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EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES | WATSONVILLE/APTOS/SANTA CRUZ ADULT EDUCATION (WASCAE)

EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

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.

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SER'S FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM | SERNATIONAL NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM

SER'S FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM

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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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ CITYSERVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (CITYSERVE)

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Matches interested community members (age 13 and over) with City departments in need of volunteers. Also offers opportunities for groups with special proposals to implement their projects as volunteers.

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STABLE TRANSITIONS AFTER RE-ENTRY (STAR) | ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SERVICES

STABLE TRANSITIONS AFTER RE-ENTRY (STAR)

The STAR program provides support to youth who are exiting Probation-based placements and returning to a family-based home environment. The program's vision is for youth to transition home successfully by engaging in school and/or work and avoid future justice system involvement.

Encompass STAR staff partner with Santa Cruz County Juvenile Probation, Positive Discipline, and Conflict Resolution Center to create robust transition plans and increase parental capacity to care for and address the needs of children involved in the justice system.

Encompass staff are bilingual and focus on the whole family. Linkages include mental health and drug/alcohol counseling, employment resources, academic support, and pro-social activities.

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DUI RESOURCE CENTER | JANUS OF SANTA CRUZ

DUI RESOURCE CENTER

Provides services to reduce multiple impaired driving offenses and increase community safety through streamlining processes for high-risk drivers to engage in DDP program, interlock device installment and obtaining auto insurance. driver's license. DUI programs, get help with filing SR-22 forms or get details about restricted licenses, Interlock ignition devices, insurance, and more.

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HOUSING NAVIGATION & SUSTAINING SERVICES | ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SERVICES

HOUSING NAVIGATION & SUSTAINING SERVICES

The Encompass Housing Navigation Team provides support to tenants of Encompass Housing in order to facilitate a stable living environment, help assist tenants in developing a support system, improve skills needed to maintain housing, and to connect with community resources for employment, education, medical needs and community involvement.

Services Offered
- Help finding and retaining permanent housing for individuals or families
- Help with home loans and financing
- Linkage to other community support services (dental, transportation, medical care, etc.) as needed

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BIKE SMART | ECOLOGY ACTION

BIKE SMART

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.

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EMPLOYMENT & VOCATIONAL SERVICES | HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT

EMPLOYMENT & VOCATIONAL SERVICES


Provides transitional employment, job training and support services in a community-supported organic garden and related work enterprises. On-the-job training program is up to one year. Each participants works a consistent schedule and must set and work toward goals for shelter, education and/or employment. Offers a lecture series during the growing season and a retail store that sells products from the farm.

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COUNSELING | PAJARO VALLEY PREVENTION AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE, INC.

COUNSELING

Serves the Pajaro Valley community with a focus on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District(PVUSD) youth and their families offering counseling, substance abuse (drug, alcohol, and tobacco)prevention and intervention, and conflict resolution. Mental health services, substance use disorder services, prevention services, youth leadership development, family-supporting services.

Collaborates with police department, public probation and education department, a community-based gang prevention program (BASTA) to provide prevention curriculum, student gang intervention services, school dropout, teacher in service and parent education in PVUSD schools and community.

Youth Services: HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

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ENSAMBLE MUSICAL | SENDEROS

ENSAMBLE MUSICAL

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.

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VITAL DOCS PROGRAM | WINGS HOMELESS ADVOCACY

VITAL DOCS PROGRAM

Our Vital Docs Program helps people experiencing homelessness get a birth certificate.

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NAMI CONEXI?N GRUPO DE APOYO Y RECUPERACI?N | NAMI SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

NAMI CONEXI?N GRUPO DE APOYO Y RECUPERACI?N

Spanish-language group for adults who identify as living with a mental health condition

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AFTER SCHOOL RECREATION | PACIFIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AFTER SCHOOL RECREATION

After School Recreation is available after school hours end for all Pacific School and Pacific Preschool students. Activities include games, sports, snacks, free play, homework, arts and crafts, etc.

Preschool students must be picked up by 2:45. Transitional Kindergarten through Sixth Grade students must be picked up by 5:15.

After-school programming is free for income-qualified families and offered at a low daily rate for others.


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VICTIM/SURVIVOR OF CRIME, LEGAL IMMIGRATION, AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES | CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF MONTEREY

VICTIM/SURVIVOR OF CRIME, LEGAL IMMIGRATION, AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES

Survivors/victims services: Immigration services

Legal services: Help preparing Victim impact statements, U-Visas

Serve victims/survivors who are impacted by the following crimes: Adult Physical Assault (includes aggravated and simple assault);Adult sexual assault;Arson;Domestic and/or Family Violence;Elder Abuse or Neglect;Hate Crime: Racial/religious/gender/sexual orientation/other;Human trafficking: labor;Human trafficking: sex;Kidnapping (non-custodial);Kidnapping (custodial);Mass violence (domestic/international);Robbery;Survivors of homicide victims;Terrorism (domestic/international).

Serve victims/survivors who are: Experiencing Homelessness;Immigrant/refugees/asylum seekers;LGBTQ+;Undocumented;Victim with limited English proficiency.

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PERINATAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | JANUS OF SANTA CRUZ

PERINATAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Provides group, individual, and family treatment, for women and children. Children 5 and under may live with their mothers during their stay. Stay based on regular assessments and individual needs for real results. Provides support for health and wellbeing goals.

Stress Busters: Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM | CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM

Survivors/victims services:
  • Our Victim Offender Dialogue Program provides the opportunity for those most directly affected by crime - the victim, the offender, their families, and community members - to be directly and actively involved in responding to the harm caused by crime.
  • Offers victim-offender dialogues, victim-awareness classes, neighborhood courts, parent-teen mediations, re-entry mediations with justice-involved persons, restorative justice and transformative justice for certain domestic violence cases.
Serve victims/survivors who are impacted by the following crimes: Adult Physical Assault (includes aggravated and simple assault);Arson;Bullying (Verbal, Cyber, or Physical);Burglary;Domestic and/or Family Violence;DUI/DWI Incidents;Other: vehicular victimization (e. g. hit and run);Robbery;Teen dating victimization.

Serve victims/survivors who are: Currently under supervision (probation/parole);Experiencing Homelessness;Immigrant/refugees/asylum seekers;LGBTQ+;Undocumented;Veteran;Victim with disabilities: Cognitive/physical/mental;Victim with limited English proficiency

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CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION | WATSONVILLE/APTOS/SANTA CRUZ ADULT EDUCATION (WASCAE)

CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Short-term career technical education programs with high employment potential.

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WORKFORCE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JOB SEEKER SERVICES | COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

WORKFORCE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JOB SEEKER SERVICES

Workforce Santa Cruz County offers specialized programs for young adults (16-24) and adult (18+) job seekers and employees, including members of our community with disabilities, military veterans, and dislocated workers. Our services offer wide range of programs to improve skills, discover career pathways, participate in training, and more:

. CalJOBS: CalJOBS is California's online resource to help job seekers navigate the state's workforce services. You can search and apply for jobs, create rsums, find education and training, download the CalJOBS app, and more.
. Young Adults: Get help to develop skills, search and apply for jobs, network and connect to community resources.
. Dislocated Workers: If you are 18 years or older, access our no-cost services to find a stable job or training for a new career. We can help you figure out what kind of career would be best for you through customized services specific to individuals who have been terminated or laid off, or have received a notice of termination or layoff.
. Veterans: Veterans Career Services are available for unemployed and underemployed veterans and their spouses and include access to training, job search and placement assistance, and other supportive services.
. Training: Workforce Santa Cruz County provides adult (18+) and youth (16-24) job seekers and employees with access to a wide range of programs to improve skills, discover career pathways, participate in training, and so much more. Eligible youth may co-enroll in both youth and adult programs.

Learn more: https://workforcescc.com/job-seekers/

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LIBRARY SERVICES | SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES

LIBRARY SERVICES

Provides information services, free access to computers and printers, free WiFi access, free access to books, movies, audiobooks, and music for education, entertainment, and personal enrichment.

Also offers research assistance, early literacy programs, book groups, craft programs, STEM/STEAM-based programs, the Genealogical Society and local history collections, meeting rooms for non-profit use, and programs to support lifelong learning and cultural experiences.

Provides resources (books, technology, streaming audiobooks, video, ebooks, reference databases, news), services (Homework Help, Online Tutoring, help finding information, job search, workforce development, housing search, connecting to community resources), programs (ACT Advisory Council for Teens, Coding, Computer Animation, Dungeons & Dragons, craft programs, community conversations, book and film clubs), volunteer opportunities.

Career Exploration, Cultural and Recreational Activities, Science & Math Subject Matters, Socio-Emotional Learning, Technology Support Services, Tutoring Services, Youth Advocacy/Civic Engagement.

Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition, Experiencing Nature, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Physical Activity, Supportive Relationships

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LIBRARY SERVICES | SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES

LIBRARY SERVICES

Provides information services, free access to computers and printers, free WiFi access, free access to books, movies, audiobooks, and music for education, entertainment, and personal enrichment.

Also offers research assistance, early literacy programs, book groups, craft programs, STEM/STEAM-based programs, the Genealogical Society and local history collections, meeting rooms for non-profit use, and programs to support lifelong learning and cultural experiences.

Provides resources (books, technology, streaming audiobooks, video, ebooks, reference databases, news), services (Homework Help, Online Tutoring, help finding information, job search, workforce development, housing search, connecting to community resources), programs (ACT Advisory Council for Teens, Coding, Computer Animation, Dungeons & Dragons, craft programs, community conversations, book and film clubs), volunteer opportunities.

Career Exploration, Cultural and Recreational Activities, Science & Math Subject Matters, Socio-Emotional Learning, Technology Support Services, Tutoring Services, Youth Advocacy/Civic Engagement.

Stress Busters: Balanced Nutrition, Experiencing Nature, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Physical Activity, Supportive Relationships

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CAREER CENTER | GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES

CAREER CENTER

Operates a career center where people can have access to computers, fax, copy machines, online job banks, job posting boards, job search assistance, resume assistance, job fairs, computer and typing testing and certification, referrals and information on local resources. Vocational rehabilitation service is described separately.

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HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: CULTIVATING COMMUNITY | HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT

HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: CULTIVATING COMMUNITY

Our volunteer program is flexible to allow for varied interests (farming, retail, special events, technology, etc.) and schedules (daily, weekly, or just here and there).

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CALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS | CALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS

CALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS

Provides disability advocacy at state and local levels. Also provides private email discussion groups for members to share information and discuss disability issues.

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) AND CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION | WATSONVILLE/APTOS/SANTA CRUZ ADULT EDUCATION (WASCAE)

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) AND CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION

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.

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YARR SCC | YOUR ALLIED RAPID RESPONSE

YARR SCC

Rapid Response Hotline

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