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Provides free pregnancy tests, mentoring, community resources, pregnancy and parenting information, and maternity and baby items.

Offers a variety of mental health services by Associate Marriage and Family Therapists and Psychologist interns supervised by licensed therapists; services include couples counseling, family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, individual counseling and group counseling including depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions, gender identity and trauma counseling.

Provides financial assistance for childcare services to families in Contra Costa County. Full-day and part-day, full-year and part-year programs available. Programs are monitored and staff is offered ongoing education classes. In most cases, staff is able to communicate with children and parents in their first language. Childcare is provided to the neediest families first. Depending on need, the wait could be as little as a day or more than a year. Offers Child Care programs for families currently receiving CalWorks or have received within the last two years.

Provides free, confidential, one-on-one basic instruction in reading, writing, and spelling to adults who can converse in English. Instruction is provided by trained volunteers. Adult learner/tutor pairs meet twice a week, for an hour and a half each time at libraries or other public locations throughout Contra Costa County. Trains volunteer tutors three times per year. For more information, visit https://ccclib.org/psc.

Offers a supplemental nutrition program that helps low income pregnant women, mothers with infants, infants, and young children eat well, be active and stay healthy. Provides supplemental food benefits using the WIC card. Offers nutrition and breastfeeding support and education, and referrals to other health and community services. Offers a mobile-friendly application and website at myfamily.wic.ca.gov/ for clients to find a WIC local agency and WIC grocers.

Provides information, referrals, resources, and follow-up services to assist families and caregivers impacted by the sleep-related death of an infant under 12 months in Contra Costa County. Offers community educational activities, expands awareness about SIDS/SUID and safe sleep recommendations. The program may be available to provide trainings on safe sleep to community groups, childcare professionals, health providers, and others.

Provides screening, examination and needed stabilizing treatment, without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay, when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition.

Provides psychological treatments to individuals, children and adolescents, parents and caregivers, couples as well as counseling in a group setting. Offers a wide range of assessments including, attention/concentration problems, child/adolescent behavioral, emotional and school problems, cognitive and neuropsychological assessment, learning disabilities and personality assessments.

Provides a mutual support group for parents, families and friends of LGBTQ+ people and LGBTQ+ people themselves. Also organizes and supports local events. Promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer persons, their families and friends through: support, education and advocacy.

Administers four public high schools, one alternative high school and an adult education department. Programs and classes are available for special education students; call for information.

Provides a rate reduction program for single residential family households of 3 or more and mobile home parks, apartments, marinas with a meter for each unit and 3 or more residents. Program is designed for people who exceed the income threshold for the CARE discount program. See website or call for eligibility requirements.

Offers a centralized system that provides community resource navigation and referral for children with potential developmental, learning or behavioral concerns. Offers early identification and detection of at-risk children and helps families find resources to support their needs and development. Provides information regarding child growth and learning, as well as developmental milestones of each age.

Provides prenatal care, pill abortion services, birth control services, emergency contraception, HIV testing, HPV vaccines, LGBT services, men's health services, patient education, pregnancy testing, options & services, STD testing & treatment, and women's health services including breast and cervical cancer exams.

Provides a full range of medical services, including family medicine, women's health, prenatal care, pediatrics, chronic disease management, immunizations, nutrition services, health education, and HIV testing.

Provides basic needs where homeless individuals can have access to meals, mailbox, showers, phones and housing navigation. Offers case management services for homeless adults, transitional aged youth and families. Housing navigation is on a drop-in basis; first come, first served.

Provides 15-20 pounds of fresh produce two times per month to qualifying households that are in need of food assistance. Produce is distributed from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Mobile Trucks.

Provides mental health brief therapy (16 sessions) to support clients who have experienced a traumatic event or who have had a loved one who experienced a traumatic event, including, but not limited to, domestic violence, community violence, and sexual assault.

Provides information, written materials and technical assistance to businesses, the disabled community, state and local governments, and individuals interested in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Offers problem-solving assistance and referrals for implementing the ADA. Conducts community outreach, coordinates and conducts conferences, workshops, training's and presentations. Coordinates the provision of on-site technical assistance. Maintains a technical assistance library. Provides a quarterly newsletter and disseminates ADA materials. Website has extensive resources.

Acts as the liaison between a pregnant woman and the services needed to provide the child a healthy start and the mother a healthy pregnancy. Coordinates initial prenatal appointment and referrals to programs for pregnant women i.e. WIC. Makes referrals as needed, offers genetic counseling, prenatal testing, brief counseling on substance abuse issues and community outreach.

Offers a supplemental nutrition program that helps low income pregnant women, mothers with infants, infants, and young children eat well, be active and stay healthy. Provides supplemental food benefits using a WIC card. Offers nutrition and breastfeeding support and education, and referrals to other health and community services. Offers a mobile-friendly application and website at m.wic.ca.gov for clients to find a WIC local agency and WIC grocers.

Administer four elementary schools and one middle school in Orinda. Programs and classes are available for special needs children, call for information.

Provides evidence-based, court approved parenting classes available in person and online, including Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) and specialized classes for fathers, parents of teens, and families of children with developmental, behavioral, or physical special needs. All classes include a coaching component to support skill-building and application at home for parents of children ages 0–17, including those with special needs. Programs are available in English and Spanish languages.

Provides gently used toys, games, books and home items. Also provides non-perishable foods, toiletries and diapers. All items are free for individuals and families. Community members can donate items that are gently used.

Promotes the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation training and relevant services, such as access to employment, education, government, information, recreation, and transportation. Store sells adaptive visual devices; items can also be ordered from the online store. LightHouse for the Blind has offices in Marin, Berkeley and Eureka, and a camp in Napa.

Offers 4 mobile showers for homeless individuals in need of a shower.