Bringing holiday meals and winter clothing care packages to SLO County’s unhoused and food insecure communities since 1997.

What We Do

Our Story

Since 1997, the SLO Community Holiday Feast has warmly welcomed our county’s unhoused population and anyone in need on Christmas day. We provide a delicious home-cooked holiday dinner along with live musical entertainment. This occasion is used to gift those experiencing homelessness with much-needed winter clothing care packages to help them survive the Central Coast’s cold, wet winters. Our care packages typically contain brand-new sleeping bags, hooded sweatshirts, winter jackets, socks, scarves, gloves, underwear, reusable drawstring bags, hand warmers, and toiletry bags. The Care Packages for Christmas Campaign (established in 1998) has enabled us to obtain this much-needed merchandise.

In 2023, 700 meals and care packages were distributed at the Odd Fellows Hall in downtown SLO and delivered throughout San Luis Obispo County to unhoused individuals and housed families struggling.

SLO Community Cares, Inc. was created to oversee and support the SLO Community Holiday Feast and the Care Packages for Christmas Campaign.

Donate Today

Your support is crucial to the success of this amazing community effort. By donating using the Donation or Care Packages link below, you are directly contributing to the well-being of our community. You can also sign up to cook or work at this event, becoming an integral part of our team.

Meet Our Board of Directors

The Board of Directors for SLO Community Cares is composed of San Luis Obispo community members who are passionate about providing assistance and compassion to San Luis Obispo County’s unhoused population. The majority of members have been volunteering for the Holiday Feast for more than 20 years! 

Our Impact

28

years of serving the community

15k

meals served to the homeless

15k

care packages provided

20

local communities served in SLO County

1

Person to make a difference

Thank You to our Sponsors