Food Access
Anyone in Orange County can access food through our Community Market – please visit this page to learn more and call us at (949) 552-2727 to register or schedule your appointment today. The Community Market is appointment-only.
Affordable Housing in Orange County
Click here to view the list of affordable housing units in Orange County.
Families Forward does not maintain this list and has no affiliation with any affordable housing opportunity outside of the units managed by Families Forward.
Click here for affordable housing opportunities within the City of Irvine.
Families Forward does not maintain this list and has no affiliation with any affordable housing opportunity outside of the units managed by Families Forward.
Click here to view affordable housing opportunities within Families Forward that are available.
If You Are Homeless
Please contact 2-1-1 to be connected to services and resources. You can contact 2-1-1 by one of the following ways:
- Call 2-1-1. Select prompt #3 for Housing Assistance or ask to speak with a Housing Intake Specialist, or
- Email [email protected] and request to connect to a Family Access Point, or
- Text your zip code to 898211.
Need Help Staying in Your Home?
Families Forward’s mission is to support Orange County families to prevent and end family homelessness. Please see below or call Families Forward at (949) 552-2727 to determine if you should be connected with Families Forward for support. The level of support that we may assist a family with is determined based on the family’s eligibility and other circumstances. Depending on your family’s situation, you may be connected to another partner organization who is better equipped to meet your needs. Below is more information on which organization you may be referred to for help:
If you are not located in Orange County, CA OR you do not meet the criteria below:
Please call 2-1-1 to be connected to services and resources local to you. You can:
- Call 2-1-1. Select prompt #3 for Housing Assistance or ask to speak with a Housing Intake Specialist, or
- Email [email protected] and request to connect to a Family Access Point, or
- Text your zip code to 898211.
If you are located in Orange County, CA, have children under 18 in your household, and need support to remain housed:
If you cannot click on the button or provide us your information online, please call Families Forward at (949) 552-2727 and a volunteer will fill out this form with you. Once you have provided us your contact information, you will receive an email by the end of the day (or the following business day) with a link to a Prevention Inquiry Form. You will be contacted within 3-5 business days by a Families Forward staff member once you have completed the Prevention Inquiry Form.
If you would like to follow up on your Prevention Inquiry Form, you may contact us at [email protected] at any time.
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
It is the policy of Families Forward to comply fully with all Federal, State, and local non-discrimination laws and regulations governing Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in housing. Families Forward will not deny any individual an equal opportunity on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, familial status, or a mental or physical disability. Individuals are placed, served, and accommodated in accordance with their gender identity and are not subjected to intrusive questioning or asked to provide anatomical information or documentary, physical, or medical evidence of the individual’s gender identity. Households with children under 18 are not denied admission based on the age of any child under 18. It is the policy of Families Forward to provide reasonable accommodations for limitations or modifications needed by a disabled person due to a mental or physical disability of the individual.