Hairdressers needed to help our youngest clients
Hairdressers needed! We are looking for stylists to give our young clients back-to-school haircuts at an Aug. 3 event in Irvine. This is a great way to help local children in need. Please contact Renee Stevenson at 949-380-8144, ext. [Read More]
Why we give
We recently received a very touching thank-you note from one of our clients: "I want to express my gratitude for your wonderful food program that I just signed up with. Since my car broke down and I have nothing left, [Read More]
Thank you, Experian volunteers – you are Hunger Heroes!
Many thanks to the terrific group from Experian that volunteered today in the food pantry! These Hunger Heroes worked to sort food donations and to stock pantry shelves for local people facing hard times. We appreciate your support - thank [Read More]
Video: Celebrate National Fruit and Vegetable Month by donating
We would love to receive produce for our food pantry to celebrate National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month. Please stop by our offices at 7 Whatney, Ste. B, in Irvine weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to drop off donations. Check out [Read More]
Summer volunteers needed: video
Each summer our volunteer ranks thin out a bit as folks take vacations and spend time away from South County Outreach. This creates a great opportunity for us to bring in some new people who want to make a difference. We [Read More]
Meet Johanna Stickles, our new volunteer coordinator
We are happy to welcome Johanna Stickles as our new volunteer coordinator. She is responsible for working with the more than 250 volunteers who assist in our food pantry, office, thrift store, computer learning lab and who help with our special events [Read More]
Event fills empty bowls again in Orange County
The aptly-named South County Outreach Empty Bowls event was held Thursday at the El Niguel Country Club and the fundraiser brought in much-needed proceeds for the housing and food programs that provide 52,000 services a year. The third annual Empty [Read More]
Thank you for your support on Giving Day!
We appreciate all of the generous donations that came through on I Heart OC Giving Day! This support will fund our programs to prevent hunger and homelessness in Orange County. We also want to thank the OC Community Foundation for [Read More]
Empty Bowls sold out!
Our Empty Bowls hunger-awareness fundraiser is officially SOLD OUT! Thank you to all who have made reservations and will be joining us on April 23 - your names are on the guest list and you can check in at the [Read More]
Wahoo’s Fish Taco founder Wing Lam to speak at Empty Bowls
We are thrilled to have Wing Lam signed on to speak at our upcoming Empty Bowls event. Wing has a lot to say about the state of hunger and homelessness in Orange County and has aligned himself with organizations working [Read More]
Our hunger-awareness project is in the news!
An awesome Orange County Register article by Theresa Walker highlighted what it's like to live off South County Outreach food pantry fare. It brings awareness to the real issue of hunger here in Orange County and how local people must [Read More]
Hunger awareness begins with visit to the food pantry
What's it like to live off food from a charity? South County Outreach has invited four local leaders and their families to live off food from our pantry for five days and to share that experience. The goal is to [Read More]
