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Smart Choices is a summer program for girls entering high school. It inspires girls to make positive life choices about school, relationships, and health. Activities include: • Living on a university campus for a week. • Exploring the campus and getting a feel for college life • Learning about college requirements and how to get a head start • Enjoying fun outdoor activities • Meeting girls from other schools in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz County • Attending fun and interactive workshops that focus on issues of concern to high school girls, including healthy relationships, health, peer pressure, self-image and esteem, healthy eating habits, and more...

Provides comprehensive, strengths-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral health services for Medi-Cal eligible children and youth who have moderate to severe behavioral health needs.

Services include assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy (individual, family), case management, and psychiatric care (evaluation and medication management). Services delivered at County behavioral health clinic locations, community, or home-based settings, as clinically appropriate.

The Access Team provides 24-hour confidential crisis intervention and referral services (800-952-2335).

Provides substance use disorder prevention, early intervention, and treatment services across the continuum of care.

Stress Busters: Behavioral & Mental Health, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Supportive Relationships

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

Trains volunteers to work with children who have been removed from their homes, declared dependents of the court due to abuse, neglect or abandonment and placed in foster care. Court Appointed Special Advocates work for a judge, alongside attorneys and social workers, as sworn officers of the court to advocate for children. Advocates receive an initial 35 hours of training and volunteer 10-15 hours per month on behalf of one child. The volunteer advocates on behalf of the child until the case is resolved. Youth Services: Academic Support, Career Exploration and Development, Health and Wellness, Social-Emotional Support, Youth Leadership.

Stress Busters: Experiencing Nature, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Physical Activity, Supportive Relationships (Foster Youth Only)

The County of Santa Cruz Human Services Department's In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program supports safe independent living for low-income frail elderly adults and disabled persons of all ages. County IHSS services assist people to apply for and determine eligibility to receive and access IHSS. The IHSS Public Authority - a separate partner agency - is the employer of record for IHSS providers, providing assistance to IHSS recipient consumers on how to interview, hire and supervise a care providers, helping improve service delivery for low income seniors and disabled individuals of all ages who are enrolled in IHSS.

The County Of Santa Cruz Human Services Department's Veterans Services Office serves all veterans and their families, offering support and guidance of all benefits earned by military services, regardless of time in service, period of service or type of discharge. Established in 1946 to assist veterans, military retirees and their families, we are not employees of the federal government. We are County employees ready to assist you with the benefits and services earned through your military service.

The County Of Santa Cruz Human Services Department's Veterans Services Office serves all veterans and their families, offering support and guidance of all benefits earned by military services, regardless of time in service, period of service or type of discharge. Established in 1946 to assist veterans, military retirees and their families, we are not employees of the federal government. We are County employees ready to assist you with the benefits and services earned through your military service.

Provides financial assistance to South County Santa Cruz County residents for PAST DUE rent payments for low income households. Subject to funding availability.

People First is a homeless services provider in Santa Cruz County dedicated to ensuring housing for all by uniting the community, forming partnerships, inspiring advocacy and providing services.

We regularly update and distribute lists of free services and resources through the County in the form of 4 different Free Guides (Santa Cruz, Watsonville, San Lorenzo Valley, and Veterans).

We launched an Outreach-Based Case Management Program in January which works with homeless and recently housed people throughout the County by meeting them where they're at, literally and metaphorically.

This past winter was our second season of running Extreme Weather Shelters (EWS) in the County which provided hundreds of people experiencing homelessness with a warm and welcoming place to rest in the evening and spend time during the day.

We're entering our third year of operating an RV Safe Parking Program that includes a stable place for individuals and families to park their RVs 24/7, case management, and housing navigation.

Assists in obtaining birth certificates, death certificates, & marriage certificates.