West County
Souper Center
165 22nd Street
Richmond CA 94801
Ph: (510) 236-7386
Hours: Seven days a week, 11:30am - 12:45pm
Bay Area Rescue Mission
123 Macdonald Ave
Richmond CA 94801
Ph: (510) 215-4884
Hours: Seven days a week, 7:30am (breakfast), 7:30pm (dinner)
North Richmond Missionary Baptist Church
1427 Filbert St.
North Richmond CA 94801
Ph: (510) 620-9751
Hours: Every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm
McGlothen Temple COGIC
255 Gertrude Avenue
Richmond CA 94801
Ph: (510) 232-2055
Hours: Every Friday 11:30 - 1:00pm
B. Shelter/Housing
(under construction)
C. Clothing
BJs Fashion
2928 Delta Fair Blvd
Antioch, CA 94509
Contact: Betty Pearson
Hours: Mon - Sat 10-5pm
County area serviced: East
Services: Upscale used women clothing.
Friends Outside (Male Youth Offenders Only)
1127 Escobar St
Martinez CA 94533
Ph: (925) 228 - 6044
Contact: Anna Lundy (Program Assistant)
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:30 - 1:30pm, Please call for appointment
Services: Men Clothing for Job interview, must have referral from Agency
Wardrobe for Opportunity
540 14th Oakland, CA 94612
Ph: (510) 463-4100
3496 Buskirk Avenue Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Ph: (925) 256-7698
Service Area: East, Central, and West
Services: Wardrobe for Opportunity is a nonprofit corporation that provides business clothing, workplace image enhancement &career development support to economically disadvantage women in Contra Costa County &Alameda County. The clients are referred to Wardrobe for Opportunity by a job training program or Social Service agency.
D. Family Support Services/Child Care
Contra Costa Child Care Council
Located County Wide
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-6pm
Ph: Central (925) 676-5437, West (510) 758-5439, East (925) 778-5437, Bishop Ranch/South (925) 830-0506
Services: Provide referrals to child care providers.
Contra Costa County Head Start Program
2425 Bisso Lane, Suite 120
Concord, CA 94520
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-5pm
Contact Person: Joe Valentine
Ph: (925) 646-5990
E-mail: jvalentine@cccsd.org
Asian Pacific Psychological Services (APPS)
3905 MacDonald Avenue
Richmond, CA. 94805
Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5pm
Ph: (510) 233-7555
Fax: (510) 233-4545
Website: www.appsweb.org
Program Restriction: Must attend a school within WCCUSD or be a resident of Contra Costa County.
Services: Provides behavioral healthcare to individuals and families of Asian and Pacific Island origins within West Contra Costa County. Counseling services offered include: individual therapy, family therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, and anger management. Common issues discussed in therapy are: behavioral and academic difficulties in school, family relationship problems, loneliness, anger management difficulties. The counselors on hand understand Mien, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Illocano; and interpreters are available for Lao, Khmu, Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese languages.
Lao Family Community Development, Inc
1865 Rumrill Blvd, Ste C
San Pablo, CA. 94806
Ph: (510) 215-1220
Fax: (510) 215-1216
E-mail: info@laofamilynet.org
Services: Programs and assistance for South East Asian refugee and immigrant communities, and other low-income communities, to adapt to life in the United States, and to achieve social and economic self-sufficiency.
Richmond Corps Salvation Army
4600 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA 94803
Hours: Mon - Thurs 8:30 - 11am Public Workshop Sun: 9:30 - 11am
Ph: (510) 262-0582
Fax: (510) 262 - 9017
Fees: None
Services: Offers Social Supportive Services for low-income children, youth, adult and seniors. In Cooperation with the other Service Providers, emergency food, food pantry (Mon - Thur 9-11am)
Assist with delinquent PG&E bills only, Education, Social, Spiritual program available weekly.
Comments: Phone for appointments, referrals necessary for clothing assist, income verification &interview are important for all programs.
E. Financial Support Services
General Assistance
East County
4545 Delta Fair Blvd
Antioch CA 94509
Ph: (925) 427-8990
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-12pm 1-3:30pm
Service Area: East
Services: General assistance for the homeless youth (males) needing financial assistance.
West County
3431 MacDonald Ave
Richmond CA 94805
Ph: (510) 374-3926
Fax: (510) 374-3905
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-12pm 12:30-5pm
Service Area: West
Program Restriction: Low-income individual ages 18 or over, county resident, unemployed or disable.
Services: Administers the General Assistance program which is a county - funded program for adults (single, child free couples or families) who are not eligible for other kinds of financial aid and who are unemployed unable to work must be verified by a doctor). Also provide Food stamps for those applicants requesting general assistance.
Central County
40 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Ph: (925) 313-1827
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-11am &12:30-3:30pm
Services: Short term financial aid for county residents who cannot support themselves and who cannot get support from any other source.
CalWorks
Income Maintenance - Richmond District Office
1305 MacDonald Ave
Richmond, CA 94801
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-12noon, 12:30-5pm
Ph: (510) 412-3000
(510) 412-3009
Fax: (510) 374-3705
Service Area: West (Richmond)
Services: Processes applications for low-income individuals eligible for financial or medical assistant for programs such as CalWorks (formerly AFDC) and Welfare to Work, the Food Stamps CalWorks is for families with children who are deprived because of deafness, absence of unemployment. Those individuals are not receiving public assistance may apply for medi-cal or food stamps.
Central County
30 Muir Road
Martinez CA 94553
Ph: (925) 313-7987
(925) 313-7872
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-12noon &12:30 - 5pm
Services: Temporary assistance for needy families (adults with children). Must apply in person.
East County
4545 Delta Fair Blvd
Antioch CA 94509
Ph: (925) 706-4580
West County
1305 Macdonald Ave
Richmond CA 94804
Ph: (510) 412-3009
Food Stamps
30 Muir Road
Martinez CA 94553
Ph: (925) 313-7987 or (925) 313-7872
Hours: Mon - Fri 8-12noon &12:30 - 5pm
Financial assistance to purchase eligible food items, must apply in person.
Home Energy Financial Assistance Programs
Ph: 1(800) 743-5000
Services:
CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy)
BBP (Balanced Payment Plan)
HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program)
Services for Medical Baseline and Life-Support Customers
REACH (Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help)
Department of Child Support Services
50 Douglas Dr, Ste 100
Martinez, CA 94553
Ph: (866) 244 - 5382
Hours: 7:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Website: http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
Fathers At Work Program (*Only for Fathers who are 17-30years of age)
1420 Willow Pass, Rd #140
Concord CA 94519
Ph: (925) 646-5800
Services:
Job preparation and placement
Good employers and wage growth
Paid job training
Assistance finding affordable housing
Help with legal issues
Child support case assistance including:
DNA testing, drivers license releases, modification of support orders, reasonable arrears payments.
Fathers Taking Responsibility support groups. Support Group meetings are safe, and drug and alcohol free. Food is provided during meetings.
Fathers At Work Program (*Only for Fathers who are 17-30years of age)
101 Broadway
Richmond CA 94804
Ph: (510) 412 - 1725
Services:
Job preparation and placement
Good employers and wage growth
Paid job training
Assistance finding affordable housing
Help with legal issues
Child support case assistance including:
DNA testing, drivers license releases, modification of support orders, reasonable arrears payments. Fathers Taking Responsibility support groups. Support Group meetings are safe, and drug and alcohol free. Food is provided during meetings.
Fathers At Work Program (*Only for Fathers who are 17-30years of age)
801 Chelsey Avenue
Richmond CA 94801
Ph: (510) 233-4966
Services:
Job preparation and placement
Good employers and wage growth
Paid job training
Assistance finding affordable housing
Help with legal issues
Child support case assistance including:
DNA testing, drivers license releases, modification of support orders, reasonable arrears payments. Fathers Taking Responsibility support groups. Support Group meetings are safe, and drug and alcohol free. Food is provided during meetings.
F. Transportation
Public (Rides to Success)
Ph: 877-21RIDES
877-217-4337
Service Area: East and Central
Eligibility Requirements: your Employment &Human Service Department Case Manager must refer you to RTS.
Services: Provide free employment related transportation service for CalWorks participants in Contra Costa County
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Ph: (925) 676 - 2278
Hours: 6am - 12 Midnight
Service Area: East, Central, West and Other
Services: Train transportation
Driver’s Education Programs (See Education)
G. Crime Prevention/Gang Prevention
Victory Outreach Church
2328 Willow Pass Road
Concord, CA
Contact: Pastor Tony Rodrique
Ph: (925) 432-0937
Service Area: East, Central, and West
Services: A faith base church, working with the youth regarding Gang Prevention or getting out of the problem life-style association.
Victory Outreach - San Pablo
261 Harbor Way
Richmond, CA 94806
Ph: (510) 235-2041
Hours: Mon - Fri 9-4pm
Service Area: West
Program Restriction: Residents live under 24hour supervision and may not be employed while in the program.
Services: Provides 9 months to one-year residential rehabilitation program based on Christian doctrine for former gang members and substance abuses, age 18 and over. Residents are required to attend all church meetings and share in chores.
Deer Hill Ranch
3232 Deer Hill Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
Ph: (925) 283-1197
Fax: (925) 283-1184
E-mail: office@deerhillranch.org
Services: A nonprofit experiential education center. Serves Bay Area youth, ages 4-18, as well as adults. Also has special outreach effort to at-risk youth. Utilizing experiential learning techniques and adventure education in the intimate setting of a family ranch, Deer Hill Ranch programs empower participants by building self-esteem, increasing their communication skills, and improving interaction with other people, other living creatures and the earth.
H. Legal Assistance
Bay Area Legal Aid:
Ph: (925) 439 - 9166 or 1-800-551-5554
Hours: 9-5pm.
Low-income county residents are eligible for free services.
I. Recreation Programs
YMCA
Y - Team Counseling - YMCA of the East Bay
4175 Lakeside Drive, Ste 110
Richmond, CA 94806
Ph: (510) 451-8041 Ext 824,
Fax: (510) 987 - 7449
Hours: Mon - 9-5pm, Tues - Thurs 9-9pm
Eligibility Requirement: Ages 12 - 18, juniors &high school student &family attending WCCUSD schools in area served.
Services: Provides critical counseling therapy for adolescents ages 12-18 referred by school counselors in Contra Costa County. Working in partnership with schools since 1984, this program works with at-risk elementary, middle and high school students and their families.
YMCA Rodeo Community
2 California Street
Rodeo, CA. 94572
Ph: (510) 245-2321
Oakley Family YMCA
3460 Main Street
Oakley CA. 94561
Ph: (925) 625-9333
Antioch/Pittsburg YMCA
301 W 10th St,
Antioch, CA 94509
Ph: (925) 755-9622
Mt. Diablo Region YMCA
395 Civic Drive, Suite G
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Contact Person: Marisa Langdon
Ph: (925) 609-9622 main; 887-4624 direct
Fax: (925) 609-9639
E-mail: mlangdon@mdrymca.org
Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs
Boys &Girls Club of Martinez
1301 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA 94553
Ph:(925) 228-3677,
Ph: (925) 228-3896,
Ph: (925) 370-6838
East County Boys and Girls Club
1001 Stoneman Avenue
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Ph: (925) 439 - 5933
Concord Youth Center
2241 Galaxy Court
Concord CA 94520
Ph: (925) 671 - 7070
Boys and Girls Club of El Sobrante
4660 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803
Contact: Tom Mason - Director
Ph: (510) 223-5253
Hours: Tues &Fri 2-6pm &Sat 10-4pm
Service Area: El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Pinole, Richmond, Rodeo, and San Pablo
Fees: $20 membership fees.
Services: Provides services to Boys &Girls from 7-20 year olds, promotes the social and character development of boys and girls, program include physical education, social recreation, table games, act and crafts, photography, organized sports leagues and summer activities
Comments: Walk -in, birth certificate or other form of ID to verify age, application form must be signed by parent or legal guardian.
Parks & Recreation Programs
City of Concord
- Concord Community &Recreation Services
1950 Parkside Drive,
Concord, CA 94519
Contact Person: Sarah Jackson
Phone: (925) 671-3118
Fax: (925) 671-3467
E-mail: sjackson@ci.concord.ca.us
Alameda &Contra Costa County Parks
Ph: (925) 676-0192
Website: www.ebparks.org
Hours: 8-5pm
Service Area: East, West and Central
Services: Provides a list of what activities are going on during the spring and summer months.
Davis Park Community Center - San Pablo
1651 Folsom Ave
San Pablo CA 94806
Ph: (510) 215-3094
Hours: Mon - Fri 2 -5pm
Service Area: Alameda County, Marin County, San Francisco, and San Mateo.
Services: Provides recreational and social activities for youth and senior citizens. Activities for youth include sports, special events, arts and craft, trips and games for youth.
