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Food pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County partner.
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County at 831-722-7110.
See all days, hours and detailsPublic housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
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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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See all days, hours and detailsThe California Department of Social Services line to learn how to apply for CalFresh food benefits (SNAP) in your county. California has no single child abuse line: call your county child welfare office, or 911 if a child is in danger right now.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
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.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
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 Capitola: Bay Avenue Senior Apartments (Wednesday, 11:00 AM to 12:30 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 Capitola: Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz, (831) 454-9455. 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 Capitola: 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 Capitola: 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 Capitola: 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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