Alternative Education Programs Santa Cruz County Office of Education |
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| Our programs are student-centered and adapt to meet individual needs. Staff works collaboratively to facilitate learning and change. Dedicated teachers assist students to achieve social, interpersonal and academic success. Low student-to-teacher ratios are provided in a variety of K-12 edu...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
400 Encinal St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-466-5728 |
| Website: | http://www.santacruzcoe.org/student-services/alternative-education-programs/ |
Boy Scouts of America, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council #55 |
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| The Boy Scouts of the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council makes a direct and positive impact in our community through a variety of fun and challenging experiences. Activities available in Scouting are endless, ranging from outdoor camping trips to launching water rockets at our largest Sco...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
970 W Julian San Jose, CA 95126 |
| Phone: | 408-279-2086 |
| Email: | emile.mestressat@scouting.org |
| Website: | https://www.svmbc.org/districts/loma-prieta/ |
California Conservation Corps Monterey Bay Center |
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| The CCC works for a wide range of project sponsors throughout California, including state agencies, federal agencies, city and county agencies, school districts, nonprofit organizations and private industry. We are a nonresidential program, so the Monterey Bay Center in Watsonville is p...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
30 Aviation Way Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-768-0150 |
| Website: | https://ccc.ca.gov/locations/monterey-bay-center/ |
FoodWhat! |
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| “Food, What?!” is a youth empowerment and food justice organization using food, through sustainable agriculture and health, as the vehicle for youth to grow into strong, healthy, and resilient teens. We partner with low-income and struggling youth across Santa Cruz County to grow, cook, ea...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 |
| Phone: | 831-459-5476 |
Gene Hoularis and Waldo Rodriguez Youth Center |
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| Regular Hours: Monday-Friday 4:00pm-8:00pm Summer Hours: Monday-Friday 1:00pm-8:00pm Come check out your one stop after school "chill spot" The G.H.W.R. Youth Center offers free programs and services for youth ages 6-22 years old. Kick it with your friends, get homework help, or ch...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
30 Maple Ave. Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-768-3248 |
| Website: | https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/facilities/facility/details/gene-hoularis--waldo-rodriguez-youth-center-49 |
Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast |
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| We're 2.6 million strong—1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On M...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
10550 Merritt Street Castroville, CA 95012 |
| Phone: | 800-822-2427 |
| Email: | info@girlscoutsccc.org |
| Website: | http://www.girlscoutsccc.org |
Girls For A Change |
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| Girls For A Change is a national organization that empowers girls to create social change. We invite young women to design, lead, fund and implement social change projects that tackle issues girls face in their own neighborhoods. GFC provides the tools, resources, partnerships and suppo...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 1436 San Jose, CA 95019 |
| Phone: | 408-540-6432 |
| Email: | info@girlsforachange.org |
| Website: | https://girlsforachange.typepad.com/ |
HSA Public Health Department Community Health Education |
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| The Community Health Education Unit strives to engage the community through education, policy, and environmental change to create opportunities for all to lead healthy lifestyles where we live, learn, work, and play....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1070 Emeline Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-454-4141 |
| Email: | info@santacruzhealth.org |
| Website: | http://www.santacruzhealth.org/HSAHome/HSADivisions/PublicHealth/CommunityHealthEducation.aspx |
Media Watch |
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| Our mission is to challenge abusive stereotypes and other biased information commonly found in the media through education and action. Media Watch endorses media literacy as part of standard curriculum in the K-12 educational system. We provide ACTION newsletters to help create more inform...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 618 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 |
| Phone: | 831-423-6355 |
| Email: | info@mediawatch.com |
| Website: | http://www.mediawatch.com |
Mountain Community Resources |
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| Mountain Community Resources (MCR) is a local family resource center that has been serving the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley communities since 1982. We offer a network of programs and services designed to help people thrive. We work directly with individuals and families to build a ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1634 Highway 9 Felton, CA 95018 |
| Phone: | 831-335-6600 |
| Email: | info@cbridges.org |
| Website: | http://communitybridges.org/mcr/ |
Oceanseed Project |
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| Oceanseed Project is a leading 501(c)3 nonprofit institution committed to realizing our most verdant, compassionate and just world through awe-inspiring experience, education, mentorship and research that cultivates full human potential. In being connected with the present, we invest-in a...[Full Record] |
| Website: | http://oceanseedproject.org |
Ramsay Park Family Center |
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| Free, drop-in, after school program features homework help, arts and crafts activities and fun contests and games....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1301 Main Street Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-768-3240 |
| Website: | http://www.cityofwatsonville.org/facilities/facility/details/ramsay-park-family-center-19 |
Salvation Army - Watsonville Corps Community Center |
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| Since 1891, The Salvation Army has been serving the Pajaro Valley, offering practical support, spiritual comfort, and a critical safety net to people in need. The Salvation Army serves thousands across Santa Cruz County each year through the broadest array of social services that range fro...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
214 Union Street Watsonville, CA 95077 |
| Phone: | 831-724-3922 |
| Website: | http://www.salvationarmywatsonville.org |
Salvation Army Corps Community Center |
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| Provides a variety of emergency material assistance programs providing food, clothing, energy assistance as well as character building for youth and adults. Worship services are in English and Spanish....[Full Record] |
| Address: |
721 Laurel Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-426-8365 |
| Email: | harold.laubach@uswsalvationarmy.org |
| Website: | https://santacruz.salvationarmy.org |
Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos |
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| The California Coalition of Barrios Unidos began as a community based peace movement in the violent streets of urban California in 1977 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1993. Over the past twenty-five years Barrios Unidos has developed a model that seeks to reclaim and rest...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1817 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| Phone: | 831-457-8208 |
| Email: | carol@barriosunidos.net |
| Website: | http://www.barriosunidos.net |
Santa Cruz County 4-H Community Club Program |
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| The 4-H Youth Development is to help diverse young people discover and develop their potential and grow into competent, contributing, and caring citizens. Learn by doing activities, youth-adult partnerships, and research-based educational programs help young people enhance their leadership...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1432 Freedom Boulevard Suite E Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-763-8015 |
| Email: | jkatawicz@ucanr.edu |
| Website: | http://cesantacruz.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/ |
Santa Cruz County Cooperative Extension |
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| Monday-Thursday: 8am-5pm (closed 12-1pm for lunch) Fridays: 8am-12pm open (1-5pm by appointment only) Across California, the University of California's 64 Cooperative Extension offices are local problem-solving centers. We are the bridge between local issues and the power of UC resea...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1430 Freedom Boulevard Suite E Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-763-8040 |
| Email: | cesantacruz@ucdavis.edu |
| Website: | http://cesantacruz.ucdavis.edu |
Student Support Services Santa Cruz County Office of Education |
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| Each year we provide a variety of academic and other supportive services to over 5,000 students throughout the county. These services are rooted in the philosophy of Youth Development that emphasizes a caring and respectful community that values the contribution youth can make in determini...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
400 Encinal St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-466-5703 |
| Website: | http://www.santacruzcoe.org/student-services/student-support-services/ |
Together For Youth |
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| To ensure youth have the opportunity to reach their greatest potential, the United 4 Youth collaborative provides wrap-around services and leadership support to promote: Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Economic Sustainability Community Connection United 4 Youth i...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 1458 Capitola, CA 95010 |
| Phone: | 831-479-5466 |
| Website: | https://www.unitedwaysc.org/united-4-youth |
Trips for Kids Santa Cruz |
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| Trips for Kids Santa Cruz is a chapter of the international nonprofit Trips for Kids. Our mission is to empower youth through mountain biking. We are committed to providing a safe environment where kids ages 10-18 can have a positive experience on a mountain bike. Through their success ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
345 Harvest Drive Watsonville, 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-687-8533 |
| Website: | http://www.tripsforkidssantacruz.org |
UnChained |
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| UnChained is a 501(c)3 non profit organization that partners with local schools and organizations to help reduce violence in our homes, schools and communities by implementing humane education and innovative animal-assisted therapy programs, in an effort to teach children and adults the va...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
PO Box: 441 Soquel, CA 95073 |
| Phone: | 831-818-8738 |
| Email: | info@livingunchained.org |
| Website: | http://www.livingunchained.org |
Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center |
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| Walnut Avenue is a 501 (c) 3 public benefit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for women, children, and families in Santa Cruz County for over 80 years. Strengths-based, supportive programs in childcare, youth development, parenting, domestic violence awareness & preve...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
303 Walnut Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Phone: | 831-426-3062 |
| Email: | info@wafwc.org |
| Website: | http://www.wafwc.org/ |
Watsonville Bike Shack Cooperative |
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| Located behind Ramos Furniture Store, we created the Watsonville Bike Shack with a lot of volunteer hours and the support of an organization in Santa Cruz called the Bike Church. For almost two years we have been building this program together. They gave us our first tools and had their me...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
555 Main Street Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-296-0326 |
| Email: | elbikeshack@facebook.com |
| Website: | http://www.facebook.com/elbikeshack |
Watsonville Parks and Community Services |
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| Our customer service staff look forward to registering you or your children in our exciting programs or answering any questions you may have. They can also assist you with the rental of one of our facilities so your next business meeting or family celebration is a huge success. Drop-in ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
231 Union Street Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-768-3240 |
| Website: | http://www.cityofwatsonville.org/595/Parks-Community-Services |
YMCA Camp Campbell |
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| The YMCA Camp Campbell is a branch of the YMCA of Silicon Valley. We are a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. All YMCA programs promote the four core values of the YMCA, Caring, Honesty, Respect,...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
16275 Highway 9 Boulder Creek, CA 95006 |
| Phone: | 831-338-2128 |
| Email: | redwoods@ymcasv.org |
| Website: | https://www.ymcasv.org/camp-campbell |
Youth Serve |
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| Youth Serve, a program of the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County, is a program that works with youth 11-18 finding them community service opportunities all around he county. We engage youth on a weekly basis by setting up service projects every Tuesday while we also work with youth who ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1740 17th Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| Phone: | 831-427-5070 Ext: 119 |
| Email: | ys@scvolunteercenter.org |
| Website: | http://www.scvolunteercenter.org |
YouthSERVE |
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| Do you want to make a difference in our community? YouthServe is dedicated to connecting youth, ages 11-17, with rewarding volunteer projects across the Santa Cruz County. Our aim is to connect local youth who have a passion to help those in need with meaningful opportunities to do so. ...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
1740 17th Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| Phone: | 831-427-5070 |
| Email: | volunteer@scvolunteercenter.org |
| Website: | http://scvolunteercenter.org/programs/youth-serve/ |
YWCA of Watsonville |
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| Established in 1858 as a voice for women's issues, we opened the first employment bureau for women several years later. That was only the beginning of more than 150 years of active advocacy and programming for women's rights and civil rights. We continue to evolve to meet today's challe...[Full Record] |
| Address: |
340 E. Beach Street Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| Phone: | 831-724-6078 |
| Website: | http://www.ywcawatsonville.org |