Mission Viejo/Lake Forest/RSM

RSM CARES Food Pantry

(714) 348-3292

 Located at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church on the first Wednesday and third Wednesday of the month from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.

30605 Avenida de Las Flores
Rancho Santa Margarita 92688

https://rsmcares.org/initiatives/#pantry

St. Killian Outreach Food Pantry 

(949) 609-8111

An onsite Food Pantry is located in Mission Viejo. They provide assistance to local families through weekly food distributions. Through donations and a partnership with Second Harvest, they are able to provide some basic groceries and items from local stores provided through the Grocery Rescue program. The Food Pantry is open:

• Tuesdays 10:00 am to 12:00 pm &

• Fridays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.

26872 Estanciero Rd
Mission Viejo 92691

RSM Housing Assitance Payments Program 

(714)-480-2700 

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita cooperates with the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA), which administers the Section 8 Voucher Program. The Housing Assistance Payments Program assists low-income, elderly, and disabled households by paying the difference between 30% of an eligible household's income and the actual rent. This program addresses the needs of overpayment and overcrowding of very-low- and extremely-low-income households through the provision of adequately-sized apartments at affordable rents.

The Affordable Housing Clearinghouse 

 (877) 990-5626 

The Affordable Housing Clearinghouse is a network of lenders, community groups, and public agencies dedicated to the creation of quality affordable housing.  They provide financing for low-income and special needs populations and education on housing opportunities. 

23201 Lake Center Drive, Suite 203, Lake Forest, CA 92630 

https://www.affordable-housing.org/

South County Outreach Transitional Housing Program 

(949)-380-8144 

The Transitional Housing Program provides transitional housing for homeless families in need. Residents pay 30% of their income or less towards rent. Transitional Housing Program has many locations throughout Orange County including a few in Lake Forest. 

26776 Vista Terrace
Lake Forest, CA 92630 

7 Whatney B
Lake Forest, CA 92618 

https://www.sco-oc.org/

United Way Orange County

(949) 660-7600

United way has a 10-year plan to create long-term solutions to the most critical challenges facing Orange County children and families in the areas of education, health, income, and housing. Here at Orange County United Way, we are dedicated to ensuring our students succeed, our struggling families gain financial security, and our homeless neighbors find a place to call home.  The OC Way is the embodiment of what we stand for in our community. It’s a commitment to helping when we see a need. It’s the ideology that when we work together, we are stronger. It’s going the extra mile to care for our neighbors. That’s The OC Way. 

South Orange County Family Resource Center 

 (949) 364-0500

Families and Communities Together (FaCT) is a County of Orange Social Services Agency public–private program Case Management Team (CMT) Services. A few services provided at the Lake Forest location include:
Counseling (Individual, family, crisis, & group)
- Domestic Violence Services
- Emergency Assistance (EA)
- Family Support Services
- Family Stabilization (FS) Services
- Parenting Education
- Application Assistance: CalFresh, CalWORKs, Covered California and Medi-Cal
- Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy
- Food Distributions
- Legal Consultations
- Support Groups
- Youth Programs

22481 Aspan Street, Suite B
Lake Forest 92630

https://www.factoc.org/frc/southorangecounty/