Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide About Us

The National Center for Youth Law envisions a future where Using this Resource Guide each and every young person in foster care, experiencing In support of this vision, we have compiled a Community homelessness, or under the jurisdiction of probation, grad- Resource Guide of available programming and services for uates from high school with a wide array of possibilities for young people in Santa Clara County. This guide can be uti- their future. We join in solidarity with a growing movement lized by community members or service providers to connect across the country to ensure equitable opportunities and young people, especially those involved in the juvenile justice outcomes for ALL young people. system, with programs, services, and other community re- To achieve this shared vision, it is imperative that leaders sources. Resources are categorized by type and may appear from multiple public systems – child welfare, education, men- more than once throughout the Community Resource Guide, tal health, probation, judicial agencies, and the rich landscape in each of the relevant service categories. of community organizations – band together with persistence Recognizing the fluidity in available programming and ser- and collaboration to build the conditions under which: vices, this Community Resource Guide will exist electronically • Children and youth are engaged in learning, empowered and can be continually updated for ongoing accuracy. to create futures they are excited about, and have cham- pions in their corner for the long run. • Parents, family members, mentors, and other trusted adults are fully invested in their role as education cham- pions and are consistently and meaningfully supported. • System and community leaders collaborate deeply on a shared vision that lifts up the voices of young people and helps realize equitable opportunities and outcomes for all students. • Professionals working directly with young people in sup- port of their education are appreciated, supported, and connected with one another.

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Alum Rock Offers services to promote the healthy development of at-risk Other Services/ Service include: Adoption Program, Centre for Living with Counseling minors through a combination of educational assistance, Programs Dying, Child Abuse Treatment Program, Contact Cares, Crisis Center youth & family counseling, youth development/character Residential Center Critical Incident Stress Management, building activities, violence prevention education, and Drop-In Center, Family and Individual Counseling, Family crisis intervention services, all of which are designed to be Advocacy Services, Fatherhood Works, Foster Care Services, linguistically and culturally appropriate. Healing Heart, Independent Living Program - Foster/ Offers nearly a dozen separate programs for high-risk youth Probation Youth, Juvenile Justice Diversion Services, LGBTQ and their families. Programs, offered individually or in various Host Homes, LGBTQ Outreach, LGBTQ Transitional Living combinations focus on: early childhood development and Program, Maternity Group Home, Medi-Cal Youth Services, parent coaching, middle school student mentoring, life Mental Health Services, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, skills development, truancy reduction, gang-related services, Parenting Class, Peacock Commons, Quetzal House, Rapid mobile crisis response and counseling, case management, Re-housing, Safe Place, School Outreach Counseling, SOS child abuse and neglect prevention and community outreach. Crisis Hotline 408-278-2585, The HUB, Trafficked Minors - Programs Include: Competency Development Services System of Care, Transition Age Youth Mental Health Services, (Formerly known as RJP), FIRST 5: Children’s Services for Ages Transitional Housing Placement Program, Transitional 0-5 (Home Visitation), Mobile Crisis Response & Counseling Housing Program, Volunteer Case Aide Program, Youth and (MCRC), Crisis Intervention for Youth (CIPY), Truancy Family Mental Health Services, and Circle of Care HIV/AIDS Abatement Services, Middle School Mentoring & Support Support Program. Program, Prevention & Early Intervention Services, School Billy DeFrank Provides community, leadership, advocacy, services and Linked Services, Outpatient Services, Therapeutic Behavioral Community support to the Silicon Valley’s LGBTQ People and their Allies. Services, Parent Advocate Program, Counseling Internships, Center Services include: CyberCenter, HIV testing, library, support and and Alum Rock 24/7 CRISIS HOTLINE: 408-294-0579. social groups. Bay Area Legal Provides low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, Breakthrough Middle School 6-year intensive college prep/connection program offered to Aid including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and Silicon Valley Summer Program middle school students. legal representation. Issue areas include: Housing, Family Middle School After- Law, Public Benefits, Education, Consumer Law, and Health School Program Care Access. Middle School Big Brother Community Based The program requires a minimum one-year commitment Advising and High Big Sisters of from Big, Little and the Little’s caregiver. Matches meet two School Options America to four times per month, on days and times convenient to High School both Big and Little. Advising and College Children ages 6 and up are referred to our program by Preparation parents, guardians, counselors, social workers, teachers and Parent Education family friends, and paired with a carefully screened adult Campbell Branham High School mentor through a comprehensive matching process. Union High Del Mar High School Mentors are provided with training, support and ongoing School District Leigh High School coaching from agency staff to help nurture a healthy, lasting Prospect High School relationship between each Big and Little. Westmont High School Workplace Mentoring By partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters, companies are Boynton High School Partnerships making an investment in developing the next generation Campbell Adult and Community Education of leaders. Workplace Mentoring Partnerships rely on our Center for For men and women recently released from incarceration to signature one-to-one mentoring relationships but kids go Employment quickly and successfully rejoin the workforce and become to a corporate workplace for mentoring visits and group Opportunities positive, contributing members of their families and activities. Local kids are matched with company employees their communities. The comprehensive program provides who help them become excited about the future and transitional work experience, coupled with job coaching, invested in their career paths. In this way, employees job development, and post-placement retention supports. create lasting relationships and strong ties with the local CEO participants move through at their own pace – with community on behalf of their company. Our partners have the ultimate goal of finding and sustaining full-time included major companies like the Gap, Google, Zendesk, employment. and Comcast. Center for Job training programs available in San Jose: automotive Bill Wilson Transitional Housing Bill Wilson Center's Transitional Housing Program provides Employment specialist, culinary arts, early childhood teacher assistant, Center Program comprehensive services for homeless youth ages 18-24, Training (CET) electrician, green building construction skills, HVAC including young single parents and their children. Young technician and green technology, medical assistant, medical people live in shared, supervised apartments or houses office administration. Also offers immigration and citizenship throughout the County while they receive counseling, services: citizenship classes and workshops and DACA Clinics. independent living skills training, parenting classes and Must call admissions office to begin process. employment services. The goal of the 12-18 month long program is to help youth become self-sufficient adults with strong connections to the community. Like all Bill Wilson Center programs, the emphasis of this program is on self- direction and self-determination. LGBTQ Transitional Bill Wilson Center’s LGBTQ Transitional Living Program is Housing Services designed to provide a safe and accepting environment for young adults, ages 18-21, who are homeless, often having been kicked out and rejected by their families due to their sexual orientation. The home can house up to six young adults for up to 18 months who are receiving services and supports.

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CMAP Youth Media Works/ Youth Media Works / Youth Media Makers is a free digital HEFAS Higher Printing; textbook and calculator rentals; testing materials; (Community Youth Media Makers media program for at-promise youth in South Santa Clara Education for AB 540 educational workshops; scholarship and financial aid Media Access County, equipping them with skills and self-confidence Students information; computers; counselors; peer mentors and tutors; Partnership) TV to thrive in the digital age. Youth create their own media information on legislation and policy issues. projects, build their resumes, and learn new job skills. EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic Programs include: counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap and gown. (1) project-based digital media curricula offered in-class at local continuation high schools, CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest (2) Youth Media Works after-school program, focused on food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking digital media and workplace readiness skills, and permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support (3) Youth Media Makers internship program, offering hands- assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume on work experience for youth that have completed our development, tutoring, laptop rentals, cap and gown. after-school program. Guardian Scholars Full financial aid package, academic advising, employment ConXion to GED Test Prep Classes offered in partnership with East Side Union HSD Program services, mentoring and career counseling, personal guidance, Community Adult School, Classes are M-F from 12pm-3:30pm. textbook vouchers, gas cards, childcare and transportation help, meal vouchers, etc. Pro-social Program Funding provided for engagement in a pro-social program of the youth's choice (ie. group sports, music classes, etc.). Food Pantry Food for low-income students. YES (Youth Work readiness assistance, Serv Safe certification, and job De Anza Promise $500 towards books, free tuition for 1st year, free Employment Services) placement assistance. transportation, membership in Promise Learning Community. Bright Futures Community mentor program based at Overfelt and Yerba Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test Buena High School. Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. NSU Fellowship Civic engagement program offered through National Compadres Network. Discovery Family, group, & individual counseling. Provides students Counseling with counseling services at the Morgan Hill/Gilroy office or Ranch/Re-entry on school campus. Counseling services range from emotional Services to psychotherapy. Bright Pathways Mentoring program offered at middle school campuses. Dress for Local affiliate to Dress for Success Worldwide, a global Medical Van Free medical screenings. Success non profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, Family Night Dinner event held at CTC to improve family relations and professional attire, and development tools to help women interactions. thrive in work and in life. Family Interactive Program aimed at improving family interaction through math East Side Andrew P. Hill Math Program tutoring. Union High Evergreen Valley Parent Hub/Cultural Provides CPS retention services to families at risk of child School District Independence Brokers removal. Includes an experienced team of formally involved James Lick birth parents and/or foster youth, all whom are trained in Mt. Pleasant the new Child and Family Practice Model which Santa Clara Oak Grove County Department of Social Services is implementing. Piedmont Hills Santa Teresa Employment/ Day Worker Center provides transitional employment to non- Silver Creek Vocational Programs traditional job seekers by connecting local small businesses William C. Overfelt and homeowners with skilled day laborers while ensuring Yerba Buena fair wages and good working conditions. Employers are Apollo largely residential construction contractors and homeowners Calero who need immediate help with home repair, cleanup, or Foothill maintenance projects. Workers are paid directly by the Pegasus employer based on the Center’s recommended rate of $12 – Phoenix $15 an hour, depending on the job. ACE Also offers Job Readiness workshops to provide attendees Downtown College Prep with the skills you need to obtain and retain employment. Latino College Prep Assistance includes a combination of career counseling and San Jose Conservation Corps skills assessment, along with guidance on writing a resume, ALPHA: Cindy Avitia drafting a cover letter and filling out a job application. Most Escuela Popular popular workshop is “Utilizing the Internet for your job search,” Leadership Public School providing participants with over 100 job sites. Employment Summit Public School: Ranier Specialist then helps job seekers find appropriate position B. Roberto Cruz Leadership openings and works with them to prepare for interviews. KIPP San Jose Collegiate ConXión alumni are provided with lifelong job placement Luis Valdez Leadership assistance. Summit Public School: Tahoma DeAnza Child Care Discounted child care through Child Development Center. Independence Adult Center Community Overfelt Adult Center College Evergreen Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. Community College

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YESS (Youth Priority registration; access to Student Center; access The Firehouse Intervention Mediation/Crisis Intervention: Resolution of gang conflicts Empowerment to computers; dedicated financial aid liaison; dedicated Community and the prevention of violence. Implement immediate course Strategies for academic counselor; textbook loaning library; meal vouchers; Development of action and redirection plan. Success) free printing; transportation assistance; 1:1 tutoring; course Center Redirection/Adjudicated Youth: We train, educate and mentor registration assistance; 1:1 scholarship assistance; life skills youth, empowering them to enter their community with and career-related workshops. confidence. Rap Sessions: Consist of individual or small process group OASISS Outreach and Bilingual staff​ (English & Spanish), counseling (academic, discussions. Build on the relational theory approach youth Advocacy Services for career, and personal); financial aid assistance: BOGW, CA are given the opportunity to speak from the heart, build trust Immigrant Students Dream Act application, scholarships (see more below); and establish a healthy relationship with staff and peers. tutoring - English/ESL and math; book vouchers; DREAMer's Tattoo Removal: Assistance in the removal of gang related, book lending library; lending technology (laptops/ hateful and criminating tattoos. calculators); college resources/school materials; career Pro-Social/Recreation: Youth will be given the opportunity to assessment; study skills workshops; university field trips; VTA engage in new experiences. We believe that exposing them Eco Passes; referral to legal immigration counsel; community to new atmospheres will give them a positive perspective on agency partnerships; student conferences (LLN, SACNAS & life. Field trips such as camping, Academy of Science Museum, STEM). professional football and baseball games, Tech Museum, deep EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic sea fishing, etc. counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring Community Service: Provides rewarding opportunities for services, cap and gown. youth to give back to their communities. Youth assist at community outreaches, resource booth, tutor children, feed CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest the needy and may be asked to speak at schools and share food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking their testimony. permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume Leadership Life Skills: The objective of the Firehouse is to empower development, tutoring, laptop rentals, cap and gown. youth with the necessary skills to make critical decisions that will shape their future. The goal is to re-direct the Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test young minds of at-risk youth in a relaxed non-threatening Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign environment. Topics include but are not limited to: Who Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats am I, Peer Pressure, Reflective Thinking , Opening lines of Equity Plus Academic support and access to resources for students who Communication and Triggers to Anger. are on academic probation. Community Awareness: Youth are encouraged to participate Exploring Exploring is a unique career exploration program for in class instruction and challenged to voice their opinions on young men and women ages 10 - 20. The program provides current events and a variety of topics. students with an opportunity to learn about a wide variety Community Volunteerism: Youth are given an opportunity to of career fields and network with professionals already participate in community events and implement their new working in those fields. Students get hands-on experience gained skills. to determine whether or not a particular career field is right ISS (International Space Station) BETA Program: Partner with for them. Students develop valuable networking contacts Quest Institute, Valley Christian School, Andrew Hill High with professionals working in their selected career fields, School and Cisco Engineers. and get to know other youth with the same interests and First Place for My First Place Education and employment program model that employs aspirations. Fields available in SCC: Arts & Humanities, Youth housing and case management supports to help youth build Business, Engineering & Technology, Health Care, and Law skills of self-sufficiency, ultimately making them able to Enforcement. reach their full potential in school,work, and life. Family and Safe Space-Gilroy Safe Space is a place for LGBTQ and ally youth and young Foothill Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. Children adults living in South County to have group discussions, play College Services of games, build community, find resources, and raise awareness Umoja Offers college tours; various faculty and peer tutoring Silicon Valley in their communities. options; culturally relevant literary field trips; student regional and national conferences; book vouchers and school supplies; a dedicated academic counselor; a faculty or staff mentor. Umoja students benefit from a tight-knit campuswide community; comprehensive student support programs; on and off-campus enrichment activities, including university visits and conferences; a safe place to discuss the real issues that affect students and the broader community. EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap and gown.

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First Year Experience Priority registration after completing first term in FYE Fremont Union Cupertino High School Program program; registration and financial aid application High School Fremont High School assistance; guaranteed and priority access to FYE counselor; District Homestead High School guaranteed course registration into English and transferrable Lynbrook High School GE courses; FYE courses leading to Foothill degree, Monta Vista High School certificate, and/or university transfer; educational planning FUHSD Adult School to complete academic goals in timely manner; academic Fresh Lifelines CAFA Mentor Program For more than 15 years in Santa Clara County, FLY has enrichment, career, and social activities throughout the year; for Youth trained and matched adult volunteer mentors with youth service learning opportunities; university visit; member of on probation. The mentors meet weekly with the youth Foothill Learning Community amongst first-year college to support them in developing new attitudes, behaviors, students - opportunity to meet new people and form lasting and ambitions. Each mentor/mentee match has a FLY case friendships. manager for support and also attends monthly group Owl Scholars Program Campus early alert support system, direct connection to activities organized by FLY. Recently, in partnership with tutoring and other campus services; receive 1:1 guidance the Probation department, FLY added a court advocacy from supportive staff; create an action plan to stay on track component to address the fact that youth of color were and focused throughout the quarter; attend workshops failing a specific type of probation at significantly higher and study groups; develop a support community at Foothill rates than white youth. FLY’s CAFA (Court Appointed Friend College. and Advocate) Mentor Program helped achieve a dramatic turnaround in the failure rates. Because of this success, all Pass the Torch Links students who excel in English, English for Second- mentors are now granted legal standing to act as advocates Language Learners (ESLL) and math with students who want for their mentees in the courtroom and at schools. support in these same core classes. Students are matched into one-on-one study teams consisting of a team leader Law Program In the FLY Law Program, our staff and highly trained (tutor) and a team member (tutee). Teams are matched volunteers teach a fun, interactive 8- to 12-week course using according to availability, meet for the entire quarter and our nationally recognized law-related education curriculum. work together in the specific subject in which the member The curriculum covers relevant topics such as police is enrolled. encounters, accomplice liability, three strikes, theft, vandalism, drugs, gangs, and police arrests. The curriculum is interesting STEM Academic and social support; guaranteed placement in and engaging to the youth, and is an excellent vehicle for us STEM Core courses; take classes with the same group of to teach critical life skills like anger management, problem students; free textbook loans, calculators, and supplies; solving, conflict resolution, and resisting negative peer help crafting resumes and scholarship essays; Math Bridge pressure. to Calculus; STEM Core cohorts; embedded tutoring and math workshops; one instructor for all three quarters of Leadership Program After completing FLY’s 12-week Law Program, youth who pre-calculus; internships and field trips; compete for paid need additional support to change their lives are invited to summer internships at Lockheed Martin, NASA Ames, Stanford join the Leadership Training Program. During the program Linear Accelerator and other employers (many internships are year, youth begin by completing an assessment that identifies exclusive to STEM Core participants); visit local engineering their greatest barriers to living a crime-free, self-sufficient and computer science employers (Tesla, SAP); job shadowing life. A FLY case manager then works with the youth to create opportunities at NASA Ames. and execute an individualized plan to address these barriers and build skills to sustain healthy behaviors. Case managers Community Gives students an opportunity to showcase the college work one-on-one with youth as they set and achieve goals. Ambassador Program to the community through campus tours, peer-to-peer

mentoring program, recruiting assistants at high schools, Youth also receive leadership training in groups, kicking off supervising the ambassador lounge, speaking on student the year with a wilderness retreat that builds self-confidence, panels. Offers workshops, campus tour training, event communication skills, collaboration, and positive peer volunteering, mentoring, skill development (leadership, relationships. Together youth in the program engage in communication, networking, hospitality, event coordination, pro-social activities and plan service learning projects where time management). they discover how to build on and redirect their strengths as Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test positive leaders. Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign Middle School FLY’s Middle School Law Program, which is largely adapted Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. Program from FLY’s nationally recognized Law Program for high CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest school-aged youth, is an 8- to 12-week Law Related food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking Education (LRE) and life skills course that uses role-play, permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support debates, and group discussion to capture the interest assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume of middle school-aged youth, educate them about the development, tutoring, laptop rentals, cap and gown. law and the consequences of crimes, and build skills like anger management, problem solving, communication, and DREAMers and Resources for immigrant students on the website. resisting negative peer pressure. Highly trained volunteers UndocuALLY and FLY staff teach the course in teams of 1-2, developing Puente Enroll in English classes with a focus on Latino culture, rapport with youth and giving them access to positive role history and experience; take classes together for a supportive models. The course covers a range of topics, including theft, and stimulating environment; work with a counselor to vandalism, bullying, drugs and alcohol, decision making, explore career options and develop academic goals; receive Proposition 21, and gangs. The program takes place at professional mentorship; participate in service learning for selected schools in Santa Clara County. college credit; visit colleges and attend conferences and cultural events.

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Youth Advisory The YAC is a collaboration between the Probation Gilroy Unified Gilroy High School Council Department and Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) that brings School District Christopher High School together a group of formerly juvenile justice engaged youth. Mt. Madonna Continuation High School The YAC brings the youth voice to the decision making tables Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy in the juvenile justice system by providing input regarding system processes, policies and practices. The YAC provides education to youth and families about the system, sharing Harvey Mudd Free over-the-phone, math and science tutoring service for their experiences and paths to success and participate Homework students in grades 4 through 12 who need help with their in community meetings, commissions and presentations. Hotline math and science assignments (e.g. homework, studying for In return for the YAC member’s time, they may receive a a test). All tutoring is provided in English, however, other variety of services and supports including: professional and languages (Spanish, Chinese, Khmer, etc.) might be available, leadership development, personal empowerment, social but subject to change each semester depending on the events, stipend and scholarship opportunities. tutors available. What to have available during the tutoring Re-Entry FLY’s Reentry Program is designed for youth who are in session: homework assignment, textbook, paper, pencil/pen, longer term incarceration in Santa Clara County. Youth in and calculator. custody attend a 12-week legal education course taught by Healthier Kids Provides health screenings (hearing, oral health, and FLY staff. Upon release, youth receive intensive one-on-one Foundation vision) to low-income children and connects parents to the support from FLY to help with their transition back into the appropriate preventative and intervention health services community. based on the outcome of their children’s screening results; Gavilan College Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. identifies uninsured children and assist their parents with enrolling them into subsidized health coverage; provides TRiO Cultural activities; priority registration; TRiO financial healthy lifestyle education to parents and caregivers that grants; financial aid assistance; university campus visits; help to prevent and reduce childhood and adolescent obesity. informational workshops; Summer Bridge Program; laptop and calculator loans; career and personal development; JUMA Ventures Part-time employment at one of JUMA's concession specialized academic counseling and guidance. businesses in a major sporting venue; job skills training; Individual Development Account for college savings; financial EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic guidance; funds to match your college savings; college and counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring career tours; college application and financial aid help; 1:1 services, cap and gown. mentorship; tutoring and SAT preparation; support through Puente English instruction, counseling, mentors. college completion. Referral Process: San Jose location- MESA Priority registration (can register a day before other recruitment is March-May. Go to website, fill out an interest continuing students on campus); specialized academic sheet, you will be contacted to attend an info session where counseling (guidance and planning to help students take the you will fill out an application. correct courses in the most effective sequence and transfer JustREAD JustREAD and JustMATH volunteers work with under- in a timely manner, program and success monitoring); resourced students in Mountain View who are performing transfer support (guidance to help transfer to a 4-year below grade level. They promote a love of learning, and focus college, including applications, personal statements, transfer on strengthening basic literacy and math skills in order to agreements, and more); tutoring; access to MESA Learning accelerate student progress. Center (a hub of activity where students can do homework, K12 Non-profit that teaches reading to children. Using a receive tutoring, build community, and engage in cultural systematic phonics program, provides tutoring to elementary and social activities); other services, including calculator and school students both privately and in small groups. Has after- laptop loan programs, internship opportunities, university school programs and programs open to the community. field trips, and more. Katharine The Alexander Community Law Center provides pro bono STEM Tutoring, Summer Bridge Program, accelerated math courses, & George legal representation to low income individuals in the areas Summer Academy, STEM Conference. Alexander of consumer law, immigration law, workers’ rights and certain Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test Community tax-related matters, and helps low income individuals Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign Law Center understand and enforce their legal rights; educates law Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. students through client representation under the direct CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest supervision of experienced attorneys; increases community food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking awareness about consumer law, immigration law and workers’ permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support rights; and affects social change by working with legislators assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume and law reform committees to effectuate changes in the law development, tutoring, laptop rentals, cap and gown. to improve the rights of low-income individuals. Queer Undocumented Under EOPS on the website. Legal Provides free and confidential legal assistance to children Immigration Project Advocates for and youth in juvenile dependency, family law, probate (QUIP) and MALDEF- Children and guardianship, education matters and numerous other the nation’s leading Youth practice areas; advocacy to improve court and community Latino legal civil systems designed to protect and promote child welfare; rights org and workshops to educate youth, parents, caregivers and members of the community about issues impacting child Genesys Works 8-week skills training, year long internship placement, welfare and legal rights. college and career coaching, and alumni support. Online application and referral from school counselor, principal, or teacher.

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LGBTQ Youth The LGBTQ Youth Space is a community drop-in center and NOVA Offers career guidance services. NOVA receives funds to assist Space mental health program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, economically disadvantaged, out-of-school youth (ages 16- queer, questioning and ally youth and young adults ages 24) in their career goals. Participants receive individualized 13-25 who live in Santa Clara County. The Space is open 3-9 support and meaningful work experiences. The Career pm Monday through Friday. Counseling is confidential and Guidance program targets foster youth, high school drop- is offered in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. outs/youth at risk of dropping out, ex-offenders, pregnant/ Services are free and confidential. Services include: Drop-In parenting teens, and youth with disabilities. Peer Counseling, Individual Counseling, Case Management, Also offers individual support - staff assist youth in exploring and Psychiatry. and developing educational and career goals. Goals focus on improving basic skills, attaining high school diploma/ Los Gatos- Los Gatos High School GED, pursuing higher education, training, or the military, and Saratoga Union Saratoga High School ultimately, securing employment. High School Also offers work experience program - youth starting out District in their careers are matched with employers offering work Mentor Tutor Non-profit that provides tutors at elementary and middle experience. Youth gain valuable skills, responsibility, and Connection school grade levels and mentors to the three high schools in income; employers gain a motivated intern whose wages are the Mountain View Los Altos High School District. subsidized by NOVA. Milpitas Milpitas High School Parent Project Programs include: Parent Classes and Teach the Parent Unified School Calaveras Hills Classes. District Milpitas Adult Education 12-week program offered one day per week from 6pm- 9pm. A nationally recognized program offering classes Mission EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic throughout Santa Clara County. The Parent Project was College counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring created specifically for parents with difficult or out-of-control services, cap and gown. adolescents. Parents learn and practice specific intervention CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest strategies for destructive behaviors. food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking Parents Workshops, support groups, resources, and advocacy permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support Helping support for families with students with special needs and assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume Parents professionals supporting students with special needs. development, tutoring, laptop rentals, cap and gown. Peninsula Provides 4-year scholarships, 1:1 adult mentors, college and Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test College Fund career success training, and summer internship placements Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign and stipends. Together, these resources make college more Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. affordable, and help scholars successfully navigate the Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. journey to graduation and a career. PCF awards every scholar TRiO Priority registration, college tours, counseling and advising, a scholarship of $3,000 per year (renewable for all years of education planning, scholarships, career search assistance, college), which helps fill their financial aid gap and allows student study center, workshops, campus and community them to focus on their studies. events, personal management workshops. Pivotal YES to Higher Scholarships, tutoring, and academic coaching. MESA (Mathematics Tutoring services, academic excellence workshops. Education Engineering Science RISE (Relationship Coaching for new college students at community colleges. Achievement) Inspiring Scholar Puente Counseling, mentoring, student events, scholarships, Excellence) leadership opportunities, Latino culture based. High School Roadmap Tutors and summer school credit recovery, MSW intern Additional Campus Job and career connection, job placement and internship to Independence academic planning, college preparation, mentor support, and Resources center, honors transfer project, health center, academic life skill and career workshops. support/tutoring center, student success and support STEM STEM career work force skill training and internship program. placement. Morgan Hill Ann Sobrato High School Project Assists individuals with housing problems such as Unified School Live Oak High School Sentinel discrimination, mortgage foreclosure & delinquency, rental District Central Continuation issues including repairs, deposits, privacy, dispute resolution, Community Adult School home buyer education, post purchase education and reverse Mountain View Mountain View High School mortgages. Los Altos High Los Altos High School Sacred Heart Services include rental and deposit assistance; help with School District Alta Vista High School energy bills (LIHEAP); and help with home repairs. Mountain View Adult Education San Jose City Umoja Priority registration; counseling, individual and group New Hope for School Based Serves and does outreach to all gang impacted, at-risk youth, College (academic, career and personal); learning communities; trips Youth Services, young adults, their families and communities by means of to universities; cultural events; leadership opportunities. At-Risk Youth and educational programs, individual and family care, support, Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. Parent Services, and resource opportunities that support a healthy, positive, Leadership and productive lifestyle. Development Services

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ALMASS Advocacy Counseling (academic, career, and personal); financial aid San Jose Broadway High School Leadership for assistance: BOGW, CA Dream Act application, scholarships Unified School Gunderson High School imMigrant Access (see more below); book vouchers; lending library; lending District Leland High School Support and Services technology (laptops/calculators); college resources/school Lincoln High School materials; career assessment; study skills workshops; Pioneer High School university field trips; VTA Eco Passes; referral to legal San Jose High immigration counsel; community agency partnerships; other Willow Glen High School student conferences. Santa Clara Dental Assisting Program County Office Independent Study at Snell EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic of Education Sunol Community School counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring Blue Ridge School services, cap and gown. Osborne School CARE Grants for childcare, monthly meal tickets, monthly gas Santa Clara Mission Early College High School cards, school supplies, book vouchers, lending library, CARE Unified School New Valley High School conferences, referrals to support services. District Santa Clara High School Guardian Scholars ​Counseling (academic, career, and personal); personal Wilcox High School and life skills training and support​; navigation of campus Wilson High School resources; assistance with financial and housing matters; OYA ConXion book vouchers; lending library; lending technology (laptops/ OYA Washington YC calculators); college resources/school materials; career OYA Sobrato assessment; study skills workshops; university field trips; OYA South County VTA Eco Passes; referral network for campus and off-campus OYA The Hub services​​. Seneca Seneca serves ethnically, culturally and linguistically FYSI (Foster Youth Students receive the support of a Foster Youth Success diverse families across our mental health, community Success Initiative) Initiative Liaison. based, and juvenile probation programs. Seneca works in close partnership with Social Services, Mental Health, Male Summit Conference aimed at addressing declining college enrollment Juvenile Probation, other service providers and consumer of minority men. organizations to provide various family-centered, strengths- Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test based and outcome-oriented community-based services for Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign children and youth with complex and enduring needs. Seneca Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. connects with many different community providers to deliver services that meet specific needs of youth and families. CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest Services include: Wraparound food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking Support and Enhancement Services, Short Term Mental permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support Health Services, Juvenile Justice & Probation Services, assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume Therapeutic Behavioral Services, Crisis Response development, tutoring, laptop rentals, cap and gown. Programs, Mental Health Clinics, Kinship Care/Family Ties, Puente Accelerated writing instruction, counseling, and mentoring. Guided Animal Intervention Therapy, and Intensive Case Management. San Jose Combination High School and paid job training through: Zero Conservation Waste/Recycling, Environmental Projects/Services Program, Silicon Valley A Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Corps and Americorps. Career and (STEAM) high school program offering 24 courses (17 of Technical which are UC a-g approved) that prepare students for college San Jose Job No-cost education and career technical training program Education and future careers. Corps administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps (SVCTE) Career Paths: Animation, Auto Body Refinishing, Auto Body young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives Repair, Automotive Services, Construction Technology, through career technical and academic training. Training Culinary Arts, Cybersecurity, Dental Assisting, Electrical Areas include: Facilties Management, Clinical Medical Maintenance, Fashion Design & Textile Art, Film & Video Assistant, Medical Office Support, Security and Protective Production, Fire Science/First Responder, Forensic Science, Services, Culinary Arts, Material Handling and Distribution Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Law Operations, and Retail Sales. Online application. Enforcement, Mechatronics Engineering, Medical Assisting, San Jose Public Online Tutoring Tutor.com: Online service where students can chat with a Medical Science/Health Careers, Metals Technology, Mobile Library tutor. San Jose Public Library card number required to access App Design & Computer Coding, Pharmacy Technician, Sports service. Medicine & Kinesiology, Truck Mechanics, Veterinary Science. Additional Homework help resources: https://www.sjpl.org/ Students must enroll through home high school. teenhomework Somos Mayfair Promotores Leadership development program for parents in the Mayfair Career Online High Adult high school diploma and career certificate program. community who are trained to facilitate workshops and School Requires completion of 36 classes (see Graduation organize community improvement campaigns. Requirements). Students may transfer previous credits from First 5 Parent Offers workshops including: Seeds of Literacy, Triple P, 24/7 accredited high school courses, shortening the completion Workshops Dad, and Abriendo Puertas. time from 18 months to as little as 5 months for some students. Allows students to earn both a high school Raising A Reader Weekly book bag rotation for TK students. diploma and a career certificate in one of eight high-growth Bridge to Kinder Three week school readiness program for incoming fields. Courses are taught in an online learning environment kindergarteners and their parents. available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students are paired with an academic coach who provides the student with Somos Fuertes Contract employment program for graduates of the ongoing guidance and the resources needed to master the Promotores Program. courses. The coach is available via phone or email. Childcare Other Programs Include: Reading Circles and Community Organizing.

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South County Cal-SOAP Pre-college program that helps low-income and first- Disability Support Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test California generation students go to college. Cal-SOAP offers academic Services taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign Student Aid advising, financial aid awareness, tutoring, college tours and Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. Commission more. Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. TRiO Academic, career and personal counseling; priority registration; educational assistance – tutoring, study skills, coaches, and access to computers; transfer planning and visits to 4-year universities; financial aid and scholarship Summer Search Summer Search Year-round program that offers mentoring, scholarships application assistance; cultural enrichment activities; to summer experiences, and college advising to students academic incentives – tablet and calculator loan program. beginning their sophomore year of high school. Partners with Puente Writing skill development, academic planning, career schools, community organizations, and families to work with planning, and university campus visits. students to strengthen the skills they need to thrive in school and in life. Participants are often the first in their families to Success African American centered supportive learning community earn a college degree - as alumni of the program they lead through specialized courses, tutoring, specialized counseling, the way and become socially-responsible community leaders. and connection to statewide Umoja Community. Teen Success Program that works to break the cycle of poverty by Work2Future Work readiness training, subsidized employment Inc. providing targeted and research-based services to teen opportunities, transportation assistance, food pantry, mothers and supporting them in graduating high school and career coaching, job developer consultations, vocational developing the skills needed to nurture their child's positive assessments, career technical training, job search guidance development. and training, remediation software, supportive services, Offers 1:1 coaching focused on: mitigating barriers to incentives, job leads, job fairs, computer labs. Walk in or school attendance and completion; educational navigation contact front desk for intake. to support understanding of educational options and in Year Up One-year, intensive training program that provides low- getting on track towards graduation; development centered income young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of parenting skills; and coaching to support goal setting, hands-on skill development, coursework eligible for college problem solving, skill building, and self-empowerment. credits, corporate internships, and wraparound support. Offers weekly peer learning group focused on: social Silicon Valley Campus Specialty Tracks: Helpdesk/Desktop emotional learning; parenting education; and reproductive Support, Project Management Support, Data Analytics, and health education​​​. Network Support. Must submit an online interest form, attend an informational session, complete an application, and TeenForce Staffing agency/job placement for disadvantaged youth. participate in an interview. Referral Process: Complete online application, speak with a TeenForce Employment Specialist, attend an interview. YMCA of Silicon Youth & Government Program designed to give students a hands-on experience Valley with the inner workings of California’s government. Meets Trade The Trades Orientation Program is a free, 130-hour class weekly to write bills, practice Parliamentary Procedure, Orientation that will put you on the pathway to apprenticeship and a take part in group-bonding activities and attend several Program rewarding career in the high demand construction trades. conferences and weekend retreats. The highlight of this UJIMA Afro-centric services targeting African American families program is the gathering of more than 2,300 high school and youth at risk. Provides 24 hour home based case students in a five-day mock legislature and court held in the management services for those youth who are involved in State Capitol and Court buildings in Sacramento. the juvenile justice system and African American Survival A nationally recognized program, Youth and Government is Skills Groups for youth and families. The Adult Program is a a wonderful way for teens to learn about state government, culturally proficient African American team providing home add more experience on college applications and meet and based case management and medication services targeting have fun with friends and positive mentors. African American seriously mentally ill adults. Model United Nations Program in which students act as delegates who research, UPLIFT Family Uplift Family Services is a non-profit that provides debate and establish policies, treaties and resolutions Services coordinated services designed to aid children, adolescents focusing on international issues, including disputes between countries, peace-keeping responsibilities, border crises, and families at all levels of need in the Bay Area and all over stabilizing financial markets and dealing with hunger, disease California. Services include: Addiction Prevention Services, and poverty. Adoption, Autism Spectrum Disorder Services, Behavioral Each delegation is assigned to one or more countries that School Services, Continuum of Crisis Care, Differential they represent. Delegates research these countries and come Response, Family Preservation, Family Search & Engagement, to the Model United Nations Conference as representatives Family Therapeutic Services, FIRST 5, Foster Care, Full Service from their assigned countries. Delegates can also be a part of Partnerships, Intensive Outpatient Program, Katie A, Kinship the General Assembly, Security Council, International Court of Support Services, Matrix, Outpatient Mental Health Services, Justice, the Economic and Social Council or an international Prevention & Early Intervention, PSCSRT, Psychiatric Services, press delegation Residential, School-Linked Services, Therapeutic Behavioral Meetings typically begin in February. Services, Transitional Housing Program, and Wraparound. West Valley EOPS Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic College counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap and gown. CalWorks Book and school supply vouchers. Access to Second Harvest food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring laptop rentals, cap and gown.

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Technology Program Offers computer courses in its state-of-the-art technology Youth Sports Offerings at our branches throughout Silicon Valley include center for children, teens and adults. youth basketball league and clinics, soccer, martial arts, Microsoft Office: (All Ages) Teaches the basics and then the baseball, football, youth strength training and fitness, rock tricks and tips of using this software. climbing, ballet, and even Gym Ventures for toddlers. We have Computer Basics: (All Ages) The class is designed to help options for everyone to play, work on their athletic skills, and beginners feel comfortable using a computer, the internet, stay fit and healthy, all while forging lifelong bonds with and basic computer software. Learn how to use the mouse, others in the community. keyboard, and other computer components in a safe and friendly environment. Project Cornerstone: 6-session study group that gives parents tips and tools to The College Application Process: (Ages 12-18) College Take it Personally keep up with the fast changing growth of their children, applications are a confusing and daunting process for tweens and teens. Each week, the group explores new most students and their families. Discover the techniques ways to build stronger kids, stronger families and stronger for finding the college or university that best fits your neighborhoods. Data collected from Santa Clara county youth educational goals, finding scholarship sources, and improving shows 8 ways to help kids succeed in school, in relationships your chances of being accepted into the college of your and in life, while supporting parents. choice by receiving guidance on filling out applications and YWCA Healing Center & Healing Center services include: Individual Therapy Services; writing dynamic and persuasive personal statements. Support Services Youth & Family Services; Group Therapy; School-based Teen Internship This is a volunteer opportunity for teens to work with Counseling: Elementary, Middle, and High-Schools; Human younger campers. This also is a great opportunity to get some Trafficking: Demand Reduction, VALOR, CSEC, & Individual community service hours, which may be required for high Therapy Services; Mobile Counseling (ARISE); Therapist school graduation. Learn about the YMCA’s Developmental Training. Assets and how to instill them in younger kids while Sexual Assault related services include: 24-hour crisis line developing your own. Teens are mentored by senior staff and for survivors, family members, and friends; medical advocacy; given regular feedback throughout the summer. legal advocacy; counseling and prevention programs for Day and Adventure Day Camps: numerous options for teens during the Day Camp children, teens and the general community. Camps season. Domestic Violence related services include: 24-hour support Adventure Camp: each day is filled with activities developed line; counseling; emergency shelter; legal advocacy; safety especially for teens exploring high interest topics. Activities planning and domestic violence education. include sports and games, cooking, teambuilding, overnight Human Trafficking related services include: education adventures, artistic expression, service learning projects, and engagement opportunities to provide the community weekly field trips, and swimming. This summer program has a with the necessary tools to identify and report on human strong emphasis on Youth Development, Healthy Living, and trafficking incidents. Additionally, provides advocacy, case Social Responsibility, while enhancing leadership skills and management, and therapeutic services for human trafficking personal growth that will create everlasting friendships and survivors, including CSEC (commercially sexually exploited positive memories. children). Education & Outreach: Offers prevention education services Teen Leadership This camp gives youth training in leadership skills, to schools, youth-serving agencies, community organizations, Camp communication, teamwork, program planning, and child colleges/universities, business, and social services agencies supervision. Teens will participate in a variety of hands-on in Santa Clara County. Education programs and prevention learning experiences and learn valuable skills in an information prepare students, teachers, parents, and atmosphere that fosters confidence, self-esteem and professionals to recognize, de-escalate, or prevent abusive cooperation. Training includes field trip to YMCA Camp behaviors. Includes age-appropriate sexual assault awareness Campbell. After a week of training, LITs join groups of and prevention programs throughout Silicon Valley. younger campers for two weeks of hands-on fieldwork. With assistance from camp staff, leaders help plan, organize and facilitate group activities and special events for Frontier, Discovery, Splash, Sports, and Specialty day campers.

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Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 13 Employment & Vocational

Center for Employment Opportunities ConXion to Community For men and women recently released from incarceration to Day Worker Center provides transitional employment to non- quickly and successfully rejoin the workforce and become positive, traditional job seekers by connecting local small businesses and contributing members of their families and their communities. The homeowners with skilled day laborers while ensuring fair wages comprehensive program provides transitional work experience, and good working conditions. Employers are largely residential coupled with job coaching, job development, and post-placement construction contractors and homeowners who need immediate retention supports. CEO participants move through at their own help with home repair, cleanup, or maintenance projects. Workers are pace – with the ultimate goal of finding and sustaining full-time paid directly by the employer based on the Center’s recommended employment. rate of $12 – $15 an hour, depending on the job. Eligibility: Unemployed adults (ages 18 and up) currently on Also offers Job Readiness workshops to provide attendees with probation or parole and are able to engage in physical labor. the skills you need to obtain and retain employment. Assistance includes a combination of career counseling and skills assessment, Center for Employment Training (CET) along with guidance on writing a resume, drafting a cover letter and filling out a job application. Most popular workshop is “Utilizing Job training programs available in San Jose: automotive specialist, the Internet for your job search,” providing participants with over culinary arts, early childhood teacher assistant, electrician, green 100 job sites. Employment Specialist then helps job seekers find building construction skills, HVAC technician and green technology, appropriate position openings and works with them to prepare medical assistant, medical office administration. Also offers for interviews. ConXión alumni are provided with lifelong job immigration and citizenship services: citizenship classes and placement assistance. workshops and DACA Clinics. Must call admissions office to begin process. Eligibility: Open to adults. Eligibility: Requires Financial Aid, so non-High School graduates Dress for Success may not be eligible for all programs. Non-grads are advised to speak with admissions department to learn more about eligibility. Local affiliate to Dress for Success Worldwide, a global non profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

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Exploring ex-offenders, pregnant/parenting teens, and youth with disabilities. Also offers individual support - staff assist youth in exploring Exploring is a unique career exploration program for young men and developing educational and career goals. Goals focus on and women. The program provides students with an opportunity improving basic skills, attaining high school diploma/GED, pursuing to learn about a wide variety of career fields and network with higher education, training, or the military, and ultimately, securing professionals already working in those fields. Students get hands-on employment. experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for them. Students develop valuable networking contacts with Also offers work experience program - youth starting out in their professionals working in their selected career fields, and get to know careers are matched with employers offering work experience. Youth other youth with the same interests and aspirations. Fields available gain valuable skills, responsibility, and income; employers gain a in SCC: Arts & Humanities, Business, Engineering & Technology, motivated intern whose wages are subsidized by NOVA. Health Care, and Law Enforcement. Eligibility: Open to youth ages 16-24, foster youth, high school drop- Eligibility: Ages 14-20. outs/youth at risk of dropping out, ex-offenders, pregnant/parenting teens, youth with disabilities. Additional Resource Available to Genesys Works ALL Youth: Youth@Work is an online employment database and resource available to any youth from 16 to 24 living or attending 8-week skills training, yearlong internship placement, college school in the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, and career coaching, and alumni support. Referral process: Online Palo Alto, Santa Clara, or Sunnyvale. Businesses or organizations application and referral from school counselor, principal, or teacher. operating in Northern Santa Clara County may announce their hiring Eligibility: (1) High School Junior who is on track to graduate, (2) needs on Youth@Work at no-cost. legally able to work in the U.S. and have valid documentation, (3) at least 16 years of age by August 1 of the training year, (4) able to San Jose Conservation Corps work in the afternoons during your senior year in high school, (5) Combination High School and paid job training through: Zero recommended by school counselor, principal or specialty teacher, Waste/Recycling, Environmental Projects/Services Program, and (6) willing to invest entire summer in completing the intensive Americorps. training program, (7) willing to commit to regular attendance, (8) able to provide own transportation to and from Genesys Works Eligibility: Ages 17.5 - 27. and worksite (many students use public transportation), (9) able to meet the Genesys Works dress code and the dress requirements of San Jose Job Corps its corporate clients, (10) aware that Genesys Works is something No-cost education and career technical training program that must be done in addition to schoolwork - must maintain good administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young standing in school and at Genesys Works. people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. Training Areas include: JUMA Ventures Facilities Management, Clinical Medical Assistant, Medical Office Part-time employment at one of JUMA’s concession businesses in a Support, Security and Protective Services, Culinary Arts, Material major sporting venue; job skills training; Individual Development Handling and Distribution Operations, and Retail Sales. Online Account for college savings; financial guidance; funds to match your application. college savings; college and career tours; college application and Eligibility: (1) legal U.S. resident; lawfully admitted permanent financial aid help; 1:1 mentorship; tutoring and SAT preparation; resident alien, refugee, asylee, or parolee, or other immigrant who support through college completion. Referral Process: San Jose has been authorized by the U.S. Attorney General to work in the location-recruitment is March-May. Go to website, fill out an interest United States; or resident of a U.S. territory, (2) meet low-income sheet, you will be contacted to attend an info session where you will criteria, (3) face one or more barriers to employment such as: fill out an application. needing additional career technical training, education, counseling, Eligibility: (1) out of work and out of school, (2) between ages and related assistance to complete regular schoolwork or to secure 18-24, (3) U.S. Citizen, permanent resident, have an employment and maintain employment, (4) can be a school dropout, a runaway, authorization card or DACA status. a foster child, a parent, or homeless, (5) have signed consent from a parent or guardian if he/she is a minor, (6) have a child care plan if NOVA he/she is the parent of a dependent child, (7) not exhibit behavioral problems that could inhibit him/her or others from benefiting Offers career guidance services. NOVA receives funds to assist fully from the program, (8) not require any face-to-face court or economically disadvantaged, out-of-school youth (ages 16-24) in institutional supervision or court-imposed fines while enrolled in their career goals. Participants receive individualized support and Job Corps, (9) not use drugs illegally. meaningful work experiences. The Career Guidance program targets foster youth, high school drop-outs/youth at risk of dropping out,

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San Jose Public Library Eligibility: No experience is necessary, just a high school diploma or GED, reliable transportation, and the commitment to show up on Career Online High School time every day ready to work and to learn. Adult high school diploma and career certificate program. Requires completion of 36 classes (see Graduation Requirements). Students Work2Future may transfer previous credits from accredited high school courses, Work readiness training, subsidized employment opportunities, shortening the completion time from 18 months to as little as 5 transportation assistance, food pantry, career coaching, job months for some students. Allows students to earn both a high developer consultations, vocational assessments, career technical school diploma and a career certificate in one of eight high-growth training, job search guidance and training, remediation software, fields. Courses are taught in an online learning environment supportive services, incentives, job leads, job fairs, computer labs. available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students are paired with an Walk in or contact front desk for intake. academic coach who provides the student with ongoing guidance and the resources needed to master the courses. The coach is Eligibility: San Jose Works is open to ages 16-24. Youth Services is available via phone or email. open to ages 18-24, also offers Adult Services for ages 25 and up. Eligibility: (1) age 19 or older, (2) live in San José, (3) have a San José Year Up Public Library card in good standing, (4) willing to spend at least 8 to 10 hours a week on coursework, (5) comfortable reading, writing, One-year, intensive training program that provides low-income and speaking in English, (6) comfortable using technology, (7) have young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skill completed at least the 8th grade. development, coursework eligible for college credits, corporate internships, and wraparound support. Silicon Valley Campus Silicon Valley Career and Technical Education Specialty Tracks: Helpdesk/Desktop Support, Project Management (SVCTE) Support, Data Analytics, and Network Support. Must submit an online interest form, attend an informational session, complete an A Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) application, and participate in an interview. high school program offering 24 courses (17 of which are UC “a-g” Eligibility: (1) ages 18-24, (2) High school graduate or GED recipient, approved) that prepare students for college and future careers. (3) low to moderate income, (4) U.S. Citizen, permanent resident, Career Paths: Animation, Auto Body Refinishing, Auto Body Repair, or have an employment authorization card, (5) available 5 days a Automotive Services, Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, week (Monday-Friday) for the full year of the program, (6) highly Cybersecurity, Dental Assisting, Electrical Maintenance, Fashion motivated to learn new technical and professional skills, (7) have Design & Textile Art, Film & Video Production, Fire Science/ not obtained a bachelor’s degree, (8) youth with DACA Status are First Responder, Forensic Science, Heating, Ventilation, and Air encouraged to apply. Conditioning (HVAC), Law Enforcement, Mechatronics Engineering, Medical Assisting, Medical Science/Health Careers, Metals Technology, Mobile App Design & Computer Coding, Pharmacy Technician, Sports Medicine & Kinesiology, Truck Mechanics, Veterinary Science. Eligibility: 11th and 12th grade students who are training for a specific career path at district partner schools. Students must commit half days (mornings or afternoons) for training. TeenForce Staffing agency/job placement for disadvantaged youth. Referral Process: Complete online application, speak with a TeenForce Employment Specialist, attend an interview. Eligibility: Current and former foster youth ages 14 to 26 in Santa Clara County. Also supports any youth ages 16 to 24 from Gilroy and Morgan Hill. Trade Orientation Program The Trades Orientation Program is a free, 130-hour class that will put you on the pathway to apprenticeship and a rewarding career in the high demand construction trades.

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Alum Rock Counseling Center Eligibility: For more information about eligibility, contact AARC directly as eligibility varies depending on the program. Offers services to promote the healthy development of at-risk minors through a combination of educational assistance, youth & Bill Wilson Center family counseling, youth development/character building activities, violence prevention education, and crisis intervention services, all of Offers a variety of services for children, adolescents and adults. which are designed to be linguistically and culturally appropriate. Services include: Adoption Program, Centre for Living with Dying, Offers nearly a dozen separate programs for high-risk youth Child Abuse Treatment Program, Contact Cares, Crisis Residential and their families. Programs, offered individually or in various Center Critical Incident Stress Management, Drop-In Center, Family combinations focus on: early childhood development and parent and Individual Counseling, Family Advocacy Services, Fatherhood coaching, middle school student mentoring, life skills development, Works, Foster Care Services, Healing Heart, Independent Living truancy reduction, gang-related services, mobile crisis response and Program - Foster/Probation Youth, Juvenile Justice Diversion Services, counseling, case management, child abuse, neglect prevention and LGBTQ Host Homes, LGBTQ Outreach, LGBTQ Transitional Living community outreach. Program, Maternity Group Home, Medi-Cal Youth Services, Mental Programs include: Competency Development Services (Formerly Health Services, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Parenting Class, known as RJP), FIRST 5: Children’s Services for Ages 0-5 (Home Peacock Commons, Quetzal House, Rapid Re-housing, Safe Place, Visitation), Mobile Crisis Response & Counseling (MCRC), Crisis School Outreach Counseling, SOS Crisis Hotline 408-278-2585, Intervention for Youth (CIPY), Truancy Abatement Services, Middle The HUB, Trafficked Minors - System of Care, Transition Age Youth School Mentoring & Support Program, Prevention & Early Mental Health Services, Transitional Housing Placement Program, Intervention Services, School Linked Services, Outpatient Services, Transitional Housing Program, Volunteer Case Aide Program, Youth Therapeutic Behavioral Services, Parent Advocate Program, and Family Mental Health Services, and Circle of Care HIV/AIDS Counseling Internships, and Alum Rock 24/7 CRISIS HOTLINE: 408- Support Program. 294-0579.

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Billy DeFrank Community Center Therapeutic Behavioral Services, Crisis Response Programs, Mental Health Clinics, Kinship Care/Family Ties, Guided Animal Intervention Provides community, leadership, advocacy, services and support to Therapy, and Intensive Case Management. the Silicon Valley’s LGBTQ People and their Allies. Programs include: CyberCenter, HIV testing, library, support and social groups. The LGBTQ Youth Space Eligibility: For more information about referrals and program The LGBTQ Youth Space is a community drop-in center and mental eligibility, contact: [email protected]. health program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and ally youth and young adults ages 13-25 who live ConXion to Community in Santa Clara County. The Space is open 3-9pm Monday through Medical Van Friday. Counseling is confidential and is offered in English, Spanish Free medical screenings. and American Sign Language. Services are free and confidential. Eligibility: Youth ages 13-25, insured through Santa Clara County Discovery Counseling based Medi-Cal, or who are uninsured, are eligible for counseling Family, group, & individual counseling. Provides students with services. Youth and young adults insured through a private counseling services at the Morgan Hill/Gilroy office or on insurance company may contact the Youth Space for references to school campus. Counseling services range from emotional to local LGBTQ friendly providers. psychotherapy. UJIMA Eligibility: Ages 6 and up. Afro-centric services targeting African American families and youth Family and Children Services of Silicon Valley at risk. Provides 24-hour home-based case management services for those youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system Safe Space-Gilroy and African American Survival Skills Groups for youth and families. Safe Space is a place for LGBTQ and ally youth and young adults The Adult Program is a culturally proficient African American team living in South County to have group discussions, play games, providing home based case management and medication services build community, find resources, and raise awareness in their targeting African American seriously mentally ill adults. communities. Eligibility: For more information about program eligibility, call (408) Eligibility: For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning 928-1700. and ally youth and young adults ages 13-25, living in Santa Clara County. UPLIFT Family Services Uplift Family Services is a non-profit that provides coordinated Healthier Kids Foundation services designed to aid children, adolescents and families at all Provides health screenings (hearing, oral health, and vision) to levels of need in the Bay Area and all over California. Services low-income children and connects parents to the appropriate include: Addiction Prevention Services, Adoption, Autism Spectrum preventative and intervention health services based on the outcome Disorder Services, Behavioral School Services, Continuum of Crisis of their children’s screening results; identifies uninsured children Care, Differential Response, Family Preservation, Family Search & and assist their parents with enrolling them into subsidized Engagement, Family Therapeutic Services, FIRST 5, Foster Care, health coverage; provides healthy lifestyle education to parents Full Service Partnerships, Intensive Outpatient Program, Katie A, and caregivers that help to prevent and reduce childhood and Kinship Support Services, Matrix, Outpatient Mental Health Services, adolescent obesity. Prevention & Early Intervention, PSCSRT, Psychiatric Services, Residential, School-Linked Services, Therapeutic Behavioral Services, Seneca Transitional Housing Program, and Wraparound. Seneca serves ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse Eligibility: For more information about program eligibility, contact families across our mental health, community based, and juvenile UPLIFT Client Services at (408) 379-3796. probation programs. Seneca works in close partnership with Social Services, Mental Health, Juvenile Probation, other service providers and consumer organizations to provide various family-centered, strengths-based and outcome-oriented community-based services for children and youth with complex and enduring needs. Seneca connects with many different community providers to deliver services that meet specific needs of youth and families. Services include: Wraparound Support and Enhancement Services, Short Term Mental Health Services, Juvenile Justice & Probation Services,

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First Place for Youth Bill Wilson Center My First Place Transitional Housing Program Education and employment program model that employs housing Bill Wilson Center’s Transitional Housing Program provides and case management supports to help youth build skills of self- comprehensive services for homeless youth ages 18-24, including sufficiency, ultimately making them able to reach their full potential young single parents and their children. Young people live in shared, in school, work, and life. supervised apartments or houses throughout the County while they Eligibility: Foster youth ages 18-20 who are enrolled in California’s receive counseling, independent living skills training, parenting extended foster care program as well as youth ages 18-24 classes and employment services. The goal of the 12-18 month who were in foster care on their 18th birthday and have since long program is to help youth become self-sufficient adults with experienced homelessness. strong connections to the community. Like all Bill Wilson Center programs, the emphasis of this program is on self-direction and Project Sentinel self-determination. Assists individuals with housing problems such as discrimination, Eligibility: Bill Wilson Center’s Transitional Housing Program is mortgage foreclosure & delinquency, rental issues including repairs, available for youth ages 18-24, including young parents and their deposits, privacy, dispute resolution, home buyer education, post children. purchase education and reverse mortgages. LGBTQ Transitional Housing Services Sacred Heart Bill Wilson Center’s LGBTQ Transitional Living Program is designed to provide a safe and accepting environment for young adults, ages Services include rental and deposit assistance; help with energy 18-21, who are homeless, often having been kicked out and rejected bills (LIHEAP); and help with home repairs. by their families due to their sexual orientation. The home can Eligibility: The Housing Program provides assistance to the house up to six young adults for up to 18 months who are receiving following zip codes: 95008, 95110, 95111, 95112 (south of Santa services and supports. Clara Street), 95113, 95116, 95117, 95118, 95120, 95123, 95124, 95125, 95126, 95128, and 95136.

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 19 Legal Services

Bay Area Legal Aid under the direct supervision of experienced attorneys; increases community awareness about consumer law, immigration law and Provides low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, workers’ rights; and affects social change by working with legislators including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal and law reform committees to effectuate changes in the law to representation. Issue areas include: Housing, Family Law, Public improve the rights of low-income individuals. Benefits, Education, Consumer Law, Health Care Access. Legal Advocates for Children and Youth Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center Provides free and confidential legal assistance to children and youth in juvenile dependency, family law, probate guardianship, education The Alexander Community Law Center provides pro bono legal matters and numerous other practice areas; advocacy to improve representation to low income individuals in the areas of consumer court and community systems designed to protect and promote law, immigration law, workers’ rights and certain tax-related matters, child welfare; and workshops to educate youth, parents, caregivers and helps low income individuals understand and enforce their and members of the community about issues impacting child legal rights; educates law students through client representation welfare and legal rights.

National Center for Youth Law 20 Using the law to help children in need Parenting

ConXion to Community Family Night Dinner event held at CTC to improve family relations and interactions. Family Interactive Math Program Program aimed at improving family interaction through math tutoring. Parent Hub/Cultural Brokers Provides CPS retention services to families at risk of child removal. Includes an experienced team of formally involved birth parents and/or foster youth, all whom are trained in the new Child and Family Practice Model which Santa Clara County Department of Social Services is implementing. Parent Project Parent Classes Teach The Parent Classes Somos Fuertes 12-week program offered one day per week from 6-9pm. A nationally recognized program offering classes throughout Santa Contract employment program for graduates of the Promotores Clara County. The Parent Project was created specifically for parents Program. with difficult or out-of-control adolescents. Parents learn and Childcare practice specific intervention strategies for destructive behaviors. Eligibility: For parents engaged in listed programs. Eligibility: Parents only. Fee of $50 per person or $75 per couple. Financial assistance is available on a first come, first served basis. Teen Success Inc. Parents Helping Parents Program works to break the cycle of poverty by providing targeted and research-based services to teen mothers and supporting them Workshops, support groups, resources, and advocacy support in graduating high school and developing the skills needed to for families with students with special needs and professionals nurture their child’s positive development. supporting students with special needs. Offers 1:1 coaching focused on: mitigating barriers to school Eligibility: Families and professionals supporting special needs. attendance and completion; educational navigation to support understanding of educational options and in getting on track Somos Mayfair towards graduation; development centered parenting skills; coaching to support goal setting, problem solving, skill building, and Promotores self-empowerment. Leadership development program for parents in the Mayfair Offers weekly peer learning group focused on social emotional community who are trained to facilitate workshops and organize learning, parenting education, reproductive health education. community improvement campaigns. Eligibility: Teen mothers who are pregnant for the first time or have First 5 Parent Workshops one child, are 14-19 years old, and have not graduated high school Offers workshops including: Seeds of Literacy, Triple P, 24/7 Dad, and or do not have a GED. Abriendo Puertas. Raising A Reader YMCA of Silicon Valley Weekly book bag rotation for TK students. Project Cornerstone: Take it Personally Bridge to Kinder 6-session study group that gives parents tips and tools to keep up with the fast changing growth of their children, tweens and teens. Three week school readiness program for incoming kindergarteners Each week, the group explores new ways to build stronger kids, and their parents. stronger families and stronger neighborhoods. Data collected from Reading Circles Santa Clara county youth shows 8 ways to help kids succeed in school, in relationships and in life, while supporting parents. Community Organizing Eligibility: Study groups are open to the public.

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 21 Postsecondary

Mission College TRiO EOPS Priority registration, college tours, counseling and advising, education planning, scholarships, career search assistance, student Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic study center, workshops, campus and community events, personal counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap management workshops. and gown. Eligibility: (1) citizen or permanent resident of the US, (2) have Eligibility: (1) California Resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify submitted a FAFSA, (3) either first generation to college, low income, for the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester or have a learning or physical disability. (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement) college units. Tutoring services, academic excellence workshops. CalWorks Eligibility: (1) enrolled in 6 or more units, (2) major in math, Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest engineering, science, or related field that requires calculus, (3) plan food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, to transfer to a four year university, (4) eligible for financial aid academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and including BOG waiver or are not yet 25 but live on their own, (5) advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring, laptop educationally disadvantaged - first generation, attending a low API rentals, cap and gown. high school, (6) begin college with math assessment at or below elementary algebra. Eligibility: (1) currently receiving cash assistance (TANF), (2) maintain a GPA of 2.0, (3) do not receive any breaks, no summer break, or Puente break between semesters, and (4) turn in attendance sheets on time. Counseling, mentoring, student events, scholarships, leadership Disability Support Services opportunities, Latino culture based. Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking Eligibility: For students who want to transfer to a 4-year college assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, or university, learn more about Latino culture and issues, and be tutoring, alternative media formats. guided through the transfer process. Eligibility: Students must have a documented disability that results Eligibility: (1) enroll in designated classes, (2) plan to transfer to in education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). a 4 year university, and (3) commit to participating in all program activities for the 1 year learning community. Tutoring Additional Campus Resources Tutoring in any subject. Job and career connection, job placement and internship center, Eligibility: Any student. honors transfer project, health center, academic support/tutoring center, student success and support program.

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West Valley College Success EOPS African American centered supportive learning community through specialized courses, tutoring, specialized counseling, and connection Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic to statewide Umoja Community. counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap and gown. DeAnza Community College Eligibility: (1) California Resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify EOPS for the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap college units. and gown. CalWorks Eligibility: (1) California Resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify for the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and college units. advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring laptop rentals, cap and gown. CalWorks Eligibility: (1) currently receiving cash assistance (TANF), (2) maintain Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest a GPA of 2.0, (3) do not receive any breaks, no summer break, or food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, break between semesters, and (4) turn in attendance sheets on time. academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring, laptop Disability Support Services rentals, cap and gown. Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking Eligibility: (1) currently receiving cash assistance (TANF), (2) maintain assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, a GPA of 2.0, (3) do not receive any breaks, no summer break, or tutoring, alternative media formats. break between semesters, (4) turn in attendance sheets on time, (5) Eligibility: Students must have a documented disability that results county referral form needed for EVC. in education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). Disability Support Services Tutoring Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking Tutoring in any subject. assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. Eligibility: Any student. Eligibility: Students must have a documented disability that results TRiO in education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). Academic, career and personal counseling; priority registration; educational assistance – tutoring, study skills, coaches, and access Tutoring to computers; transfer planning and visits to 4-year universities; Tutoring in any subject. financial aid and scholarship application assistance; cultural Eligibility: Any student. enrichment activities; academic Incentives – tablet and calculator loan program. HEFAS Higher Education for AB 540 Students Eligibility: (1) citizen or legal resident of the United States, (2) Printing; textbook and calculator rentals; testing materials; have applied for financial aid via FAFSA, (3) in academic good educational workshops; scholarship and financial aid information; standing (GPA 2.0 and above), (4) have an academic need and be: computers; counselors; peer mentors and tutors; information on (a) financially limited, according to Federal income criteria and/or legislation and policy issues. (b) first-generation college student (meaning neither parent has Eligibility: DREAMers and immigrant students. earned a bachelor’s degree in the United States), or (c) student with Food Pantry a verified disability. Food for low-income students. Puente Eligibility: Must have student ID and meet income requirements. Writing skill development, academic planning, career planning, and university campus visits. Child Care Discounted child care through Child Development Center. Eligibility: Any student, scholarship rates available to low-income students.

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 23 Postsecondary

Guardian Scholars Program Eligibility: DREAMers and immigrant students. Full financial aid package, academic advising, employment services, YESS (Youth Empowerment Strategies for Success) mentoring and career counseling, personal guidance, textbook Priority registration; access to Student Center; access to vouchers, gas cards, childcare and transportation help, meal computers; dedicated financial aid liaison; dedicated academic vouchers, etc. counselor; textbook loaning library; meal vouchers; free printing; Eligibility: Former or current foster youth. transportation assistance; 1:1 tutoring; course registration assistance; 1:1 scholarship assistance; life skills and career-related De Anza Promise workshops. $500 towards books, free tuition for 1st year, free transportation, Eligibility: Current and former foster youth. membership in Promise Learning Community. Equity Plus Eligibility: Students from all high schools who submit a Cal Grant Academic support and access to resources for students who are on application. academic probation. Evergreen Community College Eligibility: Students on academic probation. EOPS San Jose City College Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap EOPS and gown. Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic Eligibility: (1) California Resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap for the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester and gown. (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as Eligibility: (1) California Resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 for the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester college units. (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 CalWorks college units. Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest CalWorks food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring laptop food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, rentals, cap and gown. academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring, laptop Eligibility: (1) currently receiving cash assistance (TANF), (2) maintain rentals, cap and gown. a GPA of 2.0, (3) do not receive any breaks, no summer break, or break between semesters, and (4) turn in attendance sheets on time. Disability Support Services Disability Support Services Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking tutoring, alternative media formats. assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, tutoring, alternative media formats. Eligibility: Students must have a documented disability that results in education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). Eligibility: Students must have a documented disability that results in education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). Tutoring Tutoring Tutoring in any subject. Tutoring in any subject. Eligibility: Any student. Eligibility: Any student. ALMASS Advocacy Leadership for imMigrant Access Support and Services OASISS Outreach and Advocacy Services for Immigrant Students Counseling (academic, career, and personal); financial aid assistance: Bilingual staff ​(English & Spanish), counseling (academic, career, and personal); financial aid assistance: BOGW, CA Dream Act application, BOGW, CA Dream Act application, scholarships (see more below); scholarships (see more below); tutoring - English/ESL and math; book vouchers; lending library; lending technology (laptops/ book vouchers; DREAMer’s book lending library; lending technology calculators); college resources/school materials; career assessment; (laptops/calculators); college resources/school materials; career study skills workshops; university field trips; VTA Eco Passes; referral assessment; study skills workshops; university field trips; VTA Eco to legal immigration counsel; community agency partnerships; other Passes; referral to legal immigration counsel; community agency student conferences. partnerships; student conferences (LLN, SACNAS & STEM). Eligibility: DREAMers and immigrant students.

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CARE Learning Community targets African American students that are Grants for childcare, monthly meal tickets, monthly gas cards, school eligible for English 92 in the fall semester and Engl ​1A in the Spring supplies, book vouchers, lending library, CARE conferences, referrals Semester. Students must apply for fall enrollment to the Learning to support services. Community by contacting the Umoja Counselor. Students must be willing to register in selected Umoja Learning Community Courses. Eligibility: (1) EOPS Student, (2) at least 18 years old, (3) considered All students must participate in all Cultural Events. single head of household, and (4) currently receiving cash aid from CalWorks/TANF. Gavilan FYSI (Foster Youth Success Initiative) EOPS Students receive the support of a Foster Youth Success Initiative Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic Liaison. counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap Eligibility: Foster or emancipated youth residing in Santa Clara and gown. County, or has lived in a foster group home at any time. Eligibility: (1) California resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify for Guardian Scholars the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as ​Counseling (academic, career, and personal); personal and life skills described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 training and support;​ navigation of campus resources; assistance college units. with financial and housing matters; book vouchers; lending library; lending technology (laptops/calculators); college resources/school CalWorks materials; career assessment; study skills workshops; university field Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest trips; VTA Eco Passes; referral network for campus and off-campus food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, services​​. academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and Eligibility: Must meet one or more of the following (a) foster advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring laptop youth - someone who has been in foster care, no matter the length rentals, cap and gown. of time, (b) dependent or ward of the court - someone who has Disability Support Services received protection from the court and may have had a legal guardian appointed either by the court or by parental consent, (c) Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking emancipated minor-someone who is a minor (under age 18 in CA) assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, and is no longer under parental control, (d) orphaned-someone tutoring, alternative media formats. whose parents or legal guardians are deceased, (e) someone who was identified as an unaccompanied minor who is homeless (or Eligibility: Students must have a documented disability that results at-risk of being homeless), (f) McKinney-Vento (someone who is in education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). living in a shelter, on the street, or couch hopping) - documentation Tutoring of status will be required to verify eligibility, or (g) living with kin (arranged formally or informally)-someone whose care is provided Tutoring in any subject. by relatives or extended family member(s) due to any number of Eligibility: Any student. reasons. Queer Undocumented Immigration Project (QUIP) Male Summit MALDEF - the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights org Conference aimed at addressing declining college enrollment of minority men. For more information, please find the program listed on the EOPS website. Eligibility: Junior and Senior High and community college male students. TRiO Puente Cultural activities; priority registration; TRiO financial grants; financial aid assistance; university campus visits; informational Accelerated writing instruction, counseling, and mentoring. workshops; Summer Bridge Program; laptop and calculator loans; Umoja career and personal development; specialized academic counseling and guidance. Priority registration; counseling, individual and group (academic, career and personal); learning communities; trips to universities; Eligibility: (1) be a citizen or legal resident of the United States, (2) cultural events; leadership opportunities. have applied for the financial aid via FAFSA, (3) maintain at least 9 units per semester (Fall & Spring) and be working toward a degree Eligibility: All African American, as well as students interested in at Gavilan College and/or planning to transfer to a 4-year university, learning more about the African American Culture, may participate (4) have 45 (attempted) units or less and be in academic good in all aspects of the Umoja Academic Success Program with the standing (GPA 2.0 and above), (5) not be a current or past participant exception of the one year Umoja Learning Community. The Umoja of Gavilan College’s EOPS program, (6) have an academic need and

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 25 Postsecondary be: (a) financially limited, according to Federal income criteria and/ tutoring, alternative media formats. or (b) first-generation college student (meaning neither parent has Eligibility: Must have a documented disability that results in earned a bachelor’s degree), or (c) student with a verified disability. education limitations (IEP or 504 Plan). Federal regulations require that at least 2/3 of the participants be both first generation and low income or have a documented Tutoring disability. Tutoring in any subject. Puente Eligibility: Any student. English instruction, counseling, mentors. DREAMers and UndocuALLY Eligibility: (1) transfer bound to a 4-year college/university, (2) in Resources for immigrant students on the website. good academic standing, and (3) qualify for English 250 writing Community Ambassador Program placement. Gives students an opportunity to showcase the college to the STEM community through campus tours, peer-to-peer mentoring program, Tutoring, Summer Bridge Program, accelerated math courses, recruiting assistants at high schools, supervising the ambassador Summer Academy, STEM Conference. lounge, speaking on student panels. Offers workshops, campus Eligibility: Must be majoring in STEM (Science, Technology, tour training, event volunteering, mentoring, skill development Engineering, or Math). (leadership, communication, networking, hospitality, event coordination, time management). MESA Eligibility: Must be enrolled in at least 1 Foothill College Course and Priority registration (can register a day before other continuing have at least a 2.0 GPA. students on campus); specialized academic counseling (guidance and planning to help students take the correct courses in the most First Year Experience Program effective sequence and transfer in a timely manner, program and Priority registration after completing first term in FYE program; success monitoring); transfer support (guidance to help transfer to a registration and financial aid application assistance; guaranteed 4-year college, including applications, personal statements, transfer and priority access to FYE counselor; guaranteed course registration agreements, and more); tutoring; access to MESA Learning Center (a into English and transferrable GE courses; FYE courses leading to hub of activity where students can do homework, receive tutoring, Foothill degree, certificate, and/or university transfer; educational build community, and engage in cultural and social activities); other planning to complete academic goals in timely manner; academic services, including calculator and laptop loan programs, internship enrichment, career, and social activities throughout the year; service opportunities, university field trips, and more. Learning opportunities; university visit; member of Foothill Learning Eligibility: Must be a High School Graduate and eligible for at least Community amongst first-year college students - opportunity to Algebra 1. meet new people and form lasting friendships. Eligibility: (1) Foothill College must be primary college, (2) place Foothill into Foothill’s ENGL-209, ENGL-110 or ENGL-1S, (3) complete EOPS Foothill’s in-person (SOAR) or on-line orientation (Foothill portal), (4) with Foothill counselor, create abbreviated and comprehensive Scholarships, priority registration, book vouchers, academic educational plans by October. counseling, access to computers and printers, tutoring services, cap Puente and gown. Enroll in English classes with a focus on Latino culture, history and Eligibility: (1) California Resident or AB 540 eligible, (2) qualify experience; take classes together for a supportive and stimulating for the BOG waiver, part A or B, (3) enroll in 12 units per semester environment; work with a counselor to explore career options (exceptions for DSP students), (4) educationally disadvantaged as and develop academic goals; receive professional mentorship; described by EOPS state guidelines, and (5) completed less than 70 participate in service learning for college credit; visit colleges and college units. attend conferences and cultural events. CalWorks Umoja Book and school supply vouchers, access to Second Harvest Offers college tours; various faculty and peer tutoring options; food bank, child care costs, work study program, parking permits, culturally relevant literary field trips; student regional and national academic counseling, student mentorship, support assistance and conferences; book vouchers and school supplies; a dedicated advocacy, career exploration, resume development, tutoring laptop academic counselor; a faculty or staff mentor. Umoja students rentals, cap and gown. benefit from a tight-knit campus-wide community; comprehensive Disability Support Services student support programs; on and off-campus enrichment activities, Specialized counseling services, classroom support, test taking including university visits and conferences; a safe place to discuss assistance, priority registration, American Sign Language translation, the real issues that affect students and the broader community.

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Eligibility: (1) apply for admission to Foothill College, (2) apply for Financial Aid by completing the FAFSA at fafsa.gov, (3) schedule an appointment to take English and Math placement tests, (4) submit the Program Interest Form, (5) attend the Umoja Orientation (Date TBA). Along with the steps above, must (5) meet with an academic counselor to design an academic plan - to schedule an appointment, email Umoja counselor Tracee Cunningham at cunninghamtracee@ foothill.edu, (6) be a full-time student (12 or more units), (7) register in at least one selected Umoja Community course. STEM Academic and social support; guaranteed placement in STEM Core courses; take classes with the same group of students; free textbook loans, calculators, and supplies; help crafting resumes and scholarship essays; Math Bridge to Calculus; STEM Core cohorts; embedded tutoring and math workshops; one instructor for all three quarters of pre-calculus; internships and field trips; compete for paid summer internships at Lockheed Martin, NASA Ames, Stanford Linear Accelerator and other employers (many internships are exclusive to STEM Core participants); visit local engineering and computer science employers (Tesla, SAP); job shadowing opportunities at NASA Ames. Eligibility: Interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Meet eligibility for Math 48A: PreCalculus I for Fall 2018. Pass the Torch Links students who excel in English, English for Second-Language Learners (ESLL) and math with students who want support in these same core classes. Students are matched into one-on-one study teams consisting of a team leader (tutor) and a team member (tutee). Teams are matched according to availability, meet for the entire quarter and work together in the specific subject in which the member is enrolled. Eligibility: Enrolled in: ESLL: English for Second Language Learners (ESLL), ESLL 236/237 Basic Composition Skills, ESLL 25: Composition and Reading, ESLL 26: Advanced Composition and Reading. Owl Scholars Program English: English 209 Introduction to College Reading, English 1S Campus early alert support system, direct connection to tutoring Integrated Composition & Writing (Puente - This is a Learning and other campus services; receive 1:1 guidance from supportive Community course Fall Quarter), English 1T Integrated Composition staff; create an action plan to stay on track and focused throughout & Writing (Puente - This is a Learning Community course Winter the quarter; attend workshops and study groups; develop a support Quarter), English 1A Composition & Writing, English 1B Composition community at Foothill College. Critical Reading & Thinking, English 1C Advanced Composition. Eligibility: Enrolled in one of the following courses: ENGLISH 209, Math: Math 235 Preparing for Algebra: Real Numbers, Math 230 110, 1S/1T, 1A, ESLL 26, 125, 236, 237, 249, MATH 105, 108, 217, 220, Preparing for Algebra: Linear Equations, Proportions & Geometry, 230, 235. Need to be referred over by professor. Math 220 Elementary Algebra, Math 105 Intermediate Algebra, Math 108 Accelerated Algebra, Math 10 Elementary Statistics, Math 12 Business Calculus, Math 217 Integrated Statistics I, Math 57 Integrated Statistics II, Math 48A Pre-Calculus I, Math 48B Pre- Calculus II, Math 48C Pre-Calculus III, Math 1A Calculus.

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 27 School Districts & Sites

Campbell Union High School District Yerba Buena Branham High School Apollo Del Mar High School Calero Leigh High School Foothill Prospect High School Pegasus Westmont High School Phoenix Boynton High School ACE Campbell Adult and Community Education Downtown College Prep Latino College Prep East Side Union High School District San Jose Conservation Corps Andrew P. Hill ALPHA: Cindy Avitia Evergreen Valley Escuela Popular Independence Leadership Public School James Lick Summit Public School: Ranier Mt. Pleasant B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Oak Grove KIPP San Jose Collegiate Piedmont Hills Luis Valdez Leadership Santa Teresa Summit Public School: Tahoma Silver Creek Independence Adult Center William C. Overfelt Overfelt Adult Center

National Center for Youth Law 28 Using the law to help children in need School Districts & Sites

Fremont Union High School District Santa Clara County Office of Education Cupertino High School Dental Assisting Program Fremont High School Independent Study at Snell Homestead High School Sunol Community School Lynbrook High School Blue Ridge School Monta Vista High School Osborne School FUHSD Adult School OYA ConXion Gilroy Unified School District OYA Washington YC OYA Sobrato Gilroy High School OYA South County Christopher High School OYA The Hub Mt. Madonna Continuation High School Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Santa Clara Unified School District Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Mission Early College High School New Valley High School Los Gatos High School Santa Clara High School Saratoga High School Wilcox High School Milpitas Unified School District Wilson High School Milpitas High School Calaveras Hills Milpitas Adult Education Morgan Hill Unified School District Ann Sobrato High School Live Oak High School Central Continuation Community Adult School Mountain View Los Altos High School District Mountain View High School Los Altos High School Alta Vista High School Mountain View Adult Education San Jose Unified School District Broadway High School Gunderson High School Leland High School Lincoln High School Pioneer High School San Jose High Willow Glen High School

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 29 Tutoring

Harvey Mudd Homework Hotline Mentor Tutor Connection Free over-the-phone, math and science tutoring service for students Non-profit that provides tutors at elementary and middle school in grades 4 through 12 who need help with their math and science grade levels and mentors to the three high schools in the Mountain assignments (e.g. homework, studying for a test). All tutoring is View Los Altos High School District. provided in English, however, other languages (Spanish, Chinese, Khmer, etc.) might be available, but subject to change each semester San Jose Library depending on the tutors available. What to have available during Online Tutoring the tutoring session: homework assignment, textbook, paper, pencil/ pen, and calculator. Tutor.com: Online service where students can chat with a tutor. San Jose Public Library card number required to access service. JustREAD Additional Homework help resources: https://www.sjpl.org/ JustREAD and JustMATH volunteers work with under-resourced teenhomework students in Mountain View who are performing below grade level. They promote a love of learning, and focus on strengthening basic literacy and math skills in order to accelerate student progress. K12 Non-profit that teaches reading to children. Using a systematic phonics program, provides tutoring to elementary school students both privately and in small groups. Has after-school programs and programs open to the community.

National Center for Youth Law 30 Using the law to help children in need Youth Programs

Big Brother Big Sisters of America company employees who help them become excited about the future and invested in their career paths. In this way, employees Community Based create lasting relationships and strong ties with the local The program requires a minimum one-year commitment from Big, community on behalf of their company. Our partners have included Little and the Little’s caregiver. Matches meet two to four times per major companies like the Gap, Google, Zendesk, and Comcast. month, on days and times convenient to both Big and Little. Eligibility: Ages 6-18. Children ages 6 and up are referred to our program by parents, guardians, counselors, social workers, teachers and family friends, Breakthrough Silicon Valley and paired with a carefully screened adult mentor through a 6-year intensive college prep/connection program offered to middle comprehensive matching process. school students. Programs include: Middle School Summer Program, Mentors are provided with training, support and ongoing coaching Middle School After-School Program, Middle School Advising and from agency staff to help nurture a healthy, lasting relationship High School Options, High School Advising and College Preparation, between each Big and Little. and Parent Education. Eligibility: Ages 6-18. Eligibility: (1) current 6th grader, (2) perform at grade level or higher in core academic subjects (some students nearing grade level may Workplace Mentoring Partnerships be considered), (3) identify as a first-generation college student, By partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters, companies are making (4) attend one of the district schools within Franklin McKinley or an investment in developing the next generation of leaders. San Jose Unified School Districts, (5) demonstrate a compelling Workplace Mentoring Partnerships rely on our signature one-to-one economic need for a tuition-free program, and (6) show motivation mentoring relationships but kids go to a corporate workplace for for learning. mentoring visits and group activities. Local kids are matched with

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CMAP (Community Media Access Partnership) The Firehouse Community Development TV Center Youth Media Works/Youth Media Makers Intervention Youth Media Works / Youth Media Makers is a free digital media Mediation/Crisis Intervention: Resolution of gang conflicts and the program for at-promise youth in South Santa Clara County, prevention of violence. Implement immediate course of action and equipping them with skills and self-confidence to thrive in the redirection plan digital age. Youth create their own media projects, build their resumes, and learn new job skills. Redirection/Adjudicated Youth: We train, educate and mentor youth, empowering them to enter their community with confidence. Programs include: (1) project-based digital media curricula offered in-class at local continuation high schools, Rap Sessions: Consist of individual or small process group discussions. Build on the relational theory approach youth are given (2) Youth Media Works after-school program, focused on digital the an opportunity to speak from the heart, build trust and establish media and workplace readiness skills, and a healthy relationship with staff and peers. (3) Youth Media Makers internship program, offering hands-on work Tattoo Removal: Assistance in the removal of gang related, hateful experience for youth that have completed our after-school program. and criminating tattoos. Eligibility: High school youth (ages 14 and up), living in South Santa Pro-Social/Recreation: Youth will be given the opportunity to Clara County (Gilroy, San Martin, & Morgan Hill). Youth must be referred by school or partner agency. engage in new experiences. We believe that exposing them to new atmospheres will give them a positive perspective on life. Field trips ConXion to Community such as camping, Academy of Science Museum, professional football and baseball games, Tech Museum, deep sea fishing, etc. GED Test Prep Community Service: Provides rewarding opportunities for youth Classes offered in partnership with East Side Union HSD Adult to give back to their communities. Youth assist at community School, Classes are M-F from 12p-3:30 pm. outreaches, resource booth, tutor children, feed the needy and may Eligibility: Ages 16-24. be asked to speak at schools and share their testimony. Pro-social Program Leadership Funding provided for engagement in a pro-social program of the Life Skills: The objective of the Firehouse is to empower youth with youth’s choice (ie. group sports, music classes, etc.). the necessary skills to make critical decisions that will shape their Eligibility: Only through Probation Referral and open to youth on future. The goal is to re-direct the young minds of at-risk youth in probation, youth receiving wraparound are ineligible. a relaxed non-threatening environment. Topics include but are not limited to: Who am I, Peer Pressure, Reflective Thinking , Opening YES (Youth Employment Services) lines of Communication and “Triggers” to Anger. Work readiness assistance, Serv Safe certification, and job placement assistance. Community Awareness: Youth are encouraged to participate in class instruction and challenged to voice their opinions on current events Eligibility: Only through Probation Referral and open to youth on and a variety of topics. probation. Community Volunteerism: Youth are given an opportunity to Bright Futures participate in community events and implement their new gained Community mentor program based at Overfelt and Yerba Buena skills. High School. ISS (International Space Station) BETA Program: Partner with Quest Eligibility: 9th and 10th Graders throughout Santa Clara County. Institute, Valley Christian School, Andrew Hill High School and Cisco NSU Fellowship Engineers. Civic engagement program offered through National Compadres Network. Fresh Lifelines for Youth CAFA Mentor Program Eligibility: Ages 12-17, in Gilroy, limited number of slots. For more than 15 years in Santa Clara County, FLY has trained and Ranch/Re-entry Services matched adult volunteer mentors with youth on probation. The Eligibility: Only open to youth at James Ranch. mentors meet weekly with the youth to support them in developing Bright Pathways new attitudes, behaviors, and ambitions. Each mentor/mentee match has a FLY case manager for support and also attends monthly Mentoring program offered at Middle School campuses. group activities organized by FLY. Recently, in partnership with the Eligibility: Only open to PEI (Prevention and Early Intervention). Probation department, FLY added a court advocacy component to

National Center for Youth Law 32 Using the law to help children in need Youth Programs address the fact that youth of color were failing a specific type of voice to the decision making tables in the juvenile justice system by probation at significantly higher rates than white youth. FLY’s CAFA providing input regarding system processes, policies and practices. (Court Appointed Friend and Advocate) Mentor Program helped The YAC provides education to youth and families about the system, achieve a dramatic turnaround in the failure rates. Because of sharing their experiences and paths to success and participate in this success, all mentors are now granted legal standing to act as community meetings, commissions and presentations. In return advocates for their mentees in the courtroom and at schools. for the YAC member’s time, they may receive a variety of services Eligibility: Youth on probation or DEJ. and supports including: professional and leadership development, personal empowerment, social events, stipend and scholarship Law Program opportunities. In the FLY Law Program, our staff and highly trained volunteers Eligibility: Formerly juvenile justice engaged youth. teach a fun, interactive 8- to 12-week course using our nationally recognized law-related education curriculum. The curriculum covers Re-Entry relevant topics such as police encounters, accomplice liability, FLY’s Reentry Program is designed for youth who are in longer three strikes, theft, vandalism, drugs, gangs, and police arrests. term incarceration in Santa Clara County. Youth in custody attend a The curriculum is interesting and engaging to the youth, and is 12-week legal education course taught by FLY staff. Upon release, an excellent vehicle for us to teach critical life skills like anger youth receive intensive one-on-one support from FLY to help with management, problem solving, conflict resolution, and resisting their transition back into the community. negative peer pressure. Eligibility: Only open to youth at James Ranch. Leadership Program After completing FLY’s 12-week Law Program, youth who need New Hope for Youth additional support to change their lives are invited to join the School Based Services Leadership Training Program. During the program year, youth begin At-Risk Youth and Parent Services by completing an assessment that identifies their greatest barriers to living a crime-free, self-sufficient life. A FLY case manager then Leadership Development Services works with the youth to create and execute an individualized Serves and does outreach to all gang impacted, at-risk youth, young plan to address these barriers and build skills to sustain healthy adults, their families and communities by means of educational behaviors. Case managers work one-on-one with youth as they set programs, individual and family care, support, and resource and achieve goals. opportunities that support a healthy, positive, and productive Youth also receive leadership training in groups, kicking off the year lifestyle. Programs include: School Based Services, At-Risk Youth and with a wilderness retreat that builds self-confidence, communication Parent Services, Leadership Development Services. skills, collaboration, and positive peer relationships. Together youth in the program engage in pro-social activities and plan service Peninsula College Fund learning projects where they discover how to build on and redirect Provides 4-year scholarships, 1:1 adult mentors, college and career their strengths as positive leaders. success training, and summer internship placements and stipends. Together, these resources make college more affordable, and help Middle School Program scholars successfully navigate the journey to graduation and a FLY’s Middle School Law Program, which is largely adapted from career. PCF awards every scholar a scholarship of $3,000 per year FLY’s nationally recognized Law Program for high school-aged (renewable for all years of college), which helps fill their financial youth, is an 8- to 12-week Law Related Education (LRE) and life aid gap and allows them to focus on their studies. skills course that uses role-play, debates, and group discussion to Eligibility: (1) minimum 3.0-3.8 cumulative unweighted GPA, (2) capture the interest of middle school-aged youth, educate them documented financial need, (3) plan to attend a 4-year accredited about the law and the consequences of crimes, and build skills like college/university beginning Fall 2018; (4) first-generation college anger management, problem solving, communication, and resisting student (undocumented and AB 540 students are eligible to apply), negative peer pressure. Highly trained volunteers and FLY staff (5) Must be a current graduating senior attending one of the teach the course in teams of 1-2, developing rapport with youth following San Jose high schools: Downtown College Preparatory - and giving them access to positive role models. The course covers Alum Rock High School, Latino College Preparatory Academy, San a range of topics, including theft, vandalism, bullying, drugs and Jose High School, Mt. Pleasant High School, William C. Overfelt High alcohol, decision making, Proposition 21, and gangs. The program School. takes place at selected schools in Santa Clara County. In order to receive their scholarship each year, scholars must remain Youth Advisory Council enrolled in college full-time, maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher, The YAC is a collaboration between the Probation Department attend all PCF college and career training events, provide PCF with and Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) that brings together a group of transcripts and updates each term, and communicate with their formerly juvenile justice engaged youth. The YAC brings the youth mentor and PCF staff on a regular basis.

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Pivotal Summer Search YES to Higher Education Summer Search Scholarships, tutoring, and academic coaching. Year-round program that offers mentoring, scholarships to summer Eligibility: Any foster youth in geographic area. experiences, and college advising to students beginning their sophomore year of high school. Partners with schools, community RISE (Relationship Inspiring Scholar Excellence) organizations, and families to work with students to strengthen Coaching for new college students at community colleges. the skills they need to thrive in school and in life. Participants are High School Roadmap to Independence often the first in their families to earn a college degree - as alumni of the program they lead the way and become socially-responsible Tutors and summer school credit recovery, MSW intern academic community leaders. planning, college preparation, mentor support, and life skill and career workshops. Eligibility: (1) sophomore in high school, (2) attend a partner high school or be affiliated with a partner community-based organization STEM (Andrew P. Hill High School, Downtown College Preparatory, Eastside STEM career work force skill training and internship placement. College Preparatory, Gunderson High School, Independence High School, KIPP San Jose Collegiate, Lincoln High School, Los Altos South County California Student Aid High School, Menlo-Atherton High School, San Jose High Academy, Commission Silver Creek High School, W.C. Overfelt High School, Willow Glen Cal-SOAP High School, Yerba Buena High School), (3) qualify to receive free or reduced lunch according to federal guidelines, (4) in their 9th grade Pre-college program that helps low-income and first-generation transcript, candidate must have no more than two Fs as final grades students go to college. Cal-SOAP offers academic advising, financial in the following classes: English, Science, Math, Social Science, and aid awareness, tutoring, college tours and more. Foreign language. Eligibility: Youth and families with students any age.

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Teen Success Inc. Computer Basics: (All Ages) The class is designed to help beginners feel comfortable using a computer, the internet, and basic computer Program that works to break the cycle of poverty by providing software. Learn how to use the mouse, keyboard, and other computer targeted and research-based services to teen mothers and components in a safe and friendly environment. supporting them in graduating high school and developing the skills needed to nurture their child’s positive development. The College Application Process: (Ages 12-18) College applications are a confusing and daunting process for most students and their Offers 1:1 coaching focused on: mitigating barriers to school families. Discover the techniques for finding the college or university attendance and completion; educational navigation to support that best fits your educational goals, finding scholarship sources, understanding of educational options and in getting on track and improving your chances of being accepted into the college of towards graduation; development centered parenting skills; and your choice by receiving guidance on filling out applications and coaching to support goal setting, problem solving, skill building, and writing dynamic and persuasive personal statements. self-empowerment. Teen Internship Offers weekly peer learning group focused on: social emotional This is a volunteer opportunity for teens in grades 10-12 to work learning; parenting education; and reproductive health education.​​​ with younger campers. Summer internship positions must be Eligibility: Teen mothers who are pregnant for the first time or have applied for and are not automatically guaranteed. Teens who have one child, are 14-19 years old, and have not graduated high school attended the LIT (Leaders in Training) Camp in previous years or do not have a GED. are given priority. This also is a great opportunity to get some community service hours, which may be required for high school YMCA of Silicon Valley graduation. Learn about the YMCA’s Developmental Assets and how Youth & Government to instill them in younger kids while developing your own. Teens are mentored by senior staff and given regular feedback throughout the Program designed to give students a hands-on experience with the summer. inner workings of California’s government. Meet weekly to write bills, practice Parliamentary Procedure, take part in group-bonding Day and Adventure Camps activities and attend several conferences and weekend retreats. The Day Camps: numerous options for teens during the Day Camp highlight of this program is the gathering of more than 2,300 high season. school students in a five-day mock legislature and court held in the Adventure Camp: each day is filled with activities developed State Capitol and Court buildings in Sacramento. especially for teens exploring high interest topics. Activities include A nationally recognized program, Youth and Government is a sports and games, cooking, teambuilding, overnight adventures, wonderful way for teens to learn about state government, add more artistic expression, service learning projects, weekly field trips, experience on college applications and meet and have fun with and swimming. This summer program has a strong emphasis on friends and positive mentors. Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility, while enhancing leadership skills and personal growth that will create Model United Nations everlasting friendships and positive memories. Program in which students act as delegates who research, debate Teen Leadership Camp and establish policies, treaties and resolutions focusing on international issues, including disputes between countries, peace- This camp gives youth training in leadership skills, communication, keeping responsibilities, border crises, stabilizing financial markets teamwork, program planning, and child supervision. Teens will and dealing with hunger, disease and poverty. participate in a variety of hands-on learning experiences and learn valuable skills in an atmosphere that fosters confidence, self- Each delegation is assigned to one or more countries that they esteem and cooperation. Training includes field trip to YMCA Camp represent. Delegates research these countries and come to the Campbell. After a week of training, LITs join groups of younger Model United Nations Conference as representatives from their campers for two weeks of hands-on fieldwork. With assistance assigned countries. Delegates can also be a part of the General from camp staff, leaders help plan, organize and facilitate group Assembly, Security Council, International Court of Justice, the activities and special events for Frontier, Discovery, Splash, Sports, Economic and Social Council or an international press delegation and Specialty day campers. Meetings typically begin in February. Youth Sports Technology Program Offerings at our branches throughout Silicon Valley include youth Offers computer courses in its state-of-the-art technology center for basketball league and clinics, soccer, martial arts, baseball, football, children, teens and adults. youth strength training and fitness, rock climbing, ballet, and even Gym Ventures for toddlers. We have options for everyone to play, Microsoft Office: (All Ages) Teaches the basics and then the tricks work on their athletic skills, and stay fit and healthy, all while and tips of using this software. forging lifelong bonds with others in the community.

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LGBTQ Youth Space Main Phone: (408) 343-7940 Video Phoneline for deaf and hard of hearing services: (408) 899-5053 [email protected] Alum Rock Counseling Center Program Offices: https://www.alumrockcc.org/programs/ 1245 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95116 24/7 Crisis Hotline: (408) 294-0579 Phone: (408) 294-0500 Fax: (408) 294-2451 [email protected] Bay Area Legal Aid 4 North Second Street, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113 Legal Advice Line: (408) 850-7066 Big Brother Big Sisters of America Community Based 600A Valley Way www.bbbsba.org Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 586-0150 Workplace Mentoring Partnerships Bill Wilson Center Transitional Housing Program Please contact Bill Wilson Center at (408) www.billwilsoncenter.org 243-0222 and ask for an Intake Counselor. LGBTQ Transitional Housing Marie Chelberg Services [email protected] Other Services/Programs 3490 The Alameda http://www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all_services_index.html Santa Clara, CA 95050 Phone: (408) 243-0222 Fax: (408) 244-4022 [email protected]

BWC Crisis Residential Center 3490 The Alameda Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 850-6164

BWC Centre for Living with Dying 1671 The Alameda, Suite 201 San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 243-0222

BWC Drop-In Center 693 South 2nd Street San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 925-0225

BWC Connections 691 South 2nd Street San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 925-0233

BWC Crisis Line (408) 850-6125 Billy DeFrank Community Center 938 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 293-3040 Breakthrough Silicon Valley Middle School Summer Program 1635 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126 www.breakthroughsv.org Middle School After-School (408) 287-6357 Program Middle School Advising and High School Options High School Advising and College Preparation Parent Education

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Campbell Union High School Branham High School 3235 Union Avenue www.cuhsd.org District Del Mar High School San Jose, CA 95124 Leigh High School (408) 371-0960 Prospect High School Westmont High School Boynton High School Campbell Adult and Community Education Center for Employment 1435 Koll Circle, Suite 104 https://ceoworks.org/model/ Opportunities San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 684-6298 Center for Employment Training 701 Vine Street https://cetweb.edu/ (CET) San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 534-5360 CMAP (Community Media Access Youth Media Works/Youth Media 7500 Monterey Rd. www.cmaptv.com Partnership) TV Makers Gilroy, CA 95020 (408) 722-9144 [email protected] ConXion to Community Main Office 749 Story Road, Suite 10 www.conxion.org San José, CA 95122 (408) 213-0961 Employment/Vocational Main Office: see above http://conxion.org/workforce/#Job Programs Gilroy Satellite Site: 381 1st Street, Gilroy, CA 95020

Hilda Morales, Youth Employment Specialist [email protected] DeAnza Community College Child Care [email protected] (408) 864-5795 Tutoring Diana Alves or Melissa Aguilar (408) 864-5422 HEFAS Higher Education for AB (408) 864-5559 540 Students [email protected] EOPS Le Chuong [email protected] (408) 864-8274 CalWorks (408) 864-8869 Guardian Scholars Program Aricka Bueno, Foster Youth Counselor, Guardian Scholars Program Coordinator [email protected] or (408) 864-5652 Food Pantry [email protected] (408) 864-8327 De Anza Promise [email protected] (408) 864-8327 Disability Support Services Patricia Whelan (408) 864-8753 Discovery Counseling Michelle Montoya (408) 778-5120 [email protected] Dress for Success 504 Valley Way https://sanjose.dressforsuccess.org/ Milpitas, California 95035 (408) 935-8299

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East Side Union High School Andrew P. Hill 830 North Capitol Avenue www.esuhsd.org District Evergreen Valley San Jose, CA 95133 Independence (408) 347-5000 James Lick Mt. Pleasant Oak Grove Piedmont Hills Santa Teresa Silver Creek William C. Overfelt Yerba Buena Apollo Calero Foothill Pegasus Phoenix ACE Downtown College Prep Latino College Prep San Jose Conservation Corps ALPHA: Cindy Avitia Escuela Popular Leadership Public School Summit Public School: Ranier B. Roberto Cruz Leadership KIPP San Jose Collegiate Luis Valdez Leadership Summit Public School: Tahoma Independence Adult Center Overfelt Adult Center Evergreen Community College Tutoring William Nguyen [email protected] (408) 274-7900 x6802 YESS (Youth Empowerment Teneka Cornish, Program Assistant Strategies for Success) (408) 274-7900 x6547 [email protected] OASISS Outreach and Advocacy (408) 274-7900 x6079 Services for Immigrant Students EOPS Victor Garza [email protected] CalWorks Reyna Avila [email protected] Disability Support Services Robin Salak [email protected] (408) 270-6447 Equity Plus Exploring 970 W Julian St, San Jose, CA https://www.exploring.org/get-involved/ (408) 638-8300 Family and Children Services of Safe Space-Gilroy Contact Diana at [email protected] Silicon Valley or (408) 841-4105 Safe Space meets on the 2nd floor of the Gilroy Family Resource Center from 3-9 pm Mon-Fri. 375 Tomkins Court Gilroy, CA 95020 The Firehouse Community Intervention 5655 Silver Creek Valley Road #517 www.the-firehouse.org/ Development Center San Jose, CA 95138 (408) 327-9622 [email protected] The Firehouse Community Leadership Development Center First Place for Youth My First Place 152 North 3rd Street, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 500-5162 [email protected]

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Foothill College Tutoring [email protected] (650) 949-7444 Umoja Tracee Cunningham, Umoja Counselor (650) 949-7104 [email protected] Counseling Center, Building 8300 Room 8302 EOPS April Henderson [email protected] (650) 949-7206 First Year Experience Program Eleazar JR Jimenez, FYE Counseling Faculty (650) 949-7210 [email protected] Owl Scholars Program Adrienne Hypolite, Owl Scholars Coordinator [email protected] (650) 949-7003 Pass the Torch (650) 949-7687 [email protected] STEM STEM Core Coordinator Donna Miranda (650) 949-7665 [email protected] Community Ambassador Program (650) 949-7807 [email protected] Disability Support Services [email protected] (650) 949-7017 CalWorks Lily Luu [email protected] (650) 949-7465 DREAMers and UndocuALLY Puente Voltaire Villanueva, Puente Counselor (650) 949-7428 [email protected] Room 8310 Fremont Union High School Cupertino High School 589 W. Fremont Ave www.fuhsd.org District Fremont High School Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Homestead High School (408) 522-2200 Lynbrook High School Monta Vista High School FUHSD Adult School Fresh Lifelines for Youth Main Office Fresh Lifelines for Youth www.flyprogram.org Sobrato Center for Nonprofits 568 Valley Way (Building Four) Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone: (408) 263-2630 Fax: (408) 263-2631 Gavilan Tutoring Gary Cribb [email protected] (408) 848-4838 TRiO Dr. Edward Cervantes, Program Director (408) 848-4887 [email protected]

EOPS Carina Cisneros [email protected] (408) 848-4772 Puente Celia Marquez, Counselor/Puente Coordinator Phone: (408) 848-4807 [email protected] Fax: (408) 848-4801 MESA (408) 846-4968 STEM Marla Dresch, Activity Director (STEM III) [email protected]

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Disability Support Services Rosalinda Barbosa-Moreno [email protected] (408) 848-4767 CalWorks Olga Rodriguez [email protected] (408) 852-2838 Queer Undocumented Immigration Project (QUIP) MALDEF-the nations leading Lation legal civil rights org Genesys Works http://www.genesysworks.org Gilroy Unified School District Gilroy High School 7810 Arroyo Circle www.gilroyunified.org Christopher High School Gilroy, CA 95020 Mt. Madonna Continuation High (669) 205-4000 School Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Healthier Kids Foundation Healthier Kids Foundation 4040 Moorpark Avenue, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95117 (408) 564-5114 JUMA Ventures www.juma.org Katharine & George Alexander (408) 288-7030 https://law.scu.edu/kgaclc/ Community Law Center Monday-Friday 9-4:30pm Legal Advocates for Children and 152 N. 3RD St, 3rd Floor Youth San Jose, CA 95112 LACY Intake Line: (408) 280-2416 LGBTQ Youth Space Main Phone: (408) 343-7940 Video Phoneline for deaf and hard of hearing services: (408) 899-5053 [email protected] Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High Los Gatos High School 17421 Farley Road West http://www.lgsuhsd.org/ School District Saratoga High School Los Gatos, CA 95030 (408) 354-2520 Milpitas Unified School District Milpitas High School 1331 E Calaveras Blvd. www.musd.org Calaveras Hills Milpitas, CA 95035 Milpitas Adult Education (408) 635-2600 Mission College EOPS Jennifer Keh [email protected] (408) 855-5057 CalWorks Donna Hale [email protected] (408) 855-5226 Disability Support Services Gladys Simpson [email protected] Tutoring (408) 855-5095 TRiO Manuel Salazar (408) 855-5191 MESA (Mathematics Engineering Thuy Trang Science Achievement) [email protected] Puente Nohemy Chavez [email protected] (408) 855-5385 Morgan Hill Unified School District Ann Sobrato High School 15600 Concord Circle www.mhusd.org Live Oak High School Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Central Continuation (408) 201-6000 Community Adult School Mountain View Los Altos High Mountain View High School 1299 Bryant Ave. www.mvla.net/ School District Los Altos High School Mountain View, CA 94040 Alta Vista High School (650) 940-4650 Mountain View Adult Education

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New Hope for Youth School Based Services 749 Story Road Suite 10 www.newhopeforyouth.org At-Risk Youth and Parent Services San Jose, California 95122 Leadership Development Services NOVA Sunnyvale https://www.novaworks.org/seeker/youth 505 W. Olive Avenue #630 (408) 730-7232 Parent Project (408) 779-2101 parentproject.com (pre-register online) [email protected] Parents Helping Parents Sobrato Center for Nonprofits 1400 Parkmoor Ave. Ste 100, San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 727-5775 Peninsula College Fund The Peninsula College Fund General: www.peninsulacollegefund.org 526 Valley Way Mentoring: https://www.peninsulacollegefund.org/what-we-do/mentoring/ Milpitas, CA 95035 Training: https://www.peninsulacollegefund.org/what-we-do/training/ (650) 779-5000 Internships: https://www.peninsulacollegefund.org/what-we-do/internships/ [email protected] Pivotal Main Office 75 E Santa Clara St Suite 1450, San Jose, CA www.pivotalnow.org 95113 (408) 484-6200 Project Sentinel Gilroy Office- Services Offered: Tenant- Landlord Assistance and Fair Housing Complaints 8339 Church Street, Suite 104 Gilroy, CA 95020 Phone: (408) 842-7740 Fax: (408) 767-2927 [email protected]

Milpitas Office - Services Offered: Default and Delinquency Counseling, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, First Time Home Buyer Education Sobrato Center for Nonprofits 554 Valley Way, Bldg. 4, Suite 554 Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 470-3730 [email protected]

Santa Clara Office - Services Offered: Tenant-Landlord Assistance and Fair Housing Complaints 1490 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 Phone: (408) 720-9888 Toll Free: (888) 324-7468 Fax: (408) 216-9968 [email protected] Sacred Heart (408) 916-5067 San Jose City College Umoja Dr. Khalid White, ​Coordinator/ Instructor (408) 298-2181 x3050 Tutoring Peiman Gheibi [email protected] (408) 298-2181 ALMASS Advocacy Leadership for Fabio Gonzalez imMigrant Access Support and Olga Morales-Anaya Services Valentin Garcia (408) 288-3168 (408) 298-2181 x3902 (408) 298-2128 x3804 EOPS Jasmine Phan (408) 288-3788 CARE Fazila Nuristani, Academic Advising Specialist (408) 288-3788 [email protected]

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Guardian Scholars Fabio Gonzalez ​ [email protected] FYSI (Foster Youth Success Xiomara Martinez Initiative) SJCC FYSI Liaison (408) 298-2181, x3688 [email protected] Male Summit http://www.sjcc.edu/StudentAffairs/Pages/Male-Summit.aspx Disability Support Services Edina Rutland [email protected] (408) 831-3131 CalWorks Marilyn Brodie [email protected] (408) 298-2181 x3684 Puente Veronica Harris, Counselor 408) 298-2181 x3344 [email protected] San Jose Conservation Corps 1. 2650 Senter Rd. San Jose, CA 95111 https://www.sjcccs.org 2. 1560 Berger Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 San Jose Job Corps 3485 E Hills Dr San Jose, CA 95127-2922 (408) 254-5627 San Jose Public Library Career [email protected] https://www.sjpl.org/cohs Online High School San Jose Unified School District Broadway High School 855 Lenzen Avenue www.sjusd.org Gunderson High School San José, CA 95126 Leland High School (408) 535-6000 Lincoln High School Pioneer High School San Jose High Willow Glen High School Santa Clara County Office of Dental Assisting Program 1290 Ridder Park Dr www.sccoe.org Education Independent Study at Snell San Jose, CA 95131 Sunol Community School (408) 453-6500 Blue Ridge School Osborne School OYA ConXion OYA Washington YC OYA Sobrato OYA South County OYA The Hub Santa Clara Unified School District Mission Early College High 1889 Lawrence Road www.santaclarausd.org School Santa Clara, CA 95051 New Valley High School (408) 423-2000 Santa Clara High School Wilcox High School Wilson High School Seneca 485 N 1st St, San Jose, CA 95112 www.senecaofca.org (408) 554-2550 Silicon Valley Career and Technical 760 Hillsdale Avenue http://www.metroed.net/svcte/ Education (SVCTE) San Jose, CA 95136 Building 800 (408) 534-5360 Somos Mayfair Main Office 370-B S. King Road San José, CA 95116 (408) 251-6900 South County California Student Cal-SOAP 750 W. Tenth Street http://southcountycalsoap.org Aid Commission Gilroy, CA 95020 (669) 205-5474 Main Office hours: Mon – Thu: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Fri: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

National Center for Youth Law 44 Using the law to help children in need Contact Information

ORGANIZATION PROGRAM ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL WEBSITE

Summer Search Summer Search 255 N. Market St, Ste 200 www.summersearch.org San Jose, CA (408) 291-0062 [email protected] Teen Success Inc. Sobrato Center for Nonprofits www.teensuccess.org 508 Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 263-8330 [email protected] TeenForce Suite 1450, 75 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA http://teenforce.org/ 95113 (408) 484-6200 Trade Orientation Program http://www.wpusa.org/programs/top/ UJIMA 1898 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 928-1700 UPLIFT Family Services Headquarters See https://upliftfs.org/our-services/services-by-region/bay-area/ for complete list of services. 251 Llewellyn Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 379-3790

Los Gatos 499 Loma Alta Avenue Los Gatos, CA 95030

San Jose – Gish 232 East Gish Road San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 876-4284 West Valley College EOPS Becky Juarez [email protected] (408) 855-5057 CalWorks Marta Mora-Evans (408) 741-4007 Disability Support Services [email protected] Tutoring Jen Wagner [email protected] (408) 741-2615 TRiO Christina Llerena, TRiO Counselor & Director (408) 741-2607

Jim Winkler, TRiO Counselor (408) 741-2170

John Cognetta, TRiO Counselor (408) 741-2411

Susie Tong, TRiO Program Specialist (408) 741-2143 Puente Joe Bucher [email protected]

Leslie Saito [email protected] Success Philip Severe [email protected] or 408-741- 2493

Paulette Bordeaux [email protected] or 408-741-2430

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 45 Contact Information

ORGANIZATION PROGRAM ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL WEBSITE

Work2Future Main Office: 1601 Foxworthy Ave. San Jose, http://www.work2future.biz/ CA 95118 Training Centers located throughout the county. (408) 794-1100 Year Up 100 W San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA https://www.yearup.org/about-us/our-locations/bay-area/ 95113 (408) 513-3004 YMCA of Silicon Valley General Multiple locations throughout Silicon Valley, see www.ymcasv.org to find your local branch. Project Cornerstone: Take it Workshops held in San Jose, Mountain View, http://www.projectcornerstone.org/html/calendar.html Personally Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale. YWCA Healing Center & Support Education & Outreach team: Services (408) 649-7707 ext. 3611 or [email protected]

San Jose: Linda Haskell Empowerment Center 375 South Third Street San Jose CA 95112 (408) 295-4011

Sunnyvale: Sunnyvale Family Justice Center 298 S. Sunnyvale Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 749-0793

National Center for Youth Law 46 Using the law to help children in need National Center for Youth Law Santa Clara County Contact Information

Margaret Olmos, FosterEd California Director [email protected]

Joy Hernandez, Program Manager [email protected]

Janelle Atienza, Education Liaison [email protected]

Janette Saldana, Education Liaison [email protected]

Jules Villanueva-Castano, Education Liaison [email protected]

Santa Clara County Community Resource Guide 47 National Center for Youth Law 405 14th Street, 15th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 835-8098

www.youthlaw.org [email protected]