Oceana Good Neighbor Fund
Oceana Good Neighbor Fund
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November 2025 SNAP Recipient Program
November 2025 SNAP Recipient Program
6-month waiting period WAIVED during November 2025.
One grant per household in November 2025 regardless of prior grant date.
Must be Oceana resident and SNAP recipient.
Use the standard application (you may skip items 4 and 6).
Applications must be received by November 30, 2025 to qualify for waiver of 6-month waiting period.
UPDATE: California recipients have (or will) receive full November SNAP benefits and December SNAP benefits are expected to be issued per regular schedule. Should this change, OGNF may announce additional program waivers.
If you receive an OGNF grant during November 2025, you are eligible to apply again in 6 months (May 2026). Please email info@OGNF.org with any questions.
Not a SNAP Recipient?
You can still qualify for an emergency cash grant!
Not a SNAP Recipient?
You can still qualify for an emergency cash grant!
Up to $100 per Oceana household available once every 6 months
Simple household income requirements = easy qualification
Start your application here or pick up an application in the Clubhouse lobby (opposite CRC office)
CRC volunteers can help you fill out the application during CRC office hours
Do you need help?
Do you need help?
Click here to view or download a Grant Application and see if you qualify for an OGNF monetary grant. Grants are a gift and do not require repayment.
Be sure to download and complete both pages of the application.
More ways to get help
More ways to get help
The Oceana Community Resource Center (CRC) has information on free and low-cost resources for North County seniors. Click here to visit their web page at OCAOceanside.com, email ocacrc@gmail.com, or visit the CRC office in the HOA Clubhouse lobby during CRC office hours.
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We need you!
We need you!
Initially funded by Oceana residents Gordon and Karen Bishop, OGNF also accepts monetary gifts from other caring Oceana residents. If you can help, please click here, email info@OGNF.org, or attend our next meeting (watch OCA Tuesday eBlast, check Hilltop Highlights, or see below for date and time).
We respect your privacy
We respect your privacy
All data you submit is confidential, but may be used anonymously to help OGNF apply for grants, appeal for additional funding, and similar uses. Click here to view or download a copy of our Grant Applicant Privacy Policy and OGNF.org Website Privacy Policy.
Pilot Program successful; grants continue in 2025
Pilot Program successful; grants continue in 2025
Our 6-month pilot program fufilled grants to 11 Oceana residents from August 2024 through January 2025. Grantees agreed that the application was easy to understand and fill out and the entire process moved quickly. They told us the funds would be used for needs ranging from housing and medical expenses to emergency travel costs. The majority said they would apply again after the 6-month waiting period (and we fulfilled our first repeat grant in early February).
Our 6-month pilot program fufilled grants to 11 Oceana residents from August 2024 through January 2025. Grantees agreed that the application was easy to understand and fill out and the entire process moved quickly. They told us the funds would be used for needs ranging from housing and medical expenses to emergency travel costs. The majority said they would apply again after the 6-month waiting period (and we fulfilled our first repeat grant in early February).
Founder Gordon Bishop Passes
Founder Gordon Bishop Passes
Sadly, Gordon Bishop (the founder of OGNF) passed away in December 2024. We continue to honor Gordon’s memory, and the work of Karen Bishop, in establishing OGNF and ensuring that its mission continues.
Sadly, Gordon Bishop (the founder of OGNF) passed away in December 2024. We continue to honor Gordon’s memory, and the work of Karen Bishop, in establishing OGNF and ensuring that its mission continues.
OGNF Mission Statement
OGNF Mission Statement
OGNF is focused on:
OGNF is focused on:
Providing emergency cash grants to qualified Oceana residents from OGNF funds
Working with the Oceana HOA to access additional grant funding for projects (such as infrastructure improvements) that may enhance our Oceana lifestyle while keeping HOA costs down
Our activities are limited to OCA, the original Oceana community (OCA, 550 Vista Bella, Oceanside CA 92057)
Questions?
Questions?
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Next General Meeting: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday January 14, 2026 in OCA Clubhouse
Next General Meeting: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday January 14, 2026 in OCA Clubhouse
The Oceana Good Neighbor Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN:88-2148733)
dedicated to helping residents of the OCA community.
All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law
and are used solely for emergency cash grants to qualified Oceana residents.
The members of the Board of Directors are Oceana residents.
We adhere to strict privacy and confidentiality policies as posted on this site.
The Oceana Good Neighbor Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN:88-2148733)
dedicated to helping residents of the OCA community.
All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law
and are used solely for emergency cash grants to qualified Oceana residents.
The members of the Board of Directors are Oceana residents.
We adhere to strict privacy and confidentiality policies as posted on this site.
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