Here are additional resources to help you find assistance if you are housing insecure. While these agencies are not affiliated with Operation Helping Hands in any way, they provide further education and information for those in need.
SHELTERS
PATH Orange County
https://epath.org/regions/orange-county/
Santa Ana
PATH Orange County has opened it’s second site, The Yale Navigation Center, in partnership with Orange County! This 425-bed interim housing site will serve individuals and couples experiencing homelessness, with the ultimate goal of helping them find a permanent home.
Wrap-around services including case management, housing navigation, and veteran, healthcare, and employment services, are available to all residents, along with transportation to and from the site.
Yale Navigation Center
Email: pathoc@epath.org
Phone: (714) 785-9889
Placentia
In North Orange County, 13 cities (Placentia, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Orange, Villa Park, Stanton, and Yorba Linda) are collaborating on a regional plan to address homelessness. This plan includes Navigation Centers designed to provide interim housing and services for those experiencing homelessness in the area.
PATH operates the Placentia Navigation Center, in partnership with the City of Placentia, which provides 100 beds for individuals experiencing homelessness in North Orange County. Wraparound services like housing navigation and health resources are available to all residents, with the ultimate goal of helping them find a permanent home.
Placentia Navigation Center
Email: pathoc@epath.org
Phone: (323) 420-8406
Orange County Housing Authority Santa Ana
1501 E. Saint Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)480-2900
Anaheim Emergency Shelter
1300 S Lewis St
Anaheim, CA 92805
Orange County Rescue Mission – Hope Family Housing
One Hope Drive
Tustin, CA 92782
714-247-4300
The Sheepfold – Women’s Transitional Housing Shelter
One Hope Drive
Tustin, CA 92782
714-247-4300
Friendship Shelter Laguna Beach
P.O. Box 4252
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
(949) 494-6928
Colette’s Children’s home for Women and Children
7372 Prince Drive, Suite 106
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 596-1380
Wiseplace Santa Ana
1411 N Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714-542-3577
For more shelters or housing assistance programs visit: https://www.shelterlistings.org/county/ca-orange-county.html
CalWORKs
https://www.ssa.ocgov.com/cash-calfresh/calworks
The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program provides cash benefits for the care of children in need when one or both parents are absent, disabled, deceased or unemployed. If you are eligible for CalWORKs, you automatically qualify for Medi-Cal and you might qualify for CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamps) as well.
The CalWORKS program requires clients to obtain employment as quickly as possible, become self-supporting, and eliminate or reduce their dependence on aide. The links below provide information about additional assistance and services that can help CalWORKs clients achieve self-sufficiency.
CalFresh
https://www.ssa.ocgov.com/cash-calfresh/calfresh
Immigrant Assistance
https://www.ssa.ocgov.com/cash-calfresh/immigrant-assistance