Community Support
Special Store Hours for Elderly and Disabled
Free Meals For Students
Any student age 2 to 18 can go to any school site providing meals and receive food during this period of school closures due to COVID-19. Below are the food service sites confirmed by the San Diego County Office of Education, where students will be provided meals during the school closures.
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Assistance For Those in Need
Interfaith Community Services is asking the community for help as it seeks to provide a safe haven for thousands of folks in need. The Escondido-based nonprofit is working on providing hygiene assistance, medical care, job support, and most importantly, basic needs such as food and shelter to the most vulnerable community members who have nowhere else to turn. The nonprofit seeks volunteers, food and hygiene items and monetary support.
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Help Your Local Businesses
Many local businesses and restaurants are struggling amidst widespread closures. Please consider ordering take-out from your local options or getting delivery via Door Dash, Grub Hub, or Uber Eats.
Click here to see which Escondido restaurants or open for takeout
The San Diego Foundation has also brought together a coalition of philanthropy, government and business partners to create the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund with $1.3 million to rapidly deploy flexible resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak in San Diego County. Please consider donating.
