Orange County

Orange County

In Orange County, 211 connects you to a Coordinated Entry Access Point. The county says Coordinated Entry is not a waitlist. It is how people are prioritized for housing and shelter.

Dial 211, or call 1 888 600 4357. Phone help is open 24 hours a day.

Families with a child under 18, or who are pregnant: dial 211 and ask for the Family Coordinated Entry System.

Text your ZIP code to 898211, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Email questions: CoordinatedEntry@ceo.oc.gov

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/care-coordination/homeless-services/coordinated-entry-system-ces

Orange County Outreach and Engagement

County outreach for people living outside, without shelter.

Call 1 800 364 2221.

Mental health crisis that is not an emergency: Crisis Assessment Team, 1 855 625 4657.

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/office-care-coordination/get-help

Orange County: Coordinated Entry

In Orange County, 211 connects you to a Coordinated Entry Access Point. The county says Coordinated Entry is not a waitlist. It is how people are prioritized for housing and shelter.

Dial 211, or call 1 888 600 4357. Phone help is open 24 hours a day.

Families with a child under 18, or who are pregnant: dial 211 and ask for the Family Coordinated Entry System.

Text your ZIP code to 898211, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Email questions: CoordinatedEntry@ceo.oc.gov

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/care-coordination/homeless-services/coordinated-entry-system-ces

Orange County: search https://www.211oc.org/

Orange County Pocket Guide resource directories

Printable county guides to local help, by region (North, South and Central) and for young adults, in several languages. Find them on the county's Get Help page.

https://ceo.oc.gov/office-care-coordination/get-help

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/office-care-coordination/get-help

Orange County Crisis Assessment Team

For a mental health crisis that is not an emergency in Orange County.

Call 1 855 625 4657.

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/office-care-coordination/get-help

Orange County Veterans Service Office

Free benefits claims counseling, information and referrals for Veterans, their dependents and survivors. Walk ins welcome.

Call 714 480 6555.

1300 S. Grand Ave., Bldg. B, Second Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.

Source: https://veterans.oc.gov/about-us

Orange County: VA Santa Ana Community Resource and Referral Center

Listed by the county for Veterans experiencing homelessness who want to work directly with the VA.

Call 1 844 838 8300.

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/care-coordination/homeless-services/coordinated-entry-system-ces

Orange County: young adult pocket guide

The county's Pocket Guide resource directory for Transitional Aged Youth, in several languages.

https://ceo.oc.gov/office-care-coordination/get-help

Source: https://ceo.oc.gov/office-care-coordination/get-help

Shelter space is limited and it changes every day. Nobody can promise a bed.

Last checked Oct 12, 2026.