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CACFP is a nutrition assistance program that reimburses food for licensed caregivers, providing healthy meals to support both children and adults in our community.
CACFP es un programa de asistencia nutricional que reembolsa los alimentos a los cuidadores con licencia, comidas saludables para apoyar a los nios y adultos en nuestra comunidad.

Stress Buster: Balanced Nutrition

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Food Vouchers
Adult Day Programs
Nutrition Education
Services Include:
Unemployment Assistance (UI application/access point)
OSHA Training
OJT On-the -job training opportunities
On site Job readiness training/Job placement assistance
Vocational English as a second language (VESL)/GED Preparation


Housing Assistance

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Financial Literacy Training
Employment Preparation
Housing Counseling
Youth Employment Programs
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Employment Related Fingerprinting
Job Finding Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Employment Physical Examinations
Personal Financial Counseling
In Home Supportive Services Subsidies
The ADRC assists older adults, individuals living with disabilities, and family caregivers with identifying personal and community resources, navigating complex public benefits systems, and accessing information about dozens of non-profit community-based service partners. We help people get the supports they need to live where and how they want to live; services to meet real needs, and -more importantly!- to make real differences in the lives of those we are privileged to serve and learn from.

San Benito County's new Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) is both a service hub AND a network of committed community organizations acting as a "No Wrong Door" system to enable people of all ages, incomes, and abilities to connect with anyone ADRC partner organization for accessing a wide array of Long-Term Services and Support options in the community.

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Senior Centers
Senior Advocacy Groups
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Offers assistance with obtaining information about in-home services, hospice programs, transportation, legal services counseling, health insurance counseling, senior centers, adult day care, Alzheimer's resource centers and Meals on Wheels programs.

Community Mediation program helps people solve interpersonal conflicts such as those between family, neighbors, housemates, homeowner associations, and more.

CRC-neutral mediators guide participants through a mediation process that includes identifying problems, clarifying concerns and perspectives, developing options and reaching mutually beneficial agreements.

Addressing LeaseAgreements:
  • Repeated leaseviolations
  • Rent Increases

Evictions and UnlawfulDetainers
  • Addresing unpaid rent
  • Negotiating transfer ofpessesions
Access to Property
Property Damages or Maintenance

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Intensive Family Reunification Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Conflict Resolution Training
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Geriatric Counseling
Family Maintenance/Reunification
Senior Advocacy Groups

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.


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LGBTQ2+ Advocacy Groups
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Senior Centers
LGBTQ2+ Community Centers
Elderday provides adult day health care to keep our participants as strong as possible and out of institutional care. Services include health monitoring by nurses, participant and family support and care coordination by social workers, physical and occupational therapies, dietary consultation, speech therapy, and planned therapeutic activities in a happy congregate milieu. Care includes transportation to and from the program, morning snack, and lunch.

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Speech Therapy
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Dietary Supplements
Senior Centers
Area Agency on Aging serve as the advocate and focal point for older individuals within the community by monitoring, evaluating, and commenting upon all policies, programs, hearings, levies, and community actions which will affect older individuals.

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Senior Centers
Senior Advocacy Groups
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Adult Day Programs
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Home Delivered Meals
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Elder Abuse Counseling
Older Adult/Disability Related Supportive Housing
Senior Ride Programs
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Aging/Older Adult Support Groups
Senior Community Service Employment Programs

Gentle chair yoga for seniors. Bi-lingual. No experience necessary.

Activities hosted at the Senior Center Monday through Friday: Schedule varies per month
  • Project Scout
  • Tax Help
  • Grey Bears
  • Brown Bag pick up
  • Community Lunches
  • "Uke"'n Sing"
  • Line Dance
  • Weights
  • Video Yoga
  • Bridge Club
  • Lapidary

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Brown Bag Food Programs
Dance Instruction
Senior Centers
Music Groups
Yoga
Arts and Crafts Instruction
AARP Tax Aide Programs
Arts and Crafts Clubs

The Downtown Senior Center aims to keep older adults active, engaged and connected with the community through recreation, education and technology. With a variety of classes, activities, trips and services for adults age 50+, there is something for everyone.


Serves a hot lunch and offers special activities. Provides recreation programs for seniors and soon-to-be seniors.

Offers exercise classes, Yoga, Tai Chi and Qi Gong, book club, creative writing, special events, line dancing, walking/hiking club.

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Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Senior Centers
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Lift Line provides 60,000 door-to-door rides a year to seniors and people with disabilities; allowing these Central Coast residents to remain active and social.
Lift Line ofrece 60,000 viajes de puerta a puerta cada ao para personas mayores y personas con discapacidades; permitiendo que estos residentes de la costa central permanezcan activos y sociales.

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Senior Ride Programs
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Taxi Fare
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Disability Related Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Offers ongoing class series (attend one or all sessions), workshops, trainings, support groups

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Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Parent/Family Involvement in Education
Parenting Materials
Parenting Skills Classes
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Co-Parenting Workshops
Workshops/Symposiums
Parent Rights Classes
Stepfamily/Blended Family Support Groups
Child Abuse Support Groups
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Youth Development
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Custody/Support Related Support Groups

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.

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In Home Developmental Disabilities Habilitation Programs
Personal Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
In Home Supportive Services Subsidies
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

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.

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In Home Developmental Disabilities Habilitation Programs
Personal Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
In Home Supportive Services Subsidies
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

Damians Ladder assists low- and moderate-income older and disabled homeowners by providing minor home repairs that they cannot perform due to lack of funds and/or inability to physically perform the repairs themselves. Our purpose is to enable people to remain in their homes as long as possible.

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Disaster Specific Home Repair