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Supports child care programs by facilitating and increasing access to care. Family recertifications and eligibility will continue. Provides free services related to child care to parents/guardians and child care professionals in Central Contra Costa County. Services include assistance with finding and selecting child care and family resources, guidance and support applying for subsidized child care, technical assistance to child care professionals, child care needs assessment upon request, and parent education opportunities.

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.

Provides a wide variety of classes for adults, check website or call for current catalog. Anger Management is a 10-week series for adults only. These informative, interactive workshops provide guidance, resources, support, and family communication skills. Each workshop includes separate parent/teen discussion time. Spanish translation available. Certificates are available upon completion

Provides a one-stop family resource center serving families of children with disabilities and special needs. Care Parent Network helps families meet the challenges of parenting a child with special needs. Care Parent Network offers one-to-one support, information, virtual workshops, referrals, mentors parents, and support group meetings. Provides information about transitioning a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the public-school system into programs for adults. Offers two father support groups available in English and in Spanish as well as an African American support group. All services are in English and Spanish. Offers virtual support group for black/multi-racial families who are raising individuals with special needs.

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

Recruits and trains resource family applicants; conducts family evaluations;, approves resource family homes for children ages birth to 18. The resource family approval process includes approximately 20 hours of pre-approval training. Ongoing training and support to resource families and children in placement. Provides adoption services for children birth-18 and special needs children.

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 couples, families, or individuals living in their vehicles, a safe parking lot to park nightly. Safe parking lot program is a year-round program able to accommodate 15 cars per night.

Provides a variety of programs for families with young children, age 0-5. Information on HMG playgroups and various activities available on center website. Offers virtual and in-person parenting classes and workshops and activities for families such as art, music and more. Clients can meet with a community resource specialist and socialize with other parents. Center offers Kinder Readiness classes, and ASQ3, and ASQSE (ages and stages questionnaires to help parents understand their child's development). Additional supportive services, resources, events and activities to support families in need.

Provides a food pantry for Concord and Pacheco residents and vouchers for clothing or furniture that can be used in lieu of cash at St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores for discounted clothing and furniture.

Provides a variety of medical services including family medicine, women's health, pediatrics, chronic disease management, immunizations, health education, HIV testing, optometry services and dental care. Optometry services also available, hours have been expanded; please call for hours and appointments.

Provides a statewide, toll free, 24-hour, confidential phone line available to young people between the ages of 12-24, and concerned friends and family members. Offers crisis intervention counseling on many issues including family problems, sexual assault, eating disorders, teen pregnancy, substance abuse, suicide and more. Provides support, encouragement, and referrals to youth needing assistance or in crisis situations. Website lists resources available for youth.

Provides supportive counseling and coaching for parents navigating challenges with discipline, communication, co-parenting, or developmental concerns. Services are designed to build confidence, reduce parenting stress, and strengthen the parent-child bond using evidence-based models such as Triple P and trauma-informed strategies.

Provides individualized one-to-one tutoring by state credentialed teachers to students in Eastern Contra Costa County. Offers assistance with mathematics (elementary through AP calculus), English/Language Arts, SAT/CAHSEE/GED preparation, sciences, early literacy and reading skills development, phonemic awareness, study and organizational skills, homework support, academic enrichment, and kindergarten readiness

Provides victims of sexual assault free, confidential services that include a 24/7 National Sexual Assault Hotline, a National Sexual Assault Online Hotline and education for prevention of sexual assault.

Offers a hot noon meal in a seat in dinning room. Offers free groceries including bread, pastries, canned goods, fruits and vegetables as they become available.

Provides medically supportive foods, nutrition and cooking classes to families and pregnant/postpartum individuals part of Contra Costa Health plan. Programs include Food as Medicine (for individuals facing diabetes and pediatric obesity), Nourishing Pregnancy, and Cooking Matters.

Provides low cost dental services for adults and children. Individual can choose to be seen by a student dentist under supervision, a post-graduate student dentist or a faculty member. The fee varies by dentist type chosen and service needed. Services include; general, screening exam for all new patients, preventive care, complete dental exams, limited X-rays, teeth cleaning, resin sealants, general dental services, fillings, crowns, dentures, teeth whitening, implants, root canals, and emergency dental care (first-come, first-served basis).

Provides academics and career readiness, including job application workshops and support, financial literacy workshops, after school tutoring, California High School Exit Exam preparation and support. Offers a full computer lab on-site with staff who provide job search and resume assistance.

Works to improve and expand services to people with developmental disabilities and their families. Major Council activities include: identifying unmet needs and gaps in services, and working to develop services to meet these needs, providing opportunities for coordination of efforts and services, providing information about community resources and making referrals to appropriate agencies, identifying priorities, offering consultation, technical assistance, and training to agencies, professionals, parents, and the general public, liaison with legislative and governmental entities, publishing bulletins, newsletters, informational & education materials; and serving as an advocate for persons with developmental disabilities and their families.

Offers a variety of programs including English as a second language, GED test prep, High School Diploma, adult basic education, languages, computer education, arts & crafts, health and fitness, medical programs, photography, job training classes and programs for older adults. Offers traffic violator classes and trades education. Classes are held at different locations in the Richmond area.

Provides court ordered anger management and domestic violence classes. Partners with Probation Department.

Provides a wide variety of health care services for women that include free pap smears, breast exams, birth control and STD/HIV testing to all women who qualify.

Provides 15 to 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 a food pantry. May deliver to homebound or elderly individuals.