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Develops and enforces standards for a variety of consumer products. The agency does not have jurisdiction over automobiles (including tires, trucks and motorcycles), car seats protecting children in on-road vehicles, foods, medicines, cosmetics, and medical devices (CPSC has authority for child-resistant packaging), dissatisfaction with business practices and certain other products; website lists contact information for these products. A consumer can file a complaint online about an unsafe product or call. Recent recalls and contact information are on website.

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 business services which ensure a pipeline for diverse talents ready for employment and improve business productivity. Service include: job posting and access to and screening of qualified job seekers, space for on-site recruitment events, hiring incentives for on-the-job employee training in the form of wage subsidies, assistance with identifying tax credits for

Provides legal services via remote advocacy related to housing issues include: public, subsidized (including Section 8 and other HUD subsidized projects) and private housing, fair housing and housing discrimination, housing conditions, rent control, eviction defense, lock-outs and utility shutoffs, residential hotels. Bay Area Legal Aid does not handle criminal matters.

Provides a free boutique with baby furniture, diapers, pullups, baby/teen clothes, toys and hygiene products. Boutique is free and available for foster youth and their families. Adopted children and there families are also welcomed.

Provides public fixed-route bus services throughout Central Contra Costa. Operates bus service Monday-Friday, with limited service on weekends. For full bus schedule and routes, see website. Service area: Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Danville, San Ramon, Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, and unincorporated communities in Central Contra Costa County.

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.

Offers information, resources and assistance needed to learn consumer rights and responsibilities, learn how to make smart and safe consumer choices, and learn how to effectively complain when a consumer transaction goes wrong. Web site offers information about health, home, car, money, free and low-cost government and community services, scams, and much more. The site also offers detailed information to landlords and tenants.

Provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 21 who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Donors can cut their own hair as long as they follow the guidelines listed on the website.

Offers website with practical resources for parents or caregivers to help them connect with their babies, website supports professionals with knowledge and tools that help professionals support healthy early development. Agency works closely with policymakers in advancing comprehensive and coherent policies that support and strengthen families, caregivers and infant toddler professionals. Website has extensive information including printed materials.

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.

Offers opportunities for individuals to gain computer, professional, and life skills for administrative careers. The cohort-based program includes 12 weeks of computer and life skills classes, followed by a 4-month paid internship, job placement assistance, and alumni career support. Recruit for the Administrative Career Training program is three times per year; January, May, and September.

Provides current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) including general information, causes, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment and clinical trials. Also has a variety of publications that can be ordered online or by phone.

Administers four public high schools, one alternative high school and an adult education department. Programs and classes are available for special education students; call for information.

Provides oversight to two high schools, three middle schools, eight elementary school, a preschool and an adult education school in the Pittsburg School District. Programs and classes are available for special needs children, ages 0-22; call for information.

Provides information and referral, general medical and dental services offered by appointment, STI and HIV testing, peer counseling, and hepatitis testing for high risk clients at no charge. Volunteer opportunities and community health education handouts are also available, call for information.

Provides individual counseling to residents of Contra Costa County who are age 55+. Counseling service is provided by trained volunteers who are 55+ and usually occurs in the home or at a senior center location, once a week for an hour, for a duration of 8-12 weeks. Offers counseling services in Spanish, and English. Due to COVID-19, all services rendered are via telehealth. Wisdom Circle Groups paused due to COVID-19.

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 emergency planning and training to citizens and businesses in the City of Richmond. Provides education and training for emergency preparedness for Richmond residents and business and reviews emergency preparedness programs that OES provides.

Collaborates with an array of service providers including community-based and faith-based organizations, county agencies, and local law enforcement to ensure successful reentry and reintegration for residents returning home from incarceration to Central and East Contra Costa County. Reentry service include an assessment of individual's needs and reentry planning, mentor and peer support, system navigation and coordination of resources including, but not limited to housing assistance, education and employment preparation, vocational training and job placement, legal assistance, family and community reunification, etc. Field Operation Coordinators (FOCs) are mobile staff that conduct face-to-face contact with individuals at multiple convenient locations known as No Wrong Door sites. FOCs are the points of contact for community partners and residents in need of access support through the Reentry Network. The Network also works with volunteer Mentors to support returning residents and their families.

Provides emotional support for partners and spouses who are mourning the death of their significant other. Support group is facilitated by trained volunteers.

Offers a supplemental nutrition program that helps low income pregnant women, mothers with infants, infants, and young children eat well, be active and stay healthy. Provides supplemental food benefits using a WIC card. Offers nutrition and breastfeeding support and education, and referrals to other health and community services. Offers a mobile-friendly application and website at m.wic.ca.gov for clients to find a WIC local agency and WIC grocers.

Works with schools and offers self-defense courses that work towards confidence, self-esteem building and individual empowerment for teens and children. Training's include boxing and Jujitsu. Program designed to help students who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence or physical abuse including exploited children. School counselors and principals make referrals of students with high risk.

Provides individualized one-to-one tutoring by state credentialed teachers to students in Eastern Contra Costa County. Offers assistance with mathematics (elementary through AP calculus), English/Language Arts, SAT/CAHSEE/GED preparation, sciences, early literacy and reading skills development, phonemic awareness, study and organizational skills, homework support, academic enrichment, and kindergarten readiness

Provides a support group for family and friends of people suffering of an eating disorder.