Adolescents

There are 50 program(s) int the Adolescents Category

A Thrive Therapeutic Services

Eligibility:

Those in need of mental health therapy and are enrolled in the following insurance plans:

  • Medi-Cal and Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans:
    • Health Plan of San Joaquin
    • HealthNet
    • Anthem
    • Contra Costa Health Plan
    • Health Plan of San Mateo
    • And more. Please call for details.
  • Optum/United Health
  • Aetna
  • Kaiser Permanente NorCal (call 800-900-3277 for a referral)
  • Victim Witness Benefits (CalVCB)

Victim Witness and CPS county-referrals are also accepted to be eligible.

Fees: Vary, insurance accepted

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.

Al-Anon/Alateen

Eligibility:

Al-Anon meetings are for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else’s drinking. If someone’s alcoholism is bothering you, please attend any ‘unrestricted’ meeting, both ‘open’ and ‘closed.

  • ‘Open’ Al-Anon meetings are open to everyone, including those only seeking information about Al-Anon, such as professionals (counselors, doctors, etc.), media, students, or the curious, but don’t, themselves, have any family or friends whose alcoholism is bothering them.
  • ‘Closed’ Al-Anon meetings are meant only for those whose lives are bothered by someone elses drinking. Visitors and newcomers that qualify in this manner are welcome to attend ‘closed’ Al-Anon meetings. It is asked that those seeking only information not attend closed meetings.
  • ‘Restricted’ meetings are held on sites that require special clearance and/or permission. No one can attend these meetings without being cleared by the facility in which the meeting is held. The purpose of restricted meetings is to carry the Al-Anon/Alateen message to those who are confined in crisis/abuse shelters, juvenile detention centers, group homes, county jails, state and federal prisons, and other similar facilities.
  • All Alateen meetings are ‘closed,’ open only to teens and some younger children and their Area-certified Group Sponsor(s). For the teen’s protection, Alateen abides by the NCWSA requirement for Alateen member safety.
Fees: None

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve common problems.

Please call the Al-Anon/Alateen Information Line or visit the website to receive information about group meeting times and locations. Meetings in San Joaquin County are held in Lodi, Manteca, Stockton and Tracy. Adjacent meetings are held in Galt, Modesto, Oakdale, and Valley Springs. There are about 1,000 meetings spread throughout Northern California. Those who call remain anonymous.

Asian Pacific Self-Development and Residential Association (APSARA)

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

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:

  • Housing and Family Support Services
  • Tutoring Program (After School Program)
  • Mental Health (Outreach and Education)
  • Community Health Worker
  • Diabetes and Pre-diabetes Prevention Program
  • Medi-Cal Expansion Programs (Medi-Cal Enrollment)
  • Oral Health Care and Education
  • CoveredCA Certified Enrollment Counselor
  • Immigration Counseling and Case Management
  • Cultural and Recreational Activities

Boys & Girls Club of Manteca/Lathrop

Eligibility:

Youth ages 6 to 18 years old.

Fees: Membership $60; scholarships are available.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Manteca/Lathrop enables all young people, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manteca and Lathrop has tested and proven nationally-recognized programs that address today’s most pressing youth issues, teaching young people the skills they need to succeed in life.

Programs are available in the areas of education, the environment, health, the arts, careers, gang prevention, leadership development, and athletics. Each program is aligned with one of the following five core program areas:

  • Character and Leadership
  • Education and Career
  • Health and Life Skills
  • The Arts
  • Sports, Fitness and Recreation

Office hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Open to children from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. during school, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during school breaks.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Tracy

Eligibility:

Youth between the ages of 6 to 18 years old.

Fees: Annual fee $40; scholarships are available.

Boys & Girls Club of Tracy provides social, recreational, physical fitness, sports leagues and educational activities including game room activities, handcrafts, fine arts projects, computer skills, recording studio, reading and math support, and homework assistance. Employment and life skills training for high school age students are available through their Torch Club and Keystone Clubs, in addition to the volunteer mentoring and tutoring program. Counseling for youth employment and self-help groups are offered.

Other sites:

  • North School Club (209) 834-7772
  • Villalovoz School Club (209) 601-4424
  • Richard O. Hastie/Monte Vista Club (209) 832-2582
  • McKinley School Club (209) 627-8966
  • Jacobson School Unit (209) 834-7229

Changeist

Eligibility:

Grades 6-12, Youth ages 11 to 26

Fees: None

Changeist is a Saturday program that brings together 11 to 26 year-olds to learn a common civic language, engage in dialogue, and build community to investigate local and global social justice issues.

Youth who participate in our program are eligible to receive:
  • 100+ community service hours
  • Presidents Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) upon successful completion of the program

Child Find of America, Inc.

Eligibility:

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.

Fees: None

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.

Childrens Home of Stockton

Eligibility:

Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) referrals are only accepted through Juvenile Probation and Social Service Departments.

Catalyst referrals are accepted from community partners/organizations and self-referrals from Transition Age Youth (TAY) experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Fees: Vary

Children’s Home of Stockton (CHS) provides a home away from home for youth who need it most, as its mission is to give at-risk youth an opportunity for a productive life through treatment and education in a safe, nurturing environment. The goal is to offer needed support so every youth has the chance to be successful and thrive as a productive member of the community

CHS operates two programs: a licensed 16-bed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) for foster youth twelve to eighteen years old and Catalyst, and an 18-bed housing and homeless prevention program for unsheltered and at-risk youth 18 to 24 years old.

Services include:

  • 24-hour supervision
  • Culturally relevant and trauma-informed care
  • Seeking Safety Treatment Model (evidence-based)
  • Individualized treatment planning
  • Trauma-focused individual, group, or family therapy
  • Specialty Mental Health Services
  • Behavior and/or medication management
  • Substance abuse prevention education
  • Vocational counseling
  • Recreational opportunities
  • On-grounds work experience program
  • Family reunification services
  • Outreach and coordinated supportive services for youth identified as or at risk of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
  • Emancipation preparation
  • Transition Age Youth (TAY) Housing Program
  • Aftercare services and transition planning

For more information, to get involved, or to tour the campus, please call (209) 466-0853.

If you have any questions pertaining to intake or Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) referrals, please contact Lena Mayo, Intake Coordinator, at (209) 395-3401 or at lmayo@chsstk.org. For Catalyst referrals, please contact Lisa Jordan, Youth Services Director. Youth experiencing homelessness can self-refer.

City of Stockton Community Services Department

Eligibility:

Youth, teens, and seniors living in Stockton.

Fees: Vary

City of Stockton Community Services Department provides the following:

  • Recreation/activities
  • Community centers
  • Concerts in the park
  • Day camps
  • Instruction classes
  • Sports
  • Activities for teens
  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Libraries

City of Tracy Parks & Recreation Department

Eligibility:

None

Fees: Vary

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.

Community Action Partnership Of San Luis Obispo in San Joaquin County (Adelita Montessori Migrant Child Development Center)

Eligibility:
  • Families who migrated for work or are employed in agricultural work
  • State child development programs provide families who are income eligible with comprehensive child care
Fees: None

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo in San Joaquin County provides early learning and childcare programs for children, birth to 5 years old, in 63 centers and 160 family child care homes across ten counties in southern and central California.

The mission is to provide children and families who are income eligible in their service area with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, and nutritional needs. Staff members offer children and families love, acceptance, understanding, and the opportunity to learn and to experience success. Through community participation, staff development, and family involvement, our goal is to assist in providing opportunities now and for future generations.

Programs include:

  • Child Care Resource Connection - Child Care Resource Connection (CCRC) assists in coordinating and helping generate accessible quality, affordable child care services in San Luis Obispo County and other counties through the following initiatives for families and child care providers.
  • Head Start and Early Head Start - Head Start promotes school readiness to children ages birth to five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Early Head Start provides early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families, and pregnant women and their families.
  • Migrant and Seasonal Head Start - Migrant and Seasonal Head Start is designed to meet the unique needs of farm workers. To qualify, families must have migrated to work in agriculture or be employed in seasonal agricultural work.
  • State Child Development Programs - State Child Development provides children and families who are income eligible with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, developmental and nutritional needs.

Community Hospice & Health Services

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

Community Hospice & Health Services' team of expert physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers and others, step into a patients home environment to support the patient and family as the patient navigates their end of life journey. The goal is to optimize hope, provide comfort, and enhance quality of life, helping patients make decisions about how and where they want to spend the rest of their life. For additional information, visit hospiceheart.org or call (209) 578-6300.

Palliative Care focuses on enhancing comfort and improving quality of life for individuals facing a serious (not terminal) illness. Chronic illness case managements alleviates the pressure of navigating healthcare. Palliative Care may be provided at any time during a patients illness and delivered while seeking curative and life-prolonging treatments. For additional information about Palliative Care, visit palliativeheart.org or call (209) 578-6333.

Hope Counseling offers compassionate and high-quality care using evidence-based practices to meet the needs of people with family, mental health and behavioral issues. Therapeutic support is available for children, teens, individuals, couples and families who may be experiencing issues that have become stumbling blocks in their daily living impeding their ability to live fully.

Services Include:

  • Addiction
  • Anger management
  • Self-esteem issues
  • Anxiety
  • Stress management issues
  • Depression
  • Marriage and relationship counseling
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Grief Issues and more

To learn more or make a referral, please call (209) 578-6373.

Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin (Administration)

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

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:

  • School-age tutoring
  • Early childhood development
  • GED classes
  • Economic development
  • Youth activities
  • Fmily support services
  • WIC
  • Father involvement
  • Immigration services
  • Counseling referrals
  • Women’s services
  • Gang prevention
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
  • Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)

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.

Concrete Development Inc.

Eligibility:
Fees: None

Concrete Development Inc. (CDI) serves our Stockton community and its systems impacted youth, offering leadership development and training to individuals within marginalized communities who have been system and/or justice impacted by violence, gun violence, and substance use disorders. CDI helps provide a clear pathway for personal and community change, creating a pathway for participants that not only disrupts how they view their local ecosystems and structures of violence, but also creates agency and self-actualization for participants to change their own lives and the greater community as a whole.

CDI offers healing and leadership programs for youth and adults, such as:

  • EMERGE Youth & Young Adult Cohort (Ages 14 tp 26)
  • CDI Leadership Development Fellowship (Ages 18+)
  • Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Awareness (Ages 12 to18)

CDI also organizes safe summer events to provide safe, family-friendly entertainment and activities for residents of all ages, with an emphasis in promoting the reduction of gun violence and violent activities.

Please visit website or call for more information.

Crisis Text Line

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

Crisis Text Line serves anyone, English or Spanish, in any type of crisis, providing access for free, 24-hours per day 7 days per week. Support and information are available via text, Facebook Messenger, or WhatsApp.

Text HELLO or HOLA to 741741 from anywhere in the US, anytime, for any type of crisis. A live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds immediately. The volunteer crisis counselor will help individuals move from a difficult moment (hot moment) to feeling better (cool moment). When an individual has reached a crisis counselor, they will introduce themselves, reflect on what the individual has said, and invite them to share at their own pace. Individuals will then text back and forth with the crisis counselor. Individuals do not have to share more than they are comfortable with.

The Crisis Counselor will help individuals sort through their feelings by asking questions, empathizing, and actively listening. The conversation typically ends when the individual and the crisis counselor both feel comfortable deciding that theyre in a “cool,” safe place. The goal of any conversation is to get them to a calm, safe place. Sometimes that means providing the individual with a referral to further help, and sometimes it just means being there and listening. A conversation usually lasts about 45 minutes. All messages are confidential.

Crisis Text Line works on all major US carriers and most minor regional carriers. However, shortcodes (like 741741) are not allowed on many prepaid plans like T-Mobiles. If you are unable to reach via text, you can do so via Facebook Messenger at facebook.com/crisistextline or on WhatsApp at https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=14437877678&t....

Delta Health Care

Eligibility:

Vary

Fees: Vary

Delta Health Care is a private non-profit community-based organization dedicated to providing health, nutrition, wellness, breastfeeding, and health education outreach services to underserved families, women, adolescents, children and individuals in San Joaquin County, of the following:

  • School-Based Health Programs: Delta Health Care operates school-based health centers at Stagg and Edison High Schools. Services for students enrolled on these campuses include medical care, sports physicals, mental health counseling, substance abuse prevention and cessation, anger management education and counseling, suicide prevention programs, health education, and a variety of other support programs. Please call (209) 444-8300 for more information.
  • Delta Health Care’s WIC (Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program) continues to be a San Joaquin County leader in the provision of WIC Nutrition Services including enrollment, electronic issuance of food benefits utilizing the California WIC Card, nutrition counseling, education and care plans to WIC eligible participants at three sites located in Stockton and Lodi. Please call the Stockton Office at (209) 444-8600 or Lodi Office at (209) 370-6850 for more information.
  • Breastfeeding Support and Promotion: Delta Health Care provides breastfeeding support, promotion, lactation education, referrals, and information to WIC clients and the community. Classes and services for WIC and WIC-eligible clients include Bonding with Baby, Breastfeed Me! (Essential tips for the first week of breastfeeding) and Mom to Mom Groups (discussion groups for breastfeeding moms and babies). Please call (209) 477-0378 for additional information.

Delta Valley Volleyball Club

Eligibility:

Girls ages 9 to 18 years

Fees: $25 per session for clinics, approximately $2,900 per year, plus travel, lodging and food costs for team competitive play.

Delta Valley Volleyball Club teams are age- and ability-specific programs. The team competes in the Northern California Volleyball Association from January to June. Training sessions begin in June. The two purposes are to develop skills in volleyball among girls with ability and interest so that they can be recruited into high school and college-level teams, and to compete regionally and nationally through club teams. Clinics teach youth how to play volleyball and are offered from June to November. Practices and clinics are held at Lodi Academy, 1230 South Central Avenue in Lodi.

Eckerd Connects

Eligibility:

Program eligibility includes services for individuals who are low-income or face barriers to entering post-secondary education and/or obtaining and retaining employment. Eligible individuals include but are not limited to:

  • School dropout
  • Offender or justice-involved
  • Homeless or runaway
  • Individual with a disability
  • Youth 16 to 17 years old who have not attended school for at least the most recent complete school year quarter
  • Recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low-income individual and is either basic skills deficient or an English language learner
  • Individual in foster care or who has aged out of the foster care system
  • Individual who is pregnant or parenting (custodial and non-custodial parent including non-custodial fathers)
  • Low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment
Fees: None

Eckerd Connects Youth program provides employment, training and career guidance services for in-and out-of-school youth 16 to 24 years old residing in the San Joaquin County.

Eckerd Connects provides the following services:

  • Paid incentives for completion of program goals
  • High school completion or GED assistance
  • Career exploration opportunities
  • Postsecondary and job site field trips
  • Resume building, application, and job search assistance
  • Paid work experience
  • Supportive services
  • Financial, educational, and career workshops
  • Follow up services

Facts of Life Line

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

Facts of Life Line provides anonymous, toll free, confidential and automated health information and referrals for health care and other services. Pre-recorded health messages are available in English or Spanish.

Featured categories:

  • Abortion
  • Birth control
  • Cancer
  • Emergency contraception
  • Health and wellness
  • Pregnancy
  • Sex and relationships
  • Sexual orientation and gender
  • Sexually transmitted infections (STDs)

Chat online or text "PPNOW" to 774636 (PPINFO) to get answers about pregnancy, birth control, emergency contraception, STDs, and abortion.

Family Promise of San Joaquin County

Eligibility:

Families who are experiencing homelessness and have a child under 18 years old.

Fees: None

Family Promise of San Joaquin County offers up to a 90-day stay at their shelter to families with children experiencing homelessness in San Joaquin County. A rotational mode is used which means that every week their families will stay at a new congregation host site in San Joaquin County.

Families must be vaccinated or comfortable taking a COVID test every Saturday while in the program. Drug and alcohol tests are administered, as well as background checks.

The day center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 7 days a week. At the day center, families can have access to bathing and laundry facilities. Families also have access to a quiet room, playroom, family room, and computers. Case management is offered to help support families in achieving goals, securing housing, and connection to resources in the community. Parenting, Financial Literacy, and Good Tenancy classes are also provided.

Family Resource Center

Eligibility:

Residents of San Joaquin County.

Fees: Sliding scale for subsized child care

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.

Services include:
  • Childcare assistance
  • Childcare referrals
  • First 5 Programs
  • Preschool Program
  • Information and training for individuals interested in becoming licensed family childcare providers
  • Workshops and trainings on a range of topics
  • Resource Lending Library
  • Information and Referral Call Center
  • CalWORKs Employment Services

Friends Outside

Eligibility:

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.

Fees:

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:

Case Management and Mentoring

Center staff, after assessment, work to help make the reentry process easier where possible with an individualized plan for success.  Assigned Center professionals can help those engaged in case management with the basics of reestablishing oneself.  Case management plans can address:

  • Employment
  • GED and other education
  • Housing and rental assistance
  • Basic needs
  • Parole/ probation compliance
  • Family unity issues
  • Sobriety support
  • Health and mental health care access
  • Anger Management
  • Access to other programs through referral
  • Warrant reduction efforts
  • And other concerns identified by clients

Employment Readiness

Friends Outside provides employment readiness services that focus on job readiness and building employment skills. This is a free program that is available to any person in the community who has been incarcerated at any point in their life.

The program deals with typical employment seeking issues and offers a supportive avenue for individuals with a criminal record. Services include information on or assistance with:

  • Resume building
  • Job search assistance
  • Mock interviewing
  • Help explaining your record
  • Communicating your needs in the workplace
  • Assistance completing applications
  • Referrals to specialized employment training programs
  • Skill building workshops

Group Education and Support

Friends Outside offers education and support groups to those engaged in case management and in most cases to anyone in need.  In groups of 3-20, in person or online, groups are facilitated by a trained professional.  Groups may be open continuously or open in calendar cycles.  Topics include:

  • Anger Management
  • Conflict management
  • Parenting
  • Sobriety support
  • Managing a dual diagnosis
  • Financial literacy
  • Support while a loved one is incarcerated

Support for Children and Families

Friends Outside realizes that incarcerated individuals need connection on both sides of the prison walls.  The health and wellbeing of both the incarcerated and the family is positively affected when there is connection.   Reentering society requires the support of the community to be successful as well.

Support for children and families programing aims to address the unique issues that arise when a loved one is incarcerated and those experienced when the same person comes home.  This support may include:

  • Education about the justice system and how to stay connected
  • Information and referral
  • Topic specific support groups
  • Inclusion in the case management plans of their loved one.

Inspire Me Inc.

Eligibility:

Youth ages 12-17 years old; 18 years old if still in high school

Fees: None

Inspire Me Inc. provides seminars, workshops and activities that build confidence, resilience, and authentic relationships to empower teenage girls to "be the best me."

  • Teen Empowerment Seminars
  • Health and Wellness Workshops
  • Life Job Skills and Literacy Workshops
  • Social Justice Advocacy
  • Book Club
  • Community Service Activities
  • Mentorship

Kellys Angels Foundation

Eligibility:

Children of homicide victims, and victims of violent crimes.

Fees: None

Kelly’s Angels Foundation is a non-profit working with the community to reach their mission to provide support for children of homicide victims and victims of violent crimes by involvement in sports, peer mentoring, tutoring, and therapy. This can assist as well as increase the motivation, social, and emotional well being in children and adolescents that are living through such a traumatic experience.

Financial support for children who are interested in participating in sports is also provided. Without funding, clients may not have the opportunity to receive the benefits of organized sports.

Educational tutoring is also provided for children who would like, or are in need of one-on-one help with their homework and assignments. The tutoring program assists academically while trying to promote education and increase motivation for learning.

Kin Care Support Group is a monthly support group where there is an opportunity to share concerns and gain new resources to help children thrive. Free childcare and refreshments are provided. Please call or visit website for dates, times and locations.

Manteca Youth Focus

Eligibility:

Open to youth ages 9-20 from the greater Manteca community which includes Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop, River Islands, French Camp & Weston Ranch (South Stockton)

Fees: varies based upon program

We offer educational scholarships, leadership training and volunteer service opportunities.

Mary Magdalene Community Services

Eligibility:

None

Fees: Vary by program.

Mary Magdalene Community Services offers services to adults, youths and children. Adult services include crisis intervention and referrals, transitional housing and case management, job skills, resume writing, and outreach. Services for youth and children include counseling, case management, and teen mentoring through the "My Brothers Keeper" program. Parenting classes and substance abuse classes are offered through court referrals.

National Runaway Safeline

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

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.

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

Eligibility:

Individuals with limited financial resources.

Fees: Vary

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte provides confidential and low-cost services. Medi-Cal welcome. Day, evening and Saturday hours are offered.

Family Planning information and education, medical services including pregnancy testing, birth control exams, routine medical exams, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, abortion services, AIDS testing and counseling, breast and testicular exams, and prenatal care are provided.

Educational presentations are offered to the community. These topics include decision making and goal setting, anatomy, birth control, sexually transmitted diseases, healthy relationships, anger management, and womens health.

For additional information or to make an appointment, visit the website at www.ppmarmonte.org or call (209) 477-4103.

Other sites:

  • 965 East Yosemite Avenue, Suite 2, Manteca, CA 95336
  • 1431 McHenry Avenue, Suite 100, Modesto, CA 95350
  • 1441 North Tracy Boulevard, Tracy, CA 95376
  • 678 North Wilson Way, Suite G, Stockton, CA 95205
  • 4555 Precissi Lane, Stockton, CA 95207

Pregnancy Connections Clinic

Eligibility:

Any pregnant patient with at least one or more of the following:

  • Unstable housing or homelessness
  • Active or prior history of syphilis
  • Substance use disorder
Fees: None

Pregnancy Connections Clinic is an open-access prenatal clinic serving pregnant people who are unhoused, using substances, and/or have been diagnosed with syphilis. This clinic is housed within the Family Medicine department at San Joaquin County clinic in French Camp. Funded by the CDC, Pregnancy Connections offers:

  • Patient-center prenatal care
  • Delivery services
  • Ultrasound exams
  • Medication for opioid use disorder
  • Drop-in hours
  • Transportation support
  • Resource referrals such as housing, parenting resources, narcotics or alcoholics anonymous
  • Postpartum care including exams and birth control

The clinic physicians are supported by a dedicated case manager, medical assistant, and in collaboration with San Joaquin Public Health. All care provide is confidential and respectful.

Pregnancy Help Center of Manteca

Eligibility:

Pregnant individuals or parents of young children with one form of the following identification: California Drivers License, School Identification Card, Immigration Card or California Identification Card.

Fees: None

Pregnancy Help Center of Manteca offers free counseling, pregnancy testing, parenting classes, post-abortion counseling, referrals to other agencies, maternity and infant clothing, baby equipment, diapers, and formula to pregnant women who are in need. Services are available until infant reaches 12 months of age. Parenting classes are available, "Earn-While-You-Learn." In addition, mentoring and counseling services for young men are offered.

Pregnancy Resource Center of Tracy

Eligibility:

Photo ID required.

Fees: None

Pregnancy Resource Center of Tracy (PRC) is committed to providing confidential, judgment-free support and accurate information for women and teens while they face the challenge of an unexpected pregnancy decision and beyond. The PRC does not provide or refer abortion services.

Services Provided:

  • Free Pregnancy Tests
  • Pregnancy Information
  • Pregnancy Options Support
  • Abortion Recovery Care
  • Essential Baby Items
  • Childbirth Classes
  • Parenting Classes

Medical Services (by appointment only):

  • Pregnancy Verification
  • Limited First Trimester Ultrasound
  • Education on:
    • Fetal Development
    • The Importance of Prenatal Care
    • Healthy Nutrition

Information and Referrals:

  • Medical Care
  • Financial Assistance
  • Housing & Shelters
  • Adoption

Rite of Passage California Foster Families

Eligibility:

Please call for eligibility requirements.

Fees: None

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.

Safety Council

Eligibility:

Courses require the ability to read, write and understand spoken English in order to understand course content and instructor directions while on heavy equipment, and to pass written competency exams.

Fees: Vary by class.

Safety Council offers private training for businesses and open-enrollment community courses that are open to the public. Safety Council offers the following training programs:

  • Connection to Mature Driver Safety (Online) for senior driver insurance discounts
  • DUI Programs
  • Forklift Operational Training provides the training card required by many employers to apply for warehouse and other job positions. The training meets OSHA requirements for basic training on a sit-down forklift and includes two hours of classroom training/two hours of hands-on training on a forklift
  • CPR/AED including adult, infant, and child CPR/AED - specialized programs for child care providers and healthcare professionals
  • First Aid including basic and pediatric. The councils pediatric first aid course is approved for child care providers and school bus drivers
  • Online Driver Safety Training for adult and juvenile traffic violators
  • Consulting Services for Workplace Safety including various occupational health, safety & regulatory trainings for supervisors and employees

Classes are available as scheduled at www.californiasafety.org.

San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services (Access Managed Care )

Eligibility:

San Joaquin County residents.

Fees: None

Access Managed Care provides telephone linkage to services for individuals in need of mental health and/or substance use treatment. A clinical staff will speak to the caller or caregiver requesting services in order to determine need and eligibility. Upon completion of screening process, individuals can be referred to specialty mental health services, Non specialty mental health services, a substance use treatment program or their identified mental health provider through their health plan.

San Joaquin County Department of Aging and Community Services

Eligibility:

Varies by program.

Fees: None

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:

  • Information and assistance
  • Adult Protective Services (APS) Program
  • Ombudsman Program
  • In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Case Management
  • Family Caregiver Support Program
  • Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
  • Energy programs
    • Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP)
    • Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
    • Weatherization
  • Supplemental food programs
    • Commodity Program -Emergency Food
    • Brown Bag
    • Congregate Meals
  • Commission on Aging
  • Callers can inquire about services offered throughout San Joaquin County. An assessment is completed to identify needs and appropriate referrals. Calls for general information are welcomed.

San Joaquin County District Attorneys Office

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

San Joaquin County District Attorney provides protection for those who are witnesses and/or victims of crime or consumer fraud by prosecuting criminal acts aggressively and fairly. The District Attorneys office seek to protect the law abiding and create a safer environment in which the population may live and prosper. The office has a staff of approximately 300 employees including prosecutors, investigators, victim advocates and additional support personnel who are located in downtown Stockton, the Juvenile Justice Center in French Camp, and near the branches of the Superior Court in Lodi and Manteca.

Juvenile Division: 535 West Mathews Road, French Camp, CA 95231

Family Crimes Unit: consists of those prosecutors and support staff handling domestic violence, stalking, and elder/dependent adult abuse cases as well as those prosecutors assigned to handle child abuse and sexual assault, and parental kidnapping cases. These crimes cut across all social, cultural and religious boundaries and can have devastating consequences for victims, their families and the wider community.

Victim-Witness Program: provides a variety of services for crime victims and witnesses to make their experience with the criminal justice system less traumatic and easier to understand. This involves assistance during the investigation and court proceedings and help in filing claims for compensation under the California Victims of Crime Program.


Fraud Units: the District Attorneys Office is dedicated to safeguarding the community from those who seek to defraud it. The following units are tasked with not only educating the public about potential fraud threats, but investigating and prosecuting them the fullest extent possible.

  • Auto Insurance Fraud Unit
  • Workers Compensation Fraud Unit
  • Welfare Fraud Unit
  • Consumer Fraud Unit
  • Environmental Protection Unit
Information about the Victims of Violent Crimes Program may be obtained through the Office of the District Attorney or the State Office, 926 J Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-4426.

San Joaquin County Family Justice Center

Eligibility:

Victims of:

  • Domestic violence
  • Human trafficking
  • Sexual assault
  • Elder abuse
  • Child abuse
  • Stalking
Fees: None

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:

  • "VOICES Chat" in-person support group for victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault
  • Art therapy classes for children
  • "Cooking Up HOPE" cooking classes

All classes are free of charge and include supplies. Registration for classes is required and is available from the website.

San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE)

Eligibility:

Vary by program

Fees: Vary

The San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) is a regional agency that provides educational leadership, resources, and customized services to assist school districts. The SJCOE promotes student achievement and accountability, serves San Joaquin County’s most vulnerable students, and strives to create an environment in which every student, regardless of circumstances, has an opportunity for a quality education.

Learn more about how the SJCOE educates, innovates, and inspires at www.sjcoe.org.

Sow A Seed Community Foundation

Eligibility:

Youth ages 5 to 18 in San Joaquin County.

Fees: None

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:

  • Mental Health & Wellness
  • Youth social-emotional support groups
  • Mentoring
  • Leadership training
  • Community referral linkage

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.

Stockton Symphony

Eligibility:

None

Fees: Vary

Stockton Symphony, formed in 1926, is the third oldest continuously performing orchestra in California, surpassed in longevity only by the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stockton Symphony provides the community with a variety of music, entertainment and esteemed guest artists, and is comprised of some of California’s finest professional musicians.

Each year, the Stockton Symphony performs a signature concert, "Steppin Out," which introduces 4th and 5th grade students symphonic music. To afford access to the symphony, the Stockton Symphony has created a Student Discount Ticket Program for students from elementary school to college.

The Symphony offers multiple ticketing options from single tickets to subscriptions to Group Tickets, which allows the flexibility to control the concert experience according to what works for everyones budget and taste.

Each season the Stockton Symphony offers two series:

  • A five-concert Classics Series
  • A four-concert POPS Series

The Arc San Joaquin

Eligibility:

Referral from Valley Mountain Regional Center or Department of Rehabilitation. Must be 22 years of age or older.

Fees: None

The Arc San Joaquin provides Adult Development Programs and Supported Employment. Adult Development Programs serve persons with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services help participants to become more independent through adult life skills and communication skills training. Site and community group activities provide social, leisure and volunteer opportunities. Behavior management services help individuals become aware of and better cope with challenges they may be experiencing.

The Supported Employment program provides job sampling trials, job development, and job coaching. Job coach support is provided in both group and individual placement. Group placement is used to learn a specific set of duties associated with a job and job coaching is provided throughout the day. Job coaching in Individual Placement is for a shorter period of time until the person no longer needs supports. Job sampling trials allow someone to "try out" a job of choice to see how they like it. Job sampling is an important and requested service for anyone wanting to discover his or her interests, abilities and competencies. All jobs are established with local privately owned businesses, corporations and government entities.

The Stockton Shelter for the Homeless

Eligibility:

Homeless single men, women and families.

Fees: None

The Stockton Shelter for the Homeless houses an average of 350 men, women and children daily. Shelter, clothing, and personal hygiene items are provided. In addition, assistance is offered with employment, vocational skills training, and affordable housing. Counseling for substance abuse and referrals to mental health are also provided.

The Table Community Foundation

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

The Table Community Foundations mission is to create positive change one youth at a time, fostering a safer, healthier, and more vibrant community in Stockton and beyond. The Community is dedicated to breaking cycles of disadvantage and transforming futures through innovative education, mentorship and support programs. From their Step-Up Afterschool program to their impactful Scholars Program, the aim is to provide every child with the opportunities needed to succeed, regardless of their background.

Tracy Community Connections Center

Eligibility:

Homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless.

Fees: None

Tracy Community Connections Center (Tracy CCC) provides services and support to Tracy area homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. Services include:

  • Showers
  • Laundry
  • Street outreach
  • Emergency shelter placement
  • Health care application assistance
  • Document procurement assistance
  • Rental assistance
  • Rental deposit assistance
  • Family reunification
  • Case management
  • Eviction prevention

Tracy CCC’s mobile shower trailer operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It is stationed at New Heart Church, 1647 Bessie Avenue in Tracy. Our free laundry program operates Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-12 at Redemption Road Church at 72 E Grant Line Rd in Tracy.

TCCCs Navigation Center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by appointment. All intakes can be done over the phone at 209-940-0017 or over email at intake@tracyccc.org

Unbound Stockton Community School

Eligibility:

We are 4th- 8th grade public charter school, and accept and and all age and grade level eligible students to attend our free public school.

Fees: No fees.

Unbound Stockton Community School is a free community-oriented public charter school  focused on combining high quality academics with weekly hands-on community experiences. Unbound is a 4th - 8th grade school created with safe and inclusive learning environments in mind that allows all students to become 21st Century learners and leaders. This form of high quality education helps connect real world hands-on community learning experiences.

Victor Community Support Services

Eligibility:

Children and families in need of mental health treatment. A referral is needed through Behavioral Health Services, Human Services Agency or Probation.

Fees: Subsidized monthly rent and application fees (credit, background check and holding fee)

Victor Community Support Services (VCSS) is a community mental health and social services organization serving children and young adults.

VCSS offers the following:

  • The Foster Care Assessment and Treatment Team provides assessment and counseling for mental health needs for children who live with their families, relatives or in foster care homes.
  • Family Vision provides “wraparound” services for children and families, utilizing a family-centered, strength-based and needs-driven planning process for creating individualized support.
  • Therapeutic Behavioral Services offers a one-to-one therapeutic contact between a mental health provider and a beneficiary which is designed to maintain the child/youth’s residential placement at the lowest appropriate level by resolving target behaviors and achieving short-term treatment goals.
  • Juvenile Justice Services provides mental health services to children, youth and families that are involved in the San Joaquin County Juvenile Justice system, with the goal of supporting continued placement in the home environment.
  • 0-5 Program provides early assessment and treatment for children 0 to 5 years to reduce the risk of requiring long-term mental health services.
  • Parent Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT) offers live parent coaching using a two-way mirror to enhance care giver/child relationships, up to sixteen sessions.
  • and more. Please call or visit website for more information.

VIVO Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, Inc.

Eligibility:

None

Fees: None

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:

  • Referrals and link to community services and support for treatment goals and outcomes including recovery, housing, employment and/or education, public benefit assistance, food, substance abuse, mental health, etc.
  • Assistance with restoration or maintenance of daily living activities, home visits, and family education
  • Assistance in applying for financial or health insurance benefits
  • Advocacy

Weber Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology

Eligibility:

High school-aged students. Application process is required.

Fees: None

Weber Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology is a high-tech high school that offers career training and core academic classes which satisfy the requirements for graduation from Stockton Unified School District. Weber Institute is dedicated to academic and career preparation with an emphasis on good citizenship. Weber Career Academics includes the following career areas: Information Technology, Health, Transportation, and Education.

Admission applications are accepted during the regular spring registration period for incoming freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. An application form, essay, resume and a current transcript and attendance record must be submitted directly to the school administrator at Weber Institute. For those who submit the completed packets and meet minimum requirements, an interview will be scheduled. After the interview process, you will be notified of your admission status.

Winning Village, Inc.

Eligibility:

Low income families.

Fees: Sliding scale. Family Resource and Referral Center is accepted for children ages 2 to 12 years.

Winning Village, Inc. is a charitable organization and resource program that helps motivate, empower, and encourage children and the community by equipping them with the necessary life skills, job coaching, housing assistance and education needed to be successful.

The following resources are available:

  • Child care for children 2 to 13 years old
  • Tutoring
  • Mentoring
  • College bound workshops
  • And more.

Please call to schedule an appointment for additional details and eligibility.

YMCA of San Joaquin County (After School Program)

Eligibility:

Students in TK-6 grades attending:

  • Julia Morgan Elementary
  • Manlio Silva Elementary
  • Podesta Ranch Elementary
  • Elk Horn Elementary
  • Lockeford Elementary
Fees: Vary

YMCA of San Joaquin County operates a before and after school program at the following sites:

  • Julia Morgan Elementary, 3777 A.G. Spanos Boulevard, Stockton
  • Manlio Silva Elementary, 6250 Scotts Creek Drive, Stockton
  • Podesta Ranch Elementary, 9950 Windmill Park Drive, Stockton
  • Elk Horn Elementary, 10505 North Davis Road, Stockton
  • Lockeford Elementary, 19456 North Tully Road, Lockeford

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