We envision an Orange County community where no one goes to bed hungry or without a place to call home.

Housing

We provide homeless prevention and rapid re-housing services by offering rental and utility assistance as well as affordable housing to households who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Housing & Homeless Prevention

Food

Our food program distributes over 700,000 pounds of emergency, non-perishable, and fresh food to over 6,000 residents annually.

Food Program

Education

Our educational programs help clients develop financial literacy and build professional skills to prevent homelessness and increase job opportunities.

Education

2024 Annual Report

South County Outreach is proud to present our 2024 Annual Report, reflecting the extraordinary impact we collectively achieved throughout the past year.

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Volunteer

Join our regularly scheduled and occasional volunteers that help South County Outreach prevent hunger and homelessness in Orange County.

Our volunteer opportunities offer ways for everyone to make a difference, from interacting with clients to sorting food and stocking shelves in our food market, from picking up donations to working at the Upscale Resale thrift store, and much more.

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What We Do

South County Outreach has been providing services to our neighbors in need since 1989. How do we do that? Let’s take a look at what it takes to make this all happen every day.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for BEYOND THE BOWL on April 17th at Tanaka Farms in Irvine!

Learn more about this year’s event.

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News

Changes in the world of free food could boost hunger in Orange County – OC Register

March 29, 2026|

Changes in the world of free food could boost hunger in Orange County Rules from last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act are about to shrink federal help. And AI is making less edible food waste. The result could be [Read More]

Sharon Eubank Joins JustServe and Community Volunteers in America250 Project in California

March 9, 2026|

23 February 2026 - SALT LAKE CITY News Release Sharon Eubank Joins JustServe and Community Volunteers in America250 Project in California Volunteers helped move boxes onto pallets for delivery to almost a dozen different charities in the Irvine area “You [Read More]

The Salt Lake Tribune – Latest from Mormon Land: A better use of time than your phone; new hymns and a new Easter video

March 5, 2026|

Latest from Mormon Land: A better use of time than your phone; new hymns and a new Easter video Also: What it’s like to serve a mission on Temple Square; Uchtdorf touts unity and diversity; an African milestone. (The [Read More]

OC Register – The biennial homeless count begins in Orange County. Here’s why you should care

January 28, 2026|

The biennial homeless count begins in Orange County. Here’s why you should care Volunteers Jorge Solorzano, left, a Health Coach at CalOptima; Yolie Negrete, center, a program supervisor at City Net, and Katherine Ibarra, right, of the Garden Grove Regional [Read More]