RESOURCES
SHELTER/ HOUSING ASSISTANCE
- Catholic Charities:
Riverside (951) 689-1803, Coachella Valley (760) 342-0157
- Department of Social Services:
- Dial “211” for assistance/information on housing/shelter programs
or call (800) 464-1123
- Family Promise of Riverside (for families with children):
(951) 266-9158 or https://www.fpriverside.org/
- HomeConnect (homeless or at risk of homelessness):
(800) 498-8847 or email: homeconnect@ruhealth.org
- County of Riverside Housing Authority:
- Housing help for formerly incarcerated people: Starting Over, Inc.:
https://www.startingoverinc.org/
- Illumination Foundation:
- Lighthouse Social Services:
(Also have housing programs for formerly incarcerated people.)
- Lutheran Social Services:
(951) 689-7847
- Mercy House:
https://www.mercyhouse.net/get-help
- Path of Life Ministries (Community shelter & Family shelter):
(951) 683-4101 or https://www.thepathoflife.com/
- Riverside County Dept. of Public Social Services:
(877) 410-8827 or https://rivcodpss.org/
- Step Up Riverside County:
https://www.stepup.org/our-locations/riverside-county/
*Please note: Feed My Flock Ministries does not provide housing or shelter. We offer supportive
services and resources only.*
CLOTHING
- Clothing Closet at Calvary Presbyterian Church:
4495 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92501,
Sundays at 5:00pm (meal served at 4:00pm Sundays.)
(951) 686-0761 or https://www.calvarypresch.org
- Clothing Closet at La Sierra University Church of the Seventh-day Adventists,
4937 Sierra Vista Ave, Riverside, CA 92505.
This is for people who reside in the 92505 zip code.
Open every Wed. from 8:00am-10:30am (except the 5th. Wed. of each month) for clothes and a food box.
(951) 354-7095, https://lasierra.church
- Clothing Closet at Wesley United Methodist Church:
5770 Arlington Ave, Riverside, CA 92504,
Fridays 9:00am-10:30am,
(951) 689-2649 or http://www.riversidewesley.org
WOMEN
- Alternatives to Domestic Violence:
(800) 339-7233 or https://www.alternativestodomesticviolence.org
(Domestic Violence shelter for women/kids)
- Diaper program: Moms and Babies/Riverside University Health System,
(909) 586-4748 for English or (909) 519-2046 for Spanish.
- Domestic Violence Hotline:
(800) 799-SAFE (7233), https://www.thehotline.org
- Help for Teen Moms:
- Help with baby clothes/diapers: Heartline, (No website)
Address: 6881 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA
92506, (951) 682-6881
- Riverside 24 Hr. Crisis Line Domestic Violence:
(951) 683-0829 or (800) 339-7233
- Riverside Area Rape Crisis:
(951) 686-7273
- Safe Family Justice Centers:
- Shelter From the Storm (Domestic Violence shelter for women/kids):
https://shelterfromthestorm.com/ or (760) 328-SAFE (7233)
- Sober Living help:
https://www.transitionalhousing.org/ci/ca-riverside
- The Sheepfold:
(Domestic Violence shelter for women/kids)
(877)743-3736
- Women Strengthening Women:
(support for women/families’ system-impacted),
CHILDREN/YOUTH
- Youth/Former Foster Youth: Department of Housing, Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions (HHPWS):
https://rivcoworkforce.org/youth-services or contact Monique Guerra at: mguerra@rivco.org
- Assistance with Childcare: Riverside County Office of Education/Early Care and Education:
https://www.rcoe.us/departments/early-education-services/early-care-and-education
- California Youth Crisis Line:
(800) 843-5200
- Child Abuse (CPS):
(800) 442-4918 or https://www.cdss.ca.gov/reporting/report-abuse/child-protective-services/report-child-abuse
- Resources for parents with kids ages 0-5: First 5 Riverside:
(800) 266-3880 or https://rccfc.org/
- Resources for parents such as child development, transportation, housing, etc.:
Help Me Grow
Inland Empire, (888) 464-4316
- Million Kids-Human Trafficking:
(951) 323-0298
- Runaway and homeless children: Operation Safe House-Riverside:
(951) 351-4418 / 800-561-6944
- Runaway and homeless Youth Cares Line:
(800) 706-7500
MEN
- Domestic Violence Hotline:
(800) 799-SAFE (7233) or https://www.thehotline.org
- Mentoring programs: 100 Black Men of the Inland Empire:
- Men’s health/mental health network: Up 2 Riverside:
https://up2riverside.org/resources/resources-for-men/
- Sober Living facilities:
VETERANS AND SENIOR CITIZENS
- Adult Protective Services:
(800) 491-7123 or https://rivcodpss.org/adult-services
- Loma Linda Veterans Hospital:
(909) 206-3755 or (800) 741-8387 ext.6085 or https://www.va.gov/loma-linda-health-care/
- Riverside County Office on Aging:
(951) 867-3800 or (800) 491-7123
- Senior Care/Living:
https://www.caring.com/senior-living/assisted-living/california
- Social Security Administration:
- Veteran’s Village at March Air Force Base:
https://usvets.org/march-veterans-village/
- Veterans Crisis Line:
dial (988, then press 1) or https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
PETS
Help with spay/neutering, food, etc.: Taking It To the Streets with Lori and Shira.
(951) 662-0631, or Email: StreetKindness@aol.com, or Website: https://takingittothestreetswithloriandshira.org/
- Low-cost animal vaccines and food:
Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center https://www.petsadoption.org/ or
Riverside County Animal Control https://rcdas.org/
HEALTH CARE/MENTAL HEALTH
- 24-hour Detox Referral Line,
(800) 499-3008
- California Collaborative Health Care,
https://healthcollaborative.org/every-woman-counts/
- Crisis Help Line/Suicide (24hrs.):
(951) 686-4357 or dial “988” or https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/
- Department of Mental Health:
www.mentalhealth.co.riverside.ca.us
- Department of Public Health,
(951) 358-5000 or https://www.cdph.ca.gov/
- Free medical clinic for people experiencing homelessness:
UCR Health Clinic at the City of Riverside’s Access Center,
2880 Hulen Place, Riverside (next door to Path of Life Community shelter).
Tuesdays and Thursdays walk-in from 8am – 4:30pm.
Or call (844) 827-8000 (Mon-Friday, 8am-5pm)
- Foothill Aids Project:
(951) 742-7660 (Riverside Location) or https://fapinfo.org/
- Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP):
- Methamphetamine Addiction:
(800) 499-3008
- MFI Recovery Center:
- Narcotics Anonymous:
(800) 397-2333
- National Alliance of Mental Health:
- Riverside County Mental Health Clinic:
- Smile Unto Him (free dental care):
- Substance Abuse Services:
www.rcdmh.org/Substance-Use-Services
- Trauma Intervention Program
(951) 698-2453
- Whiteside Manor:
(Transitional Housing for substance abuse)
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
- Clothes for a job interview and computer lab in Riverside:
Lighthouse of Hope, (951) 546-3277
- Resource Guide:
https://riversideca.gov/hhs/get-help
- Employment help for formerly incarcerated people:
Starting Over, Inc.:
COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS
- Bread and Water Ministries (homeless outreach Church),
meets in La Sierra Park
(5215 La Sierra Ave, Riverside, CA 92505.)
Meets Sundays at 10:00am and Wednesdays at 6:00pm.
Groceries/hot meal served.
- Feeding America (search for a food pantry by your zip code):
https://www.feedingamericaie.org/
- Free pantry items in Riverside neighborhoods:
https://riversideca.gov/cedd/neighborhood-engagement/little-free-pantry
- Mobile food pantry program:
Lighthouse of Hope, (951) 977-6560
- List of food pantries in Riverside County:
https://www.findhelp.org/food/food-pantry--riverside-ca
COMMUNITY ASSISTANT PROGRAMS
- Free workshops for the community: Community Action Partnership, Riverside:
(951) 955-4900 or https://capriverside.org
- GED program for a high school diploma: Come Back Kids,
(877)-RCOE-CBK or https://www.cbktoday.org
- Help with Health Insurance and CalFresh enrollment:
Catholic Charities,
Riverside (951) 689-1803;
Coachella Valley (760) 342-0157
- Legal Aid Services in Riverside County:
https://www.justia.com/lawyers/california/riverside-county/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services
- Riverside County Legal Aid:
https://riversidelegalaid.org/
- Riverside Hotlines Numbers Resource Guide:
https://riversideca.gov/hhs/get-help
- Utility assistance, public benefits, transportation, etc. Resource Guide:
https://riversideca.gov/hhs/get-help
- Wellness Warehouse:
(thrift store, clothing/beds for kids at La Sierra University Church)
https://wellnesswarehousethrift.com/thrift/