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Provides a variety of services for burn/fire survivors including: camps for children, young adults and adults supportive services, back-to-school program to help burn survivors with scars return to school, workshops and conferences. Also provides burn survivors with resources information and when possible some financial assistance if needed. Program connects burn survivors to facilitated peer support.

Provides acupuncture, Chinese and Western herbs, homeopathy, bodywork, and guided imagery sessions - as well as classes on movement and nutrition. Offers integrative modalities to ease the pain, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, neuropathy and numerous other side effects that often accompany surgery, chemotherapy and radiation for low-income women. Works alongside client's oncologist and primary care physician. Also offer social work assistance, transportation available on a limited basis for client of the clinic to and from clinic appointments, fresh organic produce and, educational workshops.

Provides a variety of animal services which include dog licensing and leash enforcement, spay/neuter services and immunizations, adoption, impoundment of stray animals including livestock and rabies control (quarantine and bite reports), animal rescue and rattlesnake calls. Provides dead animal pick-up and disposal, limited service for injured or sick wildlife. Offers public information and education for schools and community groups regarding safe handling and humane care of animals and pet emergency preparedness.

Provides Resource Family Approval (RFA) process for families to license their home to accept foster children. Before a child can be placed in a home, potential foster parents must obtain a license to provide care to foster children. The first step in obtaining a license is to attend a brief orientation held by Contra Costa County Children and Family Services. This is followed by a training and once placed, a social worker works with the child and the family. Financial assistance is also available to foster care parents.

Provides comprehensive services for children with disabilities including home-based parent/child intervention, infant/toddler developmental evaluation and early intervention, play therapy for children.

Licenses Home Care Organizations including processing applications, receiving and responding to complaints and conducting unannounced visits to ensure compliance. HCSB is also responsible for the Home Care Aide application process and maintenance of the Home Care Aide Registry.

Provides HUD-subsidized independent living apartments, all low income, for seniors 62+.

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

All groups meet virtually using zoom. Provides support group for families and friends of individuals with ALS; group offers discussion, outside speakers, and ALS resources.

Provides a broad range of individual and group psychotherapy and prescription management services via an outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) to adults, facing mild, moderate, and severe psychiatric disabilities. Issues include, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety, and relationship conflict concerns.

Provides a variety of services for victims of domestic violence: emergency shelter, crisis counseling, support groups, community education, legal clinics and a hotline. The shelter provides emergency housing for 30 individuals for up to 90 days. Shelter services include a children's program, workshops, counseling and other support services.

Provides free access to public transportation for youth under the age of 18 from June 1st, 2026 to Jul, 31st, 2026. Must take County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, and WestCAT buses to receive free transportation.

Arranges free, non-emergency air transportation donated by volunteer pilots in small, private planes for medical patients to and from their treatment centers. Offers "compassion flights" for non-patients traveling for reasons such as, but not limited to, visiting a terminally ill family member, domestic violence relocation, and special needs camps. Does not fly for funerals and is not an "air ambulance."

Provides domestic violence intervention which consists of crisis and peer counseling, risk assessment, safety planning, domestic violence education, court accompaniment, legal advocacy and referrals, peer support groups and other related support resources for the clients and their family. STAND! has offices in Central, East and West counties, as well as services and shelters at confidential locations. Volunteers are used extensively.

Thrift stores located in Pleasant Hill and Brentwood. Donations accepted at both locations. Client must contact local St. Vincent de Paul conference (church) to inquire about funding for household goods. If funding is available voucher can be used in lieu of cash at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores. SVdP Brentwood Help and Hope Thrift Store 8890 Brentwood Blvd. Brentwood, CA 94513 (925) 635-3214 SVdP Pleasant Hill Thrift Store 2515 Contra Costa Blvd. Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (925) 934-5063

Provides licenses and regulates contractors in 43 license classifications, investigates complaints against contractors, works to eliminate the number of unlicensed contractors working in California and educates the public on how to hire a contractor. Consumers can call or check web site (www.cslb.ca.gov) for a contractor's license information.

Assists individuals with preparing their homes to sell. Services include cleaning out unneeded items, painting, minor repairs, landscaping, and more. Also provides clean up assistance to individuals impacted by hoarding.

Provides clerical opportunities with filling and organizing documents, mail sorting, supportive service distribution (clothing closet and food pantry).

Serves as the gateway to Contra Costa County's Behavioral Health system of care, a community resource line that serves as the main point of entry into the county's mental health clinics, Network Provider services, and substance use disorder treatment programs. Is the Mental Health Plan Authorization Line for Contra Costa County MediCal beneficiaries seeking and needing connection to Specialty Mental Health services, via outpatient programs that include Network Providers, Community Based Organizations, and Mental Health Clinics. Provides a centralized screening and referral point for linkage to Contra Costa's Alcohol and Other Drug System of Care, including Perinatal, Outpatient, Residential, Medication Assisted Treatment, and Withdrawal Management Services.

Provides 12-step support groups internationally for problem gamblers. Website provides information on 12-step program and directory of support groups by state and country.

Provide support services, specialized instruction, and educational accommodations to students with disabilities so that they can participate as fully and benefit as equitably from the college experience as their non-disabled peers. Offers vocational counseling, educational planning, sign language interpreters, real-time closed caption, note-taker services, testing accommodations, adaptive computer technology and a variety of other aids and services to eligible students. Provides testing and courses in reading, math, spelling, writing, learning strategies, and computer technology. Provides van transportation on campus.

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.

Sells wheelchair accessible vans, lifts, wheelchair securements, walkers, wheelchairs, commodes, mastectomy forms, 3-wheel scooters, bathroom safety equipment. Repairs mobility products and mobility item accessories.

Provides individuals with contact information to call centers worldwide for emotional & crisis support.

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.