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2009 RESOURCE GUIDE
Section 2. Local and State Resources:
(Last updated: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 1:27 PM )
FAMILY SUPPORT
Agency Name
& Address
Contact
Information
Program
Description
American Cancer Society, SF Unit
601 Montgomery St., Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 394-7100
TDD:
Fax:

Provides information and support to cancer patients and their families through services, advocacy and information.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: www.cancer.org

American Diabetes Association, Golden Gate Chapter
492 9th St., Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94607

Tel: (510) 654-4499
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(510) 893-2376

American Diabetes Association's mission is to cure and prevent diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes through research, information and advocacy.

E-mail: N/A                  Web site: www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association, SF Chapter
120 Montgomery St., Suite 1650
San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 433-2273
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(415) 228-8402
The American Heart Association is a non-profit, voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. Its mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The funds raised go toward research, public education programs, seminars for professional development and community service programs.

E-mail: N/A             Web site: www.americanheart.org/

American Lung Association of SF & SM Counties
1900 Powell St., #800
Emeryville, CA 94608

Tel: (510) 893-5474
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(510) 893-9008

Provides newsletter, classes, support groups for people disabled by lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, COPD.

E-mail: arice@alac.org     Web site: www.californialung.org

Arc San Francisco
1500 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415) 255-7200
TDD: (415) 268-4023
Fax: (415) 255-9488

Provides services to adults with developmental disabilities and their families. Services include employment assessments, training and placement; community training, mobility training; community living services; a senior program; information and referral, education and individual advocacy services.

E-mail: info@thearcsanfrancisco.org     Web site:www.thearcsanfrancisco.org

Arthritis Foundation, Northern California Chapter
657 Mission St. #603
San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel: (415) 356-1230
TDD: (800) 464-6240
Fax: (415) 356-1240

Provides programs and services as well as information and referral to people with arthritis and their families. Also supports research to find causes and cures.

E-mail: kdowns@arthritis.org     Web site: www.arthritis.org

Asian Perinatal Advocates (APA)
730 Commercial St
San Francisco, CA 94108

Tel: (415) 616-9797
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(415) 616-9796

APA is a child abuse and domestic violence prevention program specifically for immigrant Asian families with children 0-5 years of age. APA provides biweekly/monthly in-home support programs, psycho-social assessment and early intervention, counseling, support groups and family support services to monolingual Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian and Filipino families.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Association for Chinese Families of the Disabled
378 18th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121

Tel: (415) 730-2233
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(415) 759-6363

Provides family support for Chinese families through bilingual information, education, information and referral and social events.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: www.acfd-ca.org

Autism Society of America, SF Bay Area Chapter
PO Box. 1207
San Carlos, CA 94070

Tel: (650) 637-7772
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

The local chapter of the Autism Society of America.

E-mail: ca-sanfrancisco@autismsocietyofamerica.org     Web site: N/A

Blind Babies Foundation
1814 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 446-2229
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(510) 446-2262

Blind Babies Foundation provides home-based early intervention services to infants and preschool children who are blind, visually impaired or multi-handicapped and visually impaired, and their families. Support services include home visits and accompanying families to medical and educational assessments.

E-mail: bbfinfo@blindbabies.org     Web site: www.blindbabies.org

Catholic Charities Hearing Impaired Program
1801 Octavia St.
San Francisco, CA 94109

Tel: (415) 749-3812
TDD: (415) 567-0540
Fax: (415) 567-0916

Provides individual and family counseling, social services, case management, information and referral, and advocacy to hearing-impaired individuals.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Center for Attitudinal Healing
33 Buchanan
Sausalito, CA 94965

Tel: (415) 331-6161
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 331-4545

Offers programs for children, youth and adults faced with life-threatening illness. Includes group for children living with a life-threatening illness, bereavement groups for children and teens who have lost a significant person and a parents group. Also offers a home and hospital visitation support service.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

CHADD (San Francisco/North Peninsula)
San Francisco, CA

Tel: (415) 442-1944
TDD: N/A
Fax:

Maintains a support network for parents of children with ADD, continuing education, information and referral, newsletter, fact sheets and support groups.

E-mail: SF-NorthPeninsula@chaddnorcal.org     Web site: www.chaddnorcal.org

Chinatown Child Development Center
720 Sacramento St.
San Francisco, CA 94108

Tel: (415) 392-4453
TDD: N/A
Fax:
(415) 433-0953

Provides evaluation, counseling and treatment for children 0-14 with emotional problems and/or developmental delay. Also parent groups, parent counseling.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Down Syndrome Connection
117-A Town and Country Dr.
Danville, CA 94526

Tel:
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

The Down Syndrome Connection seeks to optimize the quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome by offering direct services to them and their caregivers and by educating the general public about the special concerns and unique contributions of the Down syndrome community.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: www.downsyndromeconnection.org/

Easter Seals of the Bay Area
6221 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94121

Tel: (415) 744-8754
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(415) 744-8717

Support services for families include support groups, parent education and newsletter.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Family Caregiver Alliance
180 Montgomery St., Ste 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 434-3388
TDD: (800) 445-8106
Fax: (415) 206-7600

Offers a comprehensive range of services for families, friends and those concerned with and caring for a brain-impaired adult. Provides information and referral, respite, newsletter, publications to families.

E-mail: info@caregiver.org     Web site: www.caregiver.org

Family Mosaic Project
1309 Evans St.
San Francisco, CA 94124

Tel: (415) 206-7600
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

Family Mosaic provides intensive case management, mental health treatment and other services for families of children with serious emotional problems who are at risk of out-of-home placement or who have been placed out of their homes.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Family Support Services - Family Preservation Program
205-13th St., Suite 3150
San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 861-4060
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

Intensive in-home services to families at risk of removal of child due to abuse or neglect. Services include parenting skills, household management, referrals to resources. Referrals from Children's Protective Services (CPS) only.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Fiesta Educativa del Norte
26081 Mocine Ave.
Hayward, CA 94544

Tel: (510) 881-5921
TDD: N/A
Fax: (510) 881-5921

Event-oriented training and education of parent organizations.

E-mail:     Web site: N/A

Fiesta Educativa, Inc.
3839 Selig Place
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Tel: (323) 221-6696
TDD: N/A
Fax: (323) 221-6699

Fiesta Educativa, Inc. is dedicated to empowering families of persons with disabilities through educational, training and advocacy services. Providesservices in English and Spanish, with a focus on Latino families.

E-mail: fiestaed@aol.com     Web site: fiestaeducativa.org

Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California
1234 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Tel: (415) 921 7658
TDD: (415) 921-8990
Fax: (415) 921-2243

HIP program for deaf and hard of hearing children, youth, young adults and Families. Services include developmental group activities, family support services (parent education, counseling, social work advocacy). The agency also has an assistive devices room, a senior program and adult social services.

E-mail: info@hearingspeech.org    Web site: www.hearingspeech.org

Hydrocephalus Association
870 Market St., #705
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tel: (415) 732-7040
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 732-4044

The Hydrocephalus Association provides support and educational resources to Families and professionals dealing with the complex issues of hydrocephalus, the Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain.

E-mail: hydroassoc@aol.com     Web site: www.hydroassoc.org

Jewish Family and Children's Services
Disabilities Project
2150 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94115

Tel: (415) 449-1200
TDD:
(415) 345-1927
Fax:
(415) 449-1253

Provides individual, family and children's counseling; support groups; socialization groups for young adults; case management; information and referrals; advocacy; attendant care referral; emergency financial assistance; volunteer program and meal delivery for low-income people under 60 with physical disabilities.

E-mail: adultsvc@jcfs.org     Web site: www.jfcs.org

Kinship Support Network - Grandparents Who Care
1 Rhode Island St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 865-3000
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 865-3099

The Kinship Support Network, a program of Edgewood Center, is a Comprehensive public/private collaboration designed to fill the gaps in public social services to relative caregivers and the children they are raising.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Learning Disabilities Association of California (LDA-CA)
P.O. Box 5513
Berkeley, CA 94705

Tel: (916) 725-7881
TDD: N/A
Fax: (916) 725-8786

Volunteer non-profit organization that provides information, referrals, brochures, Quarterly newsletter, annual conference. Local affiliates provide local information, referrals, workshops, seminars, support groups, advocacy training, newsletters.

E-mail: info@eastbaylda.org      Web site: www.ldaca.org

Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of America, Northern California Chapter
1390 Market St., #1200
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tel: (415) 625-1100
Fax: (415) 625-1155

The mission of the Leukemia Society is to find a cure for leukemia lymphoma, Hodgkins disease and myeloma, and to assist patients and their families by providing support, financial aid and educational materials.

E-mail: mcgraths@ca-no.leukemia.org     Web site: www.leukemia.org

NAMI-San Francisco (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
5214F Diamond Heights Blvd. (426)
San Francisco, CA 94131

Tel: (415) 905-6264
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

Provides support groups, information and referral and counseling for family members of individuals with mental health disorders.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

PARCA
800 Airport Blvd., Suite 320
San Mateo, CA 94402

Tel: (650) 312-0730
TDD: N/A
Fax: (650) 312-0737

PARCA (Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families since 1952.

E-mail: parca@aol.com     Web site: www.parca.org

Parents Helping Parents of San Francisco
594 Monterey Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94127

Tel: (415) 841-8820
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

A parent-directed family resource center designed to provide information, education, advocacy and support for families of children with special needs.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Parents Place
3272 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94118

Tel: (415) 563-0335
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 928-8250

Parents Place is a family resource center serving families with children of all ages. Parents Place offers parent support groups and educational workshops, counseling, socialization groups, tutoring and a youth program for teens.

E-mail: parents@jfcs.org     Web site: www.jfcs.org

Richmond Area Multi-Services (RAMS)
3626 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA 94121

Tel: (415) 668-5955
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 668-0246

Provides mental health services with special focus on Asian-Americans.

E-mail: info@ramsinc.org                 Web site:www.ramsinc.org/

Robert Louie Family Cancer Support Program
2107 Van Ness Ave., Suite 403
San Francisco, CA 94109

Tel: (415) 775-5921
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 775-1065

Support groups for children with cancer and their families.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Spina Bifida Association of America, San Francisco
2464-14th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94116

Tel: (800) 621-3141
TDD: N/A
Fax: N/A

Provides information and support to individuals who have spina bifida and their families.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities @ Open Gate
2601 Mission Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110

Tel: (415) 920-5040
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 920-5099

Provides information, education and support to families of children with disabilities. Programs include warmline, drop-in center, library, information and referral, newsletter, parent-to-parent matching, workshops and special events for families.

E-mail: info@supportforfamilies.org     Web site: www.supportforfamilies.org

TALK Line Family Support Center
1757 Waller St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

Tel: (415) 387-3684
TDD: N/A
Fax: (415) 386-0959

A comprehensive family support center offering a range of services and a 24-hour parental stress crisis and counseling line.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: N/A

Through the Looking Glass
2198 Sixth St., Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710-2204

Tel: (510) 848-1112
TDD: (510) 848-1112
Fax: (510) 848-4445

Provides direct service, information and referral to parents including those with disabilities.

E-mail: TLG@lookingglass.org     Web site: www.lookingglass.org

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Grants
950 South Bascom Ave., Suite 2011
San Jose, CA 95128

Tel: (800) 352-1596
TDD: N/A
Fax: (408) 295-9913

The Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Grants are federally funded projects that strive to meet the needs of injured persons and their families for education, information and support. Online resource guides for TBI and SCI at web site.

E-mail: tbisci@tbi-sci.org     Web site: www.tbi-sci.org

United Advocates for Children of California (UACC)
2035 Hurley Way, Suite 290
Sacramento, CA 95825

Tel:(916) 643-1530
TDD:
N/A
Fax:(916) 643-1592

A state-wide, family-controlled organization serving families of children or adolescents who have serious emotional disorders.

E-mail: information@uacf4hope.org    Web site: www.uacf4hope.org

United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate
1970 Broadway, Suite 115
Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 832-7430
TDD:
N/A
Fax:
(510) 839-1329

Provides programs and services for persons with disabilities and their family members including children's and teen's support groups, employment programs, counseling, advocacy and information and referral.

E-mail: info@ucpsf.org     Web site:www.ucpgg.org

Vietnamese Parents with Disabled Children Association
7526 Syracuse Avenue
Stanton, CA 90680

Tel: N/A
TDD: N/A
Fax: (562)981-2718

Provides support for Vietnamese-speaking families of children with disabilities.

E-mail: N/A              Web site: www.vpdca.org


The resource list above is for your information; it is not necessarily comprehensive and is not an endorsement of the services offered. If you find that any of the information is incorrect, if you would like to offer any feedback, or if you know of additional resources that may be helpful to include in the future, please let us know. You can call us at (415) 920-5040, e-mail us at info@supportforfamilies.org or write to us c/o Open Gate, 2601 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110. Thank you to all the agencies who completed our Request for Information form and thank you as well to community resource databases such as Helplink and the San Francisco Public Library Community Connection for lending valuable assistance.
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