NEW! Virtual Food Drive launched
Our new Virtual Food Drive is now open for business! Check out our newest feature. The Virtual Food Drive is a fun way to "shop" to help stock the South County Outreach food pantry without having to leave your home. [Read More]
Backpack and school supply drive launches
South County Outreach is hoping to give more than 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to local children in need to help them enter their classrooms ready for a successful school year. We are seeking donations of new backpacks and [Read More]
Who we are: Serving South County Outreach
Hello! We wanted to share a staff photo now that we have grown to eight full-time employees and three part-time associates working here at South County Outreach. We also have a wonderful group of more than 250 volunteers who come [Read More]
How to honor your first real hero – your dad
When you were little you looked up to your father. He could do anything: solve any problem, make magical things happen - even turn a balloon into a dog. Now you might even be taller than he is but [Read More]
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]
