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Provides a weekly food pantry.

Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition

Operates food distributions of produce and non-perishable food items at 100 locations countywide.


Supplies food to 100 local nonprofits so they don't have to source food themselves
Also provides bilingual nutrition education, Cal AIM healthy food boxes, CalFresh outreach, and application assistance.

Supports clients during Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events

Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition

Categories

Nutrition Education
Food Stamps/SNAP
Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Food Pantries

BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BSICAS
Clothes / Ropa
Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos

HEALTH | SALUD
Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripcin de Covered CA
Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejera mental

DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO
Information & Referral / Informacin y referencia
Legal Services / Servicios Jurdicos
Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripcin de beneficios pblicos
Translation / Traduccin

FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES
Parenting Education / Clases para padres

FOR KIDS | PARA LOS NIOS
Ho mework Tutoring / Club de tareas
Summer Lunch / Almuerzo de verano

TRAINING & EDUCATION | ENTRENAMIENTO Y EDUCACIN
Emergency Preparedness Preparacin para emergencias

TECH AND OFFICE | TECNOLOGA 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.

Behavioral Health/ Mental Health Counseling

Categories

Co-Parenting Workshops
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Food Safety Education
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Blood Pressure Screening
Housing Advocacy Groups
Art Galleries/Exhibits
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Diabetes Screening
Disability Related Parenting Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Advocacy
Tutoring Services
Food Stamps/SNAP
Nutrition Education
Youth Development
Summer Food Service Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Parenting Materials
General Health Education Programs
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Medicaid
Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Adult State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Benefits Screening
TANF
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Children's State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Food Pantries

Services offer:

  • Clothes and Food Stipends
  • Case Management for vital documentation, public benefits (Calfresh, general assistance, SSI, SSDI), employment (Job Finding) , and housing navigation.
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Donations: Clothing, hygiene supplies, blankets


Categories

Identification Application/Replacement Clinics
Housing Counseling
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Birth Certificates
Winter Clothing Donation Programs
Job Finding Assistance
Social Security Numbers
Social Security Retirement Benefits
General Clothing Donation Programs
Work Clothing
Employment Preparation
Food Stamps/SNAP
Employment Related Fingerprinting
Work Clothing Donation Programs
General Clothing Provision
Social Security Disability Insurance
Homeless Employment Programs
Employment Physical Examinations
Food Pantries
Bombs sharing meals, clothing and survival gear every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 at the Town Clock

Categories

Food Pantries
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Soup Kitchens

BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BSICAS
Clothes / Ropa
Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos

HEALTH | SALUD
Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripcin de Covered CA
Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejera mental

DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO
Information & Referral / Informacin y referencia
Legal Services / Servicios Jurdicos
Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripcin de beneficios pblicos
Translation / Traduccin

FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES
Parenting Education / Clases para padres

FOR KIDS | PARA LOS NIOS
Ho mework Tutoring / Club de tareas
Summer Lunch / Almuerzo de verano

TRAINING & EDUCATION | ENTRENAMIENTO Y EDUCACIN
Emergency Preparedness Preparacin para emergencias

TECH AND OFFICE | TECNOLOGA 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.

Behavioral Health/ Mental Health Counseling

Categories

Co-Parenting Workshops
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Food Safety Education
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Blood Pressure Screening
Housing Advocacy Groups
Art Galleries/Exhibits
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Diabetes Screening
Disability Related Parenting Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Advocacy
Tutoring Services
Food Stamps/SNAP
Nutrition Education
Youth Development
Summer Food Service Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Parenting Materials
General Health Education Programs
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Medicaid
Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Adult State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Benefits Screening
TANF
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Children's State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Food Pantries

The UCSC Slug Support Program was created to promote early intervention with students of concern to prevent culminating problems from escalating into a crisis. The goal of the Slug Support Program is to identify students navigating difficult or challenging situations and assist them in resolving their concerns. Slug Support also has emergency food and housing resources for students as well as a financial assistance hardship fund for basic needs. Slug Support serves both undergraduate and graduate UCSC students.

Categories

Food Pantries
Food Stamps/SNAP
General Housing Expense Assistance
Brown Bag Food Programs
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Low Income/Subsidized Rental Housing
Housing Counseling
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rapid Re-Housing Programs

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.

Categories

Food Pantries
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance

The Healthy Food Box program at Second Harvest Food Bank will provide a box of nutritious food that's tailored to chronic condition for twelve weeks along with three nutritional counseling sessions. The food box will include healthy recipes, educational materials and other resources to help you thrive.

Categories

Food Pantries
Brown Bag Food Programs
DRSC offers a variety of programming including the following:
-Food programs:
weekly distributions and walk-in pantry
-Youth: year-round teen center, referral-based tutorial program, summer recreation
-Families: financial empowerment workshops and case management
-Fire recovery: disaster case management for families and individuals who lost their homes in the CZU lightning complex fires, community outreach and education related to disaster preparedness
-COVID-19: community outreach and education and connection to resources
-Seniors: community engagement and case management
-Immigration Legal Services: consultations, family-based petitions, citizenship, DACA renewal, green card renewal, U-Visa, community education
-General: translation (English and Spanish), outreach events, information and referral, form assistance, Cal-Fresh and Medi-Cal referral, computer and internet access

Categories

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Business Assistance Services
Youth Development
Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Food Stamps/SNAP
Donation Pickups
Food Pantries
Outreach Programs
Community Celebrations/Festivals
Food Donation Programs
Public Internet Access Sites
Information and Referral Associations

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF SAN AGUSTIN

Provides food on Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm.
Home visits and other assistance offered in response to the Need Line.

Categories

Food Pantries
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Vouchers
Provides a free hot lunch every weekday. Offers free bags of groceries for those in need. Also offers information and referral for related services such as financial help, shelters and other basic needs.

Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition

BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BSICAS
Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos

HEALTH | SALUD
Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripcin de Covered CA
Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejera mental

DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO
Information & Referral / Informacin y referencia
Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripcin de beneficios pblicos
Translation / Traduccin

FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES
Parenting Education / Clases para padres

FOR KIDS | PARA LOS NIOS
Homework Tutoring / Club de tareas

TRAINING & EDUCATION | ENTRENAMIENTO Y EDUCACIN
Emergency Preparedness Preparacin para emergencias
Literacy Classes / Clases de alfabetizacin

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.

Behavioral Health/ Counseling


Categories

Food Stamps/SNAP
Co-Parenting Workshops
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management
TANF
Food Donation Programs
Housing Advocacy Groups
Tutoring Services
Advocacy
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Job Finding Assistance
Health Insurance Premium Assistance
Youth Development
Housing Counseling
Parenting Materials
Identification Application/Replacement Clinics
Adult State/Local Health Insurance Programs
General Counseling Services
Children's State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Food Pantries
Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Child Advocacy Centers
Student Counseling Services
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Ethnic Advocacy Groups
Medicaid
Parenting Skills Classes
Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Disability Related Parenting Programs

BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BSICAS
Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos

HEALTH | SALUD
Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripcin de Covered CA
Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejera mental

DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO
Information & Referral / Informacin y referencia
Legal Services / Servicios Jurdicos
Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripcin de beneficios pblicos
Translation / Traduccin

FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES
Onsite WIC access / Acceso in situ a WIC
Parenting Education / Clases para padres

FOR KIDS | PARA LOS NIOS
Summer Lunch / Almuerzo de verano

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.

Behavioral Health/ Counseling

Categories

Parent Support Groups
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Health Insurance Premium Assistance
Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Disability Related Parenting Programs
Summer Food Service Programs
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Food Pantries
Health Care Discount Enrollment Programs
Directory Assistance
Job Finding Assistance
Identification Application/Replacement Clinics
Food Safety Education
Parent/Family Involvement in Education
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Children's State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
General Health Education Programs
TANF
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Brown Bag Food Programs
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Nutrition Education
Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Food Donation Programs
Parenting Materials
Food Stamps/SNAP
Co-Parenting Workshops
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Physical Activity and Fitness Education/Promotion
Parenting Skills Classes
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

Categories

Gas Service Payment Assistance
School Supplies Donation Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
Gas Money
Free School Supplies
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Free daily meals to anyone in need.
Also offers a bag of food once a week on Tuesday or Thursday.


Categories

Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Homeless Drop In Centers
General Counseling Services
Soup Kitchens
Spiritual/Religious Issues Counseling
Food Pantries
Pre-packaged food and food vouchers available at the station in the lower parking lot on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Food baskets also available on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
Home visits and other assistance offered in response to the Need Line

Categories

Food Vouchers
Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Food Pantries
Brown Bag Food Programs

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

Categories

Food Donation Programs
Computer Access Aids
Return to Education Support
Life Skills Education
Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Laundry Facilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Low Income/Subsidized Rental Housing
Employment/Retirement Related Support Groups
Youth Employment Programs
Women's Support Groups
Employment Preparation
Work Clothing Donation Programs
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
General Clothing Donation Programs
Social Clubs/Events
Housing Advocacy Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Student Financial Aid
Continuing Education
Workshops/Symposiums
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Food Pantries

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

Categories

Food Donation Programs
Computer Access Aids
Return to Education Support
Life Skills Education
Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Laundry Facilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Low Income/Subsidized Rental Housing
Employment/Retirement Related Support Groups
Youth Employment Programs
Women's Support Groups
Employment Preparation
Work Clothing Donation Programs
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
General Clothing Donation Programs
Social Clubs/Events
Housing Advocacy Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Student Financial Aid
Continuing Education
Workshops/Symposiums
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Food Pantries
Survivors/Victims Services: Case Manager, System Navigator, Substance Use Resources, Mental Health Services, Support Groups
Basic Needs, gift cards, Family services
. Financial assistance (as funds are available)
. Food Pantry/Food Distribution
. Diaper/Formula Distribution

Education Services: implementation of attendance plans, educational interventions and supporting families with requesting services in through SELPA is there is suspicion of a learning disability.

Categories

Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Food Pantries
Crime Victim Support Groups
Brown Bag Food Programs
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Diapers
General Mental Health Information/Education
Child Abuse Support Groups
General Crime Victim Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Crime Witness Support
English as a Second Language
Formula/Baby Food
BASIC NEEDS | NECESIDADES BSICAS
Clothes / Ropa
Food Distribution / Despensa de alimentos
Homeless Services Servicios para personas sin hogar

HEALTH | SALUD
Covered CA Enrollment / Inscripcin de Covered CA
Mental Health Counseling Servicios de consejera mental
Natural Health Clinic / Clnica de salud natural

DROP-IN ADVOCACY SERVICES | SERVICIOS DE APOYO DIRECTO
Information & Referral / Informacin y referencia
Public Benefits Enrollment Inscripcin de beneficios pblicos
Translation / Traduccin

FOR PARENTS | PARA LOS PADRES
Parenting Education / Clases para padres

TRAINING & EDUCATION | ENTRENAMIENTO Y EDUCACIN
Emergency Preparedness/ Preparacion para emergencias

TECH AND OFFICE | TECNOLOGA 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.

Categories

Health/Disability Related Counseling
Adult State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Food Pantries
Herbal Medicine
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Children's State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Outpatient Health Facilities
Advocacy
Parenting Materials
Housing Advocacy Groups
Case/Care Management
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Education Advocacy Groups
Co-Parenting Workshops
Acupuncture
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Anger Management
Disability Related Parenting Programs
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Child Advocacy Centers
Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Arts and Crafts Clubs
Parenting Skills Classes
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Divorce Counseling
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention