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Provides services across four areas (income, assets, wellness, and social connections) to low-income parents and those with a history of incarceration or probation seeking coaching, workshops, and assistance in obtaining employment, launching a career, building a budget, repairing credit, resolving legal issues, applying for public benefits, and becoming a better parent or neighbor. Additional services include, job readiness placement, on-the-job training, legal services addressing barriers to employment, financial education, debt repayment guidance, behavioral health services and referral, health education workshops, health insurance enrollment and navigation as well as social connections to support in building and maintaining a professional network.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides in-school violence prevention programming and develops peer leadership at all grade levels, through classroom-based services delivered over multiple sessions, and also in ongoing, gender-specific small groups. Age-appropriate topics range from bullying prevention and safe touching, to bystander education, to dating violence, sexual assault and sexual exploitation. Offers self-defense training for women and girls. The Prevention team also works with college campuses to prevent sexual violence, and is available for community training on these topics.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides financial assistance for people who have a dog or cat with cancer but cannot afford treatment fees.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a rate reduction program for single residential family households of 3 or more and mobile home parks, apartments, marinas with a meter for each unit and 3 or more residents. Program is designed for people who exceed the income threshold for the CARE discount program. See website or call for eligibility requirements.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a broad range of therapy services to individuals, couples, and families. Issues include, depression, bipolar, relationship conflict, marriage counseling, co-parenting, nutrition counseling, eating disorders, panic and OCD disorders, trauma, victim of crime counseling and parenting issues.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides temporary financial assistance, counseling, supportive services, employment training, education and career services to Native American families in Contra Costa County that belong to a federally recognized tribe.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) including general information, causes, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment and clinical trials. Also has a variety of publications that can be ordered online or by phone.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Accepts applications for and provides CalFresh benefits for eligible households. The CalFresh program is a nutrition assistance program in which eligible low income households can purchase food at participating grocery stores with the use of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card that looks like a credit or debit card. Someone can be eligible if they own a home, have no children, are working, own a vehicle, or have no permanent address. People who need assistance meeting their food needs are encouraged to apply for CalFresh, income limits apply. Visit website for more information: http://ehsd.org/benefits/calfresh-formerly-known-as-food-stamps/

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a food pantry.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides free clinic to get information and assistance about a consumer issue. Examples of issues are: harassment or sued by debt collectors, help with debt collection lawsuit, questions about student loans, assistance with wage garnishments or bank account levy, issues with credit report, questions about foreclosures or liens on a home, information about bankruptcy, solar or home improvement scammed and/ or scammed by a company that promised to settle debts? EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: East Contra Costa Sparkpoint, 3105 Willow Pass Road, Bay Point, CA 94565 - RSVP required; call 925-252-2306 (3rd Friday of the month, 9:30am or 1pm) WEST CONTRA COSTA OUNTY: West Contra Costa Sparkpoint, 1000 Macdonald Avenue, Ste. D Richmond, CA 94804 - RSVP required; call 510-779-3200 (1st Friday of the month, 9:30am or 1pm)

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers three permanent supportive housing programs; Turningpoint Housing Program (THP), Permanent Step Program (PSP) and Project Thrive. All provide rent subsidy in which participants pay 30% of their gross income towards their rent. Clients must meet eligibility requirements and be referred through the coordinated entry system for housing openings.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides phone support for families or friends who lost a loved one through homicide. Provides a telephone network of support, supplies information about the grief process, organizes a speakers bureau and provides accompaniment for survivors who must attend court proceedings.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides access to job postings, computer, phones, printer and scanners. Offers resume preparation workshop assistance which provides step by step information on how to create a resume and be job ready. Provides assistance to consumers interested in applying for unemployment assistance.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers suicide prevention research, educational materials and public awareness events. Hosts the Out of Darkness Walks and other events and activities for the Bay Area. Website has extensive information.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides infant-parent support in the family's home or at the We Care clinic in Central Concord. Focuses on attachment-based treatment and strengthening infant-parent relationships to address baby's fussiness, excessive crying, feeding and sleeping issues, and support healthy social and emotional development. Therapeutic treatment is specific to the family's needs and allows parents to engage and to learn how to better support their infant. Helps promote positive social interaction.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides suicide prevention and crisis hotline for Marin county residents. Counselors provide 24 hours immediate and confidential support.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides 15-25 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.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Supported Employment: Offers a program which supports participants to obtain and maintain competitive integrated employment in the field of their choice. Participants receive individualized on-the-job coaching, including: full-time support through the training process that fades as the job and skills needed are learned; ongoing supports include advocacy with management; interpersonal skills in the workplace; learning new or additional work tasks; and managing stress. Employment Training Program: Provides a short-term program designed to provide participants with the skills, tools, and hands-on experience needed to gain competitive and integrated employment. In this program, participants will be supported to identify their desired job or career, hands-on learning and experience which will give skills necessary to be successful in that career, and job search support to get a job.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides advocacy and community education for individuals in long-term care facilities including assisted living, skilled nursing, board and care. Provides information by phone or on website on for individual skilled nursing facilities by specific types of care, Medi-Cal information, estate planning and referrals to elder care lawyers; also provides extensive information on choosing a facility, assessment tools, etc.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Maintains Adult Protective Services 24-hour emergency response California county phone numbers. Website offers detailed information of the reporting process and legal requirement.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a 24-bed space shelter for victims of domestic violence or intimate partner violence with or without children. Offers supportive programming on-site to all residents which includes domestic violence support group, parenting group, vocational/life skills and community meetings. Provides age-appropriate and trauma-informed programming for children as well.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Due to COVID-19, limited services by email and phone, and classes are online. New students accepted. Provides a variety of adult education classes including computer classes at various levels, art, exercise, cooking, personal growth, GED, ABE, ESL, parenting, business and vocational classes. Classes are available for adults with disabilities. Catalog is available online. Courses available for age 18+. Martinez residency not required.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Processes claims for all Social Security programs including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and issues original and duplicate Social Security cards. Applications for all benefits may be made by phone or over the internet. It is recommended that individuals wishing to apply call first for information regarding qualifications and required documentation.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides recreation and respite for the child, adult and family.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides vocational and social rehabilitation in a supportive environment where adults with persistent mental illness can go to rebuild their lives. Clubhouse supports individuals to find a job and provide supports for the member to continue with their employment. Independent employment assists members who already have a job but need minimal assistance to continue holding their employment.

Contra Costa Crisis Center