Community Resources
Below is a list of resources that may support you or your loved ones who live in the Inland Empire. These are local organizations that provide a variety of services for free or low-cost.
Crisis Services
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress or thinking about suicide.
Call or text 988. Available 24/7.
Community Crisis Response Team (San Bernardino County)
A trained team that can talk with you by phone and, if needed, come to you in person during a mental health emergency, available 24/7. Available in English and Spanish.
Call 1-800-398-0018 or text 909-420-0560
Intimate Partner Violence
House of Ruth
The House of Ruth has served eastern Los Angeles and western San Bernardino counties since 1977. They offer confidential emergency shelter, safety planning, counseling for adults and children, help filing restraining orders, court accompaniment, and housing support. Services are free and available in English and Spanish. The shelter is pet-friendly.
24-hour hotline: 1-877-988-5559
Office: 909-623-4364 (Mon–Fri, 9–5)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential support and safety planning in more than 200 languages.
Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat online at thehotline.org. Available 24/7.
Mental health and substance use
San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health
County-run mental health services for all ages. No one is turned away for inability to pay.
Access & referral: 1-888-743-1478 (24/7)
Substance use disorder services (San Bernardino County)
24/7 Free, confidential assessment and referral to treatment for drugs or alcohol.
1-800-968-2636
Support for trauma survivors
Partners Against Violence
One of California's oldest rape crisis centers, serving San Bernardino County (including Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, and Upland) plus east Riverside County. Free, confidential help for survivors of sexual assault and violent crime, along with their families and loved ones. Services include 24/7 crisis response, one-on-one counseling, support groups, and an advocate who can go with you to medical, police, or court appointments. Available in English and Spanish.
24-hour hotline: 909-885-8884 | partnersagainstviolence.org
RAINN — National Sexual Assault Hotline
24/7 confidential support from trained staff, plus connection to services near you. RAINN's website also holds a large library on what to expect after an assault, reporting options, and how to help someone you love.
Call 1-800-656-4673 or chat at online.rainn.org
En español: rainn.org/es
1in6
Support built for men and boys who've had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences, whether in childhood or adulthood, including those who are trans or nonbinary. Chat one-on-one and anonymously with a trained advocate any time, join free weekly online support groups, or read a library written by and for male survivors.
Free 24/7 online chat at 1in6.org
Phone helpline: 1-877-628-1466
Trauma Recovery Center at USC (TRC@USC)
Free, culturally sensitive mental health treatment for people harmed by crime, violence, or trauma including child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, grief and loss, human trafficking, community violence, and more. Services are offered both in person and virtually, so you can be seen from home no matter where you live. Open Monday–Friday, 8–5. Funded through CalVCB (see below), so there's no cost to you.
California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB)
If you've been hurt by a violent crime — domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and others — this state program can help pay the services you need after. Covered costs include therapy and counseling, medical and dental bills, relocation to somewhere safe, lost income, and home security. CalVCB pays for expenses that insurance and other sources don't, and you generally have seven years from the date of the crime to apply. A local victim advocate can complete the application with you at no charge.
1-800-777-9229 | victims.ca.gov
Learning about trauma
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
For parents and caregivers when a child has had a traumatic experience, including abuse, violence, loss, or a frightening event. Includes fact sheets on how trauma can show up at different ages plus and concrete ways to help a child feel safe again. Much of it is offered in Spanish.
Food
Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County (CAPSBC) Food Bank
The county's largest source of emergency food, supplying more than 250 pantries and distribution sites. They also run a mobile pantry, a diaper bank, and senior food programs. Check their site for the distribution nearest you.
CalFresh (food benefits)
Monthly money for groceries, loaded onto a card.
Apply at GetCalFresh.org or BenefitsCal.com
Housing and shelter
211 — Inland SoCal United Way
A starting point for shelter, rental and utility help, or just about any other local service. Free, confidential, and available in many languages.
Dial 211 or visit 211.org
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
Rental assistance and affordable housing programs for county residents.
Legal help
Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS)
Free civil legal help for low-income residents of San Bernardino and Riverside counties. They handle housing and evictions, family law and domestic violence, custody, guardianship, public benefits, consumer debt, immigration for crime and trafficking survivors, and more. They do not take criminal or traffic cases.
Rancho Cucamonga office: 10565 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200 | inlandlegal.org
Medical equipment
Convalescent Aid Society
Free loan of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, shower chairs, and other home medical equipment, for as long as you need it, at no cost. Service area covers the San Gabriel Valley and adjacent cities including Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, and San Dimas.
Listing an organization here is not a formal endorsement and I can't guarantee the services or availability of any group listed. If you notice something out of date, please let me know.