Community Partnerships: South County

South County: Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Martin

Description: The South region encompasses 5 zip codes representing cities of Gilroy, Morgan Hill and the town of San Martin. The region spans from the town of San Martin to the southern end of the Santa Clara County border. There are 2 school districts within the region: Gilroy and Morgan Hill. The region is comprised of approximately 96,000 residents, of which over 7,900 are children through age 5. The community is representative of predominantly White, Latino, and Asian.

Zip Codes: 95020, 95021, 95037, 95038, 95046

Contact:

Lead Agency:

Community Solutions
Marianne Marafino 408-846-4731

Kerry De Lima, FIRST 5 Performance Management Liaison 408-260-3756

FIRST 5 Funded Services

Community Solutions is the Lead Agency and responsible for coordinating the available services in this Partnership area. They can be reached at (408) 497-5056.

Services funded by FIRST 5 in South County include:

  1. Family Partner Services provided by;
    - Mexican American Community Services Agency
    - Gilroy Unified School District
    - St. Joseph’s

  2. Home Visitation Services provided by:
    - Community Solutions
    - Mexican American Community Services Agency

  3. Parent Workshops Services provided by;
    - Mexican American Community services Agency
    - Rebekah’s Children Services
    - Vision Literacy
    - Parents Helping Parents
    - Galvilan College

  4. KidConnections: Childhood Developmental Assessment Services
  5. Therapeutic (Counseling ) Services provide by:
    - Rebekah’s Children Services
    - Community Solutions

  6. Oral Health Services is provided by:
    - Tooth Mobile
    - Gardner Health Center

  7. FIRST 5 County-Wide Services
  8. Community Engagement & Education Services are provided by the following agency.
    - Mexican American Community Services Agency

Power of Preschool (PoP)

Gilroy Unified School District State Preschool
Sheryll Ebbs, Early Childhood Administrator
7810 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: 408-847-2700 ext. 430

Family Resource Centers

FIRST 5 Del Buono Family Resource Center
Del Buono Elementary School
9300 Wren Ave.
Gilroy, CA 95020




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