Contra Costa County Resources
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2-1-1
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that provides callers with information about and referrals to a wide range of human services in their community for every day needs and in times of crisis.
Phone: 2-1-1
Website: www.211.org
Bay Area Community Resorces
Offers alcohol and drug prevention/treatment programs, school and community based youth development programs, and academic after school programs throughout the Bay Area.
Phone: (415) 444-5580
Website: www.bacr.org
Catholic Charities of the East Bay
Provides a wide range of services, such as family and school counseling, financial assistance, services for at-risk youth, and assistance with various critical family needs (like housing and parent education).
Phone: (510) 768-3100 - Oakland (main office)
Website: www.cceb.org
Contra Costa Child Care Council
Countywide resource for parents and child care providers, connecting people to services.
Phone:
(925) 676-KIDS - Central/South Area Resource and Referral Office
(510) 758-KIDY - West Area Resource and Referral Office
(925) 778-KIDS - East Area Resource and Referral Office
(925) 513-7900 - Brentwood Resource and Referral Office
(925) 676-5442 - Administration Offices
Website: www.cocokids.org
Contra Costa Protective Services
24-hour hotline for reporting cases of child abuse or neglect. Anonymous and confidential.
Phone:
(925) 427-8811 - east
(925) 646-1680 - central
(925) 374-3324 - west
Family Stress Center at Respite Nursery
Wide variety of family support resources ranging from adoption to anger management to parenting education services. Also includes programs for young adults.
Phone:
(925) 827-0212 - Concord
(925) 706-8477 - Antioch
We Care Services for Children
We Care is a private, non-profit with services for children with disabilities ages 0 to 5.
Phone: (925) 671-0777
Website: http://www.wecarebmcc.org
California Children's Services Contra Costa Office
A statewide program that can pay for medical services and equipment for children with physical limitations and chronic health conditions.
Phone: (925) 313-6100
Website: www.cchealth.org
Contra Costa County Office of Education- Special Education
Provides a full range of services designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities throughout the county.
Phone: (925) 942-3388 - general inquiries
Website: Special Education
California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA)
Find local Summer Food Service (Summer Lunch) sites offering meals and snacks to children when school is out. Learn how to make the School Breakfast Program available and attractive to students. CFPA offers extensive, multi-lingual outreach materials, and can answer questions about child nutrition programs.
Phone: (415) 777-4422
Website: www.cfpa.net
Contra Costa County Office of Education - Youth Development Services
Youth Development Services provides support to youth and families who face economic and/or academic barriers. Services support healty lifestyle choices, academic achievement, and career development. Also provides special education and other services.
Phone:
(925) 942-3388 - general inquiries
(925) 942-3308 - Youth Development Services
Website: http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us
First 5 Contra Costa
Offers families neighborhood based places to take classes and get support. First 5 also offers in-home parent education and support for at-risk families; substance abuse programs for pregnant and parenting women and their young children; programs to help identify and treat problems or disabilities in young children; and preschool, parent education, and outreach programs to help children enter kindergarten ready to learn.
Phone: (925) 335-9991
Website: www.cocokids.org
California Medi-Cal/Healthy Families Outreach Program
Individuals can request a mail-in application for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families, which offer public health insurance programs for children. Multilingual staff answer basic questions about the programs and provide local telephone numbers to call for application assistance.
Phone: (888) 747-1222
Websites: MediCal and Healthy Families
County and Community Health/Dental Clinics
Health clinics and dental clinics which serve Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal patients.
Website: www.cchealth.org/services/dental - online directory of locations
Teen Health Resource Line
Teens can call this help line to ask questions about both physical and emotional health.
Phone: (866) 282-TEEN
Website: www.cchealth.org
Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM)
Health insurance for women who do not have Medi-Cal or Medicare coverage; do not have insurance for pregnancy or maternity deductables/co-payments over $500; and have family incomes between 2 - 3 times the federal poverty level.
Phone: (877) 503-9350
