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Family Resources

211 Alameda County

Phone: 211

A free, non-emergency, 24/7, multilingual, confidential, 3-digit phone number and service that provides easy access to housing information, and critical health and human services.

Alameda County Behavioral Health - ACCESS

Phone: 1 (800) 491-9099

Central contact point for mental health and substance use services for Alameda County residents.

Alameda County Department of Child Support Services

5669 Gibraltar Dr.,
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: 1 (866) 901-3212

Assists with establishing paternity, medical, and child support orders.

Alameda County District Attorney Victim Witness Program

1225 Fallon Street, Ste 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 272-6222
Email: AlcoDA@acgov.org

Provides support and advocacy for victims and witnesses of crime. This includes services like crisis intervention, court support, and assistance with applying for victim compensation.

Alameda County Family Justice Center

470 27th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 267-8800
Email: Ask.FJC@acgov.org

Support and services for victims of interpersonal violence.

Alameda County Independent Living Program

675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 100,
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: (510) 667-7696

Offers skills training and support for youth transitioning from foster care.

Alameda County Self-Help and Family Law Services

24405 Amador Street,
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510) 272-1393

Help with child support, custody, spousal support and more.

Alameda County Social Services: Children & Family

2499 Constitution Dr.,
Livermore, CA 94551
Phone: (925) 455-0747

Offers services to address and prevent child maltreatment, including, CalFresh, housing assistance, and more.

Alameda Social Services: Multi-Service Center

24100 Amador St
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510)-670-6000

Alameda County social services agency offers various resources for areas of personal need. Services include: Abuse, Disability, food assistance, emergency & crisis, foster youth, foster parents, immigration and refugee support, etc. There are multiple departments within the agency that support specific services and multiple locations.

Eastmont Town Center - Adult & Aging Services
6955 Foothill Blvd, 143
Oakland, CA 94605
Phone: (510) 577-1900

Edgewater Drive
7751 Edgewater Dr
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: (510) 208-0995

Enterprise Center
8477 Enterprise Way
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: (510) 639-1090

Fremont Office
39155 Liberty St, Ste C330
Fremont, CA 94536
Phone: (510) 795-2428

Livermore Outstation
2499 Constitution Dr.
Livermore, CA 94551
Phone: (925) 455-0747

Thomas L. Berkley Square (North Oakland)
2000 San Pablo Ave<
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 891-0700

Bay Area Crisis Nursery

1506 Mendocino Drive
Concord, CA 94521
Phone: (925) 685-6633
Email: info@bayareacrisisnursery.org

Services include emergency childcare, crisis residential overnight program, family resource navigation, respite daytime of overnight program, food and diaper bank.

Bay Area Legal Aid

1735 Telegraph Ave,
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 663-4755
Legal Advice Line: (800) 551-5554

Helps clients throughout the Bay Area with services including legal clinics, information and referral, and representation for legal issues including: Housing, immigration, public benefits, reentry, domestic violence, disability benefits, veterans, youth justice, and healthcare access.

Ca Meals for Kids App

The CA Meals for Kids App helps you find nearby California Afterschool and Summer Meal Program Sites through your device.

CALICO Center

524 Estudillo Avenue,
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: (510) 267-8800
Email: info@calicocenter.org

Focuses on achieving justice and healing for abused children.

CalWORKs

CalWORKs is a welfare program that gives cash aid and services to eligible California families in need. The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments.

Catholic Charities of the East Bay

433 Jefferson Street,
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 768-3100
Email: info@cceb.org

Services available – Housing services, family preservation, immigration legal services, mental health services for Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Children’s Emergency Food Bank

7421 Amarillo Road,
Dublin, CA 94568
Phone: (925) 828-5363

Provides food to families in need in local communities. Clients must be residents of Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, or Danville.

CityServe of the Tri-valley

3311 Pacific Avenue,
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 222-2273
Email: connect@cityservecares.org

Connecting families and individuals looking for  basic needs, housing, employment, mental health services, and more.

Community Association for Preschool Education (CAPE)

1401 Almond Ave,
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 455-7273 or (925) 455-7272
Email: enrollment@capeheadstart.org

Provides comprehensive early care and education through Head Start

Contra Costa Employment and Human Services

Service Center Phone: (866) 663-3225
Emergency Response Hotline: (877) 881-1116

Social services agency of Contra Costa County. Locations listed below.

Workforce Services and Aging & Adult Services
400 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Home Energy Assistance Program and Stage II
1470 Civic Court, Ste 200
Concord, CA 94520

Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP)

1875 Arnold Drive, Ste 200
Martinez, CA 94553

George Miller Children’s Center
3068 Grant Street
Concord, CA 94520

Workforce Development Board (WDB) – One Stop
4071 Port Chicago Highway Rd.
Concord, CA 94520

In Home Support Services (IHSS) Public Authority
500 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Martinez Early Childhood Center
615 Arch Street
Martinez, CA 94553

We Care Children’s Center
2191 Kirker Pass Road
Concord, CA 94521

Crossroads High School (Childcare partner)
2701 Willow Pass Road
Concord, CA 94519

Cornerstone Fellowship

348 North Canyons Parkway,
Livermore, CA 94551
Phone: (925) 447-3465
Email: support@cornerstoneweb.org

Hosts a Friday morning outreach (9:00 – 11:00) serving unhoused and low-income families with hot breakfasts, showers, fresh clothing, and various support services.

Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO)

Phone: (510) 581-3223

Services include emergency shelters, transitional housing for families, long-term housing and services for children of homeless families.

Family Paths

1727 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Suite #109,
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 893-9230
Email: Info@familypaths.org

Provides mental health and support services to low-income families.

Family Resource Navigators

101 Callan Ave., Ste 200,
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: (510) 547-7322
Email: info@familyresourcenavigators.org

Offers a variety of integrated, quality services for families and individuals.

Family Support Services of the Bay Area

303 Hegenberger Road, Suite 400,
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: (510) 834-2443
Email: info@fssba.org

Family Support Services is focused on providing programs and services that promote safety, permanency and wellbeing.

Family Violence Law Center (FVLC)

470 27th Street,
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 208-0220
Email: info@fvlc.org

Legal and crisis services for survivors of family violence.

FindHelp

FindHelp is a Social Care Network that connects people and programs to make it easy for people to find social services in their communities. You can search resources by your zip code and then narrow it down by category (e.g., food).

Haven of Peace

7070 S Harlan Rd
French Camp, CA 95231
Phone: (209) 982-0396

Haven of Peace offers emergency shelter and support to homeless women and children in San Joaquin County, fostering hope and self-sufficiency.

Help Me Grow: First 5 Alameda County</

1115 Atlantic Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: (510) 227-6900

System collaborating with agencies and providers to help children reach optimal development.

Hively

164 N. L Street
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 417-8733
Email: hello@behively.org

Provides access to affordable childcare options and other resources for children and families.

Hope Family Shelters

520 Union Road
Manteca, CA 95337
Phone: (209) 824-0658

Hope Family Shelters

H.O.P.E. Ministries is a non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to providing shelter and services to homeless and low-income families that cultivate self-respect, self-reliance, and spiritual direction in order to strengthen families, individuals, and the community.

Hope Solutions

399 Taylor Blvd, Suite 115
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: (925) 944-2244
Email: info@hopesolutions.org

Provides housing stabilization services and re-housing to individuals in Contra Costa County. Also provides academic and mental health services to homeless children and teens.

Lodi House

801 S Washington St
Lodi, CA 95240
Phone: (209) 334-6346
Email: info@lodihouse.org

Lodi House is a private non-profit organization with the goal of creating a secure, structured environment for homeless women and children.

Love A Child Missions

2279 Willow Pass Rd
Bay Point CA 94565
Phone: (925) 643-5170

Love A Child Missions has been serving homeless women and children of Contra Costa County by providing emergency shelter, food, clothing, and offering hope through substance recovery programs, job training, educational support, and many other programs.

McHenry House Tracy Family Shelter

757 A Street
Tracy, CA 95376
Phone: (209) 835-2328

Provides housing and support for up to seven families at a time. Our program is designed to keep the family together and to cope with the problems that affect them.

NAMI Tri-Valley Chapter

164 N. L St., Suite 104,
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 344-4480
Email: info@namitrivalley.org

Offers support programs and advocacy for families and individuals living with psychiatric disorders.

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)

Provides temporary cash aid to refugees without dependent children who are ineligible for CalWORKs or other federal programs.

Regional Center of the East Bay

500 Davis Street, Suite 100
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: (510) 618-6100

Coordinates services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Shepherd's Gate

1660 Portola Ave.
Livermore, CA 94551
Phone: (925) 487-4147
Email: shepgate@shepherdsgate.org

Offers programs to help women and children overcome abuse, addiction, and homelessness, including emergency shelter and long-term recovery programs.

Shepherd's Gate – Brentwood Location
605 Sycamore Ave
Brentwood, CA 94513
Phone: (925) 308-7507
Email: shepgate@shepherdsgate.org

The Women's Building

3543 18th Street #8
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 431-1180
Email: resourceroom@womensbuilding.org

Offers emergency housing, resources, and advocacy for women and children facing homelessness and abuse. They also provide support for individuals in need of mental health care and job readiness.

Tri-Valley Haven

3663 Pacific Ave
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 449-5842
Crisis Line: 1 (800) 884-8119

Tri-Valley Haven is dedicated to supporting all survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and homelessness.

Women, Infants & Children (WIC)

You may qualify for California WIC if you:
Are pregnant, breastfeeding or chestfeeding, just had a baby (or recent pregnancy loss) in the last six months; or
Have a child or care for a child under age 5; and

  • Have low-to-medium income or receive Medi-Cal, CalWORKs (TANF), or CalFresh (SNAP) benefits; and
  • Live in California.

Go to the WIC Website for a list of locations throughout the Bay Area. Local locations listed below:

Livermore WIC
164 N L Street
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (510) 595-6400

Axis (Pacific Ave WIC)
3311 Pacific Ave
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 462-2365

Axis (Pleasanton WIC)
1991 Santa Rita Ste H
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: (925) 462-2365