Black Queer Power Coalition Resource Guides
Food & Shelter Resources
Name: San Diego Food Bank
Website: Get Food | San Diego Food Bank
Description: In need of emergency groceries? The Food Bank and our network of community partners are here to help. Use our Food Locator Map below to find a food distribution site near you.
Name: 211 Emergency/Transition Crisis Residential Houses Shelters
Website: 211.my.site.com/s/?code=BH
Description: 211 provides an extensive list of shelters and supportive services for homeless individuals and/or families with goal of helping them live independently and transitioning into permanent housing. These programs seek to meet the basic shelter needs of the community by providing temporary shelter for people who are in emergency situations, home improvement programs, housing location assistance and a variety of housing alternatives. An online chat is also available to help you find housing.
Name: 211 Ongoing Emergency Food Assistance
Website: 211.my.site.com/s/?code=BD
Description: Provided by 211, an ongoing list of programs that provide a limited amount of food for individuals or families during times of personal crisis, or for people who have no food or cannot afford to purchase food at retail costs.
Name: Bayside Community Center
Website: www.baysidecc.org/services
Address: 2202 Comstock Street
San Diego, CA 92111
Description: The Bayside Community Center offers resources that promote community connection and economic self-sufficiency, expand educational and cultural opportunities; and facilitate healthy living and general well-being. Services offered include fitness classes, emergency food distribution, education classes, language assistance and much more.
Name: Community Research Foundation: Downtown IMPACT (homeless)
Website: www.comresearch.org/serviceDetails.php?id=Mw==
Address: 995 Gateway Center Way, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92102
Description: Downtown IMPACT (Intensive Mobile Psychosocial Assertive Community Treatment) is a program that provides intensive, community-based, case management services for 360 homeless adults in the Downtown region of San Diego County. Downtown IMPACT delivers fully integrated services to clients diagnosed with a serious mental illness, as well as individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Name: Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center
Website: ibneighbor.org/volunteering
Address: 455 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach, California 91932, United States
Description: The Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center strives to provide food security to members of the community through monthly mass distribution, a weekly food pantry, ready to eat meals for homeless individuals, and other services.
Name: Interfaith Community Services
Website: https://www.interfaithservices.org/
Address: 455 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach, California 91932, United States
Description: Through assessments, case management, partnerships with outside agencies, and supportive services, Interfaith staff offers more than 75 programs that include nutrition, employment, and housing assistance to help clients return to self-sufficiency.
Name: Neighborhood Networks
Website: https://neighborhood-networks.org/
Description: Neighborhood Networks is a Medi-Cal Community Care Hub that connects Medi-Cal managed care organizations with community-based organizations to address the health and health-related social needs of individuals with the support of a trusted community-based workforce.
Name: North County LGBTQ Resource Center
Website: Foodies & Goodies | North County LGBTQ Resource Center
Description: The LGBTQ Resource Center, in collaboration with Feeding San Diego (Feeding America), is excited to bring and provide fresh produce and food to our community and others. All food will be distributed on a first come, first served basis every Friday from 12:00 – 3:00pm.
Name: Housing Resources at the Center
Website: Housing Services – The San Diego LGBT Community Center
Description: San Diego is experiencing a housing crisis and our LGBTQ+ community is significantly impacted. The Center is extremely proud of our work to help LGBTQ+ people who are experiencing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness though our housing continuum. Housing insecurity and homelessness create other impacts on a person’s health and well-being and The Center is deeply committed to doing all we can to support them. The Center also provides rental assistance and many surrounding services and resources to prevent homelessness.
Name: San Diego Youth Services (SDYS) – Homeless Housing and Support Services
Website: sdyouthservices.org/services/homeless-housing-and-support/
Description: The San Diego Youth Services (SDYS) Homeless Housing and Support Services provide shelter and transitional housing for children and young adults, without a home, who otherwise would have nowhere to go. Through our programs, we move youth experiencing homelessness into safe and stable housing and provide the tools and training they need to create a healthy path in life. They build independent living skills through intensive, in-home case management, counseling, and wraparound services to get them back on their feet. Our transitional housing and support also provide them with time to complete their education and get sustainable employment.
Name: Serra Mesa Food Pantry
Website: www.serramesa.org/smcc/food-pantry/
Address: 2650 Melbourne Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123
Description: The Serra Mesa Food Pantry was created to provide food to individuals and families who live in the Serra Mesa area and who are experiencing temporary struggles in obtaining basic necessities during illness, unemployment, or other crisis. Our goal is to lessen the impact of hunger in our community.
Name: Sharia’s Closet
Website: shariascloset.org/
Address: 6244 El Cajon Blvd Ste #5, San Diego, CA 92115
Description: Sharia’s Closet provide free emergency clothing to individuals and families in crisis, empowering them with confidence as they work toward stability. What began as a simple act of kindness has grown into a community movement fueled by volunteers, donors, and partners who ensure every person feels seen, supported, and valued. Check out their website for additional locations.
Name: Urban Street Angels
Website: urbanstreetangels.org/
Description: Urban Street Angels is a passionate team of experts dedicated to providing stability and independence to homeless youth. Urban Street Angels offers a unique blend of supportive housing, on-the-job employment training, and holistic mental health services.
Name: YMCA – TAY Services
Website: www.ymcasd.org/youth-and-young-adult-development/tay-services
Description: The YMCA TAY Services offer street outreach, emergency housing assistance, and a drop-in center. The Drop-In Center offers one-on-one coaching, development classes and linkage to community services for TAY ages 14-25. The Tay Emergency Housing Program provides short-term assistance in the form of hotel voucher assistance for victims of crime for North County residents, as well as Transitional housing for runaway and homeless youth (ages 18-24), which will help decrease the number of youth sleeping in areas not meant for habitation such as the canyon, under bridges or in cars.