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Provides after-school educational support, homework tutoring, and skill reinforcement in math and reading. Offers enrichment activities including art, creative writing, math games, cooking, dance, music, soccer, and team-building exercises. Provides daily snacks and Wednesday suppers for participating students.

• Public Health Field Nursing A voluntary home visiting program with a Public Health Nurse to support families during pregnancy and with children up to 5 years old. The program provides strength-based case management, assists families with accessing resources, and provides health and parenting education.
• Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) An evidence-based home visiting program that pairs first time expectant parents with a specially trained nurse. The program begins during pregnancy and provides support, education, and resources to families until their child turns 2 years old. Nurses also check in with the parent regarding their health and wellness and their child's growth and development.
• Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)CPSP is a statewide program that provides enhanced reimbursement for a wide range of services to Medi-Cal eligible pregnant and postpartum women.
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) ProgramPublic Health Nurses in Santa Cruz County provide bereavement support, information, resources, and follow-up services to assist families and caregivers who have experienced the loss of an infant from SIDS or Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID).

Provides nurturing and affordable early education services for children during the first 5 years of life. Administers services across 6 centers to support child health and development.

Provides a helpline that offers legal information, resource connections, and guidance regarding evictions. Assists individuals facing threats of eviction, notices to pay or quit, or Unlawful Detainer legal proceedings.

Provides counseling and advocacy services to youth, families, and individuals. Helps participants develop healthy coping mechanisms and stress management techniques.

Provides primary medical care, prenatal education, health education, and behavioral health services. Offers specialized medical and wellness care, including:

-Group medical appointments

-Birth control distribution

-Acupuncture

-Chiropractic services

Assists individuals with enrollment and renewal for Covered CA, Medi-Cal, and CalFresh benefits.

Provides meal reimbursement and financial assistance to licensed care providers serving healthy meals and snacks to children and adults. Administers home visits from program consultants to observe meal services and deliver up-to-date health, safety, and nutrition education.

Provides supplemental nutrition, health screenings, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children. Connects families to healthcare services, immunizations, and community resources.

Provides adult day health care to promote independence and prevent institutional placement. Offers health monitoring, care coordination, family support, therapeutic activities, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies. Administers dietary consultations, program transportation, and daily meals.

The Outreach-Based Case Management Program helps those who are experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz County, pursue permanent housing solutions, access to community health and financial resources, provide housing navigation and supportive services to help individuals and families lead more stable lives. The Outreach-Based Case Management team consists of an Program Manager, Case Managers, and Healthcare Navigators. Healthcare Navigators focus on

• breaking down the traditional walls of health care, extending beyond hospitals and health care settings into communities,
• introducing a better way to coordinate health care, and
• providing high-need members with in-person care management where they live.

Rescues, cares for, and adopts out dogs and cats in need, focusing on animals requiring specialized care. Offers humane education programs to cultivate animal compassion and responsible pet ownership for children. Administers adoption fee waivers for senior pets and provides financial assistance for preventive and extended veterinary care for pets of older adults.

Provides a school-based gardening program that integrates nutrition and natural science into hands-on agricultural activities. Offers garden-based science education, plant propagation, composting instruction, school meal harvesting, and garden crafting. Kindergarten through 4th grade students receive 50-minute classes every week. Preschoolers also have regular visits from our garden teacher.

Provides mental health services to eligible adults including case management and medication services, rehabilitation, counseling and therapy. The Access Team provides 24-hour confidential crisis intervention and referral services for mental health clients. Offers crisis intervention, and appropriate referrals.

Serves current and former foster youth age 15-24 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. 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. Supports with financial assistance, educational expenses, emotional support, life skills coaching, and referral to community resources to help them achieve the financial stability.

Places children who are unable to live safely with their birth family into permanent homes. Recruits and screens prospective adoptive parents, finalize adoptions, provide post-adoption services and provide services to birth parents who choose to voluntarily relinquish their parental rights.

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.

Our emergency services are available 365 days a year. They include...

• Bilingual Daily Bible services
• Shelter for up to 35 homeless men
• Nourishing meals twice a day
• Daily showers
• Modern, well-ventilated dorms

Provides trauma-sensitive yoga.

Offers support groups for adults who identify as living with a mental health condition.

Provides a food pantry; Tuesday and Thursday 10 am-Noon. Chickens are generally available at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Home visits and other assistance financial offered when calling the need Line.

Provides counseling, mental health services, substance use prevention and intervention, and conflict resolution for youth and families. Offers youth leadership development and family support services. Partners with law enforcement, probation, and local schools to deliver gang prevention curricula, student intervention, and parent education.

Provides co-ed residential treatment for individuals recovering from substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Offers evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Delivers individual and group counseling, pro-social life skills training, mindfulness practices, and structured daily recovery support.

Provides short-term, intensive residential mental health treatment in an unlocked setting for individuals stepping down from locked care. Offers individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, structured activities, community outings, and independent living skills assistance. Administers nursing support and psychiatric care, including medication monitoring and management, to assist clients with transitioning back to community living.

Provides crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, and protective shelter for crime victims and survivors. Offers comprehensive legal and immigration assistance, including restraining orders, court accompaniment, and U-Visa support. Administers support groups and restorative justice practices to facilitate healing and system navigation.