Local Resources for Parents in Santa Clara County


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HEALTH INFORMATION

Free/Low Cost Health
Insurance Children’s Health Initiative
888.244.5222
www.chikids.org

Medi-Cal County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency
Assistance Application Center
408.271.5600

Maternal and Child Health Services
800.310.2332

Violence Prevention Resource Directory
www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/injviosaf/Pages/ViolencePreventionResourceDir...

PUBLIC BENEFIT ORGANIZATION

Las Madres Neighborhood Playgroups, Inc.
www.lasmadres.org

LOCAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES

Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services
800.488.9919
www.sccgov.org/portal/site/dads/

Asian American Recovery Services
www.aars-inc.org/programs/programs.html

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County – Substance abuse treatment services
www.ccsj.org/services/behavioral_health/bh.html

Substance Abuse Treatment Locator
www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov

Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC)
www.chacmv.org

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
www.ncaddsiliconvalley.org

DENTAL

Santa Clara County Dental Society Referral and Urgent Appointments
408.289.1480
www.sccds.org

BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT

Breast Feeding Support
408.885.5950

Nursing Mothers Council
408.272.1448
www.nursingmothers.org

La Leche League
408.264.0994
www.lalecheleague.org

Mother’s Milk Bank
408.998.4550

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Emergency-Dial 911
800.704.0900

The California Poison Control System
800.222.1222
www.calpoison.org

Suicide and Crisis Center
408.279.3312
http://suicidehotlines.com/california.html

Contact - Parental Stress Hotline
408.279.8228

Support Network for Battered Women
800.572.2782
www.snbw.org

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES

Early Start
800.404.5900

San Andreas Regional Center
408.374.9960
www.sarc.org

Center for Learning and Achievement
408.793.5959

Parents Helping Parents
408.727.5775
www.php.com

CHILD CARE

Community Child Care Council (4 Cs)
408.487-0747
www.4c.org

Choices for Children
408.297.3295 ext. 244
www.choices4children.org

PACEAPP (Professional Association for Childhood Education Alternative Payment)
408.278.1214

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA SERVICES

Parents Place
650.688.3021
www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org

Mental Health Department
800.704.0900
www.sccmhd.org

Alcohol and Drug Screening Information and Referral-Gateway
800.488.9919
www.sccdads.org

Child Protective Services
408.299.2071

FOOD

Women, Infant and Children (WIC)
408.792.5101

Food Connection
800.984.3663

Second Harvest Food Bank
800.984.3663
www.secondharvestfood.org

TRANSPORTATION

Valley Transportation Authority
408.321.2300
www.vta.org

HOUSING

Emergency Housing Consortium
408.294.2100 ext 4021

Shelter Hotline
800.774.3583
www.housingscc.org

LIBRARY RESOURCES

County of Santa Clara
408.293.2326
www.sccgov.org

City of San Jose
408.535.3500
www.sanjoseca.gov
www.librarycat.org