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Investigates and prosecutes workers' compensation insurance fraud.

Provides homeowners with loans and opportunities to refinance into more affordable monthly payments. The Home Affordable Modification Program helps homeowners stay in their homes by preventing avoidable foreclosures. Website provides tools for eligibility for refinancing and home modification, helps locate a HUD approved housing counselor, and related tools.

Accepts applications for and provides CalFresh benefits for eligible households. The CalFresh program is a nutrition assistance program in which eligible low income households can purchase food at participating grocery stores with the use of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card that looks like a credit or debit card. Someone can be eligible if they own a home, have no children, are working, own a vehicle, or have no permanent address. People who need assistance meeting their food needs are encouraged to apply for CalFresh, income limits apply. Visit website for more information: http://ehsd.org/benefits/calfresh-formerly-known-as-food-stamps/

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 their families are also welcomed.

Provides education, information, socialization and services for visually impaired or blind individuals. Provides home visits to assist those with reduced vision in coping with the problems of daily living, and support groups in El Cerrito and Pittsburg. Offers an adult day program at site Tuesdays. Provides free Early Detection program at various sites; service is free for adults. Provides referrals to eye exams and glasses at low cost or no cost for individuals with no vision insurance coverage and individuals on Medicare.

Provides information, referral to resources, education, and support for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Services include online and phone-based support groups for caregivers and people in the early stages of dementia, care planning by phone, and online education and training for family caregivers.

Provides workshops and training for individuals who are exploring starting a small business, for new small business owners, and consulting for active small business owners.

Provides free wigs to women and girls suffering hair loss due to medical treatment, such as chemotherapy for cancer. This service is provided regardless of where treatment is being received.

Provides resource referral, navigation and benefits application assistance. Benefit assistance includes CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKS, General Assistance, and Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI).

Provides services that include residential support in the community and day programs to people with developmental disabilities, age 18+ including licensed group homes in Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek, supported and independent living services to residents in apartments and homes in Central and East Contra Costa, and a vocational and developmental day program. Also provides various employment opportunities and job search assistance.

Provides support groups for those involved in the process of grieving or dying, transpersonal/spiritual counseling for individuals, couples, and families, offers emotional and spiritual support for those facing a life-threatening illness as well as their families and friends.

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 free criminal defense to indigent individuals in which a case involves two or more parties. Public defender is unable to provide defense to both parties and one party must be referred to the Alternate Defenders Office for proper criminal representation.

Provides a residential career and job training program for transitional aged youth ages 16 to 24. Participating clients can train in a variety of high-growth career areas including medical, culinary, and carpentry . All training programs are hands-on, with real work environments. Students also have access to training and academic classes with local community colleges and/or technical institutions through partnerships with the Job Corps Centers.

Provides veterans financial assistance to entry of new housing or eviction prevention and Utility Assistance. The program also has potential to assist with past eviction debt on a case-by-case basis if it is a barrier to entry of new housing.

Provides child and family therapy to support healthy attachment and healing for families after trauma. Available to families with children birth to 6 who have Contra Costa Medical. Offers home visiting or office visits, services available in English, Spanish, Portuguese. Language translation services available for other languages.

Offers opportunities for individuals to become a certified nursing assistant. The cohort-based program includes classroom training of 12-weeks in a healthcare skills lab with hand-on training in a skilled nursing facility. Followed by a 4-month paid internship, job placement assistance, and alumni career support.

Offers Disaster Distress Helpline which provides crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Line is answered by trained volunteers from a network of crisis call centers located across the U.S.

Continues to provide Community Produce Program, Food Assistance Program (commodity food) and Food for Children program through the Contra Costa Food Bank. Offers exercise classes for adults, teens including aerobics and zumba. Community pool is open on weekends only 12pm-5pm.

Provides oversight of the collection of state tax revenue. Provides information on prior year refunds, direct deposit, court ordered debt, and tax refunds for individuals who may qualify. Website has forms and information on various state tax questions including state tax refunds. Website provides information on the Golden State Stimulus including stimulus payment deadline.

Provides needs based services which may include; food, 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.

Offers a hot noon meal in a seat in dinning room. Meals are for seniors age 60+ who call in advance to make a reservation.

Provides HUD-subsidized independent living, all low-income, apartments for seniors age 50+.

The Library offers wi-fi hotspots for a 3-week checkout. For more information or to place a hold, visit ccclib.org/wireless

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, martial arts, sports, summer camps and trips.