Family Resources 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 eight core service agencies in San Mateo County, providing referrals to all public and private human service agencies. Call 780-7500.
SMC Connect can help you locate community services anywhere in San Mateo County.
- 24-Hour Emergency Lines
- Child Care and Preschools
- Counseling and Mental Health
- Education
- Emergency Food and Clothing
- Health Care and Information
- Housing Assistance
- Libraries
- Mentoring Programs for Youth
- Miscellaneous
- Financial Assistance
- Recreation
- Transportation
24-Hour Emergency Lines
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Police, Fire or Medical Emergency:
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Dial 9-1-1 |
| Alcohol and Drug Helpline | 888-220-7575 |
| California Poison Control System | 800 222-1222 |
| California Youth Crisis Line | 800-843-5200 |
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Child and Adolescent Hotline and Prevention Program |
567-5437 |
| Child Protective Services (CPS), San Mateo County (to report suspected child abuse, abandonment or exploitation) |
1-800-632-4615 802-7922 |
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Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) |
800-300-1080 312-8515 |
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Star Vista Crisis Center - all ages |
579-0350 |
| Parent Support Line (StarVista) |
888-220-7575 |
| Psychiatric Emergency Services | 573-2662 |
| Rape Trauma Services | 692-7273 |
| Shelter Bed Hotline | 800-774-3583 |
| Your House South (hotline for youth ages 10-17) | 367-9687 |
Child Care and Preschools
| Child Care Coordinating Council(4Cs) (referrals to programs and financial assistance information). Bilingual services provided. | 517-1400 |
| Redwood City Child Care and Preschool Information | |
| Redwood City School District—Child Development Centers (part-day and full-day early education and care programs) | 366-6819 |
| Trustline (background check for in-home child care) | 800-822- 8490 |
Counseling and Mental Health
| Children's Health Council (diagnosis/treatment of various children's developmental problems) |
688-3625 Spanish: 688-3650 |
| JFCS Center for Children and Youth (parent coaching, workshops, support groups, counseling (San Mateo/Palo Alto) | 931-1830/ 688-3040 |
| StarVista 610 Elm St.,# 212, San Carlos | 591-9623, ext. 128 |
Education
| Cañada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. | 306-3100 |
| Preschool Programs - 4Cs Referrals and List of local programs | 517-1400 |
| Redwood City School District, 750 Bradford St. | 423-2200 |
| Belmont-Redwood Shores School District | 637-4800 |
| Sequoia Union High School District, 480 James Ave. | 369-1411 |
| Sequoia Union High School District -- Adult School | 306-8866 |
Health Care and Information
| San Mateo Medical Center -- Services in Redwood City | |
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578-7141 |
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800-300-1506 |
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| 573-2786 | |
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616-2002 |
| What is Medicare? | N/A |
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WIC Program - (Women, Infants and Children) |
573-2168 |
| Samaritan House Free Clinic, 114 - 5th Ave. By appointment only |
839-1447 |
| First Aid/CPR Training, call Red Cross or a local hospital (Sequoia Hospital 367-5998 or Kaiser Hospital 299-2000) | 888-443-5722 |
| Kaiser Hospital | 299-2000 TDD: 299-2207 |
| Planned Parenthood Redwood City Health Center, 2907 El Camino Real | 650-503-7810 |
| San Mateo County Medical Center (numerous specialty clinics, in San Mateo) |
573-3434 TDD: 573-3882 |
| Sequoia Hospital |
888-653-0792 |
Libraries
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Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd. |
780-7018 |
| Fair Oaks Branch (San Mateo County Libraries), 2500 Middlefield Rd. | 833-YES-SMCL |
| Project READ Programs (adult and family literacy, tutoring) |
780-7077 |
| Redwood Shores Branch, 399 Marine Pkwy. | 780-5740 |
| Schaberg Branch, 2140 Euclid Ave. | 780-7010 |
Mentoring Programs for Youth
| 415-503-4050 | |
| Friends for Youth, 1741 Broadway | 368-4444 |
Recreation
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Mervin Morris (Hoover) Boys and Girls Club, 1109 Hilton St. |
587-9365 |
| Redwood City Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department, 1120 Roosevelt Ave. (classes/facilities, all ages) | 780-7311 |
| Redwood City Police Athletic League (PAL), 3399 Bay Rd. | 556-1653 |
| Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St. (classes/facilities, all ages) | 368-4168 |
| Siena Youth Center 2625 Marlborough Ave. | 298-9458 |
Transportation
| 1-800-660-4287 | |
| Bay Area Carpool Program (Carpool/vanpool assistance) | 511 |
| SamTrans (bus route and services information; for Redi-Wheels for disabled: 366-4856) |
1-800-660-4287 TDD: 508-6448 |
Financial Assistance
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San Mateo County Human Services Agency, 2500 Middlefield Rd. (for CalWORKS/TANF, General Assistance, Food Stamps or Medi-Cal) |
367-0190 |
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Balance (formerly Consumer Credit Counseling Service) |
888-456-2227 |
Other Parent/Child Services
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AbilityPath |
259-8500 |
| Parents Helping Parents (special needs resources) | 408-727-5775 |
| Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (neighbor issues mediation, meeting facilitation, neighborhood organizing) | 513-0330 |
Emergency Food and Clothing
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Catholic Worker House, 545 Cassia St. (groceries Fridays 11:00 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, 660 Veterans Blvd.(groceries) | 368-4645 |
| St. Francis Center, 151 Buckingham (groceries, clothing) | 365-7829 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank, Food Connection | 1-800-984-3663 |
Housing Assistance
| Rental Relief - COVID-19 Housing Resources | 780-7440 |
| 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) | 780-7511 |
| Salvation Army (emergency housing) | 368-4645 |
| Your House South, 394 Sequoia Ave. (emergency housing for teens) | 367-9687 |