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Provides legal and other advocacy assistance to people with disabilities including information and referral to other sources of assistance, peer and self-advocacy services, representation in administrative and judicial proceedings, investigation of abuse and neglect, legislative advocacy; and training. Legal assistance must be directly related to the individual's disability. Website contains extensive information.

Provides administration over all Pleasant Hill city parks and recreational activities, aquatic facilities, senior center and community centers. A variety of classes are available for children, teens, and adults including art, dance and exercise classes, martial arts, sports, summer camps and trips.

Provides a program for adults with severe or multiple intellectual and developmental disabilities. Tailors individual program to help these adults actively participate in their own communities. Offer community awareness training, recreation and leisure skills development, domestic skills and a vocational program.

Provide nutritious meals and home meal delivery options for residents in West Contra Costa County.

Provides assistance to disaster victims of fires and natural disasters and to military personnel and their families. Services include food, clothing, shelter, and medical supplies based on verified need, and counseling/crisis intervention.

Provides home modification to prevent falls through grab bars, railings, ramps and lifts.

Offers sliding scale mediation services to help individuals find mutually fair and lasting solutions to conflict and disputes between, family members, elders, HOA's/neighborhood associations, landlords and tenants, merchants, consumers, employees and employers in Contra Costa. It is an informal service that will not result in court or police records. Mediators are trained volunteer community members.

Provides in-home, low cost broadband Internet service for families that have a child in grades K-12 who are currently enrolled in the Free or Reduced Lunch Program, or families that qualify for housing assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and others. The program offers Internet service for $9.95 per month (plus tax), the option to buy a computer for under $150 (plus tax), free access to online, in print and classroom Internet training, no activation fees or equipment rental fees, guarantee of no price increase so long as an eligible child is enrolled in the free lunch program during their K-12 attendance and no credit check requirement. Website has extensive information about the program.

Provides site-based life skills support groups in Laotian, Mien, Khmu, Thai, and Vietnamese. Offers case management, translation, and counseling services to help individuals assimilate into their community.

Coordinates a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), which includes police, prosecutors, CFS, and others to respond to allegations of child abuse (primarily sexual abuse) and to connect families to resources. Conducts developmentally appropriate, recorded forensic interviews with children who are suspected or alleged victims of sexual or physical abuse, and also with child witnesses to these and other crimes. Also offers case management and support services to non-offending family members.

Provides an online platform for residents to apply for CalWORKS, CalFresh (Food Stamps), Medi-Cal and General Assistance case benefits. Clients who use this system can create an account, upload documents, make changes, and check on the status of their application.

Offers case management services and housing navigation for homeless adults, transitional aged youth and families.

Provides emergency treatment, general and pediatric dentistry, children's dental exams, fluoride and sealant treatment, and cleaning and polishing for low-income, uninsured individuals.

Provides a national, 24-hour, and toll-free suicide prevention service for veterans who are in a suicidal crisis who are seeking help. Veterans seeking help can dial 988 and press one to talk to a counselor. An online chat service for veterans in emotional distress is also available at http://veteranscrisisline.net. Veterans can chat online anonymously with a counselor 24 hours daily. Friends and family members of a veteran in crisis are also welcomed to use Veterans Chat. Website has extensive veterans resources including VA National Homeless Line and Resource Locator.

Promotes and encourages work to enable families to become self-sufficient. Cash Aid recipients are eligible for the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Employment and Training Program. Recipients with children 13 and under may be eligible for child care assistance. Website has extensive information http://ehsd.org/benefits/calworks-welfare-to-work-program/

Provides a bag of groceries to low-income individuals and families. Participants receive USDA commodities and may only receive assistance once per month.

A 24-week program offering new caregivers personalized guidance on bonding, mental health, and navigating early parenthood.

Provides free rapid HIV and HepC testing and counseling. Offers results along with condoms and lubricant.

Provides an in-person afterschool program that offers help with homework. The program also offers art and craft activities, and organized group games/activities.

Provides a variety of programs for families with young children, age 0-5. Offers a place where clients can connect with each other, learn, and get access to community resources. Once registered at a First 5 Center, families can begin to choose from over 20 classes (in person/virtual) each session full of fun activities for families, parenting classes, workshops for adults, etc. All services are free. Provides drop-in playtime, Saturday classes, monthly events, and classes focused on dads. Families can meet with a Community Resource Specialist to be connected to resources or for parenting tips. Offers Kinder Readiness classes, the ages and stages questionnaire and hosts a Help Me Grow Developmental playgroup. Registered families can also pick up diapers as needed and food from the centers food pantry.

Provides cancer patients and medical professionals with treatments approved by the National Cancer Institute; provides investigational medicines, cancer therapy, and patient support groups for low-income and under-served patients, and participates in nationwide cancer prevention research trials. Call for open cancer-related clinical trials. The Cancer Patient Guide is available online. Offers continuing education courses.

Provides administration over all El Cerrito city parks and recreational activities, aquatic facilities and community centers. A variety of classes are available for children, teens, and adults including art classes, dance and exercise classes, martial arts, sports and summer camps. Accepts registration for older adult classes due to Senior Center being closed.

Distributes food to over 180 charitable agencies throughout Contra Costa and Solano counties, including soup kitchens and emergency food pantries, which provide free food to county residents in crisis situations, and to agencies such as low-income child care centers and schools for the disabled that prepare meals for a particular group of disadvantaged individuals. Coordinates monthly distribution of free government surplus commodities (Food Assistance Program), Senior Food Program which provides supplemental food items twice a month to low-income seniors, age 55 and over. Provides 15-25 pounds of fresh produce twice per month to qualified low income families at various distribution sites. Offers Food for Children program for kids 4-6 who are referred by WIC or other community agency.

Provides free bags and sand to Brentwood residents. Limit 10sandbags per household.

Provides human trafficking prevention education and outreach and provides  crisis intervention for victims of human trafficking.