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Beach Flats Community Center
A Program of Community Bridges 133 Leibrandt Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 420-6125, fax (831) 476-2332 www.beachflatscommunitycenter.org/bfcc/Home.htmlThe Beach Flats Community Center is a community resource center in the heart of the Beach Flats. We work to improve the living and social conditions of families and individuals living in the Beach Flats neighborhood. We strive to provide programming that is flexible and responsive to emerging family and community needs.
Billy DeFrank Center
Silicon Valley LGBT Community Center 938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 293-3040 www.defrank.orgSan Jose’s LGBT community center. See website for a list of programs and services.
The Cantú Queer Center at UCSC
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-2468, fax (831) 459-4387
www.queer.ucsc.edu
The Cantú Queer Center at UCSC is open weekdays to the campus and the community. It offers information and referrals; a library with more than 3000 books, magazines, and films; access to the queer web; and a host of programs during the academic year. Call before you stop by. Located behind Crown College. Director: Deb Abbott. Program Coordinator: Tam Welch.
The Center
San Francisco GLBT Community Center 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 865-5555 www.sfcenter.orgToday, when visitors arrive at the Center, they find free services like career counseling, job fairs, computer lab, social activities, mentorships, youth meals, daycare, various workshops and much more. Here they can connect with other LGBT
The Diversity Center
The LGBTIQ Community Center for Santa Cruz County 1117 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (831) 425-5422, fax (831) 425-0743 www.diversitycenter.orgOur mission is to build community, advocate for social justice, and support the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning people in Santa Cruz County. We provide resource referrals, a lending library, a small cyber center, and a safe space for community groups and meetings. We produce Triangle Speakers as well as programs for veterans, Latinos, youth, seniors, and trans folk. Every year we produce Pride Santa Cruz, the largest LGBTIQ event in Santa Cruz County. There is something for everyone here, so check us out!
La Manzana Community Resources
A Program of Community Bridges521 Main Street, Suite Y, Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 724-2997, fax (831) 724-2915 www.communitybridges.org/manzana.htm
We help make South County stronger by providing a broad range of services and community-building activities including family literacy programs, afterschool programs, nutrition education, translation, parenting support and access to community resources for lowincome community members.
Live Oak Family Resource Center
A Program of Community Bridges 1438 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 476-7284, fax (831) 476-2769 www.communitybridges.org/liveoak.htm
We help to build a strong and healthy community through coordinated services and activities for the greater Live Oak area. Our programs include a variety of parent education supports, child abuse prevention, and bilingual access to community health and social services.
Resource Center for Nonviolence
515 Broadway Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 335-1861
www.rcnv.org
The Resource Center for Nonviolence is a thirty-yearold peace and social justice organization dedicated to promoting the principles of nonviolent social change and enhancing the quality of life and human dignity.
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