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Food pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County partner.
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Community health center run by Santa Cruz Community Health Centers. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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See all days, hours and detailsThese serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), Food pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County partner. Serves Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County residents age 55+ or Disabled and 50+.
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See all days, hours and detailsFree civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
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Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
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VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Ben Lomond: Valley Churches United Mission (Monday, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM), call first; Grey Bears in Santa Cruz (Senior Box 60 and older, income limits apply: Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Food pantry: Monday...), (831) 479-1055, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Ben Lomond: Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center 2, (831) 427-3500. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Ben Lomond: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Ben Lomond: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Ben Lomond: California Rural Legal Assistance, (800) 337-0690. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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