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Verified means a RiseAid volunteer confirmed hours and intake within 12 months. Everything else is source-seeded; call ahead.

NationwideVerified Oct 2026

Lifeline free phone program

FCC Lifeline

Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.

Phone & transportation
San Diego, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Father Joe's Villages

San Diego's largest homeless services campus with a daily day center, public lunch, showers, mail, a health clinic, detox and MAT, family shelter intake, and employment help. Show up in person before 11am on a weekday to be scheduled for an assessment.

Shelter & housingFoodHealth & medicationJobs & training
619-233-8500Day Center 7am–3pm daily; Joan Kroc Center front desk Mon–Fri 8–12:45 and 1:15–4:30; public lunch Mon–Sat 11–12:30, Sun 9:30–11:30
Sacramento, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Sacramento Loaves & Fishes

Survival services campus for unhoused adults and children in Sacramento with a daily noon meal, showers and clothing, a women's daytime shelter, free mental health counseling, a legal clinic, and a jail visitation program that gives bus passes and toiletry kits after release.

FoodShelter & housingMental health & counselingLegal help
916-446-0874Dining room open 7 days a week, 364 days a year for a noon meal; Mercy Clinic weekdays 7:30am–3pm; Wash House weekdays
MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Michigan 211

Free statewide information line that connects anyone in Michigan to local help with housing, food, utility bills, transportation, and clothing. Dial 211 or text your ZIP code to be matched with programs near you.

Shelter & housingFoodBenefits & cashPhone & transportation
844-875-921124 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

NC 211

United Way of North Carolina

Free, confidential information line that connects North Carolinians to verified help with housing, utilities, food, health care, and transportation. Dial 2-1-1 from any phone in the state and choose your language when prompted.

Shelter & housingFoodBenefits & cashHealth & medication
888-892-116224 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Raleigh, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Oak City Cares

Wake County's multi-service hub for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, with care coordinators, weekday showers and laundry, weekend meals, on-site medical and behavioral health, and rides to other providers. It is a Coordinated Entry access site, so this is where to walk in for shelter and homelessness-prevention referrals.

Shelter & housingFoodHealth & medicationMental health & counseling
984-344-9599Mon–Fri 9–5; Sat–Sun 9–6 for weekend meals (side entrance). Care coordinators Mon–Fri 9–3, Wed until 1