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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:
Youth ages 6 to 18 years old.
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:
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.
Youth between the ages of 6 to 18 years old.
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:
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.
Grades 6-12, Youth ages 11 to 26
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: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.
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CARR 4 Health is a program that empowers youths to make smart choices that promote a healthy lifestyle, striving to educate youths about health, behavioral and coping issues by providing imaginative guidelines to make smart choices.
CARR 4 Health takes a novel approach with the focus on prevention and intervention. The "My First Steps Series" activity, coloring and comic books include support music CD’s and an innovative concept of narrative interacting DVD’s, including game boards and character t-shirts.
Please visit the website for more information.
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Children’s Museum of Stockton provides exhibits representing activities from a variety of occupations. Children may explore hands-on exhibits and are encouraged to use their imaginations and learn through play. The Children's Museum offers birthday parties, private rentals, and field trips.
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.
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:
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.
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City of Lathrop Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Services offers the following services:
Youth, teens, and seniors living in Stockton.
City of Stockton Community Services Department provides the following:
Aged 3 and up
Arnold Rue Community Center provides youth and adults with an array of organized activities like indoor soccer, arts and crafts, basketball, dances, an after school program, and a senior program. Many more classes are available for all ages. Please call for more information. Facilities are available for rental.
The Center provides:
Programs for seniors include:
Brown Bag for seniors 60 years and older is the first and third Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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Communities in Schools National is the largest national network dedicated to empower at-risk students to learn, stay in school, and remain on a path to a brighter future. Working directly inside more than 2,300 schools across the country, Communities In Schools connects kids to caring adults and community resources designed to help succeed.
This community-based organization also assists with setting up programs inside schools. Communities In Schools has worked to ensure that every child has access to the "Five Basics:"
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:
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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:
To learn more or make a referral, please call (209) 578-6373.
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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.
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:
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.
Girls ages 9 to 18 years
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.
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:
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:
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.
Services include: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.
Services include:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Grades 7-12, must be enrolled in the school Vocational Agriculture Program.
Future Farmers of America is an organization of students interested in agriculture as a career. It makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
Local high school chapters:
Children of homicide victims, and victims of violent crimes.
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.
Youth between the ages of 6 to 18 years old.
Lodi Boys & Girls Club provides a safe environment for a broad range of physical, social, recreational and educational programs designed to promote sound personal and social development. It also has self-improvement, creative and informal education programs for children of all ages.
For the Fee Based full-time After School Program (FT ASP), a five-day commitment is required. For the part-time After School Program, one to three days per week is required. Transportation is now being offered.
City of Lodi Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of sports, recreation and activities. Each department publishes a calendar of events and offers a summer program.
Teen activities include flag football, basketball, late night basketball, summer swim league, Lodi Babe Ruth baseball/softball, youth tackle football and cheer, youth competitive soccer and American Legion baseball. Youth volunteer time is utilized, hiring teens as game officials and for other recreation and maintenance positions in the parks. The goal is to prevent juvenile crime by increasing community involvement, self-esteem and job skills.
The After School Playground Program is offered to children in grades TK and K-6, Monday through Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and minimum days from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. TK ASP is offered before the 2:00 p.m. ASP start time at any of the ASP site at Hutchins Street Square. After school staff organizes and facilitates activities throughout the week. ASPs new site is Holz Room at Hutchins Street Square. Fees: $60 registration fee/ $325 per month, per child, but there is $2 per minute charge for late pick ups from ASP site. Transportation is now being offered to our new site at the Square. Punch Pass Parents must commit to having their child attend the ASP program at least 3 days in a row per week for them to receive transportation if they are in the Punch Pass Program. There is also Part Time availability at each site through their Fee Based Punch Pass Program. If the Punch Passes are not 3 days in a row, parents must drop off. We only pick up kids from school in town. Space is very limited. Please call (209) 333-6742 or (209) 400-1434 for more information or visit the website for more information.
Camps:
These camps run in accordance with the Lodi Unified School Districts school breaks. Hours of operations: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Camp fees vary, please call (209) 333-6742 for more information.
College students who need work experience can volunteer. If interested, please call Rachel at (209) 400-1434. Must be 18 years of age, a high school graduate, be able to clear background check, TB, and drug screening before working for their programs.
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Manteca Recreation and Community Services Department offers a wide variety of sports, recreation activities, and before and after school programs. For teens, there is a Youth Advisory Commission, Teen Summit, dances, volunteer opportunities, enrichment activities and other teen projects. Each department publishes a calendar of events and offers a summer program. Information on events and programs is available upon request or by accessing the website. Sport schedules and results are also available on their website.
Scholarships are available to eligible families who meet the income guidelines. Once approved, children 18 years of age and under will receive $300 in scholarship funds toward registration fees. The parent/guardian is then responsible for the remainder, if any, of the registration fee. Applications are available at the Recreation and Community Services Department office.
Open to youth ages 9-20 from the greater Manteca community which includes Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop, River Islands, French Camp & Weston Ranch (South Stockton)
We offer educational scholarships, leadership training and volunteer service opportunities.
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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.
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) serves as a clearinghouse providing information on missing and exploited children, offers technical assistance to citizens and law-enforcement, distributes photographs and descriptions of missing children nationwide, coordinates child protection efforts with the private sector, networks with non-profit service providers and state clearinghouses, and provides information and advice on effective state legislation to ensure the safety and protection of children.
To have a missing child listed, a missing person report from police is needed. The Center must speak to a custodial guardian or law enforcement agency. To report child pornography or molestation, please call your local law enforcement agency, the hotline, or go to www.cybertipline.com and use the report form.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) uses NetSmartz an Internet safety resource with the latest technology to create high-impact educational activities for even the most tech-savvy kids of any age group. The goal of NetSmartz is to extend the safety awareness of children and empower them to make responsible decisions online and in real life. This is accomplished by enhancing the ability of children to recognize dangers on the Internet, encouraging children to report victimization to a trusted adult, supporting and enhancing community education efforts, and enhancing the ability of children to understand that people they first "meet" on the Internet should never be considered their friend.
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National Network for Youth (NN4Y) has been a public education and policy advocacy organization dedicated to the prevention and eradication of youth homelessness in America for over 45 years. As the largest and most diverse network of its kind, NN4Y mobilizes over 300 members and affiliates – organizations that work on the front lines every day to provide prevention services and respond to runaways and youth experiencing homelessness and human trafficking. Annual membership fees can be found at:
In carrying out the mission as the nation’s leading network of homeless and runaway youth programs and their allies, members are provided with:
NN4Y is partnered with members to enact public policies that decrease the number of youth who:
By doing this, members prevent youth from:
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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.
Youth ages 10 to 22 years of age.
Pacific Youth Symphony (previously known as Central Valley Youth Symphony) has provided young people in San Joaquin and surrounding counties with the opportunity to play great symphonic music while making new friends. With expert coaching from the conservatory faculty and students, weekly rehearsals on the beautiful Pacific campus prepare young musicians (ages 10-22) for at least two concerts each academic year.
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.
Ages 16 to 24 years old and qualify as low-income. Please call or visit website for other eligibility requirements.
Job Corps is the nations largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth. Since 1964, the program has provided more than two million disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education.
Job Corps is a public-private partnership, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor. Job Corps works for everyone. It works for the disadvantaged youth who attend the program, for communities where Job Corps centers are located, for employers who hire Job Corps students. It also works for other individuals such as school educators and peer counselors who may want to refer young people to Job Corps.
The Sacramento Job Corps Center offers career technical training in the trades listed below:Career training, high school education, drivers license training and career counseling is provided. Job Corps offers leadership and recreational opportunities in a safe residential or non-residential environment. Basic medical and dental care, meals (three a day), as well as free room and board, are provided. Job placement assistance upon completion are offered to Job Corps students.
Please call or text Maria Negrete directly at (916) 926-7335 or email nagrete.maria@jobcorps.org, for more information.
Children with serious mental health needs.
Children and Youth Services provides throughout the County:
Other sites:
1209 West Tokay Street, Suite 5, Lodi (209) 331-2070
129 East Center Street, Suite 3, Manteca (209) 239-5553
19 East 6th Street, Tracy, (209) 835-8583
Boggs Tract Community Center serves qualifying individuals living in the 95201, 95202, 95203, 95204, 95207, 95209, 95211, 95219 and 95234 zip codes.
Boggs Tract Community 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.
Boggs Tract Community Center offers a wide range of services:
Food and Nutrition Services:
Senior Program (ages 60 and older):
Youth Programs & Activities are scheduled throughout the year:
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 drop in or call (209) 468-3978 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. for information on programs and services available to the community.
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San Joaquin County Historical Museum reveals the rich history of San Joaquin County, including the cultures and heritage of the Miwok and Yokuts Indians, the founding and development of Stockton by Charles Weber, the early twentieth century invention of the tractor and bulldozer (both invented in the county), and the evolution of modern agriculture. The Museum has eight exhibit buildings and four historic buildings, including the 1848 Weber house and the 1866 Calaveras School. Exhibits include room dioramas of Weber family furnishings, a children’s activity area, and large displays of hand tools and historic agricultural equipment. The 18-acre grounds include the Sunshine Trail living exhibition of native habitats and the Delta Water Path. Please visit the website for upcoming activities and exhibitions. Guided museum tours, program speakers, library and research services and workshops are available upon advanced request.
Museum admission fees:
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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.
All four of the following must be met to be eligible:
California Children’s Services (CCS) is a statewide program that arranges, directs, and pays for medical care, equipment and rehabilitation when these services are authorized by the program. CCS pays for treatment, such as doctor services, hospital and surgical care, physical and/or occupational therapy, laboratory tests, X-rays, orthopedic appliances, and medical equipment as needed for the childs CCS-eligible condition.
Child Health and Disability Prevention Program contracts with medical providers who provide complete health assessments for the early detection and prevention of the diseases and disabilities in children and youth. The program staff members work collaboratively with health care providers to ensure that eligible children receive quality health care. Families are assisted with finding a primary care physician and dentist.
A complete health assessment includes:
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.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) clients who are enrolled in the CalWORKs Program of the San Joaquin Human Services Agency can be referred to WorkNet Experience (WEx) or Community Service (CS) activities from their HSA Case Manager.
CalWORKs Assessment Counselors in the WorkNet Employment Preparation Division provides the work experience and community service activities to clients referred through the CalWORKs Program of the Human Services Agency, to comply with the mandated program and explore job opportunities at WorkNets One Stop Centers.
During the summer, WorkNet may also be contracted by Human Services Agency to run a Summer Youth Employment and Training Program. Outreach is conducted county-wide to promote this program to all TANF Households.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
4-H Youth Development Program provides citizenship, leadership and life skill training. While 4-H program serves ages 9 to 19 year-old, some clubs offer a Clover Program for those age 5 to 8 years. Their philosophy is that children learn by being active participants in society. 4-H program stresses hands-on learning experiences in many areas including animal science, plant science, mechanical science, leisure education, resource education and social science. Most programs/clubs work is done in the local community and in San Joaquin County. There are clubs throughout San Joaquin County, including in Acampo, Clements, Escalon, Farmington, French Camp, Linden, Lockeford, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Stockton and Tracy. Please call for more information.
Children in transitional kindergarten to 4th grade.
Book Buddies Program is sponsored by Benerd College at University of the Pacific and is a response to the literacy needs of children in the Stockton community. Children are paired with University of the Pacific student mentors and meet one-on-one each week throughout the spring semester. The mentors read to the children and then engage with the child in literacy-based activities to develop reading comprehension skills. Some of these activities include drawing, using graphic organizers, making flash cards for vocabulary, and using hand puppets to retell stories. Each semester the Book Buddies Program serves over two dozen grade school children.
The sessions are held in the "Book Buddies Corner," a designated area in the lobby of Benerd College on the corner of Kensington Way and Dave Brubeck Way. Parents can sign up when they arrive or use the sign-up sheet on the website. Parents must remain in the building during the reading sessions. The sessions have guest readers each week and a workshop for parents, if interested.
Low income families.
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:
Please call to schedule an appointment for additional details and eligibility.
The WOW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation which owns and operates a fixed-base, interactive science museum; and provides science-based educational exhibits, events, activities, and programs geared primarily to children of all ages, and families. These are delivered onsite via field study trips and birthday parties; in schools and at other locations via WOW on Wheels.
Field Study Trips
Science-based Birthday parties
WOW on Wheels out reach programs
Students in TK-6 grades attending:
YMCA of San Joaquin County operates a before and after school program at the following sites:
