good Shepherd Food Pantry | 772 S Johnson Ave, El Cajon | (619) 442-9491
https://foothillsumc.org/good-shepherd/

Holy Trinity Catholic Church | 405 Ballard St, El Cajon | (619) 444-9425
https://www.holytrinityelcajon.org/service-ministries

Samoa Independent Full Gospel | 2055 Skyline Dr, Lemon Grove | (619) 465-3453
https://lemongrovelutheran.org/feeding-ministry.html

El Cajon Seventh-Day Adventist | 1630 E Madison Ave, El Cajon | (619) 444-0763
https://mentalhealth.networkofcare.org/sandiego/services/agency?pid=elcajonseventhdayadventistchurchcommunityfooddistribution_61_2_0

Central San Diego (Downtown, North Park, City Heights, Clairemont)

Jewish Family Service | 8804 Balboa Ave, San Diego | (858) 637-3210
https://www.jfssd.org/our-services/food-meals/hand-up-food-pantry/

Bayside Community Center | 2202 Comstock St, San Diego | (858) 278-0771
https://www.baysidecc.org/services

Ladle Fellowship | 320 Date St, San Diego | (619) 232-7513
https://ladlefellowship.org/food.html

Catholic Charities | 4575 Mission Gorge Pl, San Diego | (619) 323-2841
https://ccdsd.org/efdn/

Uptown Community Service Center | 4101 30th St, San Diego | (619) 297-3202
https://www.uptowncsc.org/

Special Delivery San Diego | 4021 Goldfinch St, San Diego | (619) 297-7373
https://www.specialdeliverysandiego.org/