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UTILITY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (UCAP)

212 Locust Street, Unit B, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Provides monthly bill discount to SCMU account holder who are struggling to pay their SCMU bills.

PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER

55 Brennan St., Room 201, Watsonville, CA 95076

Pregnancy Resource Center of Santa Cruz offers no-cost and low-cost services to women in need of pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, prenatal care, well-woman care, std testing & treatment and counseling services. Material assistance such as diapers, baby clothes and baby furniture are available to clients. We accept Medi-Cal. Spanish speaking counseling is available on certain days.

RAPID STD/STI TESTING & TREATMENT

Pregnancy Resource Center of Santa Cruz offers no-cost and low-cost services to women in need of pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, prenatal care, perinatal education, well-woman care, std testing & treatment and counseling services. Material assistance such as diapers, baby clothes and baby furniture are available to clients. We accept Medi-Cal. Spanish speaking counseling is available on certain days.

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AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP - AFFORDABLE HOUSING

555 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

We build homeownership housing in partnership with volunteers on the job site and future homeowners with the assistance of local donors and gifts of building materials and professional labor. All homes built by Habitat remain affordable forever. If a Habitat homeowner moves, we buy the home back at a principal price and resell to a new qualifying family. We have been building affordable homes since 1989 and will continue to serve Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties for the foreseeable future. We also have built ADU's to help seniors age in place and done rehab/repair projects for the families we serve.

NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE

6706 Sw 54th Avenue, Portland, OR 97219
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides 24/7, free, confidential support before, during, and after pregnancy. The Hotline offers callers: Phone or text access to professional counselors Real-time support and information Response within a few minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Resources Referrals to local and telehealth providers and support groups Culturally sensitive support Counselors who speak English and Spanish Interpreter services in 60 language The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline can help. Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). TTY users can use a preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 1-833-852-6262.

WELL-WOMAN CARE

138-b Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Annual exam which includes breast exams, pelvic exams & pap smears, STD/STI testing & treatment, and an overall health exam.

VALLEY CHURCHES UNITED

9400 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA 95005
Provides the following services:
  • Emergency food pantry
  • USDA commodities surplus food and food vouchers
  • Emergency rental, mortgage and utility assistance
  • Gas vouchers ($15 for transportation to medical appointments and interviews)
  • Bus passes
  • Holiday distributions and back to school backpacks and supplies.
Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition

STEPPING OUT HOUSING

740 Plymouth Street, Santa Cruz, CA

This property offers 16 low-income units with various layouts. Options include efficiency and one-bedroom units and two-bedroom units. These homes provide affordable and comfortable living for individuals and families.

ATHLETICS

415 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Interscholastic sports throughout the school year. Participation is voluntary and all students are welcome. Most sports seasons do not overlap so that the students themselves can play in several different sports teams during the school year. In some sports coaches must make cuts, while in others, cuts are not necessary. Practice is scheduled every day after school and parents are responsible for transporting their children.
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TRANSITION AGE YOUTH

500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076

The Family & Children's Services Transition Age Youth (TAY) program serves current and former foster youth age 15-24 with a range of services to assist youth in making a healthy transition to adulthood. Programs include counseling, skill-building, a drop-in center and subsidized supportive housing.

TAY programs include: • The Independent Living Program (ILP) serves current and former foster and probation placement youth age 15-21. It assists youth to develop independent living skills to successfully transition to self-sufficiency and includes services such as one-on-one counseling, assistance in obtaining ID cards, driving permits and licenses and workshops on topics that assist youth in achieving personal, education and vocational goals. • The Transitional Housing Program is a supportive housing program for former non-minor dependents and foster youth between the ages 18-24. Youth are supported with financial assistance, educational expenses, emotional support, life skills coaching, and referral to community resources to help them achieve the financial stability necessary to succeed in independent living. Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/TransitionalAgeYout

FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES

1400 Emeline Avenue, Building K, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

The Family & Children's Services Foster Care Program provides foster parent recruitment, licensing of relative caregiver and foster family homes, training and support for relative caregivers and foster families and enforcement of foster care regulations. The Adoptions Program places children who are unable to live safely with their birth family into permanent homes. We recruit and screen prospective adoptive parents, finalize adoptions, provide post-adoption services and provide services to birth parents who choose to voluntarily relinquish their parental rights. Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/FosterCareandAdoptions

FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES

500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076

The Family & Children's Services Foster Care Program provides foster parent recruitment, licensing of relative caregiver and foster family homes, training and support for relative caregivers and foster families and enforcement of foster care regulations. The Adoptions Program places children who are unable to live safely with their birth family into permanent homes. We recruit and screen prospective adoptive parents, finalize adoptions, provide post-adoption services and provide services to birth parents who choose to voluntarily relinquish their parental rights. Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/FosterCareandAdoptions

SERVICES FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH

303 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Offers a range of services for youth including skills workshops, healthy relationships, domestic violence, teen dating violence, gender identity, and body image. Provides one on one mentoring, teen support groups, and homework group. Youth mentoring over the phone (ages 12-17); please call our main office at (831) 426-3062 to leave a message for your youth advocate or to ask about this service. Food bag program for people already participating in our Early Education Center, Housing & Employment, Services for Children & Youth or Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence programs General Volunteer Orientations (held virtually at this time) & Volunteer Advocate certification trainings: Visit our website under the "volunteer" tab (www.wafwc.org) or email our Community Engagement Coordinator at [email protected]. Our Early Education teachers are staying in contact with parents and offering home learning support as needed. Offers a range of services for youth including skills workshops, healthy relationships, domestic violence, teen dating violence, gender identity, and body image. Provides one on one mentoring, teen support groups, and homework group.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Provides law enforcement, crime investigation, detention and corrections services in Santa Cruz County. Also operates an anonymous crime reporting line 24 hours daily. Also recruits and trains volunteers to provide voluntary work at the sheriff's office. Volunteers are trained to do data entry, take crime reports, and to answer citizen's questions, both on the phone and in the centers.

PUBLIC GUARDIAN

18 W Beach Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
The Public Guardian is appointed by the Santa Cruz County Superior Court as a Probate Conservator for individuals who have no family or friends to assist them. This type of conservatorship is to assist persons who are substantially unable to manage for themselves. The conservator makes decisions regarding food, clothing, shelter, and health care. Conservator of the estate allows the conservator to find, secure and manage all the financial assets of the conservatorship.

NEW OPTIONS

318 Cayuga Street, Suite 208, Salinas, CA 93901
Provides coordination of care and services to adults with traumatic brain injuries after the individual has completed traditional medical rehabilitation. Offers three monthly support groups, quarterly education events and ongoing networking meetings with other agencies providing services to people who care about brain injury.

PAJARO VISTA

1955 Pajaro Lane, Freedom, CA 95019

This property offers 106 low-income units with various layouts. Options include efficiency and one-bedroom units. These homes provide affordable and comfortable living for individuals and families.

ECHO LEADERSHIP

100 Mariner Way, Aptos, CA 95003

Works with young women in high school to encourage them to pursue post-secondary education, and plan for future careers.

Youth Services: CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

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CHILD CARE

885 Moro Drive, Gilroy, CA 95020
Center-Based Child Care: 8 licensed Child Development Centers serving infants, preschool and school-age children. Family Child Care Homes provide regular visits to provide technical assistance, encourage quality and on-going professional development.

FIRE SERVICES

7 Erba Lane, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
The District administers the Santa Cruz County Hazardous Materials Interagency Team (SCHMIT). The District offers public CPR classes quarterly and the dates are posted on the District Website. The District provides a Child Car Seat Inspection Program by appointment only.

LIVE OAK SCHOOL DISTRICT

984-1 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Preschool and Afterschool programs are all closed call and leave a message. Food Distributions Tuesday and Friday only from 8-10am. 5/18/2020 Offers elementary through high school educations in Live Oak in the following locations:
  • Del Mar Elementary School
  • Green Acres Elementary School
  • Live Oak Elementary School
  • Shoreline Middle School
  • Ocean Alternative Education Center
  • Cypress Charter High School
  • Tierra Pacifica Charter School.
Also provides recreational after-school program for kindergarten through 5th grade students at Live Oak, Del Mar, and Green Acres Elementary Schools.

TRIBAL TANF

7695 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422
CASH ASSISTANCE: Monthly cash aid based on family size and income SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: Child Care (if eligible), Transportation Assistance, Work Supports (i.e., clothing, tools), Education Assistance (i.e., GED, vocational programs), incentives (i.e., good grades for youth) PREVENTION PROGRAMS: Native American Culture and Tradition classes (i.e., beading, and basket making), Healthy Relationships classes, Family Formation activities, Literacy classes, Fitness classes, Parenting classes, Youth Empowerment Classes, Job Development

OUTPATIENT SERVICES

2125 Delaware Ave, Ste A, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Outpatient Individual and Group therapy, specializing in eating disorder recovery, depression, anxiety and trauma. Stress Busters: Mental Health

NUEVA VISTA COMMUNITY RESOURCES

133 Leibrant Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BÁSICAS Clothes / Ropa Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos HEALTH | SALUD Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripción de Covered CA Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejería mental DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO Information & Referral / Información y referencia Legal Services / Servicios Jurídicos Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripción de beneficios públicos Translation / Traducción FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES Parenting Education / Clases para padres FOR KIDS | PARA LOS NIÑOS Ho mework Tutoring / Club de tareas Summer Lunch / Almuerzo de verano TRAINING & EDUCATION | ENTRENAMIENTO Y EDUCACIÓN Emergency Preparedness Preparación para emergencias TECH AND OFFICE | TECNOLOGÍA 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.

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EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION

135 Leibrandt Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
The Early Education Division knows how critical the first five years of a child's life are to their health and success. Our six centers provide nurturing and affordable early education. La División de Educación Temprana sabe cuán críticos son los primeros cinco años de la vida de un niño para su salud y éxito. Nuestros seis centros ofrecen educación asequible. Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition, Experiencing Nature, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Physical Activity, Quality Sleep, Supportive Relationships.