Community Resource Center

San Diego Gas & Electric offers assistance programs to help you with your monthly energy bill which could include up to a 30% discount. Find out if you qualify at sdge.com/assistance.

If you or someone you know receives CalFresh, upcoming work requirement changes may affect eligibility. Help is available.

211 San Diego, in partnership with the County of San Diego - Government, has created a WorkReady Hub to help people understand benefit changes and connect with work-related resources that may help meet CalFresh requirements. For referrals to work-related resources, call 2-1-1 or visit 211sandiego.org/work. For questions about your CalFresh benefits, contact the Access Customer Service Call Center at 1-866-262-9881.

Need help applying for CalFresh or other benefits? CRC is here to help. Contact us at [email protected] or (760) 300-3238.

Looking for food assistance near you? CRC is proud to partner with Feeding San Diego to help connect our community with free food support. Visit Feeding San Diego’s Find Food Map to learn more about their hunger-relief programs and search by zip code for nearby food distributions across the county, including CRC and other partner sites: feedingsandiego.org/find-food

Grateful for partners who show up again and again to help our neighbors. 💙 Thank you to Enterprise Bank & Trust, a Sustaining CRC Annual Partner, for your ongoing support of our mission and your volunteer service, especially during our Holiday Baskets program.

Pictured: Debbie King, CRC’s Senior Director for Donor Relations, and Stacy Etherington, Vice President Branch Manager at Enterprise Bank & Trust.

We’re here for you ... everyone deserves to feel safe at home. CRC’s DV Rapid Re-Housing can provide up to 9 months of subsidized rent, security deposit help and wraparound services to find safety and stability. We can meet where you feel safe—at home, our office, a coffee shop or another community space.

Learn more: https://crcncc.org/get-help/domestic-violence-services/

Safe housing saves lives. Sharing this post could help a neighbor find safety. If you or someone you know needs help, call CRC’s 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-877-633-1112 (confidential and toll-free). If you are in immediate danger, please call or text 911 (call if you can, text if you can’t).

A reminder that healing can begin in small, meaningful ways. 💓

At CRC’s Therapeutic Children’s Center, located at our domestic violence shelter, art gives children a safe way to express themselves, process big feelings and begin to heal.

These pieces reflect children’s creativity, resilience and the importance of safe spaces. Leave a 💓 to send encouragement to children and families healing at CRC.

Are you ready for an emergency? Develop an evacuation plan at home that includes more than one escape route. Practice the plan with your family and loved ones, including pets and livestock. Get helpful tips on how to prepare for an emergency from San Diego Gas & Electric at sdge.com/emergency.

Experience hope firsthand 💚 Join us for a CRC Impact Tour on the third Thursday of each month from 4:00–5:00 PM. Go behind the scenes to see how our Food & Nutrition program helps families find stability by easing food costs and connecting neighbors with resources and housing assistance.

Upcoming tours: June 18, August 20, September 17
RSVP: crcncc.org/tour

Tune in this Sunday, June 7! CRC CEO John Van Cleef’s interview will replay during the national Closer Look program, with the local interview airing at approximately 7:30 p.m. John shares about CRC’s work in the community, including our programs, impact, client stories and resources for neighbors experiencing homelessness, hunger and domestic violence.

Listen on the radio at:
K-LOVE Radio – KLVJ 102.1 FM, Encinitas
Air1 Radio – KYDO 96.1 FM, Campo

Please note: The interview will only be available on these radio frequencies and will not be available through internet streaming, mobile apps or smart speaker devices.

Need help applying for CalFresh? CRC can help you apply and see if you qualify. CalFresh is California’s SNAP program—it provides monthly food benefits on an EBT card you can use for groceries. Learn more at: calfresh.dss.ca.gov.

Learn more about CRC's services: https://crcncc.org/get-help/housing-supportive-services/
For assistance, contact us at (760) 300-3238 or email [email protected].