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Anaheim Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Anaheim, California that provide legal aid, food and community services. Statewide programs are described on the California page.

Community Legal Aid SoCalFree legal advice and representation
Websitecommunitylegalsocal.org 
Phone714-571-5200
Toll-free1-800-834-5001
Address250 East Center Street, Anaheim, CA 92805
HoursCall to make an appointment. Hotline hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Community Legal Aid SoCal, formerly the Legal Aid Society of Orange County, provides free legal advice, counseling and representation on civil matters to low-income residents of Orange County, including housing, family law, immigration and consumer issues. Its Anaheim office is at 250 East Center Street. Call the hotline to find out whether you qualify.1

Food

Mary’s KitchenFree food pantry
Websitemaryskitchenpantry.org 
Phone714-633-0444
Address790 E Debra Ln, Anaheim, CA 92805
HoursMobile pop-up food pantry, six days a week; call for the day’s location and times

Mary’s Kitchen is a nonprofit that runs a free farmer’s-market-style mobile pop-up food pantry six days a week, serving two or more communities each day across Orange County. Its base is at 790 E Debra Ln in Anaheim.2

Social services

Anaheim Independencia Family Resource Center (CAP OC)Counseling, case management and enrollment help
Websitecapoc.org 
Phone714-826-9070
Address10841 Garza Ave, Anaheim, CA 92804
HoursMonday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM; by appointment

The Anaheim Independencia Family Resource Center, run by Community Action Partnership of Orange County, offers free counseling, parenting classes, youth and senior programs, and help with Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollment. All services are free and by appointment.3

The Salvation Army Anaheim Red ShieldFamily services, youth programs and food pantry
Websiteanaheim.salvationarmy.org 
Phone714-491-1450
Address1515 W North St, Anaheim, CA 92801
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The Salvation Army Anaheim Red Shield Corps Community Center offers family services, after-school and youth programs, holiday giving and a food pantry, plus worship services on Sundays.4

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Community Legal Aid SoCal, Contact us  and Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services re-brand to become Community Legal Aid SoCal . ↩

  2. Mary’s Kitchen, Home page . The street address is from listings, not from the organization’s site: Waze listing  and Court Ordered Hours Resource List . ↩

  3. Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Get to Know our Family Resource Centers . Hours are from the center’s 2026 flyer on the CAP OC site: AIFRC Flyer 2026 . ↩

  4. The Salvation Army, Anaheim Red Shield Corps Community Center  and Locations in Anaheim . ↩

  1. Bakersfield Local Assistance Programs, California.
  2. Chula Vista Local Assistance Programs, California.
  3. Fremont Local Assistance Programs, California.
  4. Fresno Local Assistance Programs, California.
  5. Irvine Local Assistance Programs, California.

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