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Housing
Local: Orcutt Family Health Center
Contact Information: (805) 925-4393
Web Address: https://www.hasbarco.org/
The office offers safe and affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, persons with disabilities, and elderly residents in the Orcutt area.
State: California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
Contact Information: (916) 263-2771
Web Address: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/
The office offers a wide range of programs and services for individuals who need housing assistance across the state. They focus on providing information on affordable housing, tenant rights, homeless prevention, and more.
National: Habitat for Humanity
Contact Information: (800) 422-4828
Web Address: https://www.habitat.org/
The office operates across the United States to build and repair homes for low-income families and provide affordable homeownership opportunities for those in financial need.
Food
Local: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Contact Information: (805) 967-5741
Web Address: https://foodbanksbc.org
The office’s goal is to end hunger and promote health of local community through quality nutrition. They also strive to resolve fundamental issues of hunger by delivering nutrition education and community resilience programs.
State: CalFresh
Contact Information: (805) 346-7135
Web Address: https://www.getcalfresh.org/en
The office aims to assist low-income families and individuals who desire to enhance grocery budgets and options to provide healthy and nutritious foods for their loved ones. The applicants must meet federal income eligibility rules.
National: Feeding America
Contact Information: (800) 771-2303
Web Address: https://www.feedingamerica.org
The office works with food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs to help individuals who need food and essential resources to sustain healthy lifestyles.
Financial Assistance
Local: CRRSBC: Children’s Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County
Contact Information: (805) 925-7071
Web Address: https://www.crrsbc.org/
The office delivers financial assistance for low-income families and provides various subsidy programs to assist many families in Santa Barbara County paying for children’s essential child care program, including ensuring children to ensure kindergarten with little to no financial burden.
State: California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORK)
Contact Information: (866) 404-4007
Web Address: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/calworks
The office is a welfare program that aims to break the cycle of poverty by offering various services and cash aid to families in need. They serve fifty-eight counties in California through local welfare departments. The families who meet eligibility will receive monthly financial assistance to cover housing expense, food and other essential expenses.
National: National Veterans Financial Resource Center
Contact Information: (800) 698-2411
Web Address: Miecc.va.gov/visn19/finvet
The office aims to assist Veterans who need essential financial resources to cover essential expenses such as food, clothing, housing, and more. The office’s goal is to increase Veterans’ mental health by promoting financial well-being and improve their financial management skills by sharing useful tools and resources.
Healthcare
Local: Orcutt Family Health Center
Contact Information: (805) 332-8155
Web Address: https://locations.dignityhealth.org/orcutt-family-health-center
The office offers holistic outpatient services to families and individuals who are in need. They strive to support local communities by assisting patients who lack adequate health insurance and reduce the financial burden for those with household income below four hundred percent of the Federal Poverty Level. The office provides free counseling to determine appropriate level of financial aid.
State: Healthy Families
Contact: (800) 880-5305
Web Address: https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1596
The office aims to assist children and teens who are not eligible for Medi-Cal. They provide low-cost insurance to ensure the vulnerable demographic group have access to necessary medical support as necessary.
National: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Contact: (877) 464-4772
Web Address: https://www.hrsa.gov/
The office provide support for families and individuals with low incomes. They primarily focus groups are pregnant women, individuals in rural communities, vulnerable age groups, and workforce exposed to hazardous environment. The office provides assistance in comprehensive clinical areas, including medical, dental, mental, and more.
Substance Abuse
Local: Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services
Contact Information: (888) 868-1649
Web Address: https://www.countyofsb.org/531/Alcohol-Drug-Programs
The office offers diverse treatment services to engage with wide range of substance use disorder in Santa Babara County. They coordinate with Drug Medi-Cal program and procure funding to reduce financial responsibility of local community.
State: Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS)
Contact Information: (800) 879-2772
Web Address: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Pages/Drug-Medi-Cal-Organized-Delivery-System.aspx
The officer assist Medi-Cal members to gain access to appropriate care to achieve recovery promptly. They provide intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient services, residential treatment, recovery service, and partial hospitalization in limited counties.
National: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Contact Information: (800) 487-4889
Web Address: https://www.samhsa.gov/
The office offers low-cost treatment options for individuals with drugs and alcohol related issues. They offer various financial support, such as grants, scholarships, and connecting with appropriate support groups.
Mental Health
Local: Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness
Contact Information: (888) 868-1649
Web Address: https://www.countyofsb.org/274/Behavioral-Wellness
The office aims to serve families and local communities by promoting prevention and recovery from mental illness and various addiction. They primarily serve adults who are eligible for Medi-Cal and diagnosed with mental illness and substance use disorders. The office also assists children with mental and emotional issues.
State: California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA)
Contact Information: (888) 210-2515
Web Address: https://www.calmhsa.org/
The office serves Californians who need support from the public mental health systems. They aim to strengthen the community by maximizing the opportunities of all social, age, and demographic groups who need access to mental care support.
National: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Contact Information: (800) 950-6264
Web Address: https://www.nami.org/Home
The office strives to promote a better life by offering a wide range of support and education for those who are affected by mental illness. They offer a free helpline supported by well experienced volunteers and nationwide support service providing resource referrals for both mentally ill individuals and the caregivers, including family and mental health providers. The helpline also assists teens and young adults by offering direct connection with individuals who possess knowledge or experience of similar difficulty.
Marital/Relational Issues
Local: Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara
Contact Information: (805) 928-1707
Web Address: https://fsacares.org
The office aims to promote the well-being of vulnerable families in Santa Barbara County by facilitating their access to essential resources and time sensitive services, including family support services and young and family behavioral health.
State: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Contact Information: (858) 292-2638
Web Address: https://www.camft.org/
The office provides helpline, education, and resources to connect the residents to get connected with professional providers in private practice for couples and families therapy. The benefits are limited to California residents with Medicare.
National: https://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/
Contact Information: (866) 831-4201
Web Address: https://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/
They serve as a clearinghouse for quality, balanced, and timely information on healthy marriage and relationship education. Their mission is to be a first stop for experts, researchers, policymakers, media, marriage educators, couples, and individuals seeking information and resources related to healthy marriage. Marriage Team provides marriage coaching services via skype or in home. The typical program is an 8-12 week program (depending on each couple’s need), 2-3 hours per week working alongside trained coach couples.
Pregnancy
Local: Care Net
Contact Information: (805) 928-9285
Web Address: https://www.carenetsm.com
The office offers various free-confidential services to promote a healthy pregnancy, including pregnancy tests, parenting classes, ultrasounds, baby store, and post-abortion support. They are also committed to offering accurate and honest information on an array of subjects, including pregnancy symptoms, abortion, adoption, parenting, STDs, and sexual health. They do not offer, recommend or refer for abortions or abortifacients.
State: Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)
Contact Information: (833) 422-4255
Web Address: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DMCAH/CPSP/Pages/default.aspx
The office is responsible for delivering a wide range of services for pregnant individuals from conception through sixty days postpartum. They also offer nutrition, health education, and psychosocial services to ensure the safety and wellness of individuals who qualify for Medi-Cal.
National: American Pregnancy Association
Contact Information: (800) 672-2296
Web Address: https://americanpregnancy.org/
The office focuses on promoting pregnancy wellness of all communities in the United States through nationwide network of support, training, and advocacy.
Death/Hospice
Local: Hospice of Santa Barbara
Contact Information: (805) 563-8820
Web Address: https://www.hospiceofsb.org/
The office offers a wide range of services in social work, spiritual care, and care services. They serve both patients and families impacted by severe illness and answer questions on social, spiritual, and emotional issues. The office also delivers grief support for families and end of life care for patients.
State: California Hospice and Palliative Care Association: Statewide resources for hospice care.
Contact Information: (916) 925-3770
Web Address: https://www.calhospice.org/
The office is committed to delivering high-quality hospice services to patients and their families in California. They strive to maximize patients’ access to hospice care by educating families and communities on currently available end-of-life care services across the state of California.
National: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Contact Information: (703) 837-1500
Web Address: https://www.nhpco.org/
The office delivers free essential resources and information on hospice and palliative care services which assist patients and family members in making informed decisions on appropriate coping strategies to overcome existing challenges.
Immigration/Naturalization Services
Local: Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense Center
Contact Information: (805) 886-9136
Web Address: https://www.sbimmigrantdefense.org/
The officer offers pro bono legal services to immigrants who are under the challenging immigrant circumstances, including facing deportation in Santa Barbara County.
State: The California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
Contact Information: (916) 651-8017
Web Address: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/immigration-services
The office offers free legal services for individuals residing in California and provides education to immigrant communities. The free legal services cover a wide range of immigration laws and issues on naturalization, deferred action, removal defense, and more.
National: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Contact: (800) 375-5283
Web Address: https://my.uscis.gov/
The office oversees and addresses various immigration issues and concerns.
Legal Services
Local: Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Contact: (805) 922-9909
Web Address: https://lafsbc.org/
The office is committed to deliver high quality legal services to vulnerable residents, especially low-income families, in Santa Barbara County. Their mission is to ensure equal access to justice for all in the community. The office offer various legal advice, direct representation, and community education.
State: LawHelpCA
Contact: (213) 830-0845
Web Address: https://www.lawhelpca.org/
The office is California’s official free legal service resource. They provide updated directory of credible and pre-screened legal organizations that offer free to affordable legal services and representation.
National: Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
Contact: 202-295-1500
Web Address: https://www.lsc.gov/
The office provides basic civil legal services for those in financial need. They handle legal matters associated with family stability and safety. The office is primarily focus on family law, including child support, housing matters, and domestic violence.