Familia Center
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| General Agency Information | |||
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| Name: | Familia Center | ||
| Alternate Name(s): | Centro de Familia | ||
| Address: | 711 East Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Driving Directions | ||
| Primary Phone: | 831-423-5747 | ||
| Fax Number: | 831-423-5922 | ||
| Website: | www.familiacenter.org | ||
| Description: | Advocacy, health screenings, information and referral, translation, educational workshops, resumes, job searches, assistance with government forms and youth programs.
ELIGIBILITY: Low income and recent immigrant families. AREAS SERVED: City of Santa Cruz and surrounding mid and north county area. | ||
| Mission: | To empower those who struggle with poverty, exclusion and racism while assisting them to meet their basic needs. | ||
| Programs: | ADVOCACY:
Assistance in resolving landlord/tenant issues, access to health care and employment rights assistance. Translation: Assistance in completing applications for jobs, rentals and government services. Health Advocates/Promotors: a service to encourage and support clients with chronic health issues. PANTRY SERVICES: Food and clothing distribution on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 3-5pm. Free glucose, blood pressure and anemia screening is provided at that time. YOUTH PROGRAMS: Homework Club for 5th, 6th and 7th graders meets Monday-Thursday. Please call for times. Academic support for 8th-10th graders (up to age 16) meets Tuesday-Thursday. Please call for times. Summer fun: a recreation program for children ages 7-15 provides safe and educational activities for low-income youth. Summer lunch is served to all participants and other low-income youth, ages 0-18. | ||
| Volunteer Info: | Minimum Age: 15. Tutors needed to assist 6-17 year olds with homework after school. Help with recreation activities for Summer Fun youth program. Also help assemble and distribute bags of food for Food Pantry. Contact Narciso Deleon for youth programs and Edgar Landeros for Pantry.
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| Languages other than English: | Spanish | ||
| Accommodations for Disabled: | Parking & Wheelchair Access | ||
| Public Transportation: | Call for information | ||
| Eligibility: | See Description Notes | ||
| Fees: | Donations Accepted | ||
| Areas Served: | See Description Notes | ||
| Physical Location: | Santa Cruz | ||
| Officials | |||
Rosa Reyes | |||
| Subject Headings | |||
| Advocacy Case/Care Management Certificates/Forms Assistance Child Abuse Prevention Clothing Cultural Heritage Programs Emergency Food English as a Second Language Field Trips/Excursions Food Distribution Food Pantries Food Stamps Health Care Advocacy Groups Health Screening/Diagnostic Services Homework Help Programs Information and Referral Interpretation/Translation Job Search/Placement Landlord/Tenant Assistance Language Translation Neighborhood Improvement Groups Parenting Education Private Nonprofits Resume Preparation Assistance Summer Food Service Programs Tutoring Services Volunteer Opportunities Workshops Youth Community Service Programs | |||
| This record last modified August 24, 2009 | |||
