Community Care & Safety
Food Security
No neighbor in Oceanside should go hungry. Here is where to find free groceries and meals across our city — schedules, addresses, and phone numbers, in English and Spanish. Updated for September 2026 (Septiembre 2026).
Every week
Weekly food distributions
Distribuciones de alimentos cada semana
| Day / Día | Distribution | Time |
|---|---|---|
| MondayLunes | Brother Benno Foundation | 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
| — | Salvation Army | 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
| TuesdayMartes | Brother Benno Foundation | 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
| — | Melba Bishop Recreation Center(every other week) | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| — | John Landes Resource Center(alternating weeks) | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| WednesdayMiércoles | Brother Benno Foundation | 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
| — | Salvation Army | 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
| ThursdayJueves | Brother Benno Foundation | 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
| — | North Terrace School(once a month) | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| FridayViernes | Brother Benno Foundation | 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
| — | Foussat Elementary | 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
| — | John Landes Resource Center(once a month) | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| — | Crown Heights Resource Center(every other week) | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| SaturdaySábado | Brother Benno Foundation | 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
| — | Mariners Church | 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
| SundayDomingo | North Coast United Methodist Church | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Some sites rotate weeks from month to month. For the full month-by-month calendar, view or print the September 2026 food distribution calendar (English & Español).
Locations
Distribution site addresses
Direcciones de los centros de distribución
Meal programs
Hot meals and school-age meals
Servicio de comida
Brother Benno Foundation
Breakfast / Desayuno
Monday–Friday / lunes–viernes · 6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Saturday / sábado · 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Sack lunches / almuerzo en bolsa
Monday–Friday / lunes–viernes · 6:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Afterschool meals at the library — ages 0–18
Para edades 0–18
Civic Center Library
330 N. Coast Hwy. · (760) 435-5560
Monday–Thursday / lunes–jueves · 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
John Landes Community Center Library
2855 Cedar Rd. · (760) 435-5642
Thursday / jueves · 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Oceanside Senior Citizens Center — ages 60+ / para edades 60+
455 Country Club Ln. · (760) 435-5250
Monday–Friday / lunes–viernes · 11:15 a.m.
More help
Additional food resources
Recursos alimentarios adicionales
- Visit the Find Food map on Feeding San Diego's website and enter your zip code, or call (858) 452-3663. / Visita el Mapa de Alimentos de Feeding San Diego e ingresa tu código postal, o llama al (858) 452-3663.
- Call 2-1-1 or visit 211sandiego.org. / Llama al 2-1-1 o visita 211sandiego.org.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Summer Food Service Program is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administered in California by the California Department of Education. Lunch at the Library is a project of the California State Library, supported with funds from the State of California.