​​​​​​The Youth Health & Wellness resources on this page are for students and their families. To view a list of resources for educators, please visit Educator Resources.

Food:

• 2-1-1 Food Pantry Search - (Call or Text 211) 2-1-1 Bay Area provides comprehensive information for Bay Area counties, including food services in the community
• CA Meals for Kids - This mobile app helps you to find nearby California Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs Sites​​​
  
• CalFresh - CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.
  
• Sacred Heart Community Services - Due to COVID-19, SHCS is currently not zip-code restricted and everyone who lives in Santa Clara County can come for food once per week
• Second Harvest Food Bank- Second Harvest provides nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley.
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service- Find meals for kids when schools are closed

Grief:

• Center for Living and Dying - Resources for students dealing with dealth and loss.

Housing/Shelter:

• Office of Supportive Housing (SCC) - The County Office of Supportive Housing is actively working with our local cities and community partners to provide information on rental assistance and other support for tenants and landlords affected by COVID-19.
  
• Life Moves - LifeMoves provides shelter for families experiencing homelessness in the Santa Clara County .
• HomeFirst - HomeFirst is a leading provider of services, shelter, and housing opportunities to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness in Santa Clara County.
  
• Safety Net Shelter- Safety Net Shelter provides short-term shelter for homeless and runaway youth ages 12-18. Through intensive individual group and family counseling the shelter's program strives to reunite families whenever possible, prevent future problems and stabilize the lives of young people to kep them safe. The shelter operates 24/7 with staff onsite to serve youth.

LGBTQ:

• Youth Space- Youth Space provides lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and ally youth and young adults ages 13-25, living in Santa Clara County support. 408-343-7940
• PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) - For the 9 out of 10 LGBTQ students who experience some form of mistreatment in school, education can be a frightening experience. It’s incumbent upon parents, families, friends, and allies to make schools safer for ALL students. PFLAG chapters work directly with schools and stakeholders in their communities, providing support, resources, training, creative programs, and even model policy to create an environment of respect. Our umbrella program to support their efforts, work with our national partners and raise visibility of the issues facing LGBTQ youth in learning environments is our Cultivating Respect: Safe Schools for All program, with its supporting publication. Our advocacy work at the federal, state and local levels are an integral part as well. All of this work is designed to reinforce and support the work done by our local chapters to ensure that we all create and support learning environments that help all students find educational success.

Legal Aid:

• Bay Area Legal Aid- Provides low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation. Serves the following counties:
  Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.
• Katherine & George Alexander Community Law Center (SCU)- Provides Pro Bono Advice and Representation; Workers’ Rights, Consumer Rights, and Immigration Rights.
• Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (LACY)- Provides free and confidential legal assistance to children and youth in juvenile dependency, family law, probate guardianship, education matters, and numerous other practice areas; advocacy to improve court and community systems designed to protect and promote child welfare; and workshops to educate youth, parents, caregivers and members of the community about issues impacting child welfare and legal rights.

Mental Health & Substance Use:

• Care solace- Care Solace serves K-12 students with mental health and substance use challenges and assist them to receive teh right help at the right time. Care Solace matches students, staff and families in need to verified, local services providers, securitng apointments in days, not weeks or months.

Physical Health:

• Medi-Cal- Under the guidance of the California Department of Health Care Services, the Medi-Cal program aims to provide health care services to about 13 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The Medi-Cal program adjudicates both Medi-Cal and associated health care program fee-for-service claims. This website provides important information for all Medi-Cal providers, submitters and others on how to access fee-for-service billing, transaction and support services.
• Healthier Kids Foundation - The YWCA Support Services helps residents of Silicon Valley to minimize the traumatic aftermath of sexual assault and to promote safety, mobility, and freedom from abuse for all people. Services include: 24-hour crisis line for survivors, family members, and friends; Accompaniment of survivor to hospital and through the reporting and judicial process; Child abuse and assault prevention programs for children, teens, and the general community; Peer support groups for rape and childhood sexual abuse survivors; Free confidential crisis counseling.

Resources for Undocumented Youth

• Immigrants Rising - Provides immigration legal intake services, mental health support groups, mental health connector to obtain 1:1 support, and California In-State Tuition Tool for undocumented youth.
• Safe Schools & Resources (SCCOE) - Contains information prepared by non-profit organizations that provide assistance to attorneys and community-based advocates that work with immigrants around the country. 
• Off-Campus Resources (SCU) - Resources for undocumented students in Santa Clara County and nationwide.

Survivors of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence or Crime:

• Next Doro Solutions - Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence provides Crisis and Legal Support (including a 24/7 hotline and walk-in crisis counseling), a 24/7 emergency shelter, housing first program, and supportive services, such as employment services and support groups in English and Spanish.
• Rape Crisis Line 24 hour hotline 800-572-2782
• Resources for Survivors during COVID-19- The Santa Clara County Office of Gender Based Violence Prevention provides a list of resources for survivors of domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis
• YWCA - YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. Providing local services such as partner abuse, sexual assault and abuse, and human trafficing through life-changing and life-saving programs.