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Those in need of mental health therapy and are enrolled in the following insurance plans:
Victim Witness and CPS county-referrals are also accepted to be eligible.
A Thrive Therapeutic Services provides mental health therapy in Tracy. Telehealth services are also available throughout the state of California.
Services are offered to children, adolescents, individuals, family, and groups.
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American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
American Red Cross can help if:
The Gold Country Region serves 24 counties in California: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.
For questions, please contact the regional office. Disaster and emergency services for families are provided 24-hours per day, 7 days per week.
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Asian Pacific Self-Development and Residential Association (APSARA) is an educational, problem-solving organization that provides leadership for Park Village Apartments and its surrounding residents by collaborating with larger communities to provide a safe and positive environment that promotes economic development and small business.
APSARA offers many services which include:
Aspiranet is a non-profit agency providing foster care and adoption services. Aspiranet foster and adoption programs work to connect children, youth, and young adults to safe, caring relationships that can last a lifetime.
Aspiranet offers a unique breadth and depth of services for children and youth from birth through adulthood. A proactive, responsive and forward-thinking approach is taken to the growing needs of the communities that is serve.
Please call or visit the website for more information.
Youth ages 12 to 24 years old and their families in crisis.
California Youth Crisis Line is a 24-hour crisis line, and 24-hour chat and text, for youth and their families to help young people receive the support and referrals needed to address critically important issues such as:
Services are anonymous and confidential. Assistance is available in all languages. To chat, please visit the website www.calyouth.org or text (800) 843-5200.
Parolees in San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced and Mariposa Counties.
California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation - Division of Adult Parole Operations offers the following services for parolees currently under Adult Parole Supervision:
All California residents
California Poison Control System (CPCS) is the primary source of poison information and treatment advice for all California residents. Specially trained pharmacists, nurses, toxicologists, and health care providers quickly answer calls to 1-800-222-1222 and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
All calls are free, confidential, and language interpreters are available in over 200 languages. Callers receive personalized treatment advice and/or a referral for medical care. Free health education materials can be ordered at www.calpoison.org.
CalWORKS Behavioral Wellness is a program designed for CalWORKs participants only. It provides participants with mental health assessments, individual or group counseling, support group, anger management and conflict resolution, and substance abuse counseling. Behavioral Wellness was designed to assist participants with issues that serve as barriers to employment and/or training and self-sufficiency.
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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton has provided social services to people in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Alpine, and Mono counties, for over 80 years; and it has served as a sign of hope in local communities for people of all ages, religions, and races.
Today Catholic Charities provides over twenty-four vital programs and services to the most vulnerable within our communities.
San Joaquin County residents
San Joaquin County Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPC) mission is to protect children and strengthen families through awareness and outcome-driven programs delivered with compassion. CAPC is an agency dedicated to preventing child abuse, ensuring safety, and providing education and treatment for abused and at-risk children and abusive and at-risk parents.
The Child Abuse Prevention Council endeavors to achieve our goal of protecting children and strengthening families by employing four primary strategies:
Notably, CAPC offers a uniquely broad range of comprehensive services to meet the complex needs of families, resulting in superior wrap-around services. All CAPC staff are trained to identify each familys unique needs and ensure that the necessary case management & supportive services are identified and provided to them. Families who begin their journey through any of those case management services are also quickly linked to our early education program, to ensure their children can participate in an early education environment that provides consistency, nurturing relationships, and quality learning experiences, necessary to build resilience in the face of their family’s current challenges.
CAPC staff serve on multiple Task Forces in San Joaquin County, often in leadership roles.
For full requirements, call or email. Generally, the household must have at least one child under the age of 17 and the caller must have full custody to open a case.
Child Find of America, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that provides professional services to prevent and resolve child abduction and the family conflicts that can lead to child abuse, child abduction, and runaways.
The free programs and services are available to children and families nationally. The 1-800-I-AM-LOST line connects callers to their in-house location staff who search for missing, kidnapped, runaway and abducted children.
Child Find’s Parent Help program provides services designed to defuse family conflicts that can lead to abduction, child abuse, and runaways, including crisis intervention, conflict management, safety planning, communication, parenting skill-building, and more.
Translators are available at no charge during the call for most languages.
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City of Lathrop Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Services offers the following services:
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City of Tracy Parks & Recreation Department offers a full range of recreation programs and community services for all ages. Programs and classes are in the areas of fitness and wellness, personal development, and enrichment, and social services. Transit services are also provided. Facility rentals are available. Financial assistance is available to qualified applicants.
San Joaquin Valley residents experiencing crisis
Community Action Services is a group of like minded community leaders and citizens focused on improving communities by developing programs and projects that are inclusive, provide enjoyable public spaces and stimulate economic growth. This is created by a direct line of communication between community leaders and their communities. Community Action Services have been working alongside local law enforcement, collaborative courts, and community organizations to develop and implement an alternative to how crisis calls are responded to and managed.
Services include:
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Dorothy L. Jones Family Resource Center serves the identified and changing needs of families within Southeast Stockton and other designated areas.
Dorothy L. Jones Family Resource Center is the home of the Community Partnership for Families youth program. Staff and community members at the center focus on educational success, health and wellbeing, and neighborhood safety. Staff empower youth and families to become leaders, eliciting environmental change with the goals of student success in school, reduced obesity, and decreased family and community violence.
Dorothy L. Jones Family Resource Center offers:
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Administration is a partnership of neighborhood groups, churches, schools, public and private health care services, social service, criminal justice and municipal agencies and the business community. The overall goal of the Partnership is to improve health, education, economic and public safety for the community.
Administration partners with a comprehensive team of public and private organizations to meet the distinct needs of families living in San Joaquin County communities. Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin provides an array of programs and referrals that include the following:
Accessible and responsible family-friendly services are offered through their five Family Resource Centers. These services are results-oriented and support families and the larger community’s quest towards financial self-sufficiency. Infusing the Family Strengthening approach in everything they do is the key to breaking cycle of generational poverty.
Families in San Joaquin County that require the tools, resources, programs and partnerships to improve the quality of their lives.
Lodi Family Resource Center is a family-friendly center that seeks to improve the lives of children and families in an impoverished, limited-resource, minimally educated neighborhood that is home to primarily low-income, Hispanic, Pakistani, Indian and Afghan working families.
Lodi Family Resource Center partners with a comprehensive team of public and private organizations to meet the distinct needs of families living in this community, including:
Lodi Family Resource Center hosts a number of different activities to strengthen the families they serve and meet the needs of this particular community. These unique activities include: Mobile Farmer’s Market, Weekly Food Giveaway, Youth Mentorship and Financial Money Management workshops.
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Tracy Family Resource Center offers complimentary services and provides the community with information on a wide range of health and social services. Sutter Tracy Hospital partners with Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin (CPFSJ) to help ensure that local residents have access to resources and referrals to help them live a healthy and self-sufficient lifestyle.
Some of the services available at the Tracy Family Resource Center are:
Visit the Facebook page to keep up-to-date with their activities and giveaways: https://www.facebook.com/CPFSJTRACY/?ref=bookmarks
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Villa Monterey Family Resource Center operates a Family Resource Center with administration offices in one of the highest-need communities in Stockton: the Kentfield neighborhood.
Service Integration is used as a planning process to create individualized plans to meet the needs of children and their families by utilizing their strengths. The comprehensive and well-coordinated case plans improve the delivery of services because they eliminate duplication and gaps in services and actively involve families.
Services include:
San Joaquin Bridge Academy offers an eighteen month employment and training program. Resource and refferals are provided to the family. Other supportive services include transportation assistance, financial counseling, and funding for training and work expenses.
Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center offers a host of free services to unpaid family caregivers in Northern California’s Gold Country counties -- Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba.
Del Oro provides the following services:
Foster parents must meet Resource Family Application requirements as mandated by State licensing. A full background and fingerprint process is completed on each applicant and must clear in order to be considered as a certified foster parent/home with Environmental Alternatives.
EA Family Services offers foster care to those in need of foster care placements, as well as training for those who qualify to become foster parents. Support systems are offered for foster families and children in placement. The agency provides transportation services for clients; i.e. visitation, court, counseling, camp.
A Transitional Housing Program is also offered for those clients 18 to 21 years of age. This is a great opportunity to help encourage and gain independent living skills by these young adults who have aged out of placement in foster care. Each client is provided a case manager to help navigate this new independent lifestyle.
Environmental Alternatives also hosts all children in placement within the agency one week per summer at their resort, Lake Francis in Dobbins, CA. This is a no cost event held yearly for each child ages 7 to 15 years old. Clients aged 16 to 18 years are encouraged to participate as camp counselors, where they receive training by senior camp staff. Many of their clients have gained actual summer employment at the camp, where a wage is earned as well as gaining work experience.
Low-to-moderate income or none based on program.
El Concilio California (Council for the Spanish Speaking) is a non-profit community based organization whose goal is the empowerment of the Hispanic community so that its members can improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their children.
El Concilio California services are designed to help individuals become self-sufficient and productive members of the community.
Services include:
El Concilio California is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Latinos and other communities in the Central Valley of California.
Must be an active cash aid recipient.
FamilyWORKs (previously known as CalHEPP Program) is helping to build stronger families through virtual and in-person home visiting. Supports families by getting kids ready to succeed in school, providing helpful information and activities for you and your child to enjoy with items you may already have in your home, connecting parents with community resources and helping with online searching and applying for jobs.
Bring current identification with proof of address in San Joaquin County. If ID is not current, bring additional proof of current San Joaquin County address (gas, electric, cable TV, or telephone bill).
Emergency Food Bank Stockton/San Joaquin County, founded in 1968, is the largest direct provider of packaged emergency food in San Joaquin County. The mission of the Emergency Food Bank is to build a stronger community by providing a safety net of food, nutrition and health education, job training, and hope to residents of San Joaquin County who find themselves in an emergency situation.
Emergency Food Bank emphasizes health, nutrition, food economics, and education; and provides classes in nutrition education, and healthy economical meal planning and preparation. Food is distributed through the main pantry, 14 satellite pantries, and 61 Mobile Farmer’s Market locations throughout San Joaquin County. CalFresh application assistance is also available. Emergency food assistance is available twice per calendar month.
Main Pantry hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For more information, please call (209) 464-7369, or visit http://www.stocktonfoodbank.org.
Connect with them:
Residents of San Joaquin County.
Family Resource Center is a non-profit organization that focus on quality childcare services for all parents, childcare providers, and children of San Joaquin County and the surrounding areas and providing child development and parenting education, nutrition classes, and health and safety training.
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211 San Joaquin provides a 24/7 information and referral helpline for San Joaquin County. Call Specialists provide individuals with community resources to meet the health and human service needs of the callers.
CalWORKs recipients with children 3 years old or younger.
FamilyWORKs provides a home visitation program that matches families with trained professionals who conduct personal home visits. The program includes supporting the Raising a Reader family literacy program, child developmental screenings, and health insurance screenings. Services provided by Parent Coaches. Uses the Parent as Teacher (PAT) curriculum.
The program includes:
Families with children from birth to 5 years old. Families must reside within zip codes 95212, 95215, 95220, 95253, 95236, 95237, 95240, 95366, 95632, and 95686.
Home Visitation Initiative provides home visitation services for school readiness to families with children from birth to 5 years old. Includes following the Parents As Teachers (PAT) curriculum, enrolling families in the Raising a Reader family literacy program, administering child developmental screenings, and health insurance screenings. Services provided by Parent Educators.
First 5 San Joaquin funded programs and services are free. Some programs have eligibility requirements. Please contact to learn more.
First 5 San Joaquin funds critical programs and services in the areas of health/nutrition, home visiting, affordable housing support, early literacy, home visiting, dental care coordination, grandparent support, and more, to provide support to parents and caregivers, and help ensure that children enter school ready to succeed.
Anyone of any age who has had contact with the adult or juvenile justice system, whether or not they have been adjudicated, and their family members. Any neighborhood or community that is struggling with social justice issues and could use some support. Service locations include local and statewide prisons (locally DVI and the California Health Care Facility), San Joaquin County Jail, and all other state prisons in California.
Friends Outside has provided support for individuals and families during transition in order to reduce risk and improve wellbeing, including parenting education, employment preparation and search, planning and prioritizing, mentoring, and supporting hope for those who are struggling.
Services include Behavioral Health, Community Medical, Probation, the Sheriffs Department, Stockton PD, the Office of Violence Prevention, and many other community-based organizations. Friends Outside help navigate the system, make the right decisions, prioritize needs, and access resources and supports when needed, believing in the capacity for good in all.
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Indigenous Peoples Adjustment Program (IPAP) is a charitable organization in Stockton that provides housing and services to Indigenous communities. IPAPs goal is to improve the quality of living in the community in a more positive way by honoring traditional ways, educational achievement and honoring career achievement to improve family betterment.
IPAP offers housing referrals, job resources, substance abuse programs for entry, detox centers, sacred ceremonies (sweat lodge, round house, etc.), and the use of Red Road Recovery and the Twelve-step programs (AA or NA).
Please call for more information.
Senior citizens residing in San Joaquin County.
Jene Wah, Inc. is a comprehensive community services agency that enables elderly citizens to live independently and enhance their quality of life. This multi-service agency also provides nutrition information for seniors, transportation to doctor visits, interpretation services and assistance with tax preparation. In addition, they offer congregate meal services, homemaker services, personal care and telephone assurance.
The agency is open to new immigrants. Naturalization classes in English and Chinese, as well as ESL, are provided.
Prospective members complete an application and be approved by the clubs Board of Directors.
The mission of Kiwanis Club of Stockton is to support and develop community projects that benefit and enrich the lives of children and families. Kiwanis Club of Stockton meets Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m. at Whirlows, 1926 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204.
Open to anyone who needs services. Please contact for eligibility requirements.
Lao Family Community Empowerment (LFCE) assists refugees and immigrants with developing skills needed to become self-supportive.
LFCE is also affiliated and involved with People and Congregations Together (PACT) and Pacific Institute for Organizing (PICO) to promote, motivate and organize the Hmong and Laotian community in developing leadership, organization and advocacy skills through one-on-one appointments and community action meetings.
LFCE offers:
For visitation services, must be referred by San Joaquin Child Protective Services (CPS). For support group, must be in process or an approved parent or kinship caregiver living in San Joaquin County. For post adoption services, must have adopted a child from San Joaquin County or currently residing in San Joaquin County.
Lilliput (part of Wayfinder Family Services) is licensed by the State of California as a foster family and adoption agency to provide permanent and adoptive homes to children in California’s foster care system. Lilliput partners with San Joaquin County to provide supervised visitation and support groups to recruit and train certified kinship, foster and adoptive families.
Inter-District Attendance (IDA) agreements are accepted for possible enrollment in grades K-12. Acceptance is based upon the following criteria for each student: positive attendance, 2.0 GPA and student must be on track to graduate, zero suspensions/expulsion/SARB.
Student Services provides assistance to school children in the Manteca Unified School District. Referrals are made to agencies and services within and out of the District. Services include counseling, alternative school placements, insurance coverage, etc.
Must have an open Children Services Bureau (CPS) case.
Walter Britten Visitation Center offers supervised visitation for non-custodial parents and their children. Visits can be arranged for evenings or weekends to accommodate parent work schedules. Visits will be one to two hours in duration. Visiting sites are child-friendly rooms or outdoor areas that have toys, books and games.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has a mission to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. To locate a local office or to learn more about resources and scholarships, please visit the website.
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National Runaway Safe operates through their 24-hours per day, 7 days per week crisis services, an extensive database of over 6,500 local resources across the country, and valuable prevention and education tools. The NRS works to keep America’s youth safe and off the streets. Serving as the national crisis and communication system for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth, they respond to youth and families in crisis through our hotline (1-800-RUNAWAY) and online services (1800RUNAWAY.org), including chat, email and forum services. Each year, they connect over 125,000 people to help and hope through these free, confidential services. More details into the services and programs that are provided are as follows:
Crisis Intervention: National Runaway Safe (NRS) operates a confidential hotline (1-800-RUNAWAY) and online crisis services (1800RUNAWAY.org), including live chat, text, emails, and forum, 24-hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The team of trained staff and volunteers provides non-judgmental, non-sectarian, and non-directive support, empowering contacts to develop a plan of action to improve their situation.
Information and Referrals: With the largest database of youth and family resources in the nation (over 6,500), NRS provides options for callers to access local resources such as counseling and shelter services, alcohol/drug treatment, and child protective services.
Message Service: The NRS maintains a message service for youth who want to relay a message, but are not ready to communicate directly with their parent or guardian. The NRS message service often serves as the first step toward reestablishing contact between young people and their families.
Home Free: In partnership with Greyhound Lines, Inc., NRS helps reunite qualified runaway or homeless youth ages 12-21 with their families or travel to an alternative living arrangement by providing a free bus ticket.
Lets Talk: Runaway Prevention Curriculum: This fourteen-module, interactive curriculum is intended to help youth build life skills, increase knowledge about runaway resources and prevention, provide realistic alternatives to running away, and encourage youth to seek help from trusted community members.
Prevention and Educational Materials: The NRS provides free educational materials to individuals, schools, and organizations to distribute within their community, available for download on the website or via mail delivery.
Online Resources: The NRS’ website, 1800RUNAWAY.org, fulfills several purposes: to provide online crisis intervention to direct callers to the hotline so that youth and families can receive individualized support, to provide critical information before a runaway episode occurs, and to disseminate information about NRS nationally. National Runaway Safeline is committed to keeping America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a year.
Services are provided in part through funding from the Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Anyone of Native American Indian heritage.
Native American Indian Education Center, located at Edison High School, trains teachers in the cultural difficulties they encounter with Native American customs. Field trips and educational activities are provided, and there is a multicultural specialist on staff. Lectures are given on Native American affairs. There is a resource library available and tutoring opportunities for students. Monthly calendars are available with information on workshops and events.
Hospice services are available for those affected by any type of life-limiting condition.
Bristol Hospice-Stockton works together with patients and their families to enhance quality of life. Hospice services are available for those typically affected by any type of life-limiting condition. By utilizing the most modern pain and symptom management techniques combined with a compassionate support system, hospice services help to reduce the overwhelming stress and anxiety that can come with caring for a loved one with a life-limiting illness at home or in a residency facility.
Hospice Care Team: When the focus of medical care changes from cure to comfort, the Hospice Care team provides physical, emotional, practical, and spiritual support for the entire family. Hospice provides home visits by nursing staff, medical social services, therapy services, physician services, hospice aide, and volunteer services.
Bereavement/Spiritual Counseling: Hospice also includes individual or group counseling. The professional team can provide individual counseling as well as offer regularly scheduled community groups. Hospice has developed the "Kids Grief Connection" for children experiencing the loss of a friend or a loved one, including a family member. All services are provided to the community free of charge.
Prospective foster parents must be at least 18 years of age, with a clean criminal history and the ability to complete the training process. Please contact the agency for more details.
Parents by Choice Foster Family Agency offers recruitment, certification, and training to foster parents. A wide range of services are provided to support foster families and at-risk youth in our communities. This agency was started in 2006 by Tony Yadon, a social worker with experience in California’s foster care system.
If you would like to become a part of the Parents by Choice team, as a foster parent, volunteer, or staff member, please call for more information.
Available to all families in San Joaquin County.
Positive Parenting Program offers free parenting groups designed to reduce stress and improve the atmosphere of the home. In this program, small groups of six to ten people meet each week for six weeks. Through these groups, skills and techniques will be taught to build on the knowledge the parent already has. A workbook, dinner and child care is offered at no-cost.
The Positive Parenting Program is recommended for parents, grandparents, step-parents, foster parents or guardians. Parenting groups are offered for the following: parents of children (0-12), parents of teenagers and parents experiencing divorce or separation (co-parenting). Groups are also offered in Spanish.
Individual must be a U.S. citizen and be 18 years or older.
Peace Corps, as the preeminent international service organization of the United States, sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level toward sustainable change that lives on long after their service—at the same time becoming global citizens and serving their country. When they return home, volunteers bring their knowledge and experiences and a global outlook that enriches the lives of those around them.
Peace Corps Mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:
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PREVAIL (formerly Womens Center - Youth & Family Services) has been San Joaquin Countys primary provider of free, confidential services and shelters specifically designed to meet the needs of homeless and runaway youth and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Through these programs and services, victims can heal, restore hope, strengthen families, and build a safer community.
Services offered by PREVAIL include:
Shelter Programs (Crisis Specialists are available 24/7 to complete an assessment over the phone to determine if an individual is eligible for these programs):
For advocacy services, must be a victim or survivor of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, or stalking. For parenting and anger management classes, you can be self-enrolled or mandated by the court (criminal or family) or CPS. For the Safe at Home program, must meet eligibility requirements.
Right to Protect offers the following programs and classes to the community:
Please call for eligibility requirements.
Rite of Passage California Foster Families is a private non-profit foster family agency licensed by the State of California to recruit, train and provide extensive services to foster/resource family homes. The goal is provide safe, ethical and loving homes for foster youth ages infant to 17 years. 24-hours per day, 7 days per week emergency support along with weekly home visits by a social worker with a masters degree are provided. In-home training for families is offered and reimbursement is given to all homes with children.
Low income Stockton, French Camp, Lathrop, Tracy, Escalon and Manteca residents.
Salvation Army, Stockton assists needy families with emergency food, clothing and furnishings when their homes have been destroyed by fire or any form of disaster or calamity. Salvation Army also provides assistance with paying for a PG&E bill through its Dollar Energy program. No requirements for the Youth Center.
Stockton Salvation Army sites:
Varies by program.
San Joaquin County Department of Aging and Community Services provides countless assistance to caregivers, the aged, disabled and low-income population of San Joaquin County. These services include:
Must be low-income (some programs are not income based). To qualify for emergency food, must bring in documentation. Please call to learn what documentation is needed for each family member.
Garden Acres Community Center participates in the government commodity program for individuals meeting income and residence requirements. Food is distributed on the third Thursday of the month at 8:00 a.m. to qualifying individuals living in the 95212, 95215 and 95236 zip codes. Emergency food is distributed on Tuesdays with registration from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and pick-up from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Donated food is distributed on most Mondays, some Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11:00 a.m.
Please contact the Center for most updated distribution days and times.
Clients must reside in specific zip code areas. Please call for more information.
Lodi Community Service Center provides families with emergency food on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., serving up to thirty families. To qualify, families must be low-income residents living in San Joaquin County (Lodi, Galt, Thornton, Clements, Victor and Woodbridge). For emergency food, clients must bring the following documentation: photo identification and proof of address, such as a PG&E, telephone bill or rent receipt. Identification is needed for each family member. The Service Center also provides the following programs:
Low-income Stockton residents living in the 95206, 95231 and 95330 zip codes. Residents must provide picture identification and proof of residency (utility bill or a current bill).
Taft Community Center offers a wide range of services:
Food and Nutrition Services:
Senior Program:
Additional Programs:
The Center is committed to providing community members with information and access to a variety of agencies that provide services in the areas of human services, employment, health, nutrition, housing assistance and education services. Community members are encouraged to visit the Center each day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for more information.
Victims of:
The Family Justice Center provides comprehensive and coordinated support to individuals and families affected by abuse, helping them to feel safe and supported as they navigate the process of seeking help and rebuilding their lives. Assistance, information, and resources are available to survivors. Please visit the website to see the numerous resources offered, and the many organizations with whom the Center partners to deliver services.
Monthly events include:
All classes are free of charge and include supplies. Registration for classes is required and is available from the website.
Programs are funded by the state and federal governments and eligibility is based upon their guidelines.
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency is the communitys provider of those services essential to the well-being of county residents. While all of the programs are locally administered, most are federally and/or state-funded. The mission is to lead in the creation and delivery of services that improve the quality of life for the community. Human Services Agency provides a variety of programs and services locally. These programs include:
Clients receiving CalWORKs Cash Aid
CalWORKs Employment Services is responsible for the administration and delivery of services to families receiving CalWORKs Cash Aid. These services include:
Diaper assistance and payment of child care is also provided.
Children from birth to 21 years of age who are suspected of being abused or neglected.
Children’s Services Bureau (Child Protective Services) receives reports 24-hours per day, 7 days per week of suspected child abuse, neglect and exploitation. If intervention is required, the Bureau conducts an assessment of the family. If the child/youth is in danger of continued abuse or neglect, including physical, emotional/mental, medical neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation, either in-house family maintenance services or juvenile court intervention are provided. Such intervention attempts are made to remedy the situation without compromising the safety and well-being of the child. Children’s Services Bureau is responsible for the following child welfare programs:
Independent Living Program offers one-on-one case management services and basic skills courses offered through the San Joaquin Delta College YESS Program and the County Office of Education Foster Youth Coordinating Programs.
In addition, transitional housing programs, college and career tours, and social events are provided. Please contact an Independent Living Program Coordinator for more information or to determine eligibility for the programs.
These services are provided during the traditional school year and include:
Birth through 18 years old and developmentally delayed adults. Referral by law enforcement or Childrens Services Bureau required to obtain a forensic interview or a forensic medical exam.
J.D. Kortzeborn Child Advocacy Center (CAC) provides specialized medical and evidentiary examinations for child sexual abuse and sexual assault victims. They conduct investigative interviews with children for whom there are allegations of sexual abuse, coordinate multidisciplinary team interviewing and case-handling in child sexual abuse investigations, and provide support, advocacy, crisis intervention and treatment referrals to child victims and their families. Foster children receive medical services such as immunizations, California Health Disability Prevention (CHDP) exams and other necessary services. The CAC is also involved in assisting youth that are Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC), and youth that have experienced various forms of human trafficking.
Ages 17 years or younger. Only a law enforcement agency, Childrens Services Bureau or the Juvenile Court can refer children.
Mary Grahams Childrens Shelter provides educational, medical, dental, immunizations and mental health services to all residents. The facility strives to meet the childrens recreational, religious, social and emotional needs through various programs/activities. This residential childrens shelter provides protective custody on a temporary, emergency basis for abused and neglected children in San Joaquin County. The Shelter also operates a Satellite Shelter Home Program (licensed county foster homes providing protective custody as an alternate living environment to the main facility) and the Walter Britten Visitation Center.
Admission is limited to minors, who qualify under section 300 of the W and I Code (child in need of protection). This determination can only be made by a law enforcement officer, a designated social worker or by order of the Juvenile Court. Time of residence may range between one day to several months, depending upon the difficulty of resolving the problem or locating long-term placement. Admission to, and release from the home are subject to legal procedures.
Individuals who are potentially eligible for Medi-Cal include those who are:
Income levels are different for pregnant women and disabled or elderly populations. Individuals between the ages of 26 and 49 who are unable to provide proof of citizenship/legal resident status may be eligible for restricted Medi-Cal to cover pregnancy and emergency services.
Medi-Cal offers health care coverage for low-income residents of California who have little or no personal health insurance or are having trouble paying for medical services. Medi-Cal is supported by federal and state taxes and administered by local county departments. Please call for more information on application criteria and process.
Anyone under the age of 21, living at home with parents, U.S. citizen and single.
Minor Consent Services assists those who are under 21 years old, living with their parents and have experienced sexual assault, drug or alcohol abuse, pregnancy and/or sexually-transmitted diseases, in establishing Medi-Cal eligibility. The parents of the minor are not involved and it is confidential. A Minor Consent Application can be obtained from the office on 333 East Washington Street, Stockton, CA.
In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is a federal, state, and locally funded program designed to provide assistance to eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals who, without this care, would be unable to remain safely in their own homes, and would be at risk of being placed in a care facility. IHSS is considered an alternative to out-of-home care, such as nursing homes or board and care facilities.
Some services that can be authorized through IHSS include:
For a YouTube video explaining In Home Supportive Services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YrlZbvg_nZE
Ages 7 to 21 years, delinquent (juvenile), and criminal (adult)
San Joaquin County Probation Department Juvenile Division is a partner in the Sierra Health Foundations Positive Youth Justice Initiative (PYJI). The San Joaquin Probation Department Juvenile Division protects the public and, if possible, rehabilitates its delinquent (juvenile) and criminal (adult) client. The Juvenile Division of the Probation Department is divided into Community Field Services and Juvenile Hall/Camp. Juvenile Probation works with over fifty public agencies and community based organizations to provide graduated levels of support for youth.
The following youth services are offered:
Other important functions of the Juvenile Division of the Probation Department are step-parent adoptions, marriage consents for those under 18 years old and the sealing of juvenile records.
To find out whether a child is on probation, please call (209) 468-4000 during regular business hours. After hours, please call Juvenile Hall at (209) 468-4221.
San Joaquin County residents.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) provides case management services to lead poisoned children in San Joaquin County. This program also works with local organizations to educate the community about the dangers of lead poisoning and assists the medical community in identifying and effectively treating lead poisoned children.
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San Joaquin County Recorder-County Clerk serves as custodian of public records, recorder of real property documents, and notary public bonds. The office also issues and registers marriage licenses, vital statistics, and other public documents.
The enactment of Senate Bill 1342 requires more documents be subject to the fee for the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund. The $8.00 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Trust Fund fee will be applied to the documents listed below effective August 1, 2013. If any of these documents are recorded concurrently with a deed on which documentary transfer tax is paid the fee will not be applied to those documents.
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Abstract of Judgment |
Modification of Deed of Trust |
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Affidavit |
Notice of Completion |
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Amended Deed of Trust |
Notice of Default |
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Assignment of Deed of Trust |
Notice of Trustee’s Sale |
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Assignment of Lease |
Quitclaim Deed |
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Assignment of Rents |
Reconveyance |
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Construction Deed of Trust |
Release |
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Declaration of Homestead |
Request for Notice |
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Deed of Trust |
Rescission of Notice of Default |
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Easement |
Subordination Agreement |
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Lease |
Substitution of Trustee |
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Lien |
Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale |
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Lot Line Adjustment |
UCC (Original, Amendment, Assignment, |
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Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&R) |
Continuations & Termination) |
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Mechanic’s Lien |
Effective January 1, 2014, the fee for a Birth Certificate increased to $32.
Statements of Economic Interests: For a list of elected officers who file statements of economic interests with the county clerk, information about how to obtain copies of those statements and a link to the State of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission website, visit the Recorder–County Clerk’s website.
Must be a student at San Joaquin Delta College and receiving TANF/cash aid assistance from the Human Services Agency (HSA).
San Joaquin Delta College CalWORKs program’s mission is to assist students in achieving their educational and career goals. Following is a description of the services they offer:
If you are receiving TANF or have recently applied for CalWORKs benefits from HSA or have additional questions, please contact the SJDC CalWORKs program at www.deltacollege.edu/departments/calworks and click on our LiveChat.
Must be a San Joaquin County CalWORKs participant and be referred by a CalWORKs case manager.
San Joaquin Delta College CalWORKs Assessment is contracted by the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency to conduct assessments of individuals receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and participating in the San Joaquin County CalWORKs Program. The assessments help determine an individuals career interests, skills, cognitive abilities and facilitate his or her career and job planning. CalWORKs Assessment also provides learning disability evaluations by referral.
For interested caregivers in San Joaquin County. FKCE provides orientations to learn about the family approval process, pre-service education, classes to fulfill annual hours, and CPR/First Aid certification.
Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE) is a program for current and interested caregivers in San Joaquin County. The program is designed to provide a quality education and support opportunities to caregivers of children and youth in out-of-home care so that these providers may meet the educational, emotional, behavioral and developmental needs of children and youth in the foster care system.
Servicios disponible en Español. Por favor de llamar (209) 954-5291 para mas informacion.
Referral from agency or private physician.
Service First of Northern California (SFNC) is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Public Benefit Corporation that serves as an umbrella organization and operates ten community based programs. The "Service" focuses on the neediest individuals in the community. Supportive services are provided to individuals that are developmentally disabled, mentally ill, physically disabled, homeless Veterans, Social Security beneficiaries, and those struggling with addiction.
Services offered:
Please see below.
Share Homes Family Services is a foster care and adoption agency established in 1987. The goal is to help abused and neglected children who have been removed from their birth family. Share Homes social workers recruit and train foster parents to provide temporary or long term foster care. Share Homes adoption license was received in 2002. Adoptive parents are recruited and trained to adopt children from the foster care system. The children must live in their potential adoptive home for at least six months as foster children prior to the adoption finalization.
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements: single or married adults capable of providing a loving, caring and disciplined home environment for foster/adoptive children. Homes must meet licensing regulations and each adult needs First Aid/CPR, fingerprint clearance, DMV printout, etc.
New services are being offered which include court-ordered supervised visitation, counseling services for victim witnesses, and parenting classes.
Fees are required for fingerprinting, first aid/CPR, and DMV. Available on-call for after hours and on weekends.
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Social Security Administration assists with:
In addition to administering these payments, it also administers supplemental payments provided by the State of California.
Online services: A number of services are available online by visiting www.ssa.gov/onlineservices
Other local office sites:
Youth ages 5 to 18 in San Joaquin County.
Sow A Seed Community Foundation provides youth, their families, and the community with education, tools and resources to overcome social and economic challenges, and lead positive, self-sufficient lives.
Services include:
Sow A Seed Community Foundation Bright Future Youth Development Program incorporates youth development and mentoring programs that actively promote healthy lifestyle choices as well as emotional, social, and or physical development.
Once enrolled in any of their programs, youth have continual support opportunities through mentoring activities, which offer adult guidance and structured activities.
A person/family must be experiencing homelessness for all our programs other than the dining room for meals.
St. Marys Community Services exits to create pathways out of homelessness and poverty by offering essential daily services and supportive programs provided with respect and dignity.
St. Mary Community Services serves 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year to members of the community in need of nourishing meals. People experiencing homelessness are able to access hot showers, clean clothing, social services, medical and dental care, recuperative care, womens lodge, mens lodge, and family lodge.
San Joaquin Homeless court is held on the last Friday of each month at 3:00 p.m. on the campus It allows individuals to clear up old traffic tickets, minor criminal charges and fines. Call the Resource Center for more information.
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Stockton Harm Reduction Program offers:
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VIVO - Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, Inc. is a community based, non-profit organization which provides social services to refugees and immigrants of all ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. VIVOs mission is to empower refugees and immigrant, low-income ethnic families to become productive participating citizens, and benefit themselves, their families and their communities through providing comprehensive community, social, and cultural services that promote a healthy, violence free, self sufficient, and multicultural society.
Services include:
Residents of San Joaquin County who meet income guidelines and have a minor child that is a descendant of a federally recognized tribe or from the California Judgment Roll.
Native TANF Program provides cash assistance, emergency services, child care, transportation assistance and other supportive services. There is an emphasis on providing employment, education and wellness services so that all participants can increase the likelihood of self sufficiency.
Must be under parole supervision. Priority for individuals within their first year of release from prison.
WestCare California Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming (STOP) offers case management, aftercare services, coordination and transportation to recently released parolees. Intensive case management services are provided for substance abusing parolees through placement, referral and coordination of services to community based treatment after they are released from substance abuse programs within California penal institutions. Placement services are offered in Stockton and Manteca.
