Offers an evidence-based long-term home visiting program that helps mothers with their first child. Due to the pandemic all visits are held online. Partners mothers with Public Health Nurses early in their pregnancy and offers two to four home visits per month that continue through her child’s second birthday. Public Health Nurses provide education to help women develop positive health behaviors during (and after) pregnancy, parenting education to support child health, development, and safety. Offer nursing assessments for early identification and monitoring of maternal and infant health status, encourages self-sufficiency by supporting parents attainment of their education and employment goals. Promotes supportive relationships among family and friends makes referrals to health and social service resources, in addition to care coordination with health and social service providers.

Recruits and provides foster family certification to enable families to be eligible to provide a crisis home for youth needing a safe environment for youths, ages 0 to 17, who are experiencing crisis while NCFC counselors work with the youth and family to reunite them, or develop mutually agreed upon alternatives. Also provides Long-term Foster care for children referred by Social Services in Contra Costa, Alameda, and Solano counties. To be eligible, family must possess the ability to relate effectively to and adequately supervise youth, have space to temporarily house one or more young people, possess the ability to be certified by the NCFC as a Foster Family, and pass child abuse and criminal background checks.

Provides Concurrent Planning, a program which place children with a potential adoptive home while continue to work with the birth family, providing reunification services. Concurrent caregivers are foster parents and prospective adoptive parents at the same time, offering stability while reducing their number of placements. Families must commit to provide permanency while at the same time partnering with the birth parents and CFS in Reunification services. Families interested in fostering or adopting must first attend an orientation. Orientations provide information of policies, and types of children needing families are discussed in detail.

Provides free pregnancy tests, mentoring, community resources, pregnancy and parenting information, and maternity and baby items.

Provides resources and support for relatives in a group setting. Offers educational forums which are held in collaboration with local community colleges.

Provides assistance to previously incarcerated individuals to apply for public benefits, housing, employment, and medical appointments within a community medical clinic named Transitions Clinic.

Provides a comprehensive one-on-one case management, peer support groups, cultural educational workshops and information & referral to local community resources.

Provides assistance to previously incarcerated individuals to apply for public benefits, housing, employment, and medical appointments within a community medical clinic named Transitions Clinic.

Provides a safe home and treatment programs for children with behavioral and emotional challenges. Children, ages birth-21, are referred by the Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services or one of the county mental health departments. Treatment services take place in a treatment foster home with emphasis in developing and maintaining competent, healthy, committed and trained treatment foster families in which the foster children may be nurtured and redirected. Requirements for potential foster families are listed on website or call for information.

Provide language assistance to help refugees access health services to evaluate and improve their health. Provides services which focus on health assessments to identify communicable diseases and to refer those in need of medical attention to health care providers. Working in collaboration with different agencies, assists refugees transition to life in America and become self-sufficient. Services include outreach, health screenings, health education, immunizations, tuberculosis follow-up and care, referrals to health and human services and interpretation.

Provides a variety of services including child protective services, family maintenance and preservation.

Provides services for pregnant women of all ages experiencing unplanned pregnancy including pregnancy counseling, and adoption services. Answers a 24-hour crisis pregnancy hotline is available as well as an online counselor available for live chat.

Collaborates with the City of Richmond, other public agencies, nonprofit partners, and civic and private groups for outreach and encampment organizing among unsheltered people across West Contra Costa County. Offers wellness center which provides basic needs services including access to shower, laundry, food, clothing, water, transportation and connections to community resources, and outreach and engagement including trash cleanup. Provides workforce clinic, free classes, for resume and cover letter preparation, and job readiness as well as job search assistance. Employs unhoused individuals to steward neighborhoods and accompany unhoused neighbors on their journey from tent to home. If client does not have transportation, they can contact Neighbor Care line for the SOS Richmond shuttle.

Provides a variety of recreational and educational classes to seniors. Delivers hot and cold lunches to home-bound seniors living in the surrounding community on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Volunteers make weekly friendly reassurance calls.

Provides case management to families with children under 18 to assist in gaining self-sufficiency by setting goals. Offers navigation assistance where applicable and assists clients with forms as needed.

Provides a comprehensive one-on-one case management, temporary subsidized transitional housing placement, pre-employment workshops, and wraparound supportive services.

Offers geriatric assessments which provide personalized aging consultation and assessment to seniors and their families. Geriatric social workers evaluate physical health, mental health, medical history, social connection, family support, and home safety. Works with the family to create a care plan, outlining recommendations and providing resources to address each client's particular challenges.

Provides resources for relatives raising the child of a family member who need assistance with meeting basic needs. Connection with community resources will occur prior to providing the family with assistance from the program.

Provides a respite and services for low-income adults and/or homeless in the Walnut Creek area. Provides job and housing search assistance, mailbox, showers, clothing, a washer and dryer, case management, alcohol and other drug services, advocacy and assistance in accessing county, state and federal services, including SSI and Food Stamp benefits. Client in need of housing navigation ONLY, must contact other coordinated entry providers. Specializing in adult men and women limited services for families; no childcare is provided.

Provides Enhanced Care Management (ECM) services for Medi-Cal members with highly complex needs. ECM is a benefit that provides extra services to help clients get the care needed to stay healthy. Qualified individuals will have their own care team, including a Lead Care Manager who will talk to client, doctors, specialists, pharmacists, case managers, social services providers and others to make sure everyone works together to get client the care needed. Lead Care Managers can also help clients find and apply for other services in their communities which include, medically tailored meals and housing supports.

Provides resources for relatives raising the child of a family member who need assistance with meeting basic needs. Connection with community resources will occur prior to providing the family with assistance from the program.

Provides case managed services to at-risk and in-risk youth that are 16 to 21. Services are participation based and include: academic support, transportation assistance, cultural enrichment trips, life skills and pre-employment training. Also administers the Richmond Summer Youth Employment Program.

Provides Enhanced Care Management (ECM) services for Medi-Cal members with highly complex needs. ECM is a benefit that provides extra services to help clients get the care needed to stay healthy. Enhanced Care Management services help to coordinate clients care. A Lead Care Manager will be assigned who will work with the patient, doctors, specialists, mental health providers, and other care staff to make sure everyone is working together. Lead Care Managers can also help clients find and apply for other services in their communities which include, medically tailored meals and housing supports, help patients understand and manage medications, help with scheduling appointments, find and apply for community services and work with patients and their family to improve their health.

Provides outpatient adolescent mental health counseling to Contra Costa County residents ages 0-17 with full scope Medi-Cal. Does not provide psychiatric services.

Provides assistance with completion of applications for MediCal, CalFresh, applications for financial assistance programs, Covered CA, referrals to Black Infant Health, PRUCOL application assistance, linkage to SSI/SSDI, long term disability and referrals and navigation to community resources. Offers medical care coordination to assist patients with scheduling appointments. Some rental and utility navigation assistance available dependent upon clients situation.