| Organization |
Services |
| Alzheimer's Association of the
Greater San Francisco Bay Area, Los Altos |
Family support groups, education
forums, information, referral, supports research |
| American Cancer Society, San
Mateo County Unit, San Mateo |
Information, counseling,
advocacy, sick room equipment loans, transportation, volunteer visits, education programs,
supports research |
| American Diabetes Association,
San Jose |
Educational materials, resource
library, speaker's bureau, physician referral, diet information, support groups, supports
research |
| American Heart Association, San
Mateo County Chapter, Burlingame |
Supports research, public and
professional education |
| American Lung Association of San
Mateo, San Mateo |
Supports research, public
education, advocate for non-smoker's rights, breathing improvement classes, support
groups, smoking cessation classes |
| American Red Cross, San Mateo
County Office, Burlingame |
Disaster assistance,
international tracing services, language bank, health education and safety classes |
| Arthritis Foundation, Northern
California Chapter, San Francisco |
Supports research, education
services, physician referrals, information and referral |
| Asian Counseling Services, Menlo
Park |
Marriage, family, child
counseling, interpreters, support group |
| Autism Society of America, Inc.,
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Belmont |
Education, research, information,
and referral, newsletter, parent support group, lending library |
| Bay Area Urban League, Oakland |
Education, employment, economic
and community development programs; job counseling and placement, AIDS education and peer
counseling |
| Bayshore Community Resource
Center, East Palo Alto |
Information, referral, social
services, emergency and employment assistance |
| Bayshore Employment Services,
Menlo Park |
Counseling, job readiness, job
referral |
| Big Brother's/Sister's of the
Peninsula, Belmont |
One-to-one relationships for
children of single parents |
| California Center for Law and The
Deaf, Oakland |
Advocacy, education, information
and referral regarding deaf persons' legal rights |
| California Division of
Apprenticeship Standards |
Apprenticeship programs,
referrals |
| California State Department of
Rehabilitation, Menlo Park, San Bruno, San Mateo |
Vocational counseling, physical
restoration, job training and placement for physically or mentally handicapped |
| California State Employment
Development Department, So. San Francisco, San Mateo |
Job placement/information,
vocational counseling, testing |
| Canada College Career Counseling
Center, Redwood City |
Vocational counseling, resource
library, job preparation classes, ESL classes |
| Career Action Center, Palo Alto |
Employment services, career
counseling, job fairs, resource library |
| Catholic Charities of San
Francisco, Hearing Impaired Program, San Francisco |
Individual, family counseling,
information and referral, advocacy, parent education, benefits counseling |
| Catholic Charities of San Mateo
County, Daly City, San Mateo |
Individual/family/single
parent/youth counseling, AIDS counseling, Meals on Wheels, Ombudsman Program, Adult Day
Care Center, case assistance for homeless |
| Center for a New Generation,
Parent Education Center, East Palo Alto |
Parenting skills, library and
workshop, conflict resolution skills, support groups |
| Center for The Independence of
the Disabled, Belmont |
Community education and outreach,
counseling, independent living skills, advocacy, benefits counseling, information and
referral, shopping assistance, home care respite assistance |
| CHADD of Mid-Peninsula: Children
and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders, Mountain View |
Information, education, support,
newsletter, lending library, referrals |
| Child Advocacy Council, Palo Alto |
Child abuse information,
education, referral, advocacy, lending library |
| Child Care Coordinating Council
of San Mateo, San Mateo |
Child care information/referral,
technical assistance to providers |
| Coalition for Immigrant and
Refugee Rights and Services, San Francisco |
Information and referral for
immigrants and refugees |
| Coastside Opportunity Center, El
Granada |
Information, referral, vocational
counseling, training, placement, transportation, emergency assistance |
| College of San Mateo, San Mateo |
Vocational counseling, resource
library, job preparation classes, ESL classes |
| Community Association for
Rehabilitation, Inc., Palo Alto |
Information, referral, education,
prevention, assessment, in-home respite, and employment services for developmentally
disabled |
| Community Career Education
Center, San Mateo |
Employment services, career
counseling, job fairs, resource library |
| Community Impact, Menlo Park |
Sponsors volunteer projects with
non-profit organizations |
| Compassionate Friends, El Granada |
Bereavement services for parents |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of
America, Inc., Greater Bay Area Chapter, San Mateo |
Education, information,
newsletter, and support groups |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
Northern California Chapter, San Francisco |
Supports research, referral
services |
| Daly City Community Service
Center, Daly City |
Counseling information/referral,
emergency assistance, social services, food distribution, crisis intervention,
interpreters |
| Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and
Referral Agency, Oakland |
Counseling, interpreting
services, classes, workshops and support groups |
| East Palo Alto Community Law
Project, East Palo Alto |
Advice and legal representation
for indigent, immigration resources |
| Executive Services Corps of the
San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco |
Volunteer services provided by
retired executives |
| Fair Oaks Community Center,
Redwood City |
Information/referral, emergency
assistance, social services, food distribution, interpreters, youth job counseling and
placement |
| Families in Transition, East Palo
Alto |
After school program for grade
school children, teen mothers program, information and referral |
| Family and Community Enrichment
Services, Belmont |
Youth/family counseling,
referral, community education, parenting classes |
| Family Caregiver Alliance, San
Francisco |
Information and support regarding
caregivers issues for brain- injured persons |
| Family Housing and Adult
Resources (FHAR), Belmont |
Transitional and residential day
programs for persons with developmental disabilities |
| Family Service Agency of San
Mateo County, Burlingame, Redwood City |
Individual/family/group/marital/parent-child
counseling, child abuse counseling, senior employment, AIDS counseling, divorce mediation,
support groups, child care |
| Family Service Mid-Peninsula,
Palo Alto |
Teen, adult, child, couple
counseling, AIDS counseling, Hotlines for parents and teens, education workshops, Employee
Assistance Programs |
| Feingold Association of The Bay
Area, San Carlos |
Education and support group to
maintain additive free diet, newsletter |
| Forbes Norris MDA-ALS Center, San
Francisco |
Clinical research program,
information, newsletter |
| Friends for Youth, Redwood City |
One-to-One friendship/mentors |
| FUTURES Project, Daly City |
Counseling and referrals for
families of Daly City school children |
| GAIN Program, Daly City, East
Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Vocational counseling, job
training/placement for AFDC recipients |
| Gamblers Anonymous |
Hotline, self-help group for
compulsive gamblers |
| Golden Gate Regional Center, San
Mateo |
Arranges and pays for services
needed by developmentally disabled: diagnosis, counseling, referrals |
| Hearing Society for the Bay Area,
San Francisco |
Information and referral,
counseling, diagnostics, hearing aids on loan, newsletter, sign language interpretation
and translation |
| Hospital Consortium of San Mateo
County, Burlingame |
Health care professionals
training |
| Huntington's Disease Society of
America, Northern California Chapter, Oakland |
Education, supports research,
information, referral, newsletter |
| IAM Cares, Burlingame |
Vocational counseling, job skill
development and placement for developmentally or mentally disabled |
| International Institute of San
Francisco, San Mateo County Branch, Redwood City |
Assists in immigration process,
helps fill out forms, apply for change in status and petition for families in other
countries |
| Jewish Family and Children's
Services, Belmont |
Individual,youth, family
counseling, AIDS counseling, case management for seniors |
| Kaiser Permanente Medical
Centers, So. San Francisco and Redwood City |
Health resource library,
education programs, support groups and community education |
| Kara, Palo Alto |
Counseling and bereavement
services for ill and those suffering loss |
| La Raza Centro Legal, San
Francisco |
Legal counseling for Hispanics,
immigration clinics |
| La Raza Information Center, San
Francisco |
Information, referral, newcomer
orientation, immigration assistance, and translation services for Latinos |
| Latino Peer Counseling Service |
Support services for Latino
residents of San Mateo County |
| Legal Aid Society of San Mateo
County, Redwood City |
Legal counsel, advice and
representation to low income |
| Leukemia Society of America,
Northern California Chapter, San Francisco |
Information, education,
newsletter, financial assistance, support groups |
| Little People of America, San
Bruno |
Information, peer counseling,
support groups for dwarfs |
| Lupus Foundation of America, Bay
Area Chapter, San Jose |
Education, support groups,
library, newsletter and referral |
| March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation, Bay Area Chapter, San Francisco |
Education, referrals and advocacy
on prenatal care and birth defects prevention |
| Mental Health Association of San
Mateo County, Redwood City |
Information and referral to
mental health services providers; friendship centers for socialization and recreation,
transitional housing program |
| Mid-Peninsula Dental Health
Foundation, Menlo Park |
Assists low-income people in
obtaining dental care from private dentists |
| Mills-Peninsula Hospitals,
Burlingame, San Mateo |
Courses for community in broad
range of topics, support groups. Free screenings for diabetes, blood pressure, prostate
and skin cancers |
| Mills-Peninsula Senior Focus,
Burlingame |
Information and referral,
individual care plans, in-home services, outpatient rehabilitation, Adult Day Health
Program, Retired Senior and Volunteer Program, education and support group |
| MOVE Men Overcoming Violence, San
Francisco |
Counseling for men who batter |
| Movimiento Familiar Cristiano,
Menlo Park |
Marriage counseling, family life
planning, parenting sessions |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association
(MDA) Greater Bay Area Chapter, San Mateo |
Education, free medical care,
equipment loan, social activities |
| National Kidney Foundation of
Northern California, Foster City |
Promotes research, drug bank,
emergency financial assistance, information, referral, social services, newsletter
education programs |
| National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, Northern Chapter, Oakland |
Peer counseling, educational
seminars, information, referral, equipment loans, home respite, lending libraries,
advocacy |
| National Scoliosis Foundation,
San Mateo |
Support groups and education
programs |
| National Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS), Northern California Chapter, San Mateo County Representative, San Carlos |
Peer support, education programs |
| North Peninsula Family
Alternatives, Youth Services Bureau, South San Francisco |
Family/youth counseling, 24-hour
crisis referral, juvenile sexual responsibilities program |
| North Peninsula Neighborhood
Services Center, South San Francisco |
Information/referral,
general/emergency social services, translation, home repairs |
| Northern California Comprehensive
Sickle Cell Center, San Francisco |
Genetic counseling, screening,
comprehensive medical care, support groups |
| Northern California Tay-Sachs
Disease Prevention Program, San Francisco |
Educational outreach, blood test,
screening clinics |
| Opportunities Industrialization
Center West, Menlo Park |
Job training/placement, ESL
Classes |
| Options for Women Over Forty, San
Francisco |
Self-help organization in career
planning, job search, outreach program for Latina |
| Pacific Resource Center, Pacifica |
Information/referral, emergency
assistance, crisis services, employment services |
| Pacific Youth Service Bureau,
Pacifica |
Youth/family counseling, referral |
| Peninsula Association for
Retarded Children and Adults (PARCA), San Mateo |
Advocacy group for
developmentally disabled, support groups, therapeutic recreation programs |
| Peninsula Center for the Blind
and Visually Impaired, Palo Alto |
Information, referral, training,
clinics and newsletters |
| Peninsula Parkinson's Support
Group, Sunnyvale |
Education, referrals, support
services |
| Peninsula YMCA, San Mateo |
Youth/family counseling |
| Poplar Center for the
Developmentally Disabled, Burlingame |
Vocational and light industrial
training, diagnosis, therapy |
| Private Industry Council, Redwood
City |
Employment information,
placement, referral, summer employment program |
| Project Hired Hire Temps, San
Mateo |
Assists disabled persons in
finding temporary jobs |
| PROJECT FOCYS, San Mateo |
Family, individual, group and
couples counseling; juvenile delinquency diversion program, parent and child groups, Gay
and Lesbian Teen Intervention Program |
| Psoriasis Research Association,
San Mateo |
Supports research, education,
referrals, library |
| ReCare, Burlingame |
Health, recreation, day treatment
vocational services for physically or mentally disabled |
| Redwood City Elementary District
Family Focus for School Success, Redwood City |
Parenting skills, referrals,
counseling |
| Sor Juana Ines Services for
Abused Women, San Mateo, So. San Francisco, East Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Crisis hotline, peer counseling,
support groups, legal advocacy, education |
| San Mateo Arthritis Project |
Community and professional
education |
| San Mateo County Bar Association,
Lawyer Referral Service, Redwood City |
Referrals to local attorneys,
writes wills for low-income senior citizens |
| San Mateo County Commission on
Disabilities, San Mateo |
Advocacy, information, community
education |
| San Mateo County Human Services
Agency: Children's Protective Services, Belmont |
Emergency aid, shelter,
counseling, referrals |
| San Mateo County Mediation
Program, Belmont |
Free mediation services for small
claims |
| San Mateo County Office of
Education, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Mateo |
Job
training/counseling/placement, educational counseling/training/employment services, summer
job program, GED testing |
| San Mateo County Probation
Department, Juvenile Division, San Mateo |
Information/referral |
| San Mateo Human Services Agency:
Children's Services Intake, Belmont |
Emergency aid, shelter,
counseling |
| San Mateo Perinatal Council |
Community education regarding
perinatal issues |
| Self-Help for the Elderly, San
Mateo, Daly City |
Education, information and
referral, recreation, translation, transportation, in-home support services |
| Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City |
Community education programs,
recovery programs, support groups, consumer health resource center and health screenings |
| Service League of San Mateo
County, Redwood City |
Jail inmate counseling,
one-to-one friendship program with inmates, assistance upon release from jail |
| Seton Medical
Center/Seton-Coastside, Daly City, Moss Beach |
Community education and outreach,
counseling, support groups, senior programs, information and referral line, perinatal
education |
| Stepfamily Association of
America, Inc., Sunnyvale |
Classes, support groups,
referrals, newsletter |
| TIES (Teamwork for Ensuring
Support), San Mateo |
Support services regarding
elderly issues, information, referral, protective services, investigative and placement
services, representative payee conservatorship services, case management |
| Touchstone Support Network, Palo
Alto |
Emotional and practical support
for seriously ill children and their families, support groups, visiting, financial aid,
information, referral, newsletter, library |
| Tough Love International Support
Groups, Palo Alto |
Self-help organization for
parents of youth in trouble |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association
of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Mountain View |
Information, referral,
counseling, advocacy, support services, supports research |
| United Ostomy Association, San
Mateo Chapter, Millbrae |
Information, training, newsletter |
| Vanished Children Alliance, San
Jose |
Assistance in location of missing
children, hotline, support, referrals, education |
| Vet Center, Burlingame |
Counseling to veterans and their
families, referrals |
| Veterans Service Office of San
Mateo County Health Services Agency, Aging and Adult Services, San Mateo |
Information and referral
regarding veterans' benefits and counseling services |
| Volunteer Center of San Mateo,
San Mateo |
Volunteer placement in non-profit
and community agencies |
| Whole Access, Redwood City |
Barrier free design consultants,
education |
| Women's Center of San Mateo,
Redwood City |
Family violence counseling,
workshops |
| Youth and Family Assistance,
Center for Abuse Prevention, Redwood City |
Youth/family counseling/referral,
drop-in center for runaway and homeless youth, workshops, prevention education |