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Offers free professional advice in commercial agriculture, home landscape, vegetable gardening, pest management, wildfire protection, range management, nutrition, food safety and youth development. Publishes several newsletters related to these topics. Training programs for volunteers include Master Gardener. Free informational leaflets available. Administers the 4-H Youth Program for Contra Costa County.

Provides screening, examination and needed stabilizing treatment, without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay, when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition.

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 individual, family, couple, child and teen counseling services.

Offers one-stop center for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, child abuse and human trafficking. Center helps people in crisis to find hope, safety, and healing by being a one-stop center where many service providers are readily available including connections to telehealth appointments, mental health counseling and more. Offers trainings, workshops, and invites guest speakers to help clients achieve economic independence and long-term safety and stability which may include education and job training, microenterprise development, mentoring services, life skills training, personal enrichment classes, counseling services, and legal assistance.

Provides free tax preparation to all taxpayers, regardless of age or income and checks for EITC qualifications. Individuals who believe they have no filing requirement may be eligible for a credit amount. This site can also help with prior returns.

Provides limited number of recreational and social services for adults age 50 or over including day trips, and C.C. Cafe to-go hot lunch. Publishes monthly newsletter. Offers free tax assistance during tax season, and an attorney is available monthly, by appointment, for drafting of a simple will and power of attorney for financial matters. Classes for seniors are offered through Martinez Adult Education are given at the Senior Community Center. Center serves as a cooling center during summer heat waves.

Provides consular services: passports, Mexican ID's, birth certificate assistance, death certificate assistance, real estate transactions, amongst others to citizens of Mexico.

Provides HUD-subsidized independent living apartments, all low income, for seniors 62+ and disabled adults 18+.

Offers Bright Beginnings program that is designed for children demonstrating a significant delay in communication and/or social skills, and who may or may not have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Speech therapy is provided weekly and there is an Occupational Therapist on staff for consultation. Program includes interventions and strategies that reflect a respect for racial, ethnic and cultural diversity, as well as unique family difference.

Raises funds for Hospice of the East Bay and for patients who are uninsured or under-insured through direct donations, car donations, Appraisal and Estate sales and through five (6) thrift shop in Alamo, Concord, Danville, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.

Provides a food pantry for Pittsburg residents and needs based services which may include; emergency fund available unexpected situations, 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 an online portal for individuals to report hate incidents and hate crimes. Process takes approximately 5-7 minutes to complete. Provides a non-emergency, CA vs. Hate Resource line and network to support individuals and communities targeted for hate. Clients can file a report online or by dialing the toll-free number. Website has extensive information about making an online report, or resources for people targeted for hate incidents and hate crimes.

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

Provides a variety of programs for families with young children, age 0-5. Offers a place where clients can connect with each other, learn, and get access to community resources. Once registered at a First 5 Center, families can begin to choose from over 20 classes (in person/virtual) each session full of fun activities for families, parenting classes, workshops for adults, etc. All services are free. Provides drop-in playtime, Saturday classes, monthly events, and classes focused on dads. Families can meet with a Community Resource Specialist to be connected to resources or for parenting tips. Offers Kinder Readiness classes, the ages and stages questionnaire and hosts a Help Me Grow Developmental playgroup. Registered families can also pick up diapers as needed and food from the centers food pantry.

Provides bilingual services that support mental health, developmental disabilities, substance use recovery, housing, employment, and reentry programs. Additionally they assist individuals and families with counseling, job training, peer support, and community engagement.

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 fire suppression, emergency medical services, fire/arson investigation, public education on fire and life safety, and weed abatement to Pinole residents.

Provides hotline to report Medi-Cal fraud. Anyone who observes or has knowledge of suspicious health care activity can anonymously call or email the hotline.

Partners with Village Community Resource Center and Fred Finch Mental Health Services to offer free and confidential mental health counseling to the local community. Provides 1-hour appointment-based individual and family counseling services.

Provides emergency adult shelter for single adults. Provides the basic needs of shelter, shower, food, and clothing. Service includes case management services assisting residents with linkage to appropriate support programs and organizations including, housing support, social and human resource services, employment search and placement, legal services, counseling and health needs. Some rooms are made available for couples or individuals with special needs.

Provides free, non-legal advice and referrals on a wide range of issues, complaint referrals, provides consumer resources/publications (online and by mail) in multiple languages, advocates for consumers in the media and before lawmakers, and provides current comparisons of credit cards, bank accounts and long distance services. Website has extensive information.

Offers an intensive your leadership internship program. Provides leadership training, education on local community issues, community organizing skills and coordinates events to educate the community.

Offers children and youth programs as well as family support programs centered in a renovated community park.

Accepts all electronic donations inlcluding; computers, keyboards, flat screen monitors and tv's.