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Sonoma County Homeless Resource Guide

Sonoma County Homeless Resource Guide

This resource guide for homeless services was prepared by the Continuum of Care Project underwritten by the Community Development Commission and produced with the assistance of the Sonoma County Task Force on the Homeless. To locate the services available in a particular category, click on the service listing in the index panel that follows this introduction.

FOOD: Meals - All Ages

St. Vincent de Paul:     528-7580
610 Wilson St., SR Free lunch 11:30-12:30 Every day.

Petaluma Kitchen:    778-6380
Payran & D, Petaluma Free lunch Every day. Mon-Fri.: 11:30-1:00, Sat. & Sun: 11A.M. to Noon. All are welcome.

Redwood Gospel Mission: 542-4817
101 6th St., SR Breakfast: 6:30 am Dinner: 6:00 pm Chapel service before meals.

Free Dinners Project -
Guerneville Veterans Bldg. - just show up. Soup, salad, vegetarian whole grain meals. 2nd and last Wed. of month. 5-7 pm. Volunteers welcome after 1:30 pm.

Holiday & Other Meal Events:
Some churches and organizations offer weekly meals and/or holiday dinners. Check with church or Service Center.

FOOD: Groceries/Food Vouchers

Many community service programs require picture ID to avoid duplicate services. If you are living in a vehicle, homeless or lack a place to receive mail, look under Service Centers to see where you can get a mailbox. IDs are issued by DMV; you don't have to drive to qualify for one.

CHDC Farmworker Assistance
137 Lincoln, Healdsburg 433-1992

Cloverdale Family Services
Emergency groceries and gasoline by voucher. Message phone 894-5786

F.I.S.H. Santa Rosa 527-5151
1055 Benton St., Santa Rosa Groceries, diapers, baby formula. Call for time, days and pick up arrangements.

F.I.S.H. Sonoma Valley 996-0111
Emergency groceries, other services.

Family Services:
Groceries. No required religious participation. Need IDs for all family members
Santa Rosa Area: 542-0998
Sebastopol Area: 823-2483
Petaluma Area: 769-0716

Food Bank: 523-7900
No food to individuals. Call for location of food distribution sites in your area.

Food for Families - 765-6530
Emergency groceries for qualified families & individuals. Call to complete application form.

Food for Thought - 887-1647
For AIDS patients. 10 AM-5 PM Forestville. Tues - Sat.

Food Closet 887-2020
6550 Covey Rd, Forestville Groceries -2nd Monday 10 to 11AM
Forestville United Methodist Church

Feed Our Children - 576-0747
Groceries. Thursdays - Noon-3:45 Soc. Sec. card for adults & children. Harvest Christian Center - 915 Piner, Suite H, Santa Rosa.

Inter-Church Food Pantry 823-2483
500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol Open M - W - F, Sat.- call first Sebastopol, Occidental, Graton

Non-Assistance Food Stamps 800-331-2278 , 565-2715
Occidental Community Church 874-3501 Pantry. 8:30-12:30 T-TH Occidental.

Prayer Chapel Mission 546-6520
1355 South Wright Road, Santa Rosa 1st & 3rd Wed. 3-5 Food & clothing.

Redwood Covenant Church 528-8463
1020 Center Dr., Santa Rosa Food, clothes - 2nd Sat. - 9-11AM

River Community Pantry: 869-3661
Guerneville M - Th 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Guerneville Community Church
St. Phillips Rural Food Program: 874-3812 Occidental. Pantry 9 - 11 AM 2nd Tuesday

Seventh Day Adventist: 578-0954
Santa Rosa. Groceries, clothing, diapers. SS# required. 10AM - Noon - Mon. & Wed.

Windsor Service Alliance: 838-6947
Windsor. Groceries. Fridays: 2-4 PM

WIC: 800-816-3663 - 565-6590
Monthly food vouchers for pregnant, nursing mothers and young children to age 5. Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma, Guerneville.

WIC/Alliance Medical Clinic 431-0831
Healdsburg and Cloverdale

FOOD - Seniors (60+)

Food for Families 765-6530
Emergency groceries for qualified seniors Call to complete application form.

Indian Senior Project: 527-5598
3361 Fulton, SR All welcome. Not just for Native Americans.

Nutrition Project: 525-0143
Lunch programs in communities. Call for locations, days and time in your area. Call a day in advance to reserve a meal. $2.50 donation requested but not required.

Information And Referral

Volunteer Center Information & Referral 565-2108 , 1-800-325-9604
2550 Paulin Drive, SR Links people in need with community services. Call M-F, 8:30-4:30

Fair Housing of Sonoma Co.: 579-5037
Information & referral on tenant/landlord discrimination and housing issues. www.FHDSC.org

SC Community Development Comm.
1440 Guerneville Rd., SR 565-7500 Housing Authority, Continuum of Care Planning, Sec. 8 housing, rental subsidies, programs for low-income people

SC Human Services Comm. 565-2693
2300 County Center Dr., Ste. B-167, SR. M-F 8:00 am- 5:00 pm. Information and referral.

Service Centers

CHDC Community Services 433-1992
137 Lincoln, Healdsburg. Information, translation, transportation, emergency food and shelter, rental assistance, services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

COTS Opportunity Center 765-6591
303 Payran St., Petaluma M-Sun. 8-11:30 AM, 1-6 PM. Provides showers, phone/mail service, laundry facilities, lockers, counseling. Employment, health care & housing referrals, assistance with chemical dependency.

Community Resources for Independence: 528-2745; TDD - 528-2151
980 Hopper Ave., Santa Rosa - Assistance for persons with disabilities. Independent living skills training, ADA housing advocacy and search, benefits counseling, personal assistant referral, sign language interpreting services.

Homeless Services Center: 525-0226
600 Morgan St., SR 7-11:30am 1-3pm M-F Showers, phone/mail service, laundry, lockers, Limited transitional housing program on site.

Interlink: 546-4481
1033 4th St., M-T-W-F 10 -5 PM Santa Rosa. Thursday only: 1 - 5 PM
Drop in self-help center for individuals and families managing mental health issues. Peer counseling, community resources, recreation. Job services.

LaCasa De La Amistad 933-0897
Vineyard Workers Services, 17962 Sonoma Hwy, Boyes Hot Springs Farmworkers or family members. Harvest season, days vary, evening hours. Hot meals, English classes, health care, referrals, emergency shelter, food, clothing, sleeping bags and tents.

Russian River Counselors 865-1200
19375 Hwy. 116, Monte Rio. Drop-in Center, transitional housing.

The Living Room: 579-0142
636 Cherry St., Santa Rosa M-F 9am-1pm Drop-in center for homeless/at risk women & children only. Breakfast & lunch, toiletries, writing supplies/stamps, bus tickets, telephone/message/mail service, information and referral, supervised children's area.

T.H.E. Resource Center 578-8387
2455 Bennett Valley Rd. #112A, Santa Rosa A project of Vietnam Veterans of Calif. Job services, transitional housing. Vet & non-vet homeless men, women, children.

Emergency Shelters

Emergency Winter Shelters
Open - Nov.-March - homeless adults Show up for initial intake; sign in for consecutive days. No limit on number of days in season. No drunk, on drugs or violent behavior. Dinner served. Hot showers.

Petaluma - COTS 765-6591
Register at 303 Payran St., Shelter site -900 E. Washington

Santa Rosa - Interfaith Shelter Network 546-7907
1500 Armory Dr., Santa Rosa

Chanate Women's Emergency Shelter
Call 569-0615 after 4 PM 21 day shelter for single homeless women and homeless mothers with small children. Santa Rosa.

Catholic Charities: 525-0226-
Intake for:

Brookwood Shelter- Family and Single shelter for 40 people.
Russell Avenue Shelter - Family & single shelter for 30 people. Both shelters with comprehensive services. Intake screenings at Homeless Service Center.

Cath.Char. Family Support Ctr. 542-5426
Emergency intake after 3 PM for 1 night and/or weekend for the 2 emergency intake rooms. Comprehensive services for families. Room for 28 families who reside at FSC 30 to 90 days. Screening required.

Community Support Network Opportunity House: 573-6955
60-Day Emergency Shelter for mentally ill with transitional housing counseling. Call for information, outreach services, Spanish/English translation, crisis intervention.

COTS Family Shelter 765-6593
1500-B Petaluma Blvd. So., Petaluma Comprehensive program with case manage- ment. Licensed childcare program on site. Call for screening, intake. Must call every day to stay active on waiting list. 2 mo. maximum stay. South County.

Redwood Gospel Mission: 542-4817
101 6th St., SR Check-in follows dinner. Attend services at 6 PM, eat dinner and request housing. Men only. 14-day initial stay. Must have ID. Job-search residence program follow up.

Ripley Street Shelter - 546-3432
Social Advocates for Youth
Emergency shelter for runaway or homeless teens aged 12-17. Crisis mediation provided on a 24-hour basis for youth & their families. Outreach to homeless youth and drop-in services.

Rose Women & Children's Emergency Shelter - 573-0490
Call after 4:00 PM. 30-day stay, overnight shelter only. Children welcome.

S.O.S. 996-0111
Sonoma Overnight Stay emergency shelter. Call at 5 PM. Sonoma Valley only.

Wallace House/Spare Room: 433-6161
Call between 7 & 8 PM. Overnight emergency shelter - first-come, first-served. North County.

Housing/Transitional Housing

CAPSC Transitional Housing - 544-6911
Shared housing & apartments for single, homeless women & families with children. Case Management services/clean and sober.

COTS Housing & Family Services 765-6530 Ext. 107
1500-B Petaluma Blvd. So., Petaluma Shared & transitional housing program in Petaluma & Rohnert Park. Comprehensive program with case management.

CSN Transitional Training Prog. 544-2806
4-6 month program for homeless mentally ill adults. 9 beds. Call for information.

HCA Fund - CAPSC - 544-6911
1300 N Dutton. One time emergency rental assistance and security deposit assistance to prevent homelessness.

HMP Path Projects: 539-4099
Shared housing for low income persons. "Sweat equity" participation. No drugs, alcohol or tobacco. 4 month program.

Henry House: AIDS 544-1581
6 Beds for chronically ill adults.

IFSN Transitional Housing - 546-7907
Pick up application from Son. County Community Development Commission, 1440 Guerneville Rd, then call for appointment. Clients are disabled, clean & sober a min. of 90 days, have income or general assistance. Up to 2-year program.

Section 8 Housing - 565-7500
Sonoma County Housing Authority 1440 Guerneville Rd., Santa Rosa Low-income families, disabled, and seniors.

Section 8 Housing- 543-3300
City of Santa Rosa Housing Authority P.O. Box 1806, 90 Santa Rosa Ave., SR Low-income families, disabled, & seniors. Waiting list. Call for information.

Supported Permanent Housing - 544-0347
Community Support Network Residential programs for adults with mental health disabilities - includes a homeless shelter and transitional housing program.

T.H.E. Resource Center 578-8387
A project of Vietnam Veterans of California. Transitional housing Santa Rosa & Petaluma

Victory Outreach: 526-7590
Christian home for men and women

Utilities / Cash / Other Aid

CHDC Weatherization: 588-8172
No cost weatherproofing for low income families. HEAP buys cord of wood or pays a month's PG & E, propane.

General Assistance: 565-2715
2550 Paulin Dr., SR Basic items of need for disabled or unemployed adults not eligible for other cash programs.

Salvation Army Family Svs: 542-0998
Emergency food, clothing, rental assistance, help with utility bills.

Season of Sharing: 565-2108 or 1-800-325-9604

Social Security Retirement
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 544-4302 , 800-772-1213
Social Security Admin., 2099 Range Ave, Santa Rosa.

SonomaWORKS - 565-5500
Welfare-to work program for TANF applicants/recipients; employment and training svs., cash assistance, child care, transportation, mental health and substance abuse services.

St. Vincent de Paul: 1-800-584-1579
Emergency food, clothing to at-risk families. Information & referral 565-2108. Can assist financially with low cost items such as I.D., driver's license, prescriptions, etc.

Work/Training Assistance

CHDC Employment: 566-3960
Job-readiness, resumes, job-search for the homeless. Placement services.

Homeless Service Center: 525-0226
Job preparedness; resume writing.

CHDC Farmworkers Assistance: 433-1992
137 Lincoln, Healdsburg Bilingual. Job training, immigration, referrals. Emergency food and shelter.

Job Link: 565-5550
Job search & training. OJT Assistance.

Job Start: 565-1646
2550 Paulin Dr., SR

Goodwill Industries 523-0550
Short term work experience within retail donation sites, warehouse work, and business contracted services. Job placement includes resume development, interviewing skills, job development/placement, and support services pertaining to job retention.

Petaluma People Services Center:Work Assistance Program: 769-2815
206 G Street, Petaluma Assists in obtaining and retaining employmnet. Resume prep, transportation, voice mail available.

S.A.Y. Youth Employment Center: 546-3432
Counseling, jobs, help finishing school. Call for intake services.

Personal Help / Counseling

Community Service Centers provide
counseling and referrals to medical and other forms of help. Ask a staff person.

Alcohol/Drug Issues:

Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 544-1300
Narcotics Anonymous: 575-7837
Cocaine Abuse 24 Hour Action Help Line & Treatment: 800 888-9383
Free. Spiritual programs.

For Family & Friends:
Call Co-Dependents Anonymous or Al-Anon Family Groups 575-6760.
Free. Spiritual program

Orenda Center: 565-7460
Alcohol detoxification center. Referral to treatment programs and services.

Redwood Covenant Church: 528-8463
1020 Center Dr., SR. Christian recovery, aid. Family

S.A.Y. Youth Crisis: 546-3432
1-800-544-3299 Intervention in family crisis; counseling, reunification, foster care, advocacy.

Domestic Violence Hotline: 546-1234
Group, individual self-esteem building and therapeutic counseling for women and men. Restraining Order workshops.Residential program for women.

Mental Health Hotline: 800 746-8181
MH emergencies; MH homeless help.

DENTAL CARE

Alliance Dental Clinic - 433-8161
621 Center St., Healdsburg
M-F 8-5, emergencies every day at 8 am. Sliding scale, Medi-Cal and CMSP accepted.

Dental Clinic
St. Joseph Health Foundation 751 Lombardi Ct., #A, SR
Provides preventative and treatment services to low income children. Offers checkups, cleanings, fillings, sealents, extractions. limited emergency services at 7:30 am. Children (age 4-20) have priority.

Gateway Dental - 584-1000
5755 Redwood Dr., Rohnert Park
Medi-Cal patients. Call for appointment.

Redwood Empire Dental Society - 546-7275
1400 No. Dutton Ave., Ste. 10, SR
Referral service to dentists taking new patients, dentists accepting Medi-Cal (Denti-Cal), senior dental program.

HEALTH CARE

Alliance Medical Center 433-5494
621 Center St, Healdsburg

Medi-Cal & County Medical Services Program (CMSP) - 565-5200
1421 Guerneville Rd, Santa Rosa
Medi-cal - pays for medical and dental care, prescriptions, hospitalization and nursing home care. CMSP provides medical and dental care for adults not eligible for Medi-cal. Application.

Chanate Hall Youth & Family Outpatient Services - 565-4810
3333 Chanate Rd., Santa Rosa

Family Practice Center - 576-4100
3320 Chanate Rd., Santa Rosa
Full service family practice. Same-day appointment services. M-F Languages: Spanish, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Chinese.

Project Hope 565-2862
Comprehensive support program for homeless adults with mental illness.

Homeless Outreach Medical Clinic - 542-5426
Family Support Center - 465 A Street, Santa Rosa
W-3-5 pm - Free acute medical care and referral for all homeless individuals.

Jewish Community Free Clinic 792-1932
421-C E. Cotati Ave, Cotati
Mondays 9:30am-12:30PM Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm. Well child/Immunization clinic - Tues. 1:00 pm Free family practice clinic for those without health insurance or MediCal. No psych meds.

Mobile Health Clinic- 524-2477
Serves children, age 16 and under without a primary care physician. Call for days and locations.

Perinatal Services - 565-4554
625 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa
M-F 8-5 Health services for pregnant women with Medi-cal. Services provided by many doctors, clinics, hospitals and nurses. Pregnant women with substance abuse issues can enter 90-day residential treatment program.Call for information (no application).

Project Hope Mental Health Homeless Outreach - 565-2862 769-5270
Support program for homeless adults with mental illness. Mental health services, job placement, financial counseling, and housing.

Psychiatric Emergency Svs.(800) 746-8181-toll free 576-8181
3322 Chanate Rd., Santa Rosa
24-hour psychiatric emergency intervention and treatment. Call or walk-in.

Community Action Partnership 544-6911
1300 N. Dutton, Santa Rosa

Cooper Towers Family Medical 894-4229
240 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale

Petaluma Health Center 763-7005
1301 Southpoint Blvd. #A, Petaluma

Planned Parenthood 1-800-967-7526
1370 Medical Center Dr., Rohnert Park

Public Health Clinical Services 565-4820
3420 Chanate Rd, SR
Sexually transmitted disease diagnosis/treatment, family planning, sterilization, pregnancy testing, teen clinic, maternity services, immunizations, TB testing. M&F 8-5; T&Th 8-8

Public Health Clinical Services - 565-4820
418 Riley St, SR
M 1-5, T 2-6, W 3-7, Th 1-5, Fri

Russian River Health Ctr- 869-2849
16319 Third St., Guerneville
Family practice, primary medical care, minor emergencies, OB, pediatric and geriatric care, family planning, HIV services, counseling dental care, lab, low cost immunizations, free breast exams.

St. Joseph's Health System - Medical Access Clinics 546-5899 751
Lombardi Ct., Santa Rosa

Sonoma Valley CHC - 939-6070
430 W. Napa St., Ste. F, Sonoma
Occidental Area Health Center-874-2444 3802 Main, Occidental. Night or day, call 823-1616.

Saints Jane & Mary Medical Clinic 591-9667
M-Th 9-5, Fri 9-1 1580 Sebastopol Rd., SR No/low fee medical care. Dental & vision care available to uninsured children to age 18 (including sports/school physicals, immunizations). No walk-ins.

Sonoma County Indian Health 521-4545
144 Stony Point Rd, SR
Native Americans, limited services to others. Health care including dental medical, prenatal, orthodontia, transportation, mental health, WIC, information & referral. Pharmacy, senior nutrition, cancer screening.

Southwest Children's Health 578-2005
555 Sebastopol Rd. Ste. A Santa Rosa.
Call for appointment. M-F 9-4.

Southwest Community Health Ctr.,547-2222
751 Lombardi Ct., Suite B, Santa Rosa
Family & teen planning services & clinic, AIDS testing, bilingual program. OB program, specialized programs for diabetes, donated medications, car seats, cancer screening. Teen walk-in's W 2-5 pm. M-Sat General Public

Mental Health Outreach Services - Cloverdale, Guerneville, Petaluma & Sonoma 565-4730
3400 Chanate, Santa Rosa
Medication evaluation, mental health assessment and treatment. M-F 8-5. Call first.

Women's Health Specialists - 537-1172
4415 Sonoma Hwy #D, Santa Rosa
Free pregnancy testing & counseling, free/low cost birth control, breast cancer early detection.

Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment

DAAC Outpatient Treatment: 544-3295
2403 Professional Dr., SR Group and individual treatment for alcohol and other drug problems. Walk-ins accepted on Tues. 9-11:30 am and 1-4:30 pm. Or call for appointment.

DAAC-Turning Point: 571-2233
Residential treatment for chemically dependent adults. Not a shelter.

Manna Home: 576-1471
Christian residential rehabilitation for chemically dep. women. Children visit.

Orenda Center: 565-7450
2759 Bennett Valley Rd. Alcohol detox, residential alcohol and drug treatment, counseling, education.

Women's Recovery Services: 527-0412
Residential treatment for chemically dependent women and mothers.

TRANSPORTATION

Sonoma County Paratransit 585-7516
Transportation for persons with disabilities who are unable to use public transportation. Spanish.
M-F 5:30 AM-11 PM; Sa-Su 7 AM-9 PM

Bus Schedules 585-7516 585-9817 TDD
Call for information about bus passes and schedules.

ADVOCACY

SC Community Development Commission 565-7500
1440 Guerneville Rd., SR Housing Authority. Continuum of Care Planning, Section 8 housing, rental subsidies, programs for low-income people.

SC Human Services Commission 565-2693
2300 County Center Dr., B-167, SR
Info and referral to emergency shelters and other services.

SC Task Force on the Homeless:575-4494
100 Sebastopol Rd., SR
Coalition of public/private service providers, businesses, churches and individuals working to end homelessness in Sonoma County. Public meetings. A forum for action and ideas.

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty: 916-657-2871
Questions regarding the education of homeless children.

CRISIS LINES

  • Mental Health Hotline: 800 746-8181 - 576-8181
  • SAY Youth Crisis: 546-3432 - 800 544-3299
  • Domestic Violence Hotline: 546-1234
  • United Against Sexual Assault: 545-7237
  • Men Evolving Non-violently (M.E.N.): 528-2636