ADVOCACYBALANCE:
Bringing Alternative Learning and Nutritional Choices to Education
464-8669 • www.balance4kids.org
The BALANCE organization addresses the needs of children with severe disabilities
in the areas of nutrition, educational therapies, and alternative education.
CENTRAL
COAST CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
1395 41st Ave, Capitola 95010
462-8720 • www.cccil.org
Advocacy and information center organized by and for people with disabilities,
serving Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. CCCIL’s purpose is
to make our communities more accessible and to empower people with disabilities
by providing information and skills to live fulfilling lives.
COMMISSION
ON DISABILITIES
701 Ocean St, Room 30, Santa Cruz 95060
454-2355 • www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Advisory body to County Supervisors on issues affecting people with special
needs in Santa Cruz County.
Call for meeting times and agenda items.
OMBUDSMAN
265 Water St, Santa Cruz 95060
429-1913 • 688-8833
Patient’s
rights protection and advocacy services for residents of nursing homes and residential
care facilities. Services provided free of charge. SPECIAL PARENTS INFORMATION
NETWORK
Santa Cruz: 423-7713 • Watsonville: 722-2800
www.spinsc.org
Serving
San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties, SPIN is a parent-to-parent organization that
provides support and advocacy on behalf of families that have children of any
age with special needs. In addition, they publish an excellent monthly newsletter.
SUPPORT GROUPS
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 464-9981
For families of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. AMPUTEE SUPPORT
GROUP
For directions call Clem Kintz 462-0305
For information
call Eleanor Rosenast 426-5427
For individuals living with some degree
of amputation.
JUST ONE MORE CAST
www.justonemorecast.net
An online community for disabled sportsmen and those who care about them. This website not only discusses the sports end of the picture, but who they are and what it is like to live each day.
Facilitator: Rodney Hall
CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS
DOMINICAN
Phone: 462-7770
Facilitator: Dominican Hospital chaplains and Cancer Resource Center
Staff
When: First and third Tuesdays of each month,
6:30-7:30pm
For patients, families, and friends battling any form of cancer.
WOMENCARE
Phone: 457-2273 www.womencaresantacruz.org
This organization has numerous support groups and healing circle
groups for women with any kind of cancer and their friends &
family. They also have a Sisters Offering Support program for newly
diagnosed women.
Entres Nosotras is their Spanish speaking support program.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 457-7077
Facilitator: Fran Laverty, NP, MS, CDE
When: 4th Wednesday of each month 1:30-2:30 pm
Where: 610 Frederick St.
For individuals living with diabetes.
No registration necessary.
EPILEPSY NETWORK
333 Front St, Suite 102, Santa Cruz 95060
For information call Susan Howe
423-6110
www.epilepsynetwork.com
For individuals living with epilepsy. Irregular meetings. Call for information.
LEISURE CLUB
Phone: 462-8329
125 Rigg St, Santa Cruz 95060
Leisure group for adult survivors of traumatic brain injuries. Meets
every Wednesday at 6:30 pm. Also publishes a monthly calendar of
activities.
SPECIAL CONNECTIONS
984-2 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz 95062
For information call Leslie Burnham
464-0669
For parents of children ages 0-3 with special needs.
SPINAL CORD PEER SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 457-7067
Email: rmckowan@chw.edu
Facilitator: Roger McKowan
When: First Tuesday of each month 6pm
For individuals living with spinal cord injuries.
ARE YOU A PARENT STRUGGLING TO
KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER? The Parental Stress Hotline is
always open and available to give you a little extra support!
Call 426-7322
or 724-2879 for help any time. |
SPIN
Special Parents Information
Network has created an excellent resource guide to Santa Cruz County
for parents of young children with special needs. ARE YOU A LOCAL SENIOR
LOOKING FOR A RESOURCE GUIDE GEARED SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR NEEDS?
Senior
Network Services offers a great online resource directory available in English
and Spanish at www.seniornetworkservices.org.
Or call for more information.
Santa Cruz: 462-1433
Watsonville: 728-1751
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FSA ( Family Service Agency )
104
Walnut Avenue
Suite 208, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Family Service
Agency of the Central Coast offers affordable counseling to help you deal with
life's issues and disablility adjustment issues.
General Counseling
Program
(831)423-9444
Sliding fee scale based on monthly gross income,
Medicare and Medi-Cal accepted, Professional therapists, Individuals, couples,
families, children
Senior Outreach Program
(831) 459-9351
In-home peer counseling services, No cost, Deals with issues of aging: grief,
depression, isolation, loneliness, Support groups Suicide
Prevention Program
(831) 458-5300
24 hour multilingual confidential
crisis line, Education, Support group |
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THE ABRITE ORGANIZATION
749 37th Ave,
Santa Cruz 95062
454-8530 • www.abrite.org
Devoted to improving the lives of young learners with the use of early intensive intervention. ABRITE views each child as an individual and is based on the principles of behavior analysis and the use of empirically supported methodologies. They believe further development and dissemination of validated practices will be the way by which families and science can unite to improve the lives of children with autism and developmental delays.
CABRILLO COLLEGE STROKE
CENTER
501 Upper Park Rd, Santa Cruz 95065
425-0622 •
www.strokecenter.com
Provides a classroom-based approach to rehabilitation
for adults with physical disabilities.
CALIFORNIA GREY BEARS
2710 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz 95065
479-1055
Grassroots, nonprofit
organization of senior citizens dedicated to the principle of self help. Their
brown bag food program distributes approximately 1.5 million pounds of food per
year through countywide distribution sites. Call to participate in activities
or receive food. CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES CALIFORNIA
PO Box 221,
Soquel 95073
476-6805 • www.camphillca.org
Camphill is an international movement of intentional, life-sharing communities
established to meet the needs of children, adolescents and adults with developmental
disabilities. They provide residential care, education, training and vocational
opportunities to thousands of people with developmental disabilities. Call for
more information or to participate. COMMUNITY OPTIONS
3717 Portola
Dr, Santa Cruz 95062 • 464-6796
Dedicated to offering equal access
to employment and community environments, Community Options provides community-based
support and instruction to men and women with developmental disabilities in a
wide variety of settings, with an emphasis on enhancing quality of life of each
participant Call for more information or to enroll. COUNTY CRISIS INTERVENTION
(2 Locations)
1400 Emeline Ave, Building K, Santa Cruz 95060
Daytime
phone counseling: 454-4170
12 West Beach St, Suite 219, Watsonville
95076
Daytime phone counseling: 763-8990 After 5:00 p.m. and
weekends: 462-7644.
Offers professional help for those in emotional/psychiatric
crisis. DAVENPORT RESOURCE SERVICE CENTER
100 Church St, Davenport 95017
425-8115 • drsc@cabinc.org
Multi-service bilingual community center provides outreach, transportation, information
and referral, translation, assistance filling out forms and food distribution
services to children and seniors living on the north coast of Santa Cruz County. DEAF
AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICE CENTER
339 Pajaro St, Suite B, Salinas 93901
753-6540 • 753-6541 TTY
Programs for the deaf and hard
of hearing include advocacy, outreach, interpreter referral services, peer counseling,
telephone, employment and independent living assistance, and much more. Sliding
scale fees. DORAN CENTER FOR THE BLIND
413 Laurel St, Santa
Cruz 95060
458-9766 • ww.doranblindcenter.org
Services for the blind and visually impaired including evaluation, a low
vision clinic, training in daily living skills, orientation and mobility, in-home
volunteer support and social activities, as well as training and support groups
for families and caregivers.
Sliding scale fees. EARLY START
1110 Main St, Suite 8, Watsonville 95076
728-1781 • 688-7633
Family-centered early intervention program for children from birth to 36 months
of age who have or are at risk of having disabilities. Provides assessments, counseling,
and development of an Individualized Family Service Plan. Free from birth to 36
months. Fee for older children. EASTER SEALS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
9010 Soquel Dr, Aptos 95003
684-2166 • 684-1054 TTY
Provides
information, referrals, educational programs, camps, mobility training, equipment
loans, support groups, social and recreational programs, and more. The mission
of Easter Seals Central California is to create solutions that change the lives
of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs and their families.
Some fees may apply. EAR OF THE LION FOUNDATION
(800) 327-8077
Hearing aids and financial help for people with hearing loss who do not qualify
for government aid for hearing aids or surgery. GIVE-A-BYTE
475-9593
• www.give-a-byte.com
Email: david@give-a-byte
Volunteer
organization that offers free computers, training and Internet connection to disadvantaged
men and women countywide. Call for qualification information (and more). HOPE
FLIGHT FOUNDATION
510-427-3956 • www.hopeflightfoundation.org
Email:
harding-d@sbcglobal.net
Improves
access to medical care for those with life-threatening illnesses that are underserved,
isolated, and/or financially and medically challenged. We accomplish this through
free air transportation on our aircraft, to those with healthcare needs that require
long distance travel to and from medical facilities.
HOPE Services
133 Mission Street, Suite 100, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 421-9900 •
www.hopeservices.org
HOPE Services provides training and support services to
adults with developmental disabilities such as mental retardation,
autism and cerebral palsy. Client services are at sites throughout
Santa Cruz County. HOPE Services offers job training, personal living
skills training, community employment services, day programs, social
activities, independent living support and more.
HOSPICE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
940 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley 95066
831-430-3000
• www.hospicesantacruz.org
Not-for-profit community-based health project, providing compassionate
health care to individuals of all ages facing the advanced stages
of any life-threatening illness.
HOUSING CHOICES COALITION
PO Box 1591,
Soquel 95073
(831) 457-1506 • www.housingchoices.com
Email: sfinkelstein@housingchoices.com
Provides quality, affordable housing opportunities for people with developmental
disabilities. IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES (2 Locations)
1400 Emeline
Ave, Building K, Santa Cruz 95060
454-4101
12 West Beach St, Watsonville
95076
763-8800 • http://www.santacruzinhomecare.org
Government-funded program which helps elderly, blind and disabled people remain
in their own homes when they are not able to fully care for themselves or handle
routine household tasks. IHSS is an alternative to out-of-home care in institutions. LIVE
AT HOME FOUNDATION
PO Box 3315, Santa Cruz 95063 • 425-3315
Provides advocacy, support and financial assistance to medical-technology-dependent
people who choose to live at home. Most services are free. MEALS ON WHEELS
1777A Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz 95062
464-3180 • www.communitybridges.org
(follow links to “Meals on Wheels”)
Provides daily meals
to homebound adults and to five senior dining centers throughout the county.
SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER
1110 Main St, Suite 8, Watsonville 95076
728-1781 • 688-7633
State funded corporation that provides opportunities for independence
at home and in the community for children and adults with developmental
disabilities. Services include advocacy, information and referral,
assistance in finding and accessing resources, counseling and more.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY VETERANS CENTER
1350 41st Ave, Suite 102, Capitola 95010
464-4575
Offers readjustment
counseling, psycho-social assessments and evaluations, support groups, information
and referrals for veterans. Nurse practitioner available by appointment.
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of the guide, or just tell us what you think! We welcome your thoughts, tips,
suggestions and contributions.We can be reached at:
Shared Adventures
90 Grandview St #B101
Santa Cruz CA 95060
(831) 459-7210
foster@sharedadventures.org
www.sharedadventures.org
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