1) Contra Costa Crisis Center
This web site is an educational resource and is not designed to provide services to people in crisis. If you're seeking help for yourself or someone you care about, call our 24-hour crisis lines. If you live outside Contra Costa County, California and are in crisis, consult the yellow pages of your local phone directory under "crisis intervention" or "suicide prevention." You may also seek help at a community mental health center, from a private practioner, or from a minister or rabbi.
2) Contra Costa Child Care Council
The Contra Costa Child Care Council answers 2,000 calls a month from parents, providers and advocates seeking child care services and resources.
Our mission is to promote quality child care by:
Empowering parents and strengthening families.
Developing and supporting quality and affordable child care and early education which values cultural diversity and respects the role of parents as the child's primary caregiver.
Building a broad base of community support for children, families and child care.
So that Contra Costa's children will lead happier and healthier lives, and reach their full potential.
3) Rosie the Riveter WWII Historic Site
This memorial, located in Richmond, was designed by visual artist Susan Schwartzenberg and landscape architect/environmental sculptor Cheryl Barton. The Rosie the Riveter Memorial: Honoring American Women's Labor During WWII is the first in the nation to honor the estimated 18 million women worked in WWII defense industries and support services including steel mills, foundries, lumber mills, aircraft factories, offices, hospitals and daycare centers.
4) Congressman Miller's Port Chicago Page
Dedicated to the soldiers who served and died on the night of July 17, 1944 in the worst home front catastrophe of the Second World War.
5) Toolkit to End Violence Against Women
From the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and the Violence Against Women Office
6) Healthinsuranceinfo.net: A Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
This guide summarizes your protections according to which state you reside in.
7) The Federal Trade Commission's Proposed National "DO NOT CALL" Registry
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is soliciting consumer comments on a proposal to amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by, among other things, creating a national "do not call" registry. The agency enforces the TSR, which protects consumers from unwanted late-night telemarketing calls and prohibits deceptive sales calls. Under the FTC's proposal, it would be illegal for telemarketers to call consumers who place their phone number on the national registry.
8) Senior Issues Resource Guide
Links for senior citizens on health care, prescription drugs, retirement, and social security.
9) Lao Family Community Development, Inc.
This non-profit organization offers programs and assistance to South East Asian refugees, immigrants and other low-income communities. The organization provides services that assist individuals with adapting to life in the United States, and achieve social and economic self-sufficiency. They provide the following services:
Multilingual Home Ownership Center
Citizenship Program
Employment Program
English Literacy
Southeast Asian Young Learners (SAYL)
Even Start Family Literacy Program
Year-Round Youth Leadership and Employment Program / WIA
ESL VESL
Crime Victim Assistance Program
10) Vallejo Chamber of Commerce
The Vallejo Chamber of Commerce is organized for the purpose of advancing the commercial, industrial, civic and general interests of the City of Vallejo and its adjacent areas.
