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Help in San Luis Obispo
19 service locations · 8 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Cuesta Infant Toddler Center
Child care and early childhood education
4000 Chorro Valley Road, San Luis Obispo · 805-544-4355
Head Start early childhood program — 8 funded slots; operated by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo, Inc..
Family support servicesFood pantryFamily and youth
815 Islay Street, San Luis Obispo · 805-544-2401
Salvation Army community center
Santa Rosa Early Education and Child Care
Child care and early childhood education
864 Santa Rosa St, San Luis Obispo · 805-594-1752
Head Start early childhood program — 16 funded slots; operated by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo, Inc..
SLO Early Education and Child Care Center
Child care and early childhood education
981 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo · 805-783-2479
Head Start early childhood program — 8 funded slots; operated by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo, Inc..
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
3970 Short Street, Suite 110, San Luis Obispo · 805-541-4122
LIHEAP intake office serving San Luis Obispo County
Food assistance
Bishop'S Peak Elementary
Meal program
451 Jaycee Dr., San Luis Obispo · (805) 549-1234
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
C L Smith Elementary
Meal program
1375 Balboa St., San Luis Obispo · (805) 549-1234
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
San Luis Obispo High
Meal program
1499 San Luis Dr., San Luis Obispo · (805) 549-1234
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Health care
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS - PRADO
Community health centersliding-scale fees
40 Prado Rd, San Luis Obispo · 805-929-3211
Community Health Centers Casa
Community health centersliding-scale fees
77 Casa St STE 201, San Luis Obispo · 805-269-1571
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1551 Bishop St STE B-260, San Luis Obispo · 805-269-1350
Community health centersliding-scale fees
1551 Bishop St, Ste 240, San Luis Obispo · 805-549-0402
Housing and shelter
Housing Authority Of The City Of San Luis Obispo
Housing assistance
487 Leff St, San Luis Obispo · 805-543-4478
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
Legal aid
CRLA San Luis Obispo
Legal aid services
175 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo
LSC-funded legal aid branch office of California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facility
895 Aerovista Place, San Luis Obispo · 888-585-7373
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
1255 Kendall Road, San Luis Obispo · 805-781-3535
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Veteran services
VA facilityHealth care
1288 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo · 805-543-1233
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 08:00–16:30
Multi-Specialty CBOC
Vet Center
1070 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo · 805-782-9101
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 08:00–16:30
Recovery & support meetings
ACA meetings
Monday Women’s ACA
Mon 17:00 · in-person · United Church of Christ Meeting Room, free parking in parking lot
NA meetings
Just for Today
Mon 19:00 · in-person · Alano ClubOpenDiscussion
No Nonsense-Stick Mtg.
Tue 19:00 · in-person · Mt Carmel Lutheran ChurchClosed
Rockstar Recovery
Wed 19:00 · in-personOpen
Rainbow Connection Group
Fri 17:30 · in-person · Unitarian universalist Church of San Luis Obispo (In the Social Hall)Discussion
Just for Today
Fri 19:00 · in-person · Alano ClubOpen
Keep it Simple
Sat 19:00 · in-person · Alano ClubOpenDiscussion
SPAD flip meeting of the JFT group
Sun 19:00 · in-person · Alano ClubOpenDiscussion
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