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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.

SENIOR ORAL HEALTH CARE

1500 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, awarded Dientes Community Dental Care and Salud Para La Gente membership as the Senior Oral Health Coalition Program. The multi-year program launched in April 2022 to address the oral health crisis among older adults in the U.S. Our coalition promotes the connection between oral health and overall health, improve access and create greater equity in the care and treatment older adults receive.

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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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RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

501 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Provides financial assistance for past-due rent payments to help individuals maintain housing stability. Services are subject to funding availability.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IMMIGRATION PROJECT

150 Church Street, Davenport, CA 95017

Provides comprehensive immigration legal services, consultations, and community advocacy. Assists with naturalization, citizenship applications, green cards, DACA renewals, work permits, and visa petitions. Offers specialized legal support for crime victims, human trafficking survivors, and juveniles.

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.

FAMILY HEALTH CARE

45 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

Provides comprehensive primary healthcare services, including preventative medicine, chronic disease management, and health promotion for individuals and families. Services include routine physical examinations, medical evaluations, laboratory testing, and prescription refills.

MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING

252 Green Valley Road, Freedom, CA 95019

Provides outpatient mental health services and emotional support counseling through integrated wellness programs. Services include individual and family therapy, behavioral health evaluations, crisis support, and preventative counseling designed to assist patients in managing psychological and emotional well-being.

ENSAMBLE MUSICAL

840 N Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
After school instrumental music class with the goal of creating a traditional Banda de Viento. Performances in a number of community events throughout the year.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
Educational programs for adults with disabilities support older adults with disabilities as they challenge themselves personally, intellectually, and physically. Courses designed for disabled adults to enrich their lives through various art media.

SPECIAL PARENTS INFORMATION NETWORK (SPIN)

740 Front Street, Suite 175, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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.

PARENTING FOR STRONG COMMUNITIES

1205 Freedom Blvd, #3b, Watsonville, 95076

Provides ongoing class series, workshops, specialized trainings, and mutual support groups focused on Positive Discipline models. Offers research-based educational instruction to develop social, emotional, and foundational life skills for youth. Connects parents, schools, and community organizations to family well-being resources.

GROWING TOGETHER

819 Pinehurst Drive, Aptos, CA 95003
Designed to increase positive communication between mothers (or another significant female adult) and their daughters. It helps them discuss questions about sexual behavior and puberty without embarrassment. Growing Together: -Allows time for mothers and daughters to explore their feelings, values and expectations. -Provides participants the opportunity to practice decision-making and problem-solving skills. -Provides participants the opportunity to learn about open communication, which is an important part of a healthy relationship. -Provides factual information about the changes girls may experience during puberty. -Helps parents to answer questions about sexual behavior and puberty without embarrassment.
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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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BIKE SMART

877 Cedar Street, Suite 240, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Works with local schools to promote bicycle safety through outreach events and hands-on training sessions. The goal of the program is to reduce the collision rates of young bicyclists, increase safety, promote legal bicycling practices among youth, and increase use and proper fit of bicycle helmets. All services are offered through local participating schools.

SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTER

Watsonville, CA 95076
Provides affordable psychotherapy and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. Services are provided by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Master's level Interns and Trainees who are under the supervision of a licensed therapist.

FOOD PANTRY

45 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

Provides supplemental food assistance, emergency grocery packages, and nutritional support to low-income individuals and families in the community to mitigate food insecurity.

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VISION CARE

252 Green Valley Road, Freedom, CA 95019

Provides comprehensive eye care and optometry services. Services include routine vision examinations, screenings, and diagnostic evaluations. Specialized optical departments provide prescription fitting, adjustments, and dispensing of eyeglasses and corrective lenses.

ENSAMBLE MUSICAL

315 Poplar Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
After school instrumental music class with the goal of creating a traditional Banda de Viento. Performances in a number of community events throughout the year.

LGBTQ+ YOUTH WELL-BEING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

1117 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

The Diversity Center supports Gender Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) in middle and high schools through workshops, special events, and resource sharing. We organize social gatherings and activities for LGBTQ+ and allied youth (ages 11-18) and young adults (ages 18-24), including mental health fairs, Queer Prom, and CampOUT. In response to community needs, we launched a playgroup for gender-diverse children (ages 5-11) in collaboration with TransFamilies. All program participants are asked to complete our Community Connection Survey annually.

Key Programs

Rainbow Kids: A monthly 90 minute playgroup for gender diverse, LGBTQ+ kids and allies elementary school age 5-11 and their families. Co-facilitated with TransFamilies.

Prismatic Youth Gatherings: A monthly activity for LGBTQ+ and allied youth ages 11-18. This program is designed to help youth feel a sense of belonging and empowerment.

GenderVentures: A monthly support group for gender-diverse youth ages 11-18. This program encourages youth to explore and understand how gender informs the way we experience the world. One of the best ways to freely explore gender diversity safely, is to do so with community!

Hosts an annual Queer Prom and CampOUT for LGBTQ+ and allied youth ages 14-18.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ VICTIM/SURVIVOR OF CRIME SERVICES

Po Box 7612, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Survivors/Victims Services: Support Groups Serve victims survivors who are impacted by the following crimes: vehicular victimization (e. g. hit and run);Survivors of homicide victims.

FRIENDLY PEERSUASION PHASE I/ PHASE II

440 Arthur Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
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.