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• Information and Referral Program (Food assistance, homeless services, housing assistance, emergency assistance, and other social services. Also offers Annual Toy and Book Program in collaboration with Redwood City’s Police, Fire and County Sheriff’s departments)
http://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/parks-recreation-and-community-services/do-you-need-help/information-referral

• San Mateo County Health Van (Provides basic health screening once a week)

  http://www.smchealth.org/mobileclinic

• Dignity on Wheels  (Mobile Shower and Laundry Program)

  http://www.dignityonwheels.org/

• St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Help Desk (Provides services daily, Monday – Friday)

  http://svdp-sf.org/

• 12-Step Meeting Support (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Alanon and Alateen) http://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/parks-recreation-and-community-services/do-you-need-help

• El Centro de Libertad (Substance abuse/recovery services for youth)

  http://www.freedomcentercounseling.org/

• Health Connected (Reproductive health education in the Redwood City school districts)

  http://www.health-connected.org/

• Samaritan House (Free Clinic in Redwood City providing free medical services to anyone who is uninsured)
http://samaritanhousesanmateo.org/

• Kaiser Permanente (Offers lectures on health and wellness topics)
http://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/library/events

• San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services ACCESS Line (Assists with finding mental health and/or substance use services)

  http://www.smchealth.org/mentalhealth

• County Human Services Agency – Mental Health Counseling at Family Resource Centers (Therapeutic services offered one-on-one or in small groups to help children and their families with socio-emotional issues, behavioral difficulties, crisis intervention, and family issues that often are impacted by trauma)

  http://hsa.smcgov.org/family-resource-centers

• StarVista School-Based Counseling (Offers individual and group counseling and crisis intervention for children
http://www.star-vista.org/whatwedo_services/counseling/youth/schoolbasedservices.html

• StarVista – The Lucky Kids Club (This partnership between Redwood City School District and StarVista offers a 10-12-week, school-based program that provides one-on-one play-based support to Kindergarten to third graders experiencing mild school adjustment difficulties)

  http://www.star-vista.org/whatwedo_services/prevention/prevention_children/cahpp.html

• StarVista - The Children’s Place (Mental health/prevention program for children of parents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and provides support to children to help break the cycle of alcohol/drug abuse)
http://www.thechildrensplaceprogram.org/

• Fair Oaks Health Center (This medical clinic provides healthcare for infants and children, including newborn physicals, asthma care, physicals and exams, immunizations, mental health services, and psychiatric services)
http://www.smchealth.org/location/fair-oaks-health-center

• Safe Routes to School (Program led by family volunteers that promotes walking to school as a group to increase safety and physical activity)

  http://www.rwc2020.org/safe-routes-to-school/  

• University of California Cooperative Extension Nutrition Program (This series of nutrition workshops from the Eating Smart • Being Active© Curriculum offers limited-income parents of young children the chance to help establish and maintain healthy eating habits and physically active lifestyles) http://cesanmateo.ucanr.edu/Programs/Nutrition_Family_and_Consumer_Science/

• Fair Oaks Community Center (Provides childcare and early child development programs for working parents, food, housing, and other emergency assistance/social services, as well as immigration and citizenship services, ESL/Citizenship classes and tenant’s rights clinic)
  http://www.redwoodcity.org/humanservices