Free help near you

Dial 211 any time, day or night, to get free help finding food, housing, and other local services.

Call your health plan with questions about your card, doctors, or benefits, Monday to Friday.

Sign up for food money (CalFresh), health coverage (Medi-Cal), and cash aid.

Your Medi-Cal health plan in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Merced, Mariposa, and San Benito counties. Call with any question about your health care.

Sign up for food money (CalFresh), Medi-Cal, and cash aid, or ask about your case.

Call your health plan with questions about your card, your doctor, or your benefits.

Call this free line with questions about your Medi-Cal benefits, including free rides to the doctor.

Call your health plan for help with your Medi-Cal benefits, finding a doctor, or replacing your card.

Sign up for CalFresh food money and Medi-Cal health coverage, or get help with your case.

Sign up for food money (CalFresh) and health coverage (Medi-Cal) in Santa Cruz County.

Free help finding child care you can afford in northern Alameda County.

Free help finding child care in Santa Cruz County. Call and talk to a referral helper.

Free help finding child care and money to help pay for it.

Free help finding child care near you and help paying for it.

Call or text 988 any time to talk to someone who can help.

Call to get connected to free or low-cost mental health care in Alameda County.

Parents, kids, and teens can call or text any time, day or night, to talk with a caring counselor for free.

Call any time to get mental health care or drug and alcohol help through Medi-Cal.

Talk to someone right now, any time, day or night. Free and private.

Free, private phone line you can call any time, day or night, when you feel very sad or unsafe.

Text HOME to 741741 any time to text with someone who can help you through a hard moment for free.

Free help any time, day or night, for a mental health crisis in Merced County. You can also walk in for help.

Free, caring help any time, day or night, for mental health crises in Monterey County.

Call day or night to get connected to mental health or drug and alcohol help in San Francisco.

Free, private phone line open all day and night when you feel sad, scared, or think about hurting yourself.

Free help any time, day or night, if you or someone you know is in a mental health crisis in Santa Cruz County.

Free help finding a job, writing a resume, and training for new work.

Free help to find a job, write a resume, and learn new skills.

Free help finding a job, writing a resume, and getting job training.

Job training and help finding work for people living with mental health needs.

Free job help in Merced County. Get help finding a job, writing a resume, and free job training.

Call for free groceries or a hot meal near you, often the same day.

Call this free line to learn how to get CalFresh money for groceries in your county.

Call to get free healthy food and support for moms, babies, and kids under 5.

Free food for people in Monterey County. Call to find a food pantry near you.

Free groceries near you. Call to find free food sites and hours. No papers needed.

Free food for people in Merced and Mariposa counties. Call to find free groceries near you.

Free groceries every week at food pantries all over San Francisco. Call to find one near you.

Free food in Santa Cruz County. Call the food line to find free groceries near you.

Dial 211 any time, day or night, to find a shelter, housing help, and other free services near you.

If you have no place to sleep, call 211 any time, day or night, to get shelter and help.

Helps people find housing fast and stay in their homes when money is tight.

Free help if you got eviction papers, plus money help to pay back rent.

Help for people without a home in Santa Cruz County. Shelter, showers, and help finding housing.

Help finding a shelter bed or housing if you are homeless or about to lose your home.

Help paying rent and finding a home so your family does not lose housing.

Free lawyers for people with low income. Call for help with housing, benefits, health care, and safety.

Free lawyers for people with low income. They help with housing, benefits, and safety.

Free lawyers who can help with housing, benefits, and safety problems, in any language.

Free lawyers for people with low income, with offices in Watsonville and Salinas.

Free legal help for people age 60 and older who live in Contra Costa County.

Call for free legal help if you have a disability and your rights are not being respected.

Free rides to your medical visits if you have Alliance Medi-Cal. Call at least 3 days before your visit.

Free rides to doctor visits for Alliance Medi-Cal members. Call about a week before your visit and ask for rides.

Free rides to the doctor, dentist, or pharmacy for CCHP Medi-Cal members. Call 5 to 7 days before your visit.

Door-to-door van rides for people with disabilities who cannot ride the regular bus.

Low-cost van rides for people who cannot use the regular bus or train because of a disability.

Free rides to your medical visits if you have Medi-Cal with SFHP. Call at least 5 days before your visit.

Door-to-door van and taxi rides for people who cannot ride the bus because of a disability.

Call to get a discount on your home or cell phone bill if money is tight.

Help paying your power and gas bill in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. Call to ask for an application.

Help paying your gas and electric bill, one time each year.

Call this free line to get help paying your heating or cooling bill.

Money help to pay your gas and electric bill, even if you got a shut-off notice.

Help paying your gas and electric bill if money is tight.