Local Resources for Parent Support

Positive Parenting

Raise & Shine
Helps families of children ages 0-5 with common child behavior issues (tantrums, whining, bedtime, etc.). Free to Medi-Cal eligible children.
1-866-60-SHINE or 462-1233, www.raiseandshine.org

Pregnant & Parenting Teens

Cal-Learn
is a program for teens on TANF which helps teens receive supportive services to get their high school education with bonus incentives.
707-472-2733 Health & Human Services Agency

Adolescent Family Life Program (Teen Futures)
Public Health Nurses help teens get health education, counseling and other needed support services.
707-472-2730 Health & Human Services Agency or http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/ph/nursing/teenfutures.htm

Cal-SAFE
is a program that supports pregnant and parenting teens attending school. Cal-Safe provides child care and focuses on academic success.
707-467-5190 www.mcoe.us/d/cal-safe Mendocino Office of Education
707-964-3077 Safe Passage Family Resource Center

Child Care & Early Education

Quality child care and education is vital to the healthy development of your child. Please call for more information.
Refer to the yellow pages under "Child Care Centers" for private child care and education providers.

Rural Communities Child Care
provides child care referrals, a single enrollment list for many sites, and child care assistance.
707-467-3211 (Ukiah)
707-964-3080 x 10 (Coast)
707-459-2019 x 11 (Willits)

Head Start
offers family support and quality child care for children ages 0-5 of families who are income eligible, with sites throughout Mendocino County.  
707-462-2582 North Coast Opportunities

Native American Head Start
Pinoleville 707-468-3835
Round Valley 707-983-6919

State Preschool
provides children, ages 3-5, with an active learning environment to promote growth, development and health. It is available to families who are income eligible at 16 sites throughout the county.
707-467-5168 Mendocino County Office of Education

School Readiness Project parent advocates help families prepare their children, ages 0-5, for school success. In Willits, Hopland, Ukiah and Round Valley.
707-467-5140 Mendocino County Office of Education

Special Needs

Early Start is a county wide system of early intervention services provided to children with disabilities, ages 0-3, and their families. Eligible families may receive a range of services.
707-467-5189 x 234 (Ukiah)
707-964-7249 (Coast)
707-462-3832 (Regional Center)

Public Health Nursing Services
Bilingual staff assists pregnant and new parents with referrals to community resources, obtaining medical care, questions about pregnancy, child development, information and resources on quitting tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
1-800-734-7793 Health & Human Services Agency