A strong network of organizations support the Sunnyvale community. See the list below for the many helpful resources in Sunnyvale for a time in need.
CHILD CARE
City of Sunnyvale Child Care
Resources:
(408) 523-8150
785 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale
Information & referral for parents and
child care providers
Community Child Care Council of
Santa Clara County, Inc. (4 C’s)
(408) 487-0747
111 E. Gish Road, San Jose
Resource and referral, child care payment
assistance, food subsidy payments to child
care providers.
FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CARE
Department of Family and
Children’s Services
(408) 299- 5437 (KIDS)
Santa Clara County Social Services
333 W. Julian St., San Jose
www.299-kids.org
Please call for an appointment.
COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH
Columbia Neighborhood Center
(408) 523-8150
785 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale
Affordable, sliding fee scale for counseling.
Please call for an appointment.
Sunnyvale Community Counseling Center
(408) 524-4900
John F. Kennedy University
(408) 524-4900
572 Dunholme Way, Sunnyvale
Affordable, sliding fee scale for counseling.
Please call for an appointment.
TOUGHLOVE – Cupertino
(650) 780-9587 Mailbox #3
Support group for parents and young People
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE
Advocate in District Attorney’s Office
(408) 792-2546
Asian Women’s Home
(408) 975-2739
2400 Moorpark Ave., San Jose
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter,
food, clothing, counseling.
Santa Clara County Child Abuse
Hotline
(408) 299-2071
Department of Family and Children’s
Services
Social Advocates for Youth (SAY )
(650) 961-2622
Support Network for Battered Women
(Toll Free Crisis Line) (800) 572-2782
1975 W El Camino Real, Suite 205,
Mountain View
Counseling, shelter and children’s services
for victims of domestic violence.
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(800) 662-4357 (HELP )
US Department of Health & Human
Services
Al Anon/Alateen
(408) 379-1051
Support for relatives and friends of alcoholics
Taped meeting information
Alcoholics Anonymous
(408) 374-8511
Santa Clara County Central Office
24-hour help line.
Narcotics Anonymous
(408) 998-4200
EMPLOYMENT
NOVA
(408) 730-7232
505 W. Olive Ave., Suite 550, Sunnyvale
No cost professional employment training.
EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND FOOD
24-Hour Shelter Hotline
(800) 774-3583
Bill Wilson Center
(408) 243-0222
Emergency shelter, food, clothing
Emergency Housing Consortium
(408) 294-2100
2011 Little Orchard St., San Jose
Emergency shelter for individuals and
Families.
Salvation Army
(408) 720-0420
Emergency food, clothing, financial assistance,
drug/alcohol treatment
Sunnyvale Community Services
(408) 738-4321
725 Kifer Road
1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Financial assistance, food, human services
referrals.
California Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition
Program
(888) 942-9675
Health and nutrition program for low
income pregnant women
and their children under 5
Our Daily Bread
(408) 736-4108
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
231 S. Sunset Ave., Sunnyvale
Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
Free hot lunch; open to all.
Second Harvest Food Bank
of Santa Clara County
(800) 984-3663
Free food for low-income individuals.
NON- EMERGENCY SHARED HOUSING
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
(408) 468-0100
2625 Zanker Road, Suite 200, San Jose
Shared housing, affordable housing, employment
assistance, counseling
HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS
Alzheimer’s Association
Family Help Line
(800) 660-1993
Camino Medical Group Urgent
Care Clinic
(408) 730-4300
201 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale
M – F 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., Weekends and
Holidays
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Walk-in urgent care services
Columbia Neighborhood Center
(408) 523-8150
785 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale
Free health services for children 0 – 18:
Monday and Friday,
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
El Camino Hospital
(800) 216-5556
2500 Grant Road, Mtn. View
24-Hour Health Information
Planned Parenthood
(408) 739-5151
604 E. Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale
Walk in: Monday 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m;
Wednesday 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Also by
appointment.
Reproductive and general health care
Services
RotaCare Free Clinic
(650) 988-8200
Park Pavillion (YMCA back entrance)
2400 Grant Road, Mtn. View
Free health services; insurance not required
Valley Health Center at Fair Oaks
(888) 334-1000
660 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Sunnyvale
By appointment only
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Teen Health
(888) 711-TEEN (8336)
Nurses available to take calls Monday
– Friday 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday 8a.m. –8p.m. Toll-free line for
immediate answers to health-related questions;
entirely confidential
Suicide Prevention
Suicide and Crisis Services of Santa
Clara County
(800) SUICIDE or (408) 279-3312
24-hour phone counseling
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
Parent Information and Referral
Center (800) 690-2282
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Pediatric nurses available to answer questions
about children’s health Monday
– Friday 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday 8a.m. –8p.m.
Sunnyvale Library
(408) 730-7300
665 W. Olive Ave, Sunnyvale
Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.;
Friday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.;
Sunday, noon – 6 p.m.
United Way First Call for Help
(408) 248-4636
Full range of free health and human services
Information
HELP LINES
“24-7 Line” Youth in Crisis Hotline
(888) 247-7717
Santa Clara County
AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-2437
National Center for Disease Control
Anti-Hate Hotline
(408) 279-0111
CONTACT Cares
For discrimination reporting
California Youth Crisis Line
(800) 843-5200
California Child Youth and Family Coalition
GLBT National Youth Talkline
(800) 246-7743
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information
Center (LYRIC)
National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children
(800) 843-5678
National Runaway Switchboard
(800) 621-4000
CONTACT Cares
(408) 279-8228
CONTACT Cares
Part of the Bill Wilson Center; for kids/
teens who are home alone
HOSPICE CARE
Pathways Hospice
(888) 755-7855
585 N. Mary Ave
Sunnyvale
LEGAL ASSISTANCE / MEDIATION /
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
California Center for Law and
the Deaf (CalCLAD)
(877) DEAFLAW (332-3529)
Katharine and George Alexander
Community Law Center
(408) 288-7030
1030 The Alameda, San Jose
Free legal services for low-income individuals
Project Sentinel
(408) 720-9888
1055 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road,
Room 3, Sunnyvale
Housing mediation and advice
Santa Clara County Superior Court
(650) 462-3800
Small Claims: 270 Grant St. Palo Alto
MULTILINGUAL AND IMMIGRATION
SIREN – Services and Immigrant
Rights Education Network
(408) 286-5680
Immigrant community empowerment and
access to services
PARENT EDUCATION
Social Advocates for Youth (SAY )
(408) 956-8034
Classes for parents of pre-teens and teens
YWCA Santa Clara Valley Parent
Education Program
(408) 295-4011 ext. 214
Classes for parents of toddlers through
Teens
PUBLIC SAFETY
Non-emergency Numbers
Sunnyvale Department of
Public Safety
(408) 730-7100
California Highway Patrol
(408) 467-5400
Santa Clara County Sheriff
(408) 808-4900
Santa Clara County Fire Department
(408) 378-4010
Gang Intervention/Prevention
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
(408) 938-6731
Washington United Youth Center
921 S. First Street, Suite B, San Jose
Individual and family support, gang intervention,
mediation and crisis response
Social Advocates for Youth (SAY )
(650) 961-2622
Mentoring, counseling, and other services
for youth 24-hour hotline
Neighborhoods
City of Sunnyvale Neighborhood and
Community Resources
(408) 730-7599
Resident and neighborhood association
Support
City of Sunnyvale Neighborhood
Preservation Program
(408) 730-7610
Information about city ordinances, codes
and regulations
Sunnyvale Neighborhoods Actively
Prepare (SNAP)
(408) 730-7190
City of Sunnyvale Office of Emergency
Services
SENIOR ADULT SERVICES
Sunnyvale Community Services
(408) 738-4321
725 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale Senior Center
(408) 730-7360
550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Activities and services for adults 50 and
older
