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Serves lunch meals to seniors age 60+ who call in advance to make a reservation.

Provides grant funding for qualified City of San Pablo residents to enroll in career training for construction and carpentry, information technology, barbering, and commercial driver's license. Awards financial aid for City of San Pablo residents enrolled in one of eight Career Technical Education programs at Contra Costa College and partially funds childcare for working residents through the college's Early Learning Center. In addition to funding career training, the San Pablo EDC prepares job seekers to attain and retain employment through free career development workshops, free business attire and financial education. Additional resource may be available for San Pablo Incorporated residents. Map of San Pablo incorporated available at https://tinyurl.com/Sanpablocitylimit. Website has extensive information.

Provides needs based services which may include; food, utility and financial assistance, and vouchers for clothing that can be used in lieu of cash at St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores for discounted clothing and furniture.

Provides screening, examination and needed stabilizing treatment, without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay, when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition.

Connects people 55+ with people and organizations that need their skills through the Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions and RSVP programs. Helps them become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.

Provides direct financial support to insured patients, including Medicare Part D beneficiaries, who financially and medically qualify to access pharmaceutical co-payment assistance. Visit website for a list of diseases with assistance funds.

Provides Problem Gambling Helpline, outpatient counseling, inpatient treatment, support group information, education materials, legal and financial resources. Extensive internet resources are available on their website. They also have literature distribution, speakers bureau, clinical training and employee awareness training.

Provides a wide variety of health care services for women that include free pap smears, breast exams, birth control and STD/HIV testing to all women who qualify.

Manages public housing in the area, reporting office for public housing residents via phone, email, or fax.

Provides prenatal care, pill abortion services, birth control services, emergency contraception, HIV testing, HPV vaccines, LGBT services, men's health services, patient education, pregnancy testing, options & services, STD testing & treatment, and women's health services including breast and cervical cancer exams.

Provides domestic violence support group and case management for women.

Coordinates information and resources within the region and between the SEMS state and regional levels to ensure effective and efficient support to local response. The Coastal region serves the counties on the coast from Del Norte to Monterey and the counties surrounding SF Bay. Coastal OES serves as the conduit for local and regional perspective and provide a physical presence for Cal EMA functions at the local level in all phases of emergency management. Website has extensive disaster preparedness information.

Provides free, confidential, one-on-one basic instruction in reading, writing, and spelling to adults who can converse in English. Instruction is provided by trained volunteers. Adult learner/tutor pairs meet twice a week, for an hour and a half each time at libraries or other public locations throughout Contra Costa County. Trains volunteer tutors three times per year. For more information, visit https://ccclib.org/psc.

Produces and distributes "Surviving Parenthood", a resource directory of information and support services in Contra Costa County. The Baby Bag Project, which distributes tote bags filled with information for new parents to participating facilities and home visiting groups throughout Contra Costa County. Any person or organization can also request the baby bag.

Provides mental health brief therapy (16 sessions) to support clients who have experienced a traumatic event or who have had a loved one who experienced a traumatic event, including, but not limited to, domestic violence, community violence, and sexual assault.

Provides a residential career and job training program for transitional aged youth ages 16 to 24. Participating clients can train in a variety of high-growth career areas including medical, culinary, and carpentry . All training programs are hands-on, with real work environments. Students also have access to training and academic classes with local community colleges and/or technical institutions through partnerships with the Job Corps Centers.

Supports child care programs by facilitating and increasing access to care. Family recertifications and eligibility will continue. Provides free services related to child care to parents/guardians and child care professionals in Central Contra Costa County. Services include assistance with finding and selecting child care and family resources, guidance and support applying for subsidized child care, technical assistance to child care professionals, child care needs assessment upon request, and parent education opportunities.

Provides information, referrals, assistance, understanding and hope to persons of all ages with disabilities as well as elderly individuals for the purpose of helping them to live as independently as possible. Services include: advocacy, benefits assistance, housing assistance, employment services, peer counseling services, assistance with independent educational planning (IEPs for school-aged youth), life skills, ADA information, public & businesses education. Referrals and resources are provided for: assistive technology, agencies serving the disabled, transportation, and youth programs. Advocacy services to increase access to services, benefits, and other social services and advising clients regarding their rights. Housing referral services assist clients by maintaining a registry of accessible, adaptable, affordable apartments and houses. Peer counseling is available to disabled individuals, their families, and friends. In depth individual skills development can be provided within the peer-counseling group or on a one-to-one basis. A small lending library of equipment is available.

Provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related topics, including: pesticide product information to toxicology and environmental chemistry. Highly trained specialists can also provide referrals for the following: investigation of pesticide incidents, emergency treatment information, safety information, health and environmental effects, and clean-up and disposal procedures.

Provides 15 to 25 pounds of fresh produce two times per month to qualifying households that are in need of food assistance. Produce is distributed from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Mobile Trucks.

Provides hotline runaway and homeless youth offering shelter options, mediation, information and referral, and phone or in-person counseling. Provides free, immediate help to youth ages 0-17, including immediate housing in a foster home, crisis counseling, family mediation, transportation and referrals. Center is a Safe Place site. If a longer stay is needed, the youth would likely be placed in a foster home for shelter. SAFE Place is not a long-term shelter.

Offers home based program for parents or grandparents of young children who have difficulty or pain doing baby care. Occupational therapist work with caregivers who have pain, fatigue, visual disabilities and any physical disability, assessing the needs and provides baby care equipment and techniques to make baby care easier. Educates and provides presentations to hospitals or agencies interested in learning about this program.

Maintains complete list of reuse and recycling options by material types including locations in Contra Costa County. Provides list of materials accepted in local curbside collection programs including e-waste and hazardous waste. Maintains thrift shop location information and items accepted in Contra Costa County. Website has extensive information.

Provides gently used toys, games, books and home items. Also provides non-perishable foods, toiletries and diapers. All items are free for individuals and families. Community members can donate items that are gently used.

Supports child care programs by facilitating and increasing access to care. Services include assistance with finding and selecting child care and family resources, guidance and support applying for subsidized child care, technical assistance to child care professionals, child care needs assessment upon request, and parent education opportunities.