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SLS serves residents age 60 and older in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties by offering legal advice, advocacy, and representation in the following areas. landlord/tenant relations mobile home park issues age discrimination elder abuse Medicare and Medi-Cal denials care facilities and nursing home social security consumer issues limited estate planning

211 Santa Cruz County, in partnership with the County's Housing for Health Division, is here to help link people to available supports and help identify potential resources for housing and other needs.

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The Family & Children's Services Child Protective Services (CPS) provides protection for children who are at risk of or are victims of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or emotional or physical neglect, with a focus on the safety of the child and support for parents to strengthen families and promote safe nurturing homes for children. We screen for and investigate reports of abuse, neglect, or harm, assess for safety and risk, and provides families with referrals to community resources. We also provide supportive services to children and families in their homes, provide out-of-home placement and permanency planning when necessary, and provide services to help foster youth transition into adulthood. Child protective services also provides educational workshops and trainings on identifying and preventing commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), and how to engage/work with CSEC. We also provide trauma-informed care trainings to child care providers. Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/ChildProtectiveServices/WhatisChildProtectiveServices

Teen Kitchen Project engages youth ages 14-18 as employees and volunteers in our healthy meal delivery program. Together with adult professional chefs, teens prepare dietitian approved meals that are delivered throughout Santa Cruz county.

Youth Services: CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & WELLNESS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Specializing in the treatment of trauma and mood disorders including PTSD, depression and anxiety, We offer an innovative suite of therapeutic support services designed to promote rapid, lasting recovery. Our services include individual psychotherapy, intensive outpatient programming, as well as workshops in specific aspects of trauma healing, and our programs are designed specifically to integrate healing into daily life with minimal disruptions to living. Available virtual or hybrid in-person/virtual.

BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BSICAS Clothes / Ropa Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos HEALTH | SALUD Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripcin de Covered CA Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejera mental DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO Information & Referral / Informacin y referencia Legal Services / Servicios Jurdicos Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripcin de beneficios pblicos Translation / Traduccin FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES Parenting Education / Clases para padres FOR KIDS | PARA LOS NIOS Ho mework Tutoring / Club de tareas Summer Lunch / Almuerzo de verano TRAINING & EDUCATION | ENTRENAMIENTO Y EDUCACIN Emergency Preparedness Preparacin para emergencias TECH AND OFFICE | TECNOLOGA Y OFICINA Computer Lab / Uso de computadora STORM RELIEF Assist in your recovery from the winter and spring storms with local fianancial assistance, federal relief navigation, clean-up tools, crisis counseling, and more.

Behavioral Health/ Mental Health Counseling

The County Of Santa Cruz Human Services Department's Public Guardian manages the property, finances and personal care needs of county individuals who are substantially unable to provide for themselves. This is accomplished through conservatorships. If you are concerned about the well-being of an individual who is elderly and unable to provide for or manage their personal needs, or who is gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder and unable to provide for their basic necessities, you can make a referral to the Public Guardian to investigate the need for a conservator.

Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/AdultLongTermCare/PublicGuardian.

Matches caring and responsible adults with children for one-to-one mentoring throughout Santa Cruz County, Monterey County & San Benito County. Program requires a minimum one-year commitment from Big, Little and the Little's caregiver. Children ages 7 and up are referred and paired with a carefully screened adult mentor through a matching process. Mentors are provided with training, support, and ongoing coaching from agency staff. Also offers an after-school enrichment and mentoring program in Watsonville and Santa Cruz. Youth Services: Academic Support, Health and Wellness, Social-Emotional Support

Stress Busters: Supportive Relationships