Homeless & Foster Youth
For children and youth experiencing homelessness, the services we provide through the district may be the only source of food, education, consistent caring adults, and safe place to be during the day. Our students, children and youth experiencing homelessness are highly mobile, and are many times unlikely to benefit from initiatives that are based on a stable and safe home environment.
As many of our schools begin to reopen, please find important information and resources available for our families below. Although there are 260,000+ students experiencing homelessness in California, we are here to support and serve you.
Long Term Housing:
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Shelter Inc. (925) 338-1038 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday- Friday Offers temporary and permanent housing opportunities. If you are receiving services from a county or nonprofit agency, please contact your caseworker for a referral to one of SHELTER, Inc.'s programs. https://shelterinc.org/programs/housing.html
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Affordable housing list: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/28332/CCC-Affordable-Rental-Units?bidId=
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Affordable housing map: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/5553/Affordable-Rental-Map
Childcare:
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Head Start has FREE childcare options. Reach out to Ms. Polk to begin the referral process
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CoCo Kids has a subsidized care program. Families will need to call the centers to be placed on their waiting list. The site centers and contact information is attached: https://www.cocokids.org/child-care-eligibility-list-application/
Food options:
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Food pantry information attached, found on Contra Costa Crisis Center's website: https://cccc.myresourcedirectory.com/index.php/component/cpx/
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CalFresh/CalWorks benefits. https://ehsd.org/benefits/calfresh-formerly-known-as-food-stamps/
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The next round of 2020−21 P-EBT benefits (October and subsequent months) are anticipated to be distributed beginning in mid-March 2021 through mid-June 2021. Benefits will include any missed August and September 2020 benefits not received. Families that require assistance with existing P-EBT cards can call the P-EBT Customer Service Center at 877-328-9677. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sy202021pandemicebt.asp