Escondido Family Services Salvation Army

Provides emergency assistance to persons in need, including food and formula and/or diapers when available. Also provides referrals to other agencies. Transitional case management is required for other assistance and may include gasoline vouchers for disabled persons with verifiable medical appointments, bus tokens for persons in need with verifiable medical appointments and verifiable job interviews, utility bill assistance, referral to shelter, clothing vouchers for homeless individuals with verifiable job interviews when funds are available, crisis resolution, and overnight camping for children.

Phone or walk in. For emergency food, referral is preferred

No age limitation. For emergency food, must be in an unusual situation where expected income did not arrive or was withheld. (Food Stamp recipients are generally not eligible for emergency food unless there is an unusual situation.) Clients may receive food once in a 60-day period, up to 3 times a year, and it must be for a different emergency each time.

Hours of operation: 7:30 am-12:00 pm and 1:30 pm-3:30 pm Monday-Friday