Local Community Resources
Because it takes a village to raise our children, we rely on a number of partners throughout our community. It is important to us that the families and students we serve have awareness of all of the resources at their disposal to to meet their needs.
Have we missed your company or agency? Please reach out and let us know of any other services or organizations that can support our youth.
Quick Links
24 Hour Crisis Hotlines
211 connects bay area residents with health and human service programs in their local community.
Dial 211 to get connected to a specialist for personalized assistance.
211 Bay Area
(800) 273-6222
Covenant House provides housing and supportive services to youth facing homelessness. We help young people transform their lives and put them on a path to independence.
(800) 999-9999
24-Hour Crisis Line has trained crisis intervention counselors available to receive crisis calls and give supportive counseling 24 hours a day, every day. Translation is available in more than 140 languages. We also offer teletype (TDD) services for deaf and hearing-impaired individuals.
(800) 309-2131
Alameda County Social Services Children and Family Services promotes the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, neighborhoods and communities.
Child Abuse Reporting – Oakland/Alameda County
(510) 259-1800
Family Paths strengthens family relationships by providing
mental health treatment and supportive services with Respect, Integrity, Compassion, and Hope.
24-hour Parent Support & Resource Hotline: 800-829-3777
Email Family Paths
(510) 893-9230
OAKLAND OFFICE
1727 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Suite #109
Oakland, CA 94612
HAYWARD OFFICE
22320 Foothill Blvd, Suite 400
Hayward, CA 94541
(510) 845-7273
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides life saving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse.
(800) 799-7233
The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline focuses on teens to provides life saving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse.
(866) 331-9474
The Love is Respect Organization's purpose is to engage, educate and empower young people to prevent and end abusive relationships.
CALL: 1.866.331.9474
TEXT: LOVEIS TO 22522
The California Youth Crisis Line provides crisis phone counseling, information, and referrals for all problems ages 12-24.
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 340-050
TEXT TEEN to 839863
Improve and empower the lives of California’s youth
Youth can always call the California Youth Crisis Line, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at:
1-800-843-5200
Child Care and Parenting
Childcare Links provides resources that strengthen and support children & their families
(925) 417-8733
The Fremont Family Resource Center is a welcoming place where families and individuals are nurtured, encouraged, and provided quality services to build on their own strengths to help themselves and others.
39155 Liberty St., Fremont
(510) 574-2000
California Head Start Association is the unified voice providing leadership and advocacy for the Head Start community.
Hayward
(510) 732-6228
4Cs envisions a community where all children and families have access to quality child care and the resources they need.
22351 City Center Dr. Suite 200
Hayward, CA
(510) 582-2182
BANANAS partners with families and child care providers to raise happy, confident children.
(510) 658-0381
California Head Start Association
Hayward (510) 796-9512, Ext. 18
Alameda County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) provides assistance to families through the establishment of parentage, the establishment of a child support order for monetary and medical support, and through the enforcement of a child support order.
5669 Gibraltar Drive
Pleasanton
(866) 901-3212
436 14thSt. Suite 805, Oakland
(510) 444-8651
Union City Family Center is a collaboration of supportive services to aid our most vulnerable community members (homelessness, food pantry, financial supports, etc)
Dental Care
Chabot College provides FREE dental hygiene services for current Chabot College students & veterans.
(510) 723-6900
Alameda Health System Services. Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All
E2, E Wing, 2nd Floor
1411 E. 31st Street
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 437-4473
(800) 322-6384
Denti-Cal Provider Directory
Search for Medi-Cal Dental Program Providers
(800) 423-0507
Domestic & Sexual Violence
A Safe Place. Ending Domestic Violence One Day at a Time
Office: (510) 536-7233
24/7 Emergency Line: (510) 536-7233
Alameda County Family Justice Center provides support for individuals and families who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault and exploitation, child abuse, elder and dependent adult abuse, and stalking.
470 27thStreet
Oakland
(510) 267-8800
BAWAR is a place where rape and incest survivors receive quality counseling and the advocacy they need, and provides community education about sexual assault issues.
(510) 845-7273
MISSSEY, Inc. mission is to provide services to commercially sexually exploited youth, and to work for systemic change with the youth we serve.
424 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Email Misssey
(510) 251-2070
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
SAVE. Let's end abuse right here.
Main Phone: (510) 574-2250
E-mail: Email SAVE
24-hour Crisis Line: (510) 794-6055
Educational Resources
California Conservation Corps is the oldest and largest conservation corps in the nation.
(800) 952-5627
Chabot College Special Programs primary goal is to encourage the enrollment, retention and transfer of students disadvantaged by language, social, economic and educational circumstances, and to facilitate the successful completion of their goals and objectives in college.
25555 Hesperian Blvd., Room 211, Bldg. 200
Hayward
(510) 723-6909
Ashley McCullough
(510) 667-7804
Chabot College
25555 Hesperian Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94545
Enroll and look out onto a bright future!
12500 Campus Drive, R-109, Oakland
COA: Academic Excellence
555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway Alameda
(510) 748-2258
Laney College: Dream. Flourish. Succeed.
900 Fallon Street, Bldg. A, Rm-A106,
Oakland
(510) 464-3423
43600 Mission Blvd., Bldg. 7, 2nd Floor, Rm.7249, Fremont
ACOE
313 W. Winton Avenue
Hayward
(510) 670-7750
CGFY provides free money for foster youth for College or career training.
Susan Roberts: (916) 651-8045
EBC’s goal is to provide these opportunities by developing student and parent programs, improving teacher instruction in mathematics and language arts, providing opportunities for college students to explore teaching as a career, and working in conjunction with other educational programs who share similar goals.
121 E. 11th Street, Portable 13A
Oakland
(510) 238-9162
ILSP's mission is to provide every eligible youth in care with independent living skills training to assist in the transition of our youth for a successful and independent lifestyle.
Jobs Corps: Careers Begin Here!
(800) 733-5627
CIVICORPS mission is to re-engage young adults, age 18-26, to earn their high school diplomas, gain job skills, pursue college, and embark on family sustaining careers.
101 Myrtle Street
Oakland
(510) 992-7800
Emergency Shelters
FESCO is working to end family homelessness.
Hayward
(510) 581-3223
Second Chance. The Miracle of recovery from addiction happens here everyday!
Newark, Fremont, & Hayward
(510) 792-4357
1180 B Street, Hayward
(510) 786-1246
Building Futures believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home.
Oakland, San Leandro, & Alameda
(866) 292-9688
Cityteam is a nondenominational Christian nonprofit compassionately serving the poor, the homeless, and the lost in San Jose, Chester, San Francisco, Oakland, and Portland.
722 Washington Street, Oakland
(510) 452-3758 ext. 26
ADOBE Services is working to end homelessness by putting housing first.
588 Brown Road, Fremont
(510) 252-0910
Sunrise Village (Fremont)
(510) 252-0910
Oakland
(510) 534-6030
422 Jefferson Street, Oakland
(800) 379-1114 (to get into a shelter)
Union City Family Center is a collaboration of supportive services to aid our most vulnerable community members (homelessness, food pantry, financial supports, etc)
Employment & Job Training
Bayfair Mall
15555 E.14th Street, San Leandro
(510) 481-0272
Southland Mall
5 Southland Mall, Hayward
(510) 783-0272
Newpark Mall
2086 New Park Mall, Newark
(510) 794-5523
RISING SUN. Our mission is to empower individuals to achieve environmental and economic sustainability for themselves and their communities.
(510) 891-8773, Ext. 308 (ask for Andrew)
YEP. Providing employment training to Oakland youth and young adults since 1973.
2300 International Blvd., Oakland
(510) 533-3447
39155 Liberty Street
Fremont
(510) 293-8595, Ext. 5428
YU. Community Transformation Powered by Youth Leadership Development.
8711 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland
(510) 777-9909
24100 Amador Street, 3rdFloor
Hayward
(510) 265-8371
BE's mission is to support Alameda County’s current and former foster and probation youth to make successful transitions to adulthood and living independently.
675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 667-7636
Bayfair Mall
15555 E.14th Street
San Leandro
(510) 481-0272
675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 667-7695
Cypress Mandela Training Center is a community based organization dedicated to improving the lives of the people it serves by providing pre-apprentice construction and life skills training along with employment assistance.
2229 Poplar Street
Oakland
(510) 208-7350
1433 Webster Street, Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 891-8773
Faith-Based Services
Bethel Baptist Church
4216 Dyer Street
Union City
Pastor: George Gaskins
Solid Rock Community Church
5970 Thornton Avenue
Newark
Early Morning Worship (8am-9:30am)
1601 N. Tracy Blvd.
Tracy
Pastor: Jerald K. Simpkins Sr.
Palma Ceia Baptist Church
28605 Ruus Road
Hayward
Pastor: Tommy E. Smith Jr.
Glad Tidings COGIC
North Campus Sanctuary & Education
970 Glad Tidings Way
South Campus Admin & Family Life
1027 W. Tennyson Road
Hayward
Pastor: Jerry W. Macklin
Family Bible Fellowship
37620 Filbert Street
Newark
Pastor: Horacio "Ray" Jones
Shiloh Baptist Church
22582 South Garden Avenue
Hayward
Pastor: Jesse L. Davis, Sr.
Fatherhood & Men's Support
DNA Diagnostic Center provides fast, accurate and affordable paternity testing - guaranteed.
(800) 362-2368
Men of Valor Academy
6118 International Blvd., Oakland
(510) 567-1308
Genetic Testing Laboratories, Inc
(866) 833-6895
(510) 618-1925
(510) 618-1967
Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Program (IPOP)
Daddy Boot Camp
1000 San Leandro Blvd. Suite 100
San Leandro
(510) 618-2080
(510) 268-7800
(415) 924-1070
Child Support Liberation
(800) 265-4280
Food Assistance
The Alameda County Food Bank distributes millions of healthy meals every year, and are on the forefront of new approaches to ending hunger and poverty.
7900 Edgewater Drive
Oakland
(800) 870-3663
14th & Jefferson
Oakland
722 Washington Street
Oakland
(510) 452-3758
675 23rd Street
Oakland
(510) 451-7676
39155 Liberty Street
Fremont
(510) 795-2428
Union City Family Center is a collaboration of supportive services to aid our most vulnerable community members (homelessness, food pantry, financial supports, etc)
HIV/AIDS
AIDS Project of the East Bay (APEB) is a community based organization, dedicated to preventing the spread of HIV and supporting individuals infected with the virus through programs targeted at some of the most vulnerable and marginalized individuals.
(510) 663-7979
Downtown Youth Clinic
3100 Summit Street, 2nd Floor
Oakland
(510) 921-6680 or (510) 501-3724
(800) FOR-AIDS/367-2437
Housing & Rental Assistance
HACA operates a number of housing programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that provide low-cost rental housing or rental assistance for low-income families, the elderly, people with disabilities, and others, in much of Alameda County.
(510) 538-8876
The OHA currently provides subsidized housing to nearly 16,500 families.
(510) 874-1500
Project Independence
(510) 739-1945
ADOBE Services is working to end homelessness by putting housing first.
588 Brown Road
Fremont
(510) 657-7409
BE's mission is to support Alameda County’s current and former foster and probation youth to make successful transitions to adulthood and living independently.
675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 667-7636
Rooted in compassion and human dignity for all, Catholic Charities of the East Bay works with youth, children and families to promote self-sufficiency, strengthen families and pursue safety and justice.
433 Jefferson Street
Oakland
(510) 768-3102, Ext 4201
Dial 211 for a referral
Jan Allen
(510) 481-0272
(510) 569-6369
(510) 452-4541
(510) 649-8500
The Fred Finch Youth Center has been offering hope and healing since 1891.
675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 667-7811
(510) 706-8475
The Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO Housing) was founded in 1964 and incorporated in 1965 by community volunteers dedicated to equal housing opportunities and the prevention and elimination of homelessness.
(510) 581-9380
The mission of BOSS is to help homeless, poor, and disabled people achieve health and self-sufficiency,and to fight against the root causes of poverty and homelessness.
(510) 649-1930
First Place for Youth’s mission is to help foster kids build the skills they need to make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood.
(510) 272-0979
Bonita House. Building community, dignity, and hope
6333 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 102
Oakland
(510) 923-0180
(510) 569-6369
Identifying Documets
Alameda County Clerk-Recorders Office
1106 Madison Street
Oakland
(510) 272-6362
Social Security Card
24301 Southland Drive. Ste. 500
Hayward
320 Davis Street
San Leandro
3100 Mowry Avenue, Ste. 100
Fremont
Legal Assistance
Bay Area Legal Aid’s mission is to provide meaningful access to the civil justice system through quality legal assistance regardless of a client’s location, language or disability.
(800) 551-5554
California Foster Youth – “Know Your Rights”
(877) 846-1602
1735 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland
(510) 663-4744
EBCLC has a dual mission of training the next generation of social justice lawyers while increasing access to justice and ending poverty.
2921 Adeline Street
Berkeley
(510) 548-4040
NCYL is a non-profit law firm that helps low-income children achieve their potential by transforming the public agencies that serve them.
405 14th Street, Suite 1500
Oakland
(510) 835-8098
70 Washington Street, Suite 200
Oakland
(510) 302-ACBA (2222)
Covenant House. Every child deserves a safe place to sleep and hope for a brighter future.
200 Harrison Street
Oakland
(510) 379-1010
Medical Care
Roots Community Health Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving the status of health of East Bay residents.
Main Clinic Headquarters
9925 International Blvd
Oakland, CA 94603
510-777-1177
LifeLong Medical Care provides high-quality health and social services to underserved people of all ages; creates models of care for the elderly, people with disabilities and families; and advocates for continuous improvements in the health of our communities.
10700 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 14A
Oakland
(510) 563-4390
Children’s Hospital's mission is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.
5400 Telegraph Ave., Oakland
(510) 428-3387
Eastmont Wellness Center
6955 Foothill Blvd., Suite 200
Oakland
(510) 567-5700
La Clinica de La Raza's mission is to improve the quality of life of the diverse communities we serve by providing culturally appropriate, high quality, and accessible health care for all.
3451 E.12th Street
Oakland
(510) 535-4000
The mission of the Alameda County Public Health Department is to work in partnership with the community to ensure the optimal health and well being of all people through a dynamic and responsive process respecting the diversity of the community and challenging us to provide for present and future generations.
1900 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland
(510) 532-1930
The Native American Health Center’s mission is to provide comprehensive services to improve the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and residents of the surrounding communities, with respect for cultural and linguistic differences.
2950 International Blvd.
Oakland
(510) 535-4410
Mental Health Support
ACCESS-Alameda County Mental Health Services provides mental health and substance use services.
(800) 491-9099
2620 26th Avenue
Oakland
(510) 437-2363
Alternative Family Services is building community connections for foster children, youth and families.
111 Myrtle Street. Suite 102
Oakland
(510) 839-3800
The Family Education & Resource Center ('FERC') is a family/caregiver-centered program that provides information, education, advocacy and support services to family/caregivers of children, adolescents, transitional age youth, adults, and older adults with serious emotional disturbance or mental illness living in all regions of Alameda County.
7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 269
Oakland
(888) 896-3372
The Fred Finch Youth Center has been offering hope and healing since 1891.
675 Hegenberger Road, Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 667-7811
STARS. Partnering with people for positive change.
545 Estudillo Avenue
San Leandro
(510) 352-9200
WestCoast Children’s Clinic is committed to providing psychological services to vulnerable children, youth, and their families regardless of their ability to pay and to expanding the reach of psychological services through practice and research.
3301 E. 12th Street, Suite 259
Oakland
(510) 269-9030
ANA serves all Native Americans, including federally recognized tribes, American Indian and Alaska Native organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations and Native populations throughout the Pacific Basin (including American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
522 Grand Avenue
Oakland
(510) 208-1870
Mentoring
Village-Connect To build the capacity of people to become more self-aware and self-directed resulting in sustainable positive transformation.
1572 150th Avenue
San Leandro, CA 94578
(510) 564-4240
The Mentoring Center connects youth to positive and caring adults through their Transformative Mentoring programs.
1221 Preservation Parkway, Suite 200
Oakland
(510) 891-0427
Provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever
East Bay Office
825 Washington Street, Suite #202
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 836-8713
JUNIOR 100 is an effort to ensure more of African-American youth attend college or some form of post-secondary education/ training.
632 12th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 763-3661
Pregnancy
1866 B Street
Hayward
(800) 967-7526
482 W. MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland
(800) 967-7526
7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 210
Oakland
(510) 613-8089
24085 Amador Avenue
Hayward
(510) 595-6400
Birth Right helps you make a plan that fits in with your life. A plan that works best for you and your pregnancy.
1048 Grant Avenue
San Lorenzo
(510) 481-9677
Brighter Beginnings is a place where every family matters.
2648 International Blvd.
Oakland
(510) 437-8950
1000 San Leandro Blvd.
San Leandro
(510) 618-2080
612 W. A Street
Hayward
(510) 785-9326
AAP is dedicated to the health of all children.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Public Benefits
(510) 263-2420
(888) 999-4772
24100 Amador Street
Hayward
(510) 670-6000
5955 Foothill Blvd., Suite 100
Oakland
(510) 383-5300
Substance Abuse Support
ALANON and ALATEEN offers help and hope for anyone who has ever been affected by someone else's drinking
(650) 794-9654
Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Centers
390 40th Street
Oakland
(510) 653-5040
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
295 27th Street
Oakland
(510) 839-8900 or (510) 839-0709
Narcotics Anonymous' vision is that every addict inthe world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life.
(510) 444-4673
520 27th Street
Oakland
(510) 834-5442
Drug Rehab Guides for Addiction & Mental Health
200 Powell Place
Brentwood, TN 37027
(888) 987-1784
Utilities/Bill Payment Assistance
The California LifeLine Program (California LifeLine) is a state program that provides discounted home phone and cell phone services to eligible households.
(800) 310-2355
(800) 743-5000
(800) 933-9677
PG&E
(800) 743-5000
PG&E
(800) 743-5000
EBMUD - Water Service
(866) 403-2683