Contact : Resources

General Referrals:
2-1-1 – www.211bayarea.org - Dial 211
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County – www.crisissupport.org - 24 hour crisis line (toll free and confidential) 1.800.309.2131
Offers support to people of all ages and backgrounds during times of crisis. We work to prevent suicide and offer hope and caring during times of hopelessness.

Domestic Violence:
Co-dependents Anonymous – www.codependents.org (to locate meetings in your area)
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.
Creative Interventions – www.creative-interventions.org - 510.452.8595
Creative Interventions seeks to bring knowledge and power back to families and the community to resolve family, intimate partner and other forms of interpersonal violence at early stages and multiple points of abuse. It offers resources towards collective, creative, and flexible solutions, breaking isolation and clearing the path towards viable and sustainable systems of intervention.
Second Chance – www.secondchanceinc.com - 510.792.4357
Second Chance is a counseling and recovery agency which operates five outpatient centers and a short-term emergency shelter in southern Alameda County. They offer a wide variety of programs to deal with substance abuse, codependency, youth issues, family and relationship problems, domestic violence, homelessness and many other "life problems".

Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Bisexual and Questioning:
SMAAC (Sexual Minority Alliance of Alameda County) www.smaacyouthcenter.org - 510.834.9578
A community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and questioning youth 23 and under. After-school programs, HIV prevention, social support and activities. Services Provided: Outreach, Education, Mental Health, Medical Care, Case Management, STD Screening, HIV Testing, HIV/STD Prevention, Housing, Substance Use Services, Food/Clothing, Youth Development, Tutoring, Vocational Training.

Health:
East Bay AIDS Center – www.altabates.com - 510- 204-4143
Community clinic and support services for HIV Positive and at-risk youth. Services Provided: Outreach, Education, Mental Health, Medical Care, Case Management, STD Screening, HIV Testing, HIV/STD Prevention, Family Planning, Pregnancy-Related Services, Substance Use Services, Food/Clothing, Youth Development.
HIFY Health Initiatives for Youth www.hify.org - 415-274-1970
HIFY creates publications and resource materials and facilitates workshops and trainings for youth and the providers that work with them on a variety of youth and health topics, such as body image, sexuality, STDs and HIV, substance use, self-esteem and mental health, relationships, and violence.

Homeless Shelters for Youth:
Covenant House – www.covenanthouseca.org - 510- 625-7800
Covenant House International is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth.
Center for Young Women’s Development - www.cywd.org - 415-703-8800
Founded in 1993 by a coalition of service providers working with young and adult women in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The guiding principle then and now is that young women are the experts on issues impacting their lives and they should be involved in running and directing the programs that serve them.

Parenting:
Family Paths – www.familypaths.org - 510.893.2074 or 510.893.5444 (24 hour hotline)
Family Paths promotes the development of nurturing, responsible and resilient families within our diverse communities by providing comprehensive services that foster positive change, empowering parents and children.
Hand-in-Hand Parenting – www.handinhandparenting.org - 650.322.5323
Hand in Hand (formerly Parents Leadership Institute) helps parents acquire the skills they need to build and rebuild close connections with their children. We also encourage parents to build close connections with other parents, so they are able to learn and share with others, and work together to build a healthier community.
Project Re-Connect – 510.482.1738
Project ReConnect provides Central and East Oakland parents of elementary and middle school children at high risk for gang involvement with parent education classes.
Co-dependents Anonymous – www.codependents.org (to locate meetings in your area)
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.

Sexual Abuse:
MISSSEY www.misssey.org - 1-888-4-MISSSEY
MISSSEY, (Motivating, Inspiring, Serving and Supporting Sexually Exploited Youth) Inc. is a non-profit organization based out of Alameda County that was created to respond to the epidemic of the sexually exploitation of children, especially in the form of child/teen prostitution. MISSSEY works to decrease the current gap in SEM-specific services by providing intensive case management, court advocacy, professional & community trainings, comprehensive data reporting and local/state/national education & awareness campaigns.
Generation 5 – www.generationfive.org - 510.251.8552
Generation FIVE is unique amongst national anti-violence organizations in recognizing that our goal of ending child sexual abuse cannot be realized while other systems of oppression are allowed to continue. In fact, systems of oppression and child sexual abuse have an interdependent relationship: a power-over system that benefits some at the expense of others and uses violence, creates the conditions for child sexual abuse (i.e. gender inequality, class exploitation, racism, violence and threat for difference), while in turn the prevalence of child sexual abuse fosters behaviors (obedience to authority, silence, disempowerment, shame) that prevent people from organizing effectively to work for liberation, healing and change systemic forms of violence.
SFWAR - www.sfwar.org - 415.647.7273 24 hour crisis line
San Francisco Women Against Rape provides resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen the work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence. SFWAR is a women of color led, volunteer-based organization that has provided rape crisis services to survivors of sexual assault for over 30 years. All our services are confidential and free of charge.

Substance Abuse:
Alcoholics Anonymous - www.eastbayaa.org - 510 839-8900
Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Harm Reduction Center - www.harmreductiontherapy.org - 415.863.4282 (offices in San Francisco and Oakland)
H R T C is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing alternative treatment to people with drug and alcohol problems. Harm Reduction Psychotherapy is a non-judgmental approach to helping substance users reduce the negative impact of drugs and alcohol have on their lives. It respects that people use drugs for a variety of reasons. It addresses the complex relationship that people develop with drugs and alcohol. Drug and alcohol issues are addressed simultaneously with social and occupational concerns and psychological and emotional issues.
Narcotics Anonymous – www.na.org (for local meeting schedule)
Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 43,900 weekly meetings in over 127 countries worldwide.
Second Chance – www.secondchanceinc.com - 510.792.4357
Second Chance is a counseling and recovery agency which operates five outpatient centers and a short-term emergency shelter in southern Alameda County. They offer a wide variety of programs to deal with substance abuse, codependency, youth issues, family and relationship problems, domestic violence, homelessness and many other "life problems".
Thunder Road – www.thunder-road.org - 510.653.5040
Thunder Road’s mission is to assist youth and their families in the challenges to recover from the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
Ala-non and Alateen - www.al-anon.alateen.org - 1.888.425.2666
For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship.

Suicide Prevention:
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis. If you need help, please dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You will be routed to the closest possible crisis center in your area. With over 130 crisis centers across the country, our mission is to provide immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services. Call for yourself, or someone you care about. Your call is free and confidential.

Para obtener asistencia en español durante las 24 horas, llame al 1-888-628-9454

Violence:
Silence the Violence - A program of the Ella Baker center for human rights.
Victims of Violent Crimes
Youth Together
Caught in the Crossfire – Youth ALIVE – 510.594.2588

Youth Development Centers:
Eastside Arts Alliance – www.eastsideartsalliance.com
EOYDC – www.eoydc.org
M. Robinson Baker YMCA – www.ymcaeastbay.org
Youth Movement Records – www.youthmovement.org
Youth Radio – www.youthradio.org
Youth Uprising – www.youthuprising.org