First 5 Sacramento: First 5 Sacramento connects families with programs that give children a healthy start during that critical first 5 years. 

 

La Familia Counseling Center, Inc. works to improve the quality of life for at-risk youth and families of diverse backgrounds by offering multicultural counseling, support and outreach services and programs to help families to overcome adversity.

The Department of Human Assistance administers various federal, state, and local government programs designed to provide temporary cash aid, food assistance, and health insurance for eligible low-income Sacramento County residents.

For more information: https://ha.saccounty.net/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

 

The State of California has created a centralized COVID-19 website for individuals affected by the pandemic with information on unemployment insurance, eviction protection, mortgage relief, and other services. For more information: https://covid19.ca.gov/get-financial-help/

 

The City of Sacramento offers free one-on-one financial coaching and COVID-19 navigation services in English and Spanish for local residents. Make an appointment via email FEC@cityofsacramento.org or call (916) 808-4927.

For more information: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/financialempowerment

 

The Center for Workers’ Rights and the Sacramento Central Labor Council launched a helpline for workers impacted by the coronavirus. The Coronavirus Job Protection Hotline is available to assist workers whose jobs have been affected by coronavirus, and provide information on unemployment, paid family leave and more. Phone: (916) 905-1625.

For more information: https://www.rightscenter.org/coronavirus-faqs/

 

Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program is a preventive program that delivers periodic health assessments and services to low income children and youth in California.  CHDP provides care coordination to assist families with medical appointment scheduling, transportation, and access to diagnostic and treatment services. 

For more information: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/chdp

 

Sacramento County Public Health has a Sacramento County Public Health COVID-19 Hotline available at (916) 875-2400 for Sacramento County residents.

 

Sacramento County Immunization Assistance Program with the Sacramento County Department of Health Services provides information and immunization services for children 0 to 18 years old who qualify for low cost immunizations if they meet one of the following criteria:

 

Clinic is by appointment only. For more information please call (916) 875-7468 or visit:

 

The Healthy Partners Program provides primary and preventative health care services to low-income, undocumented adults residing in Sacramento County.  Services are delivered at the Sacramento County Health Center and include:

 

Eligibility:

 

Healthy Partners is located at 4600 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820. Phone: (916) 874-1805  

Website: https://dhs.saccounty.net/PRI/Pages/Healthy%20Partners/GI-PRI-Healthy-Partners

Sacramento Covered is a community-based non-profit that connects people to health, behavioral health, social services and community resources in the Sacramento region. Sacramento Covered supports residents through their entire healthcare journey to be covered, build a lasting relationship with doctors, and self-manage their care.

For more information: https://www.sacramentocovered.org/ or call 1-866-850-4321.

 

Alta California Regional Center assists individuals with specific developmental disabilities and their families in accessing appropriate services so that every individual can live up to their highest potential. The term “Developmental Disabilities” applies to a whole group of conditions that may cause physical, learning, language, or behavioral impairment.

For more information: https://www.altaregional.org/ or call (916) 978-6400

The Sacramento City Council adopted an ordinance to establish a temporary ban on evicting residential tenants unable to pay rent due to a loss of income caused by COVID-19. The emergency ordinance allows non-payment of rent for residential tenants and retail first-floor commercial tenants. For more information:

 

Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) provides free legal services for low-income individuals with issues related to health, housing, CalWORKS, CalFresh, unemployment insurance and general assistance/relief. City of Sacramento residents can call the Legal Services Sacramento office to make an appointment for legal help. LSNC prepared this information on tenant's right during COVID-19:

For assistance call: (916) 551-2150 or https://lsnc.net/coronavirus-covid-19   

 

Sacramento Self Help Housing (SSHH) has partnered with the City of Sacramento to provide free over the phone counseling and dispute resolution services. Tenant advisors will work with callers one-on-one to deal directly with concerns regarding landlord-tenant disputes and help refer fair housing issues to the appropriate agency.  For information call (916) 389-7877 TTY: 800-855-7100

 

Project Sentinel provides a variety of housing services (fighting eviction, placement, and admin advocacy). For more information, you can contact Ryan R. Reyes, Staff Attorney, at (916) 513 3150 or RReyes@housing.org. Website: www.housing.org.

 

Family Emergency Shelters (with the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance) supports families experiencing homelessness in providing emergency shelter services. Families can self-register for emergency shelter services by visiting https://dhaservices.saccounty.net/efs and answering a few questions. The registration website can be accessed through a personal device, or at one of the County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) resource centers, located throughout the County. You will be contacted within three (3) business days.             

                                                                                

On-site computer services and resources to register for shelter services are available Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm at the following DHA locations:

Sacramento Public Library provides its Sacramento County community a variety of resources and services for all ages, access to print and digital books and magazines, and services to promote a reading family at home. Among the services the Sacramento Public Library provides are:

 

Virtual Homework Zone: Need help with school work? Students in Kindergarten through 8th grades can attend the Virtual Homework Zone via Zoom, and will be helped by trained teen homework coaches in completing their school assignments. Drop-in homework help is available every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

 

Online Tutors: Connect with a live tutor who can help with a variety of subjects including math, English, history and more. This service is available in English and Spanish, from 1:00p.m.-11:00 p.m., 7 days a week. For more information: https://www.saclibrary.org/Education/Students-Educators/Homework-Help

 

The Student Success Card allows Twin Rivers Unified students to use their student ID as a public library card. With the Student Success Library Card, students can instantly access digital tools and resources provided with the Sacramento Public Library.

 

How to use your Student Success Library Card:

 

For more information: www.saclibrary.org/Education/Students-Educators/Educators/Student-Success-Card