Help Is Hope · Food, Wellness & Everyday Care
Find food, look for possible free benefits, or get health support. Choose what helps you today.
Choose one useful option. No long form or extra steps on this page.
Enter a California ZIP to find nearby food, then explore grocery, CalFresh, WIC, and family nutrition support.
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Pick a food type and distance. Then tap Find Food.
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Meals and food prescriptions made for your health needs — no doctor needed to ask about options. Your health plan decides what is covered.
Food made for your health can help you feel better. Choose what fits you to explore free meal and food support — delivered to where you live.
*A chronic or serious health condition must affect your nutrition. Your health plan and care team review eligibility. Meal and grocery previews are examples, not a personal nutrition plan.
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Find dental, vision, hearing, pain care, therapy, rides and more. Have Medi-Cal? See what your plan may cover.
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Find help you may qualify for.
Healthcare (therapists, dentist, specialist, vision care, medical equipment, ) Meals, Phones, Self Care Kits, Stop Smoking Help may all be available at $0 cost if you qualify. Answer a few quick questions to see what you can unlock.
Explore HIV testing, PrEP, PEP, and condoms. Choose a service to see a next step or use the embedded official locators below.
Health & Wellness Check-In | Physical & Sexual Health Support
Talk about physical, sexual and whole-person health in a judgment-free space. Get support, education and connections to care that respect your story and identity.
Find support for daily tasks, safer living at home, and help keeping your care connected. Options depend on your plan and situation.
Most people want to age in their own home. ECM provides in-home care, daily support, and home modifications to make that possible — at $0 cost to you.
If you're low income with a state health plan in California, you may qualify for a free person on your side — someone who helps you find housing, get food, understand your medical care, and handle the hard stuff so you're not doing it alone. Available statewide. No referral required.
Without help, you become the messenger — repeating your story to every doctor, every time, with no one seeing the full picture. This gets people hurt.
Select medications below. Watch the bottle fill up — and see what happens when you combine Warfarin with Ibuprofen. We can help catch problems like this before they hurt you.
For demonstration only — not medical advice
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Without help, you repeat your story to every doctor and agency. With us, you tell your story once. We connect you to housing, doctors, food, counseling, and other support — so it all works together for you.
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A bed, meals, and recovery support while you get stronger. We help you explore care options when you do not have a safe place to heal.
A safe place to rest can make healing easier. Medical Respite offers a bed, meals, and care support for eligible Medi-Cal members who do not have a safe place to heal.
*Example care pathways. Health plan approval and provider availability required. Care, staffing, meals, and length of stay depend on your needs and provider.
Doula support during pregnancy, birth, and up to 12 months after pregnancy ends, including help with recovery and feeding your baby. Covered visits follow Medi-Cal rules.
Black and Pacific Islander families face 2–3× higher maternal mortality due to systemic inequities in care. These communities automatically qualify for ECM during pregnancy and for 12 months postpartum.
Six one-hour appointments to explore your priorities, organize next steps, and follow through with your care coach. Appointments do not have to be on consecutive days.
NEXT STEP · NO LONG FORM
Pick the option that fits today. If your plan qualifies, a care coach calls you back to start by phone, video, or online. If it does not, we email you a free resource list built for your city and situation.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Help Is Hope is a California nonprofit. Nothing on this page costs money to use, no account is needed to search, and every food and health option here depends on your plan, eligibility, and provider availability — your care coach helps you find out which apply to you.
No Medi-Cal? Start with the free Resource Roadmap or Virtual Support — both are open to every California adult 18+.
