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Orange Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Orange, 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
Address2101 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 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 main office is in Santa Ana. Call the hotline at 714-571-5200 to find out whether you qualify. Hotline hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, and Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.1

Food

Friendly Center (Friendly-Mart)Food pantry
Websitefriendlycenter.org
Phone714-771-5300
Address147 W. Rose Ave., Orange, CA 92867
HoursTuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, by appointment

Friendly Center runs the Friendly-Mart food pantry at its Orange location, where families shop by appointment and pick groceries that fit their household. The center asks families to call 714-771-5300 to register for a shopping appointment. A food distribution runs every Thursday at 10:30 AM at the same address, and senior food is distributed on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 AM. Friendly Center has served Orange County families since 1924, and its Orange center offers family support, counseling and workforce programs beside the food pantry.2

Social services

El Modena Family Resource CenterCase management, counseling and family services
Websitecapoc.org
Phone714-532-3595
Address18672 E. Center Ave., Orange, CA 92869
HoursMonday and Wednesday, 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

The El Modena Family Resource Center, run by Community Action Partnership of Orange County, offers free case management, counseling, parenting classes, Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollment help, financial workshops and youth programs to families in Orange. A mobile health clinic visits the center each month, and the center distributes food boxes to seniors and diapers to families once a month. All services are free and by appointment. Call 714-532-3595 to schedule.3

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

Footnotes

  1. Community Legal Aid SoCal, Contact us. The toll-free number is from Justia, Community Legal Aid SoCal. ↩

  2. Friendly Center, Get help. ↩

  3. Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Get to Know our Family Resource Centers. Hours, phone and address are from the center flyer on the CAP OC site, El Modena Family Resource Center flyer. ↩

  1. Oxnard Local Assistance Programs, California.
  2. Palmdale Local Assistance Programs, California.
  3. Pasadena Local Assistance Programs, California.
  4. Pomona Local Assistance Programs, California.
  5. Rancho Cucamonga Local Assistance Programs, California.

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