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Provides assistance by matching eligible clients with a professional-licensed therapist for 12 sessions of no-fee therapy. Currently, sessions are offered by video chat or phone. Pre-registration and client intake are required for all groups.

Provides a variety of services for the deaf and hard of hearing including legal resources, education, advocacy, interpreter program, assists with relay programming, assistive devices, captioning programs, and more related to deafness from infants to seniors. Website contains extensive information and resources. Administers the Captioned Media Program.

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

Serves as a cooling center during summer heatwave. Clients must call to confirm space availability.

Provides free bus passes to Contra Costa students during the beginning of the school year. The program includes free passes for County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, WestCAT, and AC Transit.

Offers parenting classes in various schools of Contra Costa and at the center as well as court ordered parenting programs. Childcare is provided for children 2+.

Administers the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 program. The Housing Choice Voucher program is currently closed to new entries. Public housing is handled by the Housing Authority Oakley, Pittsburg, North Richmond or Rodeo offices. The Central Wait List handles the public housing wait list and Section 8 housing wait list.

Provides needs based services which may include; utility and financial assistance, and vouchers for clothing that can be used in lieu of cash at St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores for discounted clothing and furniture.

Provides vocational and social rehabilitation in a supportive environment where adults with persistent mental illness can go to rebuild their lives. Participants share ownership and responsibility for the success of the organization by working in a unique partnership with a small staff, building on strengths instead of focusing on illness. The Clubhouse provides an accepting place to spend the day, valuable work to perform within the organization, opportunities to socialize with friends and co-workers, and access to employment within the wider community. Membership is for life and provides ongoing support. Offers transtitional, supported, and independent employment. Clubhouse supports individuals to find a job and provide supports for the member to continue with their employment. Independent employment assists members who already have a job but need minimal assistance to continue holding their employment. Provides transportation and rides for medical appointments, grocery shopping, errands, banking and more.

Provides a special need payment to meet their costs for temporary housing. The maximum Temporary Homeless Assistance payment is based on size of the CalWORKs family and is for a maximum of 16 days. Homeless Assistance is available once in a 12-month period unless the family is homeless due to domestic violence, natural disaster, inhabitable living conditions, or a physical or mental disability. All exceptions must be verified by a third party agency. Provides Homeless Assistance Grant, a rental payment paid directly to the landlord to prevent loss of housing or eviction by eligible families due to financial hardship or circumstances beyond their control, not for lease violations. This assistance would be for a rent arrearage of up to two months or $1,500, whichever is less.

Provides shelter and counseling for battered women and their children. Counseling for survivors of sexual assault, molestation, and domestic abuse is also provided at the Community Building. Answers a 24-hour crisis phone line for domestic violence survivors, victims of sexual assault or molestation. Line is open to anyone in a threatening or abusive environment and who are not in immediate physical danger. Operates a restraining order clinic and a food pantry for needy families. Provides temporary shelter for homeless families in a safe, supportive environment including a shelter for single fathers with kids.

Provides information, resources, and printed materials to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury and disability in the United States. Researches and provides information on infectious diseases, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and educational information including child's developmental milestones and screenings. Website has extensive information including A-Z topics on current health issues and preparedness.

Provides free legal services for Contra Costa seniors age 60+ including advice, counsel and representation in civil legal matters, such as: elder abuse, consumer matters, housing, income maintenance as well as advance health care directives and durable power of attorney. Special Free Wills Clinic and Consult-an-Attorney Programs conducted at selected Senior Centers throughout the County; Pro Bono Program conducted to assist in placing eligible clients with private attorneys where possible. Contra Costa Senior Legal Services does not provide assistance in Criminal Law, Family Law (with the exception of elder abuse), Immigration Law, Personal Injury, Probate or Tax matters. Provides legal information and provides presentations to community groups Advance Health Care Directives, Powers of Attorney, and Prevention of Elder Abuse.

Martinez Superior Court (A.F. Bray Courthouse) 1020 Ward Street, Martinez CA 94553 Criminal Law Library and Jury Service: 925-608-1000 Law Library Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-5pm Martinez Superior Court (Wakefield Taylor Courthouse) 725 Court Street, Martinez CA 94553 925-608-1000 Civil/Criminal/Probate Criminal/Civil/Probate hours: Monday-Friday, 8-3pm Court Administration Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-5pm Pittsburg Superior Court 1000 Center Drive, Pittsburg, CA 94565 925-608-1000 Civil/Small Claims/Traffic/Criminal/Jury Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-3pm Traffic Window: Monday-Friday, 8-4pm Richmond Superior Court 100 37th Street, Richmond, CA 94805 925-608-1000 Civil/Small Claims/Traffic/Criminal/Jury: Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-3pm Traffic Window: Monday-Friday, 8-4pm Walnut Creek Superior Court Traffic/Juvenile 640 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925-608-1000 Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-4pm Court Records 1111 Ward Street, Martinez, CA 94553 925-608-1000 Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-3pm

Provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue, public education, training and hazardous conditions to Brentwood, Oakley, Discovery Bay, Bethel Island, Knightsen, Byron, Marsh Creek, and Morgan territory.

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.

Provides assistance to low-income Contra Costa County residents who qualify with the cost of their PG&E bill, 48-hour disconnection notice, weatherization and/or energy-related home repairs. Online application portal may still show out of funds but application is available to submit. Assistance is meant to either restore or prevent disconnection therefore the maximum benefit necessary to resolve the energy crisis is $1,500.

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.

Administers eighteen Preschools, thirty-six Elementary Schools, one K-8 School, six Middle Schools, six High Schools, along with Alternative Schools, and an adult education program as well as special education programs. Programs and classes are available for special needs children, ages 0-22; call for information.

Provides information and referral for providing HIV/AIDS & STD services in California. Maintains California's HIV/STD Online Referral Database. Website has extensive information.

Provides counseling and police escorts to sexually abused victims through: 24-hour crisis line counseling, in person support, including accompaniment to hospitals, police interviews, and legal proceedings.

Provides routine and preventive health care services including family practice, dermatology, gastroenterology, gynecology, high risk obstetrics, internal medicine, podiatry, surgery, pediatrics, prenatal, and women's health. Care coordinators relay messages to doctors and assist patients with medical concerns. Clients can reach their doctor's care coordinator by dialing the backdoor number and leave a message.

Provides a variety of ESL classes: Basic ESL classes, English for Specific Purposes, Citizenship, ESL/Family Literacy/CBET Programs in various locations in Central and East County. Some locations have a pre-school and/or babysitting while adult attends class. Open enrollment is based on space available. All students are assessed for their level of literacy and English proficiency to ensure appropriate level placement.

Provides a wide variety of health care services for women that include free pap smears, breast exams, birth control and STD/HIV testing to all women who qualify.

Provides emergency food distribution which consists of fresh produce, milk, eggs, cereal, pasta, canned goods and pantry items as well as USDA commodity program items.