Are you hurting from a past abortion? If so, we want to help. Valley Pregnancy Center offers Abortion Recovery Bible study groups for women and men struggling with feelings of loss or regret from a past abortion(s). Through these groups, many women and men have found resolution and freedom. Individual sessions are also available. The next women's group begins in August 2016 and the men's group begins in October 2016. Call to speak with or email someone who cares about you. You will be met with compassion and understanding. All correspondence is confidential. Website: www.valleypregnancycenter.org
Where: 5776 Stoneridge Mall Road #200, Pleasanton
Contact: email Marianne or call (925) 425-0414
CityServe Coordinator: Annette Maniego
California state law requires all drivers to protect young children with car seats and booster seats. Child Care Links offers a limited number of car seats, and booster seats to qualifying families, at no cost. Free car seats are also available to low income families, families experiencing challenging situations, or are in need. FREE Car Seat Installation Instruction is also offered by Certified Car Seat Safety Technicians. Call to schedule a FREE appointment.
Where: 6601 Owens Drive Suite 100 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Contact: Call 925.417.8733
ClutterLess, (CL) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, peer based, SELF- HELP SUPPORT GROUP for people who want to change their cluttering behavior on a deeper level than learning how to organize. Support meetings are free, however a voluntary donation of $3 to $ 5 is appreciated. By attending regular support meetings, we maintain decluttering momentum and talk about why we clutter and learn from others how they overcame the same challenges.
Pleasanton Meetings: Every Monday (no meetings on US Post Office holidays), 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM
Where: The Parkview, 100 Valley Avenue, (2nd Floor Activity Room: use Valley Avenue Main Entrance) Pleasanton
Information: email or call a Volunteer (925) 289-5356
Website: www.ClutterLessEastBay.org
Hope Hospice Inc. offers a variety of free grief support groups throughout the year here in the Tri-Valley. Prior to joining a support group Hope Hospice requires that you participate in a meeting with a Grief Support Provider to determine whether their services can meet your need. Adult Grief Journeys Groups are eight week sessions and provide a way to explore grief in a safe and supportive environment. Sessions include sharing, coping strategies, exploring memories and discovering hope and meaning. The six-week Children and Teens Support Groups sessions (Age 6-17) provide a safe and nurturing environment to help children and teens understand and learn healthy coping skills. Age appropriate support groups allow participants to explore their feelings through sharing, creative writing, music, games and art projects.
Enrollment is limited please call to register. Prior to joining our support groups, we ask that you attend an informational interview with a Grief Support Provider.
Grief Journeys Support Groups meet Wednesday August 3rd - September 21, 7:00 -8:30 PM
Contact: Grief Support Services at (925) 829-8770, Jamie Schellenberg
Location: 6377 Clark Avenue, Ste. 100, Dublin, CA
Website: www.HopeHospice.com
Love Never Fails is committed to restoration, education and protection of youth involved or at risk of becoming involved in domestic sex trafficking. This 501 (c)(3) offers housing, education, mentoring & health services, workforce development, street outreach, missing person search and community activism.
To learn more: www.loveneverfailsus.com
For help: (844) 249-2698
Contact: email Love Never Fails
Love Never Fails: 6937 Village Parkway, #2074, Dublin,
22580 Grand Street, Hayward, 5884 Eden Park Place, San Jose
The Ministry of Care at St. Raymond Church provides support for members of the community who are grieving a loss through death or divorce. All support facilitators have been trained by Sandy Heinisch, a grief minister and counselor with the Oakland Diocese, and a member of the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved. Meetings held in the Kids Club room, to the left of the church. Classes run year round.
St. Raymond has a very supportive Spanish speaking community. Many of our facilitators are Spanish speaking.
When: Saturday mornings at 11:00AM
Where: St. Raymond Church, 11555 Shannon Ave., Dublin
Contact: Matt & Denise Troiano at [email protected]
or call St. Raymond's Church at (925) 828-2460
Missing Man ministry is incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) organization helping widows and fatherless children in need. The mission of this non-profit is to alleviate the suffering of women and children facing the loss of a husband and father. We are men, women and children in your community dedicated to helping families who have lost a man, either suddenly or through a prolonged illness. We are neighbors and friends, organized as a non-profit, so that we're ready to help when needed. We respond to needs as we're made aware and as we're able. We're at our best when the need is greatest, providing counseling and many types of support and assistance. We help life go on for those in grief, in sensitive, caring and non-intrusive ways. We also help connect you to other organizations in your community focused on longer term solutions.
Missing Man Dinner Banquet: October 9, 2016, 5:30 PM -7:30 PM, in Livermore. This is a fundraiser.
Phone: (925) 399-5463
Website: www.missingmanministry.org
Email: Missing Man Ministry
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) is a national, anti-trafficking hotline and resource center serving victims and survivors of human trafficking and the anti-trafficking community in the United States. The toll-free hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call to get help, report a tip of suspected trafficking, or request information and training.
Telephone: 1-888-373-7888
Website: www.traffickingresourcecenter.org
The Pocket Guides were developed by the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton and updated by the city of Dublin as a handy resource to connect residents to Human Services, not only in the Tri-Valley, but in Alameda County as well. This Pocket Guide is given to Police Officers who may encounter residents during the course of their activities; school counselors,service providers and available at public counters in the three cities.
Human Services Pocket Guide
Alameda/Contra Costa Tri-Valley
Rental Housing Opportunities Guide
This directory of publicly-assisted rental housing resources is produced
as a public service by the jurisdictions in the Tri-Valley area
including Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon and the town of
Danville.
The guide provides:
* A listing of housing related services in the Tri-Valley,
including fair housing resources
* A listing, by area, of affordable (below-market) rental units