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Offers an intensive your leadership internship program. Provides leadership training, education on local community issues, community organizing skills and coordinates events to educate the community.

Provides information on ballot initiatives, candidate filing, and voter registration; certifies the official lists of candidates to determining which types of voting systems are acceptable for use in California; advises candidates and local elections officials on the qualifications and requirements for running for office, provides guidance on choosing acceptable candidate ballot designations, and determines the order of the candidates on the ballot; Elections Division tracks and certifies ballot initiatives. If a state measure goes on the ballot, the Elections Division has verified that it has met the requirements for placement, coordinates the tabulation of the votes from each county on election night. Also has a comprehensive Voter Registration and Outreach Team that prints registration forms, encourages registration and voter turnout, and produces several voter information publications.

Offers dental hygiene services to the public by dental hygiene students, at a reduced rate, under the supervision of a dentist and registered dental hygienists. Services include cleaning, x-rays, fluoride treatment and disease control instruction. No screening appointment required for children, but a parent or guardian must accompany all children. Service not available in the summer.

Provides support groups for couples who want to build or maintain a healthy couple relationship. Group follows the twelve-step process of AA. The group provides a forum to discuss issues and learn about relationships. Website contains twelve-step process, meeting locations and times, books and publications.

Offers summer camps for kids and teens.

Provides online classes for adults including GED and High School diploma, ESL, citizenship, clinical medical assistant training, and classes for older adults.

Provides fire suppression, emergency medical including paramedic, rescue, fire/arson investigation, building plan review, code enforcement, public education on fire and life safety, and weed abatement to Antioch, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, Walnut Creek, and most unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. Division is comprised of four Battalions consisting of 30 fire stations. The communications center provides dispatch services for most of the county.

Provides readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues. Community events, monthly potluck and weekly support groups are also available.

Provides abortion services, birth control services, emergency contraception, HIV testing, HPV & hepatitis 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 services dedicated to granting the wishes of children, ages 2 1/2 to 18, who have a life-threatening disease and their family members.

Provides community with Immigration Rapid Response hotline information for various counties and advocates/provides education on what to do in the event of an immigration arrest.

Provides free legal and social services to children and youth in four main areas; immigration, guardianships, education discipline cases (expulsions), and dependency. Represents minors only and cannot give legal advise to adults or to people outside of the state of California.

Provides mental health services to children and youth ages 5 through 18 who are Central/South Contra Costal residents including early intervention for children and wraparound services. Special intervention for children under 5, call main number for information.

Provides support for caregivers and families of mentally ill adults.

Provides research on mind, brain and behavior to relieve the burden of mental illness. Provides extensive mental health information online, current research and clinical trials. Offers a variety of publications in addition to the information available on the website.

Due to COVID-19, limited services by email and phone. Some walk-ins accepted by appointment. Provides multi-lingual evaluation and customized support to job seekers with barriers to employment such as language/cultural obstacles and limited education job skills. Services include: job-readiness skills, job placement assistance, coaching and problem solving around job-related family issues, job search assistance, resume preparation and application completion assistance. Refers clients to ESL/GED classes with Contra Costa County school systems.

Provides daily service to BART, work, school, the doctor, the library, parks, movie theaters, shopping centers, grocery stores, recreation activities, with door-to-door service for seniors and individuals with disabilities. All Tri Delta Transit buses are wheelchair accessible and equipped with wheelchair lifts. Serves Antioch, Pittsburg, Brentwood, Oakley, Bay Point, Discovery Bay, Concord, and Martinez with 14 local bus routes Monday-Friday and 5 local bus routes on on weekends and holidays. Offers 8 Tri MyRide vans, and shuttle services for community events. Tri MyRide is an on-demand shuttle service.

Provides a support group for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementia. Offers an opportunity to learn, share knowledge, and or plan for the future.

Provides administration over all Pittsburg city parks and recreational activities, aquatic facilities and community centers. A variety of classes are available for children, teens, and adults including dance and exercise classes, martial arts, sports, summer camps and trips. Summer program and after-school activities are provided by STS Academy, in collaboration with Pittsburg Unified School District and Pittsburg Recreation Department. Website has extensive details at www.stsacademy.org

Offers free professional advice in commercial agriculture, home landscape, vegetable gardening, pest management, wildfire protection, range management, nutrition, food safety and youth development. Publishes several newsletters related to these topics. Training programs for volunteers include Master Gardener. Free informational leaflets available. Administers the 4-H Youth Program for Contra Costa County.

Provides a homeless shelter for single men or women who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness. Accepts individuals with dual diagnoses. Clients must be referred through county mental health with a severe mental health diagnosis.

Develops and enforces standards for a variety of consumer products. The agency does not have jurisdiction over automobiles (including tires, trucks and motorcycles), car seats protecting children in on-road vehicles, foods, medicines, cosmetics, and medical devices (CPSC has authority for child-resistant packaging), dissatisfaction with business practices and certain other products; website lists contact information for these products. A consumer can file a complaint online about an unsafe product or call. Recent recalls and contact information are on website.

Provides a variety of services for individuals with hearing loss including discussion about coping with hearing loss, education on current technology and support services to help people with hearing loss, fellowship, tips on how to cope with hearing problems for people with a hearing loss, their families and friends. Also fosters public and private programs aimed at alleviating hearing loss. Meets at Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 1543 Sunnyvale Ave., Walnut Creek and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 3801 Howe Street, Oakland.

Offers a centralized system that provides community resource navigation and referral for children with potential developmental, learning or behavioral concerns. Offers early identification and detection of at-risk children and helps families find resources to support their needs and development. Provides information regarding child growth and learning, as well as developmental milestones of each age.

Answer's a 24-hour consumer hotline that provides support for California's investor-owned energy customers who need assistance identifying support programs to lower utility bills, or guidance on identifying assistance programs that help with outstanding balances. Help's customers who are facing issues with their utility company and need support in their advocacy to resolve issues related to their utility service. Works at the intersection of regulatory and legislative policy ensuring that customers of California's major investor-owned utilities receive quality affordable energy, phone and broadband. Agency does not provide direct financial assistance.