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NEW LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES

707 Fair Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Provides residential substance use disorder treatment and reentry services to support long-term recovery. Assists participants with gaining employment, enrolling in educational programs, and integrating into the recovery community. Offers women-only transitional recovery housing to support early sobriety.

IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS)

1400 Emeline Avenue, 3rd Floor, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Helps low-income older adults and people with disabilities stay in their homes by helping them pay for support services. Services include:

-Light domestic help

-Non-medical personal care

-Assistance to and from medical appointments

COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES OFFICE (CVSO)

500 Westridge Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Provides benefit information and application assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Helps with the following:

. Compensation for service connected disabilities

. Education benefits (application and information)

. Home loan (application and information for Certificate of Eligibility)

. Pension for wartime veterans with non-service connected disabilities (income-based)

. VA healthcare (application and information)

. Veteran readiness and employment

Claims services for widows or dependent children of veterans, including burial benefits, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, Death Pension for non-service connected benefits (income-based), education benefits, proceeds from VA life insurance policies

Claims services for parents of veterans, including burial benefits, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (income-based), and proceeds from VA life insurance policies

IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS)

500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076

Helps low-income older adults and people with disabilities stay in their homes by helping them pay for support services. Services include:

-Light domestic help

-Non-medical personal care

-Assistance to and from medical appointments

FOSTERED/FOSTER YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATING PROGRAM

Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Provides guidance, advocacy, community organization, teaming, collaboration, and education case management around the issues of school success for students involved in the foster care system, including students living with their birth families but with child welfare involvement.
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

284 Pennsylvania Drive Suite 1 And 2, Watsonville, CA 95076

Provides individualized substance use disorder recovery services, including detoxification, residential treatment, day treatment, transitional housing, and medication-assisted treatment. Offers specialized programs for pregnant women and women with young children.

HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: CULTIVATING COMMUNITY

0 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Provides flexible volunteer opportunities to support organic farming, retail sales, special events, and technology projects. Offers customizable schedules to accommodate daily, weekly, or occasional participation.

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HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: CULTIVATING COMMUNITY

1338 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Provides flexible volunteer opportunities to support organic farming, retail sales, special events, and technology projects. Offers customizable schedules to accommodate daily, weekly, or occasional participation.

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LIBRARY SERVICES

117 Union Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Provides public access to informational resources, physical and digital collections, and technology services to support literacy and lifelong learning. Offers academic, career, and community resource navigation support. Administers diverse educational and cultural programs for youths and adults.

LIBRARY SERVICES

13390 West Park Avenue, Boulder Creek, CA 95006

Provides public access to informational resources, physical and digital collections, and technology services to support literacy and lifelong learning. Offers academic, career, and community resource navigation support. Administers diverse educational and cultural programs for youths and adults.

LIBRARY SERVICES

6121 Gushee Street, Felton, CA 95018

Provides public access to informational resources, physical and digital collections, and technology services to support literacy and lifelong learning. Offers academic, career, and community resource navigation support. Administers diverse educational and cultural programs for youths and adults.

TATTOO REMOVAL PROGRAM

2045 40th Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010
Offers a service to remove visible tattoos that are barriers to viable employment, as well as economic and social opportunities.

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CAB VICTIM/SURVIVOR OF CRIME SERVICES

501 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Provides case management, systems navigation, and support groups for crime victims and survivors. Offers legal and immigration assistance, including U-Visa support, along with job search and rental assistance. Administers educational support, including tutoring and homework assistance.

WOMEN'S HEALTH AND PRENATAL CARE

204 East Beach Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

Provides specialized reproductive health, obstetrical, and gynecological services for women. Services include comprehensive prenatal care, pregnancy testing, childbirth support, postpartum follow-up, family planning assistance, and routine gynecological examinations to support maternal and infant wellness. Provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services.

DENTAL CARE

208 Green Valley Road, Building 1, Freedom, CA 95019

Provides comprehensive oral healthcare and dental services for children and adults. Services include routine dental cleanings, examinations, X-rays, preventative treatments, fillings, and extractions. Care is delivered across fixed clinic sites as well as a specialized mobile dental clinic unit.

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PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CARE

45 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

Provides specialized comprehensive primary healthcare services tailored for infants, children, and adolescents. Services include well-child checkups, childhood immunizations, sports physical examinations, developmental screenings, and pediatric laboratory testing.

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PLAZA COMUNITARIA

840 N Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Adult Classes:
      • Ged Support
      • Learning English
      • Citizenship Test Preparation
      • Write and/or Read in Spanish
      • Certificate of primary
      • Certificate of secondary
      • Drivers Education Test Preparation
      • Basic and Intermediate Computer Skills (Please contact for days/times of computer classes)
      Children and Youth grades 3-12: Homework Help and Tutoring (no childcare available)

      ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) AND CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION

      320 Rodriguez Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
      Students will learn to speak, listen, read and write English in classes from beginning through advanced levels. Classes focus on interactive student activities that provide the opportunity to practice English for everyday situations, such as jobs, parenting, consumer activities, as well as prepare for career and academic pursuits.

      CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

      294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
      Short-term career technical education programs with high employment potential.

      SPECIAL PARENTS INFORMATION NETWORK (SPIN)

      455 San Benito Street Suite 30, Hollister, CA 95023
      Offers peers support groups, mentor parent program, information and resources to parents who have children with special needs to strengthen and empower their families and the professionals who serve them. Through parent volunteers and paid staff, they provide phone support, information, resource referrals, IEP clinics, educational workshops and networking events. Newsletters are available to download online.

      SENIOR PROGRAM

      1117 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

      The Diversity Center provides a range of activities to engage LGBTQ+ older adults, including social gatherings, low-impact exercise, and luncheons. Our weekly Wisdom Workshops offer a welcoming space for elders to socialize, play games, receive tech support, attend gentle yoga classes, or connect with staff for additional support. Additional workshop topics include dementia prevention, elder abuse awareness, and ecological practices.

      Key Programs:

      Wisdom Workshops: A weekly offering for LGBTQ+ and allied older adults. Join us for different learning experiences including writing workshops, low-impact chair yoga, music bingo, special guest presentations, and more.

      Rainbow Strollers: A weekly walking group for LGBTQ+ and allied older adults. This activity provides a fun, rewarding, non-judgmental experience for walkers with a focus on appropriate exercise, interaction, companionship, and enjoyment of nature. The walks are longer than 2 miles with breaks.

      Men's and Women's Socials: LGBTQ+ men's and women's socials meet every other month starting in February, either at someone's home, for an outing, or at The Diversity Center. The socials are usually for two hours in the afternoon, though the time can vary.

      Luncheon Socials: LGBTQ+ and allied older adult luncheons occur in January, April, September, and November. Luncheons feature food, beverages, entertainment, and engaging education on a relevant topic.

      GOVERNMENT SERVICES

      Administration Offices, 372 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076
      Provides rescue and basic life support for medical emergencies. Offers programs to prevent and mitigate the threats associated with fire, medical emergencies, hazardous materials, and accidental injury through prevention and public education activities. The department is also responsible for managing the City's safety and disaster management programs.

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      YOUTH SERVICES

      925 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

      Provides daily supervised programs after school and all day during holidays and summer vacations. Full-time professional leadership is supplemented by part-time workers and volunteers. Offers programs in five areas of youth development; education and career development, leadership development, health and life skills, art and sports, and recreation.

      FRIENDLY PEERSUASION PHASE I/ PHASE II

      1001 Huntington Drive, Aptos, CA 95003
      A substance abuse education program for middle school girls, which also prepares them to become facilitators of workshops on this subject for elementary school children. This program approaches drug abuse prevention as a peer issue, using the positive influence of young people modeling healthy behaviors.

      LIVE OAK SCHOOL DISTRICT

      984-1 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

      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.

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