Finding Resources
in Fremont
By: Giselle Vieto, Program Director
Fremont Healthy Start
a program of East Bay Agency for Children
Talk Summary
Assessing needs for you and your family:
– Health Insurance
– Health care
– Education
– Financial support (money)
– Food & clothing
– Mental health
– Legal support
– Recreation for your children
– Child care
– Parenting classes
– Housing
Health Insurance
Health insurance provided at work at work?
YES
• Deducted from paycheck
• After 6 months of
employment
• Costs are different for every
employer
NO
• May qualify for free or low
cost health care
• Usually determined by;
family size, income, &
immigration status
• Medical
• Healthy Families
• Kaiser Child Health Plan
Health Care
• Tri-City Health Center
• Highland Hospital
• Newark Health Center
• Tiburcio Vasquez
• Washington on Wheels
Immunizations
Physical exams
TB tests
Pregnancy
Emergency care
Well checks
* Some services may be free or a sliding scale fee – depends on
family size and income
Education
K-12 (Ages 5-18)
Go to nearest school
Fill out registration packet
Adult educational opportunities
– Adult school
– ROP
– Ohlone College
– Home Language Survey
– Immunization form
– Free or reduced lunch
– Transportation
Preschool (Ages 3-5)
– Head Start
– State Preschool
– Co-op Nursery School
Financial Support (money)
FFRC Family Economic Success Program
•Financial literacy classes
•Income tax preparation
•Back tax preparation
•Financial counseling
•Credit repair
•Start2Save IDAs
•Money$mart
Alameda County Social Services
•Cash Aid, General Assistance
•CAPI-Cash Aid Program for Immigrants
Food and Clothing
• Tri-City Volunteers
– Food assistance programs
– Thrift store – low cost (sometimes new)
clothing
• Alameda County Services, FHS, FFRC, Gurdwara
– Food stamps
• WIC
– Program for pregnant women and infants
• CityServe Compassion Network
– Holiday food baskets
• One Child
– Non-profit program provides eligible children
with a new set of clothing once a year
Housing
• City of Fremont Housing Lottery
– As homes are developed
– Nothing available currently
• Section 8
– Wait list is long
– Availability may be in other cities (not Fremont)
• Low-income apartments
– Listings available
– Occupancy very difficult
Mental Health
• FFRC Family Service Team
– -for CalWORKS clients only
• Hume Center– for Medi-Cal and non Medi-Cal clients
• Afghan Coalition
– for Afghans
• Youth and Family Services
– Interns are at approximately 18 schools in Fremont
• EBAC
– Durham, Cabrillo therapy for Medi-Cal children only
• Family Paths
• Other Mental Health agencies at the FFRC
Legal Support
• Bay Area Legal Aid
– Centro Legal de la Raza
– Child support
– Domestic Violence
– Divorce
• Fair Housing
– Landlord-tenant issues
• Catholic Charities
– Immigration issues
– SAVE-Domestic Violence, Restraining Orders
Recreation for Your Children
YMCA
Soccer-FYSL
Baseball-Various leagues throughout the city
City of Fremont Recreation Program-summer camps, day
camps
• (Some financial scholarships are available)
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Child Care
• Child Care Links-FFRC
– Advocate for child care issues
– Promotes quality, safe child care
– Consults with and educates employers on "Family
Friendly" work policies
• Discovery Cove-drop in child care while at the FFRC
• 4C’s of Alameda County
• Licensed Day Care Centers
• Preschools
• Kidango
• CalSafe
Parenting classes
• Youth and Family Services
– Classes on:
• “How to Deal with Challenging Children”
• “Working with Children with ADHD”
• Family Paths
– Classes are designed to:
• improve parent/child relationships by teaching the parent
or caregiver about the developmental stages of children
• Pre-schools and other schools
– Offer parent classes on:
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Helping children with homework
Importance of reading to your children
Stress management
Child abuse prevention
Index of Resources
Fremont Healthy Start
43030 Newport Dr
Fremont, Ca 94538
Tel. 510-656-4206
Tri-City Health Center
39500 Liberty Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Tel. 510- 770-8040
Fremont Family Resource Center
39155 Liberty St
Fremont, Ca 94538
Tel. 510-574-2141
YMCA
41811 Blacow Rd
Fremont, Ca 94538
Tel. 510-279-2905
Fremont Unified School District
4210 Technology Drive
Fremont, CA 94538
Tel. 510-657-2350
Hume Center
39249 Liberty St #140
Fremont, Ca
Tel. 510-745-9151
Tri-City Volunteers
37350 Joseph Street
Fremont, CA 94536
Tel. 510-753-4583