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Provides information, referrals, assistance, understanding and hope to persons of all ages with disabilities as well as elderly individuals for the purpose of helping them to live as independently as possible. Services include: advocacy, benefits assistance, housing assistance, employment services, peer counseling services, assistance with independent educational planning (IEPs for school-aged youth), life skills, ADA information, public & businesses education. Referrals and resources are provided for: assistive technology, agencies serving the disabled, transportation, and youth programs. Advocacy services to increase access to services, benefits, and other social services and advising clients regarding their rights. Housing referral services assist clients by maintaining a registry of accessible, adaptable, affordable apartments and houses. Peer counseling is available to disabled individuals, their families, and friends. In depth individual skills development can be provided within the peer-counseling group or on a one-to-one basis. A small lending library of equipment is available.

Provides a twelve-step program based on the same philosophy as Alcoholics Anonymous, for overeaters, and those suffering from bulimia, anorexia, and all types of eating disorders. Free meeting schedules available, some meetings provide literature. Meetings are held in Concord. Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and cities of Alameda county.

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.

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 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.

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 Crockett and Port Costa.

Provides psychological treatments to individuals, children and adolescents, parents and caregivers, couples as well as counseling in a group setting. Offers a wide range of assessments including, attention/concentration problems, child/adolescent behavioral, emotional and school problems, cognitive and neuropsychological assessment, learning disabilities and personality assessments.

Provides support group for parents of adolescents and transitional aged youth diagnosed with mood or neurobiological disorders. Offers ongoing education and support at monthly meetings held at the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church.

Provides information on free or discounted transit passes, Take 10 Transit Pass Offer, and Buy-One-Get-One Free transit passes (WestCAT & AC Transit only) as well as E-bike rebate program. Website has link to all transit providers currently offering discounted tickets.

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 including Yoga and Meditation, martial arts, sports, summer camps and trips.

Provides various legal services via remote advocacy. Housing, DV Restraining Order and Consumer clinics are available via remote clinics. Provides free civil legal advice, counsel and representation to low-income individuals in four areas: Housing, Public Benefits, Family Law for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and Consumer.

Contracted through the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide service intensive transitional housing for homeless and at-risk single male veterans. VAH offers communal living, meals, common area TV, computer systems and access to surround internet WiFi. Residents meet weekly with an assigned case manager to develop an individualized service plan, unique to the needs of each Veteran, i.e. referral to legal aid and support in court matters. Case managers assists veterans with online applications for benefits, services and pensions as well as budget management and credit repair strategies.

Provides immunization clinics which offer vaccines mainly for community members who don't have health insurance and children eligible for the free Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. Program does not accept private health insurance (i.e. Blue Shield, Kaiser). Patients must contact regular medical provider for vaccines. Immunization clinics offer: All doctor-recommended and school-required vaccines, COVID-19 vaccine, Mpox vaccine, and Flu vaccine.

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

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.

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 public transportation services for the East Bay, covering Alameda County and parts of West Contra Costa County. Operates Monday-Sunday; for full bus schedule and routes, contact AC Transit, visit their website or call 511. Service area: Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Freemont, Hayward, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, San Leandro, San Pablo, and the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco. Serves the unincorporated areas of Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, El Sobrante,Fairview, Kensington, North Richmond and San Lorenzo.

Provides a 23-bed safe house providing shelter, food, counseling and advocacy for women victims of domestic violence, and their children (ages 0-17). Maximum stay is 12 weeks. Case management, support groups and peer counseling are available on site. Provides follow-up services.

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.

Provides administrative services for the city of Clayton including police, recreation, maintenance, development, transportation, and financial.

Provides daily service to BART, work, school, the doctor, the library, parks, movie theaters, shopping centers, grocery stores, recreation activities, as well as door-to-door service for seniors and individuals with disabilities, and Tri MyRide – an on-demand ride hailing shuttle service in select locations. All Tri Delta Transit buses are wheelchair accessible and equipped with wheelchair lifts/ramps. Serves eastern Contra Costa County (Antioch, Pittsburg, Brentwood, Oakley, Bay Point, parts of Discovery Bay and Knightsen), Concord, and Martinez with 16 local bus routes Monday-Friday and six on weekends and holidays. Concord and Martinez routes run Monday-Friday only.

Provides intensive family-centered services to adolescents and young adults showing early signs of psychosis. Clinical High Risk (CHR) program works with young people at risk for or experiencing very early symptoms of psychosis, prior to a first psychotic episode. First Episode Psychosis (FEP) program works with those who have had a first psychotic episode within the past year. Services are designed to support recovery and functioning and to prevent the occurrence of an initial or subsequent episode of psychosis. Offers individual, family and group therapy, care coordination, multifamily groups, employment and education support, occupational therapy, peer support, substance use counseling and psychiatric services.

Provides comprehensive education and job training program developing each student's potential and independence. Students choose classes in the areas of Functional Academics, Community Independence, Independent Living Skills, Job Training and Social/Leisure Skills. Students may enroll in full day, morning, or afternoon only.

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.

Operates Earth911.com, a nationwide website/phone proving individuals the closest place to recycle a large variety of items from oil to computer to sharps.