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Provides Twelve-Step support to those who have been or currently are affected by the alcoholism of a relative or friend. Confidentiality is respected regarding information shared at meetings. Literature in English and Spanish, large print material is available free or at cost.

Nonperishable food bags available to households of 5 or more. Provides a food voucher card for homeless individuals to use at Grocery Outlet on Contra Costa Boulevard (Pleasant Hill store only that can be used in lieu of cash). Cannot use it for alcohol, tobacco, candy or soda. Also you are not able to get the cash back.

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

Provides administration over all Concord city parks and recreational activities, aquatic facilities, dog park, and community centers. Offers a variety of classes available for children, teens and adults including art classes, dance, exercise classes, martial arts, sports, music lessons, summer camps and trips. Provides aquatic programs for all ages. Offers year round lap and exercise swimming for adults 18 and over. Accepts donations as scholarship money for low income children's swim lessons.

Supports families of individuals with mental illnesses, educates families and the public about mental illness, advocates for improved treatment and treatment facilities, fight stigma and discrimination, supports legislation that helps those with neurobiological brain disorders, improves private and public sector policies, increases outreach to people with mental illnesses and their families. Refers clients to local support groups provided through other organizations or local churches.

Provides free disposal and recycling of household hazardous waste including leftover or unused portions of materials used to clean and maintain your home. These materials are often labeled CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER, POISON, TOXIC, FLAMMABLE, or CORROSIVE. Materials include batteries, electronic waste, mercury, pharmaceuticals, sharps, paint and fat, oils and grease. Complete list of acceptable waste is available online and COVID-19 safety requirements, see website for details before visiting facility.

Provides Level 2 sober living housing in a structured, substance-free residential environment for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Residents must maintain sobriety, follow house rules, participate in household responsibilities and recovery activities, and comply with curfews and random drug screenings. Security cameras monitor common areas to promote resident safety.

Provides a food pantry.

Provides financial assistance and housing related wraparound services to families and individuals who are part of the child welfare system, experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness. Housing related wraparound services include rental assistance, housing navigation, case management, security deposits, utility payments, moving costs, interim shelter assistance, legal services, and credit repair.

Administers an elementary-middle school in Canyon. Services are available for special needs children, call for 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.

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.

Provides low cost dental services for adults and children. Individual can choose to be seen by a student dentist under supervision, a post-graduate student dentist or a faculty member. The fee varies by dentist type chosen and service needed. Services include; general, screening exam for all new patients, preventive care, complete dental exams, limited X-rays, teeth cleaning, resin sealants, general dental services, fillings, crowns, dentures, teeth whitening, implants, root canals, and emergency dental care (first-come, first-served basis).

Provides sanctuary, support, protection, and advocacy to low-income and indigent refugees and immigrants including a variety of low cost or free legal services and educating assisting low-income, indigent refugees to advocate for their own rights.

Provides a day health program licensed by CA Dept. of Public Health for individuals 18 and over with disabilities or multiple chronic. Program offers a combination of medical, social and therapy services for fragile adults while giving their caregivers and families respite. The day is designed to increase and/or maintain current physical and mental functioning. Also provides individualized plans combining medical, social and therapy service for adults with mid to late stage Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The day is filled with appropriate activities for people with memory impairments, and may include live music, physical horticulture and art therapies, exercise and games.

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.

Administers five elementary schools and two middle schools in Oakley. Programs and classes are available for special needs children, ages 0-22; call for information.

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.

Offers crisis intervention, information, literature, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources to victims of child abuse. All calls are anonymous and confidential. The Hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, can provide assistance in 140 languages.

Provides preventative, individualized and comprehensive mental health support services to at risk youth. Services include individual and family counseling, community service program, and job training program to prevent an at risk youth from entering the juvenile justice system.

Provides food pantry, offers emergency food by appointment.

Provides online one-on-one coaching and group wellness sessions to Black unhoused residents in Richmond. Offers online workshops reparations, guaranteed income, and race equity to service providers.

Support and education provided in the home or community, supporting caregivers in building skills to understand the meaning of their child's behaviors and best meet their needs.

Promotes the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation training and relevant services, such as access to employment, education, government, information, recreation, and transportation. Store sells adaptive visual devices; items can also be ordered from the online store. LightHouse for the Blind has offices in Marin, Berkeley and Eureka, and a camp in Napa.

Provides City of Richmond tenants and landlords counseling and education, assistance with rent adjustment petitions, and mediation to help resolve disputes. Additionally, the program hosts regular workshops and community outreach events, facilitates Rent Board meetings, property enrollment, rent increase filings, and enforcement of just cause eviction rules.