Advent Group Ministries

The Refuge

Our Vision
To provide a safe home for moms who seek to maintain their sobriety, overcome personal obstacles, become better parents and reunify with their children while offering various life skills through the help of volunteers.
The Refuge evolved from our 20 years of providing foster care families for extremely at-risk youth. The Refuge is a safe house for women and their very young children where we focus on providing these vulnerable kids what they need most - a mom who is healthy, stable and able to love and effectively nurture their children.
At The Refuge, the women are encouraged to connect with their kids, finish their court requirements (parenting classes, drug testing, counseling, etc.), and prepare for their future (go to school, get a job or both). Guests of The Refuge are not charged rent. Each woman puts 30% of her income into a savings account that she gets back when she leaves The Refuge.
For more information about The Refuge, please email us or call Tammy Greer at 408-281-0708 ext. 103

Advent Group Ministries provides counseling and addiction recovery services to people of all ages and income levels.
Our recovery group homes provide residential treatment to drug and alcohol addicted and emotionally distressed teens.
Our outpatient program offers struggling adolescents in-depth recovery and mental health services while they remain in their homes.
The Refuge provides a safe home for moms who seek to maintain their sobriety, overcome personal obstacles, become better parents and reunify with their children.
Our counseling center seeks to unify and strengthen troubled families and individuals by providing low-cost counseling services to the community.

Contacts for CalFresh

If you need help with this website: http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/ssa/

County Website
http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/ssa/

Benefits Assistance Center (BAC)
1867 Senter Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 758-4689; TTY (408) 758-3822

CalFRESH/Medi-Cal Only
(408) 758-3600; TTY: (408) 792-1608

Community Based Organizations
Food Stamps

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
2625 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95134
Phone: (408) 325-5194
Website: http://www.catholiccharitiesscc.org/calfresh-program

EHC LifeBuilders – Boccardo Regional Reception Center
2011 Little Orchard St
San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: (408) 539-2170
Website: http://www.ehclifebuilders.org/whatwedo/programs_brc.php

Gilroy: Health Benefits Resource Center
Saint Louise Regional Hospital
9400 No Name Uno, Suite 135
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: 1 (408) 848-4948
Hours of Operation: 8:30am-5:00pm
Languages Available (English and Spanish)

San Jose: Health Benefits Resource Center
O’Connor Hospital
2105 Forest Avenue, Suite 119
San Jose, Ca. 95128
Toll Free Number: 1 (877) 904-4272
Hours of Operation: 8:30am-5:00pm
Languages Available (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)

InnVision Georgia Travis Center
297 Commercial Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 453-3124
Website: http://www.innvision.org/

Sacred Heart Community Service
1381 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408.278.2160
Fax: 408.885.9071

Second Harvest Food Bank
750 Curtner Avenue
Phone: (408) 266-8866
Fax: (408) 266-9042
Website: http://www.shfb.org/Page.aspx?pid=191
Business Hours: Mon – Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

TO JAPAN WITH LOVE

Please, if you can, Help Japan

County Of Santa Clara, San Jose Ca

County of Santa Clara 271.5500

Social Service Agency Assistance Application Center

1919 Senter Road

 8-5 Mon-Fri

Assistance for homeless families with temporary assistance for needy

families (TANF), Medi-Cal and food stamps.

County of Santa Clara 793.8900

General Assistance

1888 Senter Road
7-5 Mon-Fri

Financial assistance for single men and women upon qualification. Rent

and move-in assistance for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients.

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, San Jose Ca

2625 Zanker Road, #200, San José, CA 95134

408.325.5277 www.catholiccharitiesscc.org

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County helps people of all cultures and

beliefs rise from poverty and overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency. They

provide a broad range of services, including job skills training and placement,

older adult services, mental health and substance abuse counseling, housing

assistance, financial education, immigration support and refugee resettlement.

They provide educational programs that help young people develop into selfsufficient

adults.

Domestic Violence, YMCA, San Jose Ca

 

domestic violence

I would like to encourage you all to watch this short video, it will change you, Just click on Watch Movie. Then the Play Button.

Domestic violence crosses all ethnic, racial, age, national origin, sexual orientation, religious, and socioeconomic lines. Domestic violence can happen to anybody.  In fact, studies suggest that one-fifth to one-third of all women will be physically assaulted by a partner or ex-partner during their lifetime.  In heterosexual relationships, 95 percent of all victims are female; and 95 percent of all perpetrators are male.  In same-sex relationships, domestic violence happens with the same statistical frequency as in heterosexual relationships. Find out how to recognize domestic violence by clicking here.

How to Stay Safe

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  Keep a cell phone available to call 911. Many local YWCAs offer a free cell phone for this purpose.


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  If you are in a violent relationship and are afraid, ask neighbors or nearby friends to call the police if they hear violence - you may not be able to call. You may also want to teach your children to phone 911 or get help if it will not seriously endanger them.


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  Be aware of your surroundings. Stay in rooms with more than one exit so you do not get trapped in a room. Stay out of rooms with any sharp objects.


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  Use your judgment and intuition.


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  Keep an emergency bag with supplies in case you have to leave quickly.


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  Learn the signs of violence & get out when you see tension building.


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  Remove all sharp objects from countertops and line of sight.


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  Let trusted friends, family and work know what is happening so they can be there for you.
  
  
  Make copies of important records like bank accounts and financial information, birth certificates, Social Security cards, insurance agent, etc. Give them to someone you trust or hide them, preferably outside your home.

How to Stay Safe When Leaving an Abusive Relationship

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  Only let trusted friends & family know your plan.


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  If you are employed, talk to security at your job or your boss about the situation, so they can help you develop a work safety plan.


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  Gather and make copies of important documents.  Your local YWCA may be able to provide you an essential document list to help you plan what you will need.   


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  Take your children and pets.


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  Rehearse your departure.


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  Plan your escape route.
  
  
  PlNotify your children's school if the other parent is not supposed to pick up children, and not to release information about your address or phone number. Some states allow you to use a state post office box number to protect your address.
  
  
  Vary your routes and times to and from work. Consider changing your work location.


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  Remember that no one deserves to be abused!

If You are Attacked

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  If an attack is in progress or about to happen, call 911. Protect yourself, children and pets.


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  Police policy is to arrest someone if they find that an assault has occurred.


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  If they arrest an abuser, the police should call a domestic violence advocate. Many local YWCAs have advocates, but if yours doesn't the police will know whom to contact.


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  Go to a hospital emergency room if injuries are severe. Ask them to document injuries. Ask a nurse to call an advocate to provide support and help you with immediate safety planning.


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  Consider a domestic violence protection order.


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  Create a safety plan.


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  Document injuries with photos and witnesses. You may need them later.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); TTY 1-800-787-3224

Heart Of the Valley, Services for Seniors

Heart of the Valley

SERVICES FOR SENIORS, INC

Who We Serve

Heart of the Valley serves adults 59-years-of-age and older who reside in West Santa Clara Valley.

Our Service

We can help you with:

• Shopping & Errands


• Escorted Transportation


• Minor gardening


• House projects


• Telephone assistance


• Filling out forms


• Writing letters or bills


• Computer assistance


• Liaison between children/parents

• Temporary respite


• Companionship/visitation


• Taking your pet to the vet or groomer


• Cleaning out closets or sheds


• Handyman projects


• Small home repairs


• Referral assistance


• Hazardous waste pickup

If you have other needs in mind, run them past us. We may be able to help or refer you to someone who can.

Services are provided on a single or short-term basis. Every time you need us, you will have to set up an appointment. We require a seven day advanced notice.

Service Area

You can view a version of the Heart of the Valley Service Map at Google Maps. This is a map of the areas we serve. Clicking on the points shows a list of zip codes that we serve in the respective cities.

If you would like to contact Heart of the Valley, you can call our office at (408)-241-1571, send us an email at seniorservices@aol.com,

Santa Maria Urban Ministry, San Jose, Ca

• 778 South Almaden Avenue (at Union Street), San Jose, CA, 95110-2919


• Phone: 1-408-292-3314


• Email: smum83 [at] gmail [dot] com


• Here is their website.

Food Pantry Hours

• Donations accepted during Food Pantry hours:
  Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – Noon


• Clients must arrive by 11:45 a.m. for service


• Santa Maria Urban Ministry (SMUM) distributes food from supporters, including Second Harvest Food Bank, and Martha’s Kitchen, to about 1,800 people a month, half of whom are children. If a Client lives in one of these zip code areas, Santa Maria Urban Ministry is the designated food agency (Si usted vive en una de estas áreas del código postal, El Ministerio Urbano de Santa María es la agencia señalada del alimento):  95110, 95117, 95125, 95126, 95128, 95131, 95132 and 95134.

Welcome! Bienvenidos! Chào mừng!

Santa Maria Urban Ministry (SMUM) was founded as an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real in April 1983 to provide emergency food to the residents of San José’s inner city. In addition to continuing to serve the needs of our clients and promite their self-sufficiency, SMUM has developed transformative programs to serve the needs of and promote self-sufficiency within our community.

SMUM is a unique gathering place in our neighborhood where clients feel safe. At SMUM, clients can share their concerns with the staff and volunteers – caring individuals who know their stories, their struggles, their gifts, joys and hopes.

In spite of good efforts and solid programs, the need is growing faster than the resources. SMUM needs your support to accomplish its mission.

StandUp For Kids - Silicon Valley

StandUp For Kids - // Silicon Valley

Welcome to
StandUp For Kids - // Silicon Valley.

The mission of StandUp For Kids is to help rescue homeless and at-risk youths. StandUp For Kids volunteers work directly with the homeless youth population and go on the streets to find, stabilize, and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. In addition, StandUp For Kids goes beyond street outreach and extends to deterrence and resource programs that are provided in schools and via the internet.
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How to Contact StandUp For Kids - Silicon Valley

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	StandUp For Kids - Silicon Valley
	PO Box 321244
	Los Gatos, CA 95032
	T 800.365.4KID
	F 888.453.1647

Their Website

SiliconValley@standupforkids.org

HOMELESS IN SACRAMENTO, Article in Harpers Magazine, March 2011

Worth reading, take a few moments and check it out.

Here is an article from Harpers Magizine, March 2011.

Here is the blog where I found this information.

The Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley

Welcome To The Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley

The Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley is a 501(c)3, nonprofit, community health clinic, located in San Jose, California. We serve people from all walks of life, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability and take pride in serving our diverse patients and clients.  Besides having a highly talented medical and dental department, the Indian Health Center also has an outstanding counseling department, community wellness center and two WIC (Women Infants and Children) offices, one in San Jose and the other in Mountain View.

Cost of services at the Indian Health Center is determined by the patient's eligibility for various programs.  To determine your eligibility, set up an appointment with our Eligibility Coordinator, Norma Avila by email or call her at (408) 445-3400 x233.

Indian Health Center
1333 Meridian Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
p. (408) 445-3400
f. (408) 269-9273

Visit the Indian Health Center!
Our main Medical clinic is open Monday and Friday from 8am to 5pm, Tuesday thru Thursday from 8am to 7pm, and Saturday from 8am - 12pm

American Indian Education Resource Center, Inc., San Jose Ca

American Indian Education Resource Center, Inc.
Rene Samayoa
749 Story Road, Suite 300
San Jose, CA  95122
408-299-0590
Fax: 408-299-0591
E-mail: sjaiec@sbcglobal.net

American Indian Education Centers in California are authorized by California Education Code, Article 6, sections 33380-33383. Center staff assist schools with professional development, counseling, tutorial services, or parent education. They also provide supplemental and extended day instructional programs to meet the needs of American Indian students.

Free Vegetables Every 3rd Friday of the Month

12 noon till 1PM

Vet Center, Veteran Center, San Jose Ca

San Jose Vet Center
278 N. 2nd st
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408 993-0729
Fax: 408 993-0829

About the San Jose Vet Center, Readjustment Counseling Services:

The Vet-Center program provides a broad range of counseling, outreach, and referral services to eligible veterans in order to help them make a satisfactory post-war readjustment to civilian life.  These services are provided in both English and Spanish. Readjustment counseling services include: individual, group, and marital/family counseling; medical referrals; PTSD evaluations; alcohol & drug treatment referrals; information & referral to community resources; sexual trauma counseling; bereavement counseling; employment counseling, guidance, and referral; benefits assistance.Vet Center staff respect the privacy of all veterans.  We hold in the strictest confidence all information disclosed in the counseling process.  No information will be released to any person or agency without written consent from the client, except in circumstances averting a crises.

Narika, Domestic Violence Organization, San Jose Ca

Asian Women's Home

Domestic Violence Organization

Crisis: 408-975-2739
Phone: 408-975-2730

Narika Helps Women Who:

• Are abused by their husband or partner


• Are abused by their in-laws and/or family members


• Are being harrassed or stalked by an ex-husband/boyfriend/partner


• Experienced violent and abusive homes


• Are forced or pressured into arranged marriages


• Are abondoned, divorced, or widowed


• Have children who have witnessed maternal abuse


• Are pressured and threatened by dowry demands


• Are victims of rape


• Are in abusive same-sex relationships


• Are subjected to sexual harrassment or unwanted sexual advances in workplaces, homes, schools, colleges and other social settings


• Are dealing with cultural identity issues, inter-generational conflict, and sexual identity issues

Maitri, Domestic Violence Organization, San Jose Ca

Maitri Toll Free Hotline: 1.888.8.MAITRI

National Domestic Violence Toll Free Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE

 

 234 East Gish Road, Suite #200, San Jose, CA 95112

Toll Free Hotline: 1-888-8MAITRI
1-888-862-4874
Local Hotline: 1-408-436-8398
Live Hotline Hours: 9am - 1pm (PST)

Maitri's mission is three-fold:

• To help integrate clients into the mainstream of American society, so that they feel comfortable and become full participants in it. Maitri recognizes that the very social and cultural separation or isolation that it's clients experience contributes largely to their problems, and is a hindrance to their solutions.


• To focus efforts on supplementing and complementing existing services, not on duplicating them. To this end, Maitri has developed close working relationships with mainstream agencies and organizations, as well as organizations working with similar ethnic groups.


• To work towards fostering self-reliance and self-confidence in its clients. We believe that a large number of difficulties experienced by Maitri's clients arise out of a real or perceived situation of dependency. This philosophy is encapsulated in Maitri's motto of "Helping Women to Help Themselves" and Maitris mission statement:
   
  Maitri believes that the best human relationships are characterized by mutual respect, open communication, and individual empowerment. To that end, Maitri's activities are designed to help South Asian women make an informed choice of the lives they lead.

Casa de Clara, San Jose Catholic Worker Shelter, San Jose Ca

318 North 6th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
408-297-8330

Volunteers needed:

Our community provides emergency shelter to homeless women and children. We
have been engaged in this ministry for over 30 years. Sadly we are among those
CW houses that has experienced a loss of full-time, long-term community members
in recent years, imperiling our mission of service to a few of the 7000 people
homeless in our area.

Our greatest need is for those who wish to make this a way of life for
several years or more. It is only with such folks that a community can thrive.
We also accept short-term (6 ths -1 yr) members & some students over the
summer,

Most of our scheduled work is in the mornings & evenings and on weekend
days. It may be possible for community members to maintain a part-time job or
take a class during the weekday.

Prior community living, volunteer experience, and understanding of the needs
of homeless women are helpful. Needed skills include cooking, cleaning, house
maintenance, gardening, newsletter production and community out-reach. A
commitment to non-violence, simple living and a faith-based lifestyle are
required. Please have an open-mind & heart , a sense of humor, & lots of
flexibility.

Please email us at: sanjosecatholicworker@yahoo.com

I Wish There Was A PAW TEAM in San Jose Ca

PAW Team is a volunteer-based organization. Services are provided by volunteer veterinarians, vet techs, and others from the Portland community interested in helping people on the streets and their companion/service animals.



In our early years, PAW Team typically saw from 20-40 pets at each quarterly clinic. Each year that number increased bit by bit, until we were caring for an average of 70 animals at each quarterly clinic in 2009, with a few exceptionally heavy clinics where we treated up to 100 pets. When we began our monthly clinics in 2010, we expected to maintain or even decrease our average of 70 or so pets per clinic, since we would be increasing the number of clinics in each year. However, at our monthly clinics in 2010, we treated an average of 142 pets, with no signs of slowing down. We now have to turn away clients due to lack of funds. There is clearly a tremendous need for these services in our community.

Mexican American Community Services Agency, Inc., MACSA

For over 46 years, MACSA has been recognized as a leader in serving the Latino community. MACSA's mission, culture and core values have guided the organization's culturally proficient service delivery and program development. MACSA's core values are based on mutual respect and cultural appreciation.

 Mexican American Community Services Agency, Inc., MACSA traces its origins to 1964 when a group of community activists joined together to identify ways to help the emerging Latino community respond to injustices such as discrimination, racism, poverty, police brutality, educational inequity, and inadequate access to public services.

MACSA's first director, the late Lino Lopez described the social landscape of Santa Clara County in the 1960's this way, "To the average person the impression is that if people live freely in all sections of the community, then they must live free of segregation and discrimination. This first impression is immediately erased when one looks behind the façade that is customarily erected by the community power structure constructed to give such an appearance... Behind the banks and the supermarkets and behind the landscaped arterial ways there are slums, there are hovels, there are hungry people; the discards of society." Those most affected, according to Mr. Lopez, were Mexican Americans.

Since that time MACSA has remained steadfast and committed to improving the quality of life for youth, families and seniors. MACSA offers programs throughout Santa Clara County, in particular in East and Central San Jose, Morgan Hill and Gilroy. MACSA's commitment to progressive community change is demonstrated through the numerous youth development programs offered at youth centers, schools, library and community sites. MACSA has earned local, state and national acclaim for its "cutting edge" youth programs.

INNVISION - Commercial Street Inn Shelter, San Jose Ca

Commercial Street Inn Shelter

260 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
408-271-1630

At this location
55 beds for women & children, including after school tutorial programs.

• Emergency Shelter for women & children only


• Transitional Housing


• Georgia Travis Center (GTC) MultiService Drop-In
  across the street

INNVISION - Julian Street Inn Shelter, San Jose Ca

Julian Street Inn Shelter

546 W. Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95110
408-271-0820

At this location
70 beds and rehabilitation services for men & women diagnosed with mental illness.

• Emergency Shelter for those diagnosed with mental illness


• Day Rehabilitation Program


• Food Donations
  Food/Supplies Only
  8am – 6:30pm, daily