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General Sonoma County Services: Parenting Services

*Spanish speaking staff available or can be arranged.

Child Care

*A Special Place - Sonoma County YWCA
707-523-2337
1128 Edwards Avenue, Santa Rosa
Provides therapeutic pre-school and child-care for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect and families in crisis. Counseling available for parents and children. Referral needed.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fee: Sliding fee scale.

*CalWORKS Program - Santa Rosa Junior College
707-527-4766
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.santarosa.edu/calworks
Provides case management and school book and supply vouchers to SRJC student-parents on TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). Employment services help SRJC CalWORKS students prepare for and find jobs. Referral from County Human Services Department (SonomaWORKS) is needed or students on/applying for TANF can self-refer.

*Children & Family Circle
707-544-4653
1260 N. Dutton Avenue, Suite 110, Santa Rosa
www.cfckids.org
Offers childcare and family support services for infants and toddlers at risk for abuse and neglect. Ages 3 months to 3 years.
Fee: Sliding fee scale.

*Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County
707-544-3077
396 Tesconi Court, Santa Rosa
www.sonoma4cs.org
Helps families with children from birth to approximately 13 in Sonoma County. Has a centralized childcare waiting list, an eligibility list, assists with locating quality childcare, provides subsidized childcare provider referrals. Fee: Sliding scale.

*Committee On The Shelterless (COTS) - Family Center
707-765-6593
1500-B Petaluma Boulevard South, Petaluma
www.cots-homeless.org
Provides emergency shelter and licensed childcare for families with children. Call after 6:00 p.m. for intake.

*Extended Child Care Coalition of Sonoma County - Santa Rosa
707-545-2402
www.extcc.org
Offers year-round, before and after school childcare for children aged 5-12. All day childcare during summer holidays. Schools Served: San Miguel, Wright, JX Wilson, R.L. Stevens, Mark West, John B. Riebli, Brooks, Cali Calmecac, Mattie Washburn, and Windsor Creek.

*Family Services and Support-Guerneville
707-887-2226
16390 Main Street, Guerneville
Offers home visits by West County Community Services (WCCS) family advocates, free food boxes, child development education & counseling.

*Family Services and Support-Sebastopol
707-829-5717
555 S. Main Street, Sebastopol
Offers home visits by West County Community Services (WCCS) family advocates, free food boxes, child development education & counseling.

Geyserville Community Children's Center
707-857-3214
21485 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville
Provides school-aged day care center with an arts and recreation program to children under 14. No preschoolers.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Summer Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Fee: Sliding fee scale.

*Multicultural Child Development Center
707-544-0104
1650 W. Third Street, Santa Rosa
Provides preschool education to children aged 3 - 5 years old. Application required.

*PACE APP (Professional Association for Childhood Education - Alternative Payment Program)
707-585-0600
6050 Commerce Boulevard, Suite 106, Rohnert Park
www.paceapp.org
Provides free or low cost childcare to income-eligible families. Helps parents meet self-sufficiency goals by addressing child care needs.

*River Child Care Services
707-887-1809
16300 First Street, Guerneville
www.rccservices.org
Offers free referrals to community based resources for all families needing childcare info, free or low cost childcare, and a list of local child care providers and centers.
Fee: Sliding fee scale.

*Sonoma County Childcare Association - Santa Rosa
707-237-4911
Provides searchable database of childcare providers in Sonoma County.

Sonoma County Family YMCA
707-545-9622
1111 College Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.scfymca.org
Offers school-aged childcare, summer day camps, and several other programs. Call for more info.

*SonomaWORKS
707-565-5500
2225 Challenger Way, Suite 101, Santa Rosa
www.sonomaworks.org
Provides support services for people enrolled in TANF, including childcare.
Pick up application at 2550 Paulin Drive, Santa Rosa.

*Santa Rosa Junior College's Children's Center
707-527-4224
1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.santarosa.edu/childdev
Provides childcare for children aged 6 months - 5 years. Serves SRJC students, staff, and faculty.
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fee: Sliding fee scale.

Sebastopol Community Center
707-823-0355
390 Morris Street, Sebastopol
www.seb.org
Tiny Tots program offers socialization and educational programs to children aged 3-5 years during the school year. Call for more info. Offers day camps for K - 7th grade during winter, spring, and summer vacation.

Sonoma State University's Children's School
707-664-2230
1801 E. Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park
www.sonoma.edu/org/cs
Offers preschool for children aged 1 - 5 years of SSU students, staff, and faculty.
Fees: Subsidized if eligible.

General Parenting Services

*California Parenting Institute (CPI)
707-585-6108
3650 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.calparents.org
Parent education and support groups for parents of children aged 0-18, topics include: fathering classes, gang prevention, single-mother parenting, and parenting after/during separation, divorce, and death, etc. Also offers mental health counseling services for children and families dealing with sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, behavioral disorders, and divorce.
Fee: None.

*Cal-Learn
707-565-4480
625 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa
Assists teens to further education, offers parenting classes, and works to improve parent and infant health. Must apply for services through Sonoma County Human Services.

*Car Seat Safety Program
707-585-6108
3650 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.calparents.org<br> Provides car seat safety classes and convertible car seats for children aged birth-4 years. Fee: None for low-income families.

*Caring Parents
707-585-6108
3650 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa
16-week program that helps parents learn play and discipline skills.
Fee: Medi-Cal, sliding scale.

Child Support Services
707-565- 4000
1755 Copperhill Parkway, Santa Rosa
www.childsup.ca.gov
www.childsupportconnect.ca.gov
Child support enforcement and modification through civil and criminal actions, establishes and enforces orders for child support and medical insurance coverage.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*Child Protective Services and Child Welfare Services
707-565-4300
707-565-4304 (24 hr. reporting line)
800-870-7064 (24 hr. reporting line)
Call to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Department responds to allegations of abuse and neglect, intervenes in child abuse and neglect situations and provides services to families in which children are at risk. Refers to appropriate agencies when abuse or neglect are not involved.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

*Child Welfare and Attendance
707-528-5137
2230 Lomitas Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.srcs.k12.ca.us
Assist parents of school-aged children who are not attending school.
Fee: None.

*The Center for Social and Environmental Stewardship (formerly Circuit Rider Productions)
707-838-6641
9619 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor
www.crpinc.org
Counseling and support to youth and their families, gang prevention activities, and drug and alcohol intervention and prevention.
Fee: None.

Clinical Mediation Services
707-544-4451
401 South A Street, Santa Rosa
www.ananda-institute.com
Assists parents to reach custody agreements through mediation. Parenting skills and communication training. Fee: $150/visit for 5 visits + $125 documentation fee.

Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County - Head Start Program
707-544-6911 ext. 1037
1300 N. Dutton Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.capsonoma.org/headstart.htm
Serves the child development needs of preschool aged children (birth - 5 years).

*Sonoma County Adult and Youth Development - Counseling, Prevention, & Intervention Program
707-793-9030
7345 Burton Avenue, Rohnert Park
www.scayd.org
Provides family counseling; drug, alcohol, & tobacco prevention and diversion; parent education workshops and programs, including Padres Unidos, a Spanish-language parenting program for parents of teenagers.
Fee: None, sliding scale.

*Dads Make a Difference (Program under Teen Parent Connections)
707-565-4480
625 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa Parenting education and training for fathers or expectant fathers of children born to teen mothers.
Fee: None.

*Early Learning Institute
707-591-0170
484 Rohnert Park Expressway, Rohnert Park
Early intervention services to children aged 0-3 with developmental delays or disabilities. Parent support groups and education. Free developmental assessments.
Fee: No fee for most services.

*Families First
707-565-4507
625 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa
3 home visits to first time parents of newborns. New parent support and connections to local resources.
Fee: None.

*Family Education Center
707-568-2300 ext.16
1200 College Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.lifeworkssc.org
Education, workshops, and support groups for parents. Family and individual counseling. Fee: Sliding scale.

*Family Services & Support - Guerneville
707-887-2226
16390 Main Street, Guerneville
Childcare. Home visits. Free food boxes. Child development education. Counseling. Assistance obtaining diapers and baby clothes.
Fee: None.

*Family Services & Support - Sebastopol
707-829-5717
555 South Main Street, Sebastopol
Childcare. Home visits. Free food boxes. Child development education. Counseling. Assistance obtaining diapers and baby clothes.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: None.

*First Candle - SIDS Alliance
24-hour crisis hotline and program information
800-221-7437
www.firstcandle.org
Offers information about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and stillbirth and support groups.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Fee: None.

Foster and Kinship Care Education Program
707-535-3752
Santa Rosa Junior College Campus
Services for foster parents, foster-adoptive parents, and relative caregivers caring for children who have come through child protective services.
Fee: None.

Grandparents Parenting...Again
707-566-8676
2225 Challenger Way, Suite 102, Santa Rosa
www.grandparentsparentingagain.org
Support group for grandparents and other relatives parenting a family member's children.
Fee: None.

*Growing Together
707-565-5695
990 Sonoma Avenue, Suite 12, Santa Rosa
stjosephhealth.org/serv_womchild_birth.aspx
Offers a prenatal program offering medical care, nutritional counseling; and pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting education. Help with food, childcare, and clothing.
Fee: Accepts Medi-Cal.

*Hanna Boys Center
877-994-2662 or 707-996-6767
17000 Arnold Drive, Sonoma
Hanna Boys Center is a residential treatment and therapy for boys 12-18 and their parents.
Fee: Sliding scale.

Kids' Turn (California Parenting Institute)
707-575-9166
3650 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa
6-week psycho-educational program for children under 15 and their divorcing parents. Fee: Accepts Medi-Cal.

Lifeworks (Choices for Change)
707-568-2300 ext.10
1200 College Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.lifeworkssc.org
Support and education regarding family issues related to substance abuse.
Fee: $120 per family.

*Matrix Parent Network & Resource Center
1-800-578-2592
94 Galli Drive, Suite C, Novato
www.matrixparents.org
Support groups and training for parents of children aged 0-26 years, with special needs or disabilities.
Fee: None.

*Migrant Education
707-526-1272 ext.11
5510 Skylane Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Rosa
Support, enrichment programs, and intervention services for migrant students and their families.
Fee: None.

*Nuestros Hijos
707-521-4760
1015 Center Drive, Santa Rosa
Parenting classes in Spanish. Discuss domestic violence, child abuse, drugs and alcohol, and gangs.
Fee: None.

Parents Place
707-571-2048
1360 N. Dutton Avenue, Suite C, Santa Rosa
www.jfcs.org/services/children,_youth,_and_families/parents_place/
Parent education workshops and classes. Post-adoption support groups, counseling, and education. Organized play times. Parenting consultations.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: Varies.

Parents Supporting Parents Support Group
707-547-0101
5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa
An action oriented support group for parents dealing with unacceptable adolescent behavior.
Fee: None.

*Paternity Opportunity Program (POP)
707-565-4000
1755 Copperhill Parkway, Santa Rosa
www.sonoma-county.org/dcss/pop.htm
Provides unwed parents with the opportunity to voluntarily establish paternity, fathers' rights to visitation and custody, and children's eligibility for benefits.
Fee: None.

*Public Health Nursing Field Unit
707-565-4440
625 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa
Home visits to high-risk mothers and children up to 2 years old. Offers health education, parenting instruction, nutritional counseling, and referrals for health and other support services.
Fee: None.

Redwood Empire Foster Parent Association
Contact: Jan Torgenson at: 707-528-3672
Works to improve the understanding of foster care and offers support to foster parents.
Fee: $35/person/year, $50/family/year.

Santa Rosa Mother's Club
707-525-5902
Sites vary countywide
www.santarosamothersclub.org
Play groups, babysitting Co-op, educational speakers, support groups, and shared interest groups.

*Start Here - Family Coaching
707-322-1819
1211 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa
Works with families with children aged 5-18 in the home to improve communication, conflict management, boundary setting, and to improve relationships.
Fee: Sliding scale.

*Supervised Visitation-Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
707-546-2924
1212 Fourth Street, Suite I, Santa Rosa
Case management of high conflict child custody and child welfare visits between parents and children who must be supervised by a neutral monitor.
Fee: Sliding scale, $25 annual fee.

*Supervised Visitation-California Parenting Institute
707-585-6180 ext.106
3650 Standish Avenue, Santa Rosa
Provides neutral monitors and a location to supervise interactions between parents and children.
Fee: $25/hr + $25 intake fee.

*Teen Parent Connections
707-565-4480
625 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa
For pregnant and parenting teens. Assistance with medical care, finances, housing, childcare, parenting skills, school and job training.
Fee: None.

YMCA
707-545-9622
1111 College Avenue, Santa Rosa
www.scfymca.org
Various programs for children and families. Some financial assistance with programs for low-income families and/or individuals.

YWCA
707-546-9922
707-546-1234 - 24 -hour crisis hotline
Childcare, parenting classes, and child therapy.
Fee: None.

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Disclaimer: The Sonoma County Department of Health Services makes no assumption of quality and makes no warranties regarding providers appearing in this resource guide. This resource guide simply a public listing provided for consumer convenience, and is not a recommendation or endorsement by the Department.