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Family Resource Guide
This guide is not intended to be all-inclusive, but is a
place to start in meeting your family needs. Fair Oaks Community
Center at 2600 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, is one of seven
core service agencies in San Mateo County, providing referrals
to all public and private human service agencies. Call 780-7500.
The Community Information Project at 595-7950 provides information
on 3400 governmental and private nonprofit social services
agencies covering six Bay Area counties, including San Mateo
County.
24-Hour Emergency
Lines
Police, Fire or Medical Emergency: |
Dial 911 |
| Alcohol and Drug Helpline |
573-3950 |
| California Youth Crisis Line |
800-843-5200 |
Center for Domestic Violence Prevention
(battered women hotline/shelter) |
312-8515 |
Child Protective Services, San Mateo
County
(to report suspected child abuse, abandonment or
exploitation) |
1-800-632-4615 |
| Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention |
579-0350 |
| Parent Support Line (YFES) |
888-220-7575 |
| Parental Stress Hotline |
327-3333 |
| Poison Control |
1-800 876-4766 |
| Psychiatric Emergency |
573-2662 |
| Rape Trauma Services |
692-7273 |
Sexual Assault Trauma Center
(SM Co. Medical Center) |
573-2623 |
Sor Juana Inés- Services for
Abused Women
(English/Spanish crisis line) |
1-800-300-1080 |
| Your House South (for youth) |
367-9687 |
Child Care
and Preschool
| Child
Care Coordinating Council(4Cs) (referrals to programs and
subsidy information) |
655-6777 |
| Redwood City Child Care Coordinator (community
child care planning and coordination) |
780-7336 |
| Redwood City School District—Child
Development Centers (part-day and full-day early education
and care programs) |
366-6819 |
Counseling
and Mental Health
Education:
Health Care
and Information
| San Mateo County Health
Services Agency Services in Redwood City |
| Fair Oaks Family
Health Center, 2710 Middlefield Rd |
364-6010 |
| Hoover Pediatric Clinic,
630 Laurel St. |
701-0331 |
| South County Mental
Health, 802 Brewster Ave. |
363-4111 |
| WIC Program |
573-2168 |
Healthy Kids Program
(affordable health insurance, up to 19 years) |
573-3595 |
| Samaritan House Free Clinic, 114 - 5th
Ave. |
366-2927 |
| First Aid/CPR Training, call Red Cross
or a local hospital (Sequoia Hospital 367-5991 or Kaiser
Hospital 299-2000) |
688-0415 |
| Kaiser Hospital |
299-2000
TDD: 299-2207 |
Packard Children's Health Van
(free basic health services in mobile van; Mondays 8-3
at Hawes School, 909 Roosevelt; call for appt:623-3661)
|
800-690-2282 |
Packard Adolescent Health Van
(free health services for uninsured and homeless youth
12-21, call for location and hours) |
888-711-8336 |
| Planned Parenthood, 1230 Hopkins St. |
800-967-7526 |
San
Mateo County General Hospital
(numerous specialty clinics, in San Mateo) |
573-3434
TDD: 573-3882 |
| Sequoia
Hospital |
369-5811
TDD: 367-5648 |
Libraries
Downtown Main Library, 1044 Middlefield
Rd.
(homework assistance centers at all branches, Teen Homework
Center at Main branch) |
780-7018 |
| Fair Oaks Branch, 2500 Middlefield Rd. |
780-7261 |
Project READ Programs
(adult and family literacy, tutoring) |
780-7077 |
Redwood Shores Branch (virtual library),
797 Redwood Shores Pkwy. |
780-7026 |
| Schaberg Branch, 2140 Euclid Ave. |
780-7010 |
Mentoring Programs
for Youth
Recreation
Hoover Boys and Girls Club, 1109
Hilton St.
(youth groups/facilities) |
364-0176 |
| Redwood City Parks, Recreation, and
Community Services Department, 1120 Roosevelt Ave. (classes/facilities,
all ages) |
780-7250 |
| Redwood City Police Athletic League
(PAL) |
780-7106 |
| Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St. (classes/facilities,
all ages) |
368-4168 |
Transportation
CalTrain
|
1-800-558-8661 |
| RIDES for Bay Area Commuters (Carpool/vanpool
assistance) |
1-800-755-7665 |
| SamTrans (bus route and services information;
for Redi-Wheels for disabled: 508-6241) |
1-800-660-4287
TDD: 508-6448 |
Public Assistance
Call San Mateo County Human Services
Agency for: CalWORKS (TANF), General Assistance/Food
Stamps, or Medi-Cal
|
599-3811 |
Miscellaneous
KidCall (helpline for children alone
at home afterschool)
|
1-800-546-7549 |
M.O.R.E. Family Resource Center
(support & information about children with special
needs) |
344-6673 |
Community Gatepath
(early childhood development services birth-3) |
259-8544 |
| Parent Information and Referral Center
–Packard Children’s Hospital (health, development
or safety information) |
498-KIDS |
| Redwood City Mother’s Club (babysitting
coop, Mom’s Night Out, playgroups, family activities,
etc.) |
654-5244 |
| Family Law Services (YFES) |
366-8401 x.311 |
Emergency Food and
Clothing
Catholic Worker House, 545 Cassia
St. (groceries Fridays 11:30 a.m.)
|
366-4415 |
| Fair Oaks Community Center, Information
and Referral Program |
780-7500 |
| St. Anthony's Dining Room, 3500 Middlefield
Rd. (hot lunch 11-1) |
365-9664 |
| Salvation Army, 1270 Marshall (groceries) |
368-4643 |
| St. Francis Center (Sister Monica),
101 Buckingham (groceries, clothing) |
365-7829 |
Housing Assistance
Catholic Charities |
696-1255 |
| Daybreak Shelter, 639 Douglas (transitional
housing for homeless teens) |
364-4633 |
| Fair Oaks Community Center, Information
and Referral (emergency housing) |
780-7500 |
| Homesharing
Program (shared housing help) |
780-7500 |
| Salvation Army (emergency housing) |
368-4643 |
| Your House South, 394 Sequoia Ave. (
emergency housing for teens) |
367-9687 |
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