El Cajon Collaborative
Council Meeting 10-5-10
Announcements
For resource sharing while
Collaborative Coordinator is on
leave, email:
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elcajoncollaborative@googlegroups.com
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Note: While Lea Bush, El Cajon Collaborative Coordinator
is on maternity leave Pam Toohey and a team are helping
run the Council meeting. If you have questions or want to
help – please see Pam after the meeting.
Presentation –
Family and Community Violence
Awareness
Claire Nelly – Independent Forensic Services
Steve Williams – RADKids
Resource Sharing
Roundtable
Anyone new?
Community members looking for
specific resources?
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What services do you offer?
Who is your target population?
How can someone contact you?
Anything else you would like to mention…
AKA Head Start
Low Income Preschool for Children Ages 3-5
Contact:
 Rynna Herwehe, Health Specialist
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Angie Gonzales, Family and Community
Support Specialist
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(619) 444-0503 rherwehe@akaheadstart.org
(619) 444-0503 agonzales@akaheadstart.org
Scarlett Seals, Redwood location
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(619) 579-0366 sseals@akaheadstart.org
American Red Cross – WIC
Supplemental Nutrition Program for pregnant and postpartum women and
their children.
Contact:
 Janet Kandi
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(619) 593-1440 janet.kandi@sdarc.org
At Your Home FAMILYCARE
Non medical homecare, door thru door transportation, care giving training and
education.
Contact:
 Lynnetta Devereaux
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(858) 625-0406
familycare@atyourhomefamilycare.com
Birth Parent Association
Specifically designed services for parents and families that could be, have been or
are currently involved in the child welfare system.
Contact:
 Pamela Toohey, President/CEO
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birthparents@yahoo.com
(619) 277-7909
Cajon Valley Union School District
Contact:
 Janet Middleton, Student Support Services
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middleton@cajonvalley.net
(619) 588-3667
Catholic Charities
Services to homeless, seniors, immigrants, refugees in San Diego and Imperial
counties.
Contact:
 Michael McKay, Refugee Resettlement
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(619) 287-9454 mmckay@ccdsd.org
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Anya Kuzma
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(619) 287-9454 x.159 akuzma@ccdsd.org
Center for Community Solutions
Domestic Violence Prevention, Treatment, Education and Advocacy
Contact:
 Ma’at Crook, Prevention Educator
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Michelle Smith, Program Manager
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mcrook@ccssd.org
(619) 697-7477 x.13
msmith@ccssd.org
(619) 697-7477 x.20
Afrah Abdulkader, Victim Advocate
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Aabdulkader@ccssd.org
(619) 516-3005
Center for Social Advocacy
Housing counseling, fair housing, hate crimes, immigration and human
trafficking.
Contact:
 Carmen Aparicio, carmen@c4sa.org
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(619) 444-5700 x.302
Chaldean-Middle Eastern Social
Services
Provides a wide variety of Social and Mental Health services for families.
Contact:
 Besma Coda, Chief Operating Officer
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besmacoda@c-mss.org
(619) 631-7400
Child Welfare Services
Contact:
 Cynthia Hernandez, Protective Services Worker
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Denise Garcia, Protective Services Worker
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Denise.Garcia@sdcounty.ca.gov
Melissa Ramig, Protective Services Worker
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(619) 401-3991
(619) 401-3926
Neda Rivera, Protective Services Worker
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(619) 401-3806
Communities Against Substance
Abuse
Substance Abuse Prevention
Contact: Enrique De La Cruz
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(619) 442-2727 x.111
Enrique.DeLaCruz@eccasa.org
Community Members
Ev Lundgren, Project Connect and other
projects.
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(619) 871-3524 evlundgren@yahoo.com
Betty Chafetz, concerns about airport pollution
and the environment.
bac21@cox.net
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Community Services for Families
Case management services for families involved with Child Welfare Services.
Contact:
 Kate Bedwell, Team Leader
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(619) 953-5154 kbedwell@home-start.org
Crisis House
Social services for low-income and homeless families.
Contact:
 Maria Garcia
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(619) 441-1194 mariag@crisishouse.com
Crossroads Family Center
Outpatient mental health clinic for children, youth and families.
Contact:
 Brianna Falcon
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(619) 441-1907 bfalcon@comresearch.org
Cuyamaca College
Contact:
 Sheryl Ashley, CalWORKs Program Specialist
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(619) 660-4332 Sheryl.Ashley@gccd.edu
East County Career Center
Contact:
 Susan Roberts-Egley, Business Services
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(619) 590-3900 x.3038 susanr@workforce.org
East County Family Justice Center
Wrap-around support/coordination services for domestic violence victims and
their families.
Contact:
 Debbie Comstock, Director
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dlittlehouse@cox.net
(619) 871-6947
East County Refugee Center
Helping newcomer refugees from the Middle East.
Contact:
 Joseph Ziadduin,
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(619) 334-9708
joseph@eastcountyrefugeecenter.org
East County Transitional Living
Center
Services for homeless families and transitional living.
Contact:
 Denise Valence, Family Restoration Program
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Angela Robles, Inter CaseManagement
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(619) 447-4498 dcvalence@yahoo.com
(619) 447-4498 God2thank@yahoo.com
Sean Oliver, Transitional Living
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(619) 302-2062 setfreesean@yahoo.com
El Cajon Community Development
Corporation
Helping community members find social services and take pride in their homes.
Contact:
 Erica Nagy, Community Development
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erica@downtownelcajon.com
(619) 401-8858
El Cajon First United Methodist
Church, Bethlehem Food Pantry
Emergency food, SHARE distribution site and community service
opportunities.
Contact:
 Gwen Johnson, Food Pantry Volunteer
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(619) 517-4364 gmaj1@cox.net
El Cajon Police Department
Contact:
 Dan Hansen, Community Policing Officer
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dhansen@ci.el-cajon.ca.us
(619) 441-1597
Samantha Scheurn-Hook, Crime Free MultiHousing
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sscheurn-hook@ci.el-cajon.ca.us
(619) 579-4227
El Cajon Valley High School Family
Resource Center/SDYS
Provide case management to ECVHS students and families.
Contact:
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Kara Vickrey, Family Resource Center
Coordinator
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(619) 401-4785 kvickrey@sdyouthservices.org
Episcopal Refugee Network
Assisting refugees with whatever they need as they adjust to living in San Diego
County. Focus on Burmese and Sudanese.
Contact:
 Elaine McLevie
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(760) 633-4445 emclevie@gmail.com
Family Health Centers of San
Diego
Community health clinic – wide variety of health services.
Contact:
 Eva Gutierrez-Hornero, Prenatal Program
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(619) 876-4492 evah@fhcsd.org
Rosamaria Davis- Gonzales, Outreach
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(619) 865-0127 rosamariad@fhcsd.org
Grossmont Cuyamaca Community
College District
Contact:
 Dana Quittner
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(619) 644-7573 Dana.Quittner@gcccd.edu
Grossmont Union High School
District
Contact:
 Tracy Wilson, SHIELD Coordinator
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Jason Martinez, International Newcomers Center
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(619) 644-8097 twilson@guhsd.net
(619) 337-6143 jmartinez@guhsd.net
Scott Gaudet, International Newcomers Center
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(619) 337-6142 sgaudet@guhsd.net
Harmonium, Inc
Counseling and mental health services for families.
Contact:
 Krissy Buxton
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(619) 258-3740 kbuxton@harmonium.org
Healthy Adventures Foundation
Wellness and community health promotion.
Contact:
 Christina Sirmons
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(619) 466-4386 x.102
coachchristina@vebaonline.com
Home Start
Social services that focus on the needs of families and children.
Contact:
 Zulema Tamayo, Application Assistant – helping
families enroll in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families
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(619) 401-8375 ztamayo@home-start.org
Institute for Public Strategies –
East County Community Change Project
Alcohol, tobacco and other drug environmental prevention.
Contact:
 Joyce Moore, Community Organizer
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(619) 938-2942 jmoore@publicstrategies.org
International Rescue Committee
Refugee resettlement and support programs.
Contact:
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Carolyn Smyth, Refugee Resettlement &
Youth Programs
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(619) 641-7510 carolyn.smyth@theIRC.org
Jewish Family Service
Social services for families, including parenting skills and refugee resettlement
and support.
Contact:
 Caroline Loretan-Weiss, Counseling/Parenting
Classes
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Mikaela Wallinder, Refugee Family Strengthening
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(858) 637-3065 carolinel@jfssd.org
(858) 637-3359 mikaelaw@jfssd.org
Dawn-Marie Tol, Refugee Medical Case Manager
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(858) 637-6081 dawnmt@jfssd.org
Ladies of Hope
Volunteers that support the Chaldean newcomer community.
Contact:
 Hanaa Zaya
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(619) 729-6565 hanaazaya@yahoo.com
Laubach Literacy Council
English as a Second Language small group tutoring.
Contact:
 Charles Ross
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(619) 442-1481 intgallery@aol.com
Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Legal support for low-income and disadvantaged individuals.
Contact:
 Shahin Rahimi, Low-Income Tax Clinic
Director
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(877) 534-2524 x.2602 shahinr@lassd.org
License to Freedom
Domestic violence education and support to refugee and immigrant communities.
Contact:
 Dilkhwaz Ahmed, Executive Director
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(619) 813-7415 dilkhwaz@licensetofreedom.org
Mental Health America of San Diego
Mental Health awareness through community outreach and discussion.
Contact:
 Laura Andrews, Outreach
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(619) 534-0412 x.102 landrews@mhasd.org
Tondra Lolin, African American Outreach
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(619) 534-0412 x.106 tlolin@mhasd.org
MI Training Today
Motivational interviewing training, consultation and coaching.
Contact:
 Dustin Slack
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(619) 997-4848 marketing@mitrainingtoday.com
Motivating the Teen Spirit
Workshops on teen empowerment, work readiness, emotional literacy and suicide
prevention.
Contact:
 Alex Limon, Teen Empowerment
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(858) 583-2849 alimon4mts@yahoo.com
National Children’s Study
Largest study ever done in the US on how environment affects child growth and
development.
Contact:
 Marla Castañeda
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(858) 822-5408 mccastaneda@ucsd.edu
Neighborhood Healthcare
Community health clinic – wide variety of health services.
Contact:
 Rocio Abarca, Community Application Assistant
Lead
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Consuelo Hamud, HIV Program Specialist
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(619) 440-7616 x.203 rocioa@nhcare.org
(619) 440-7616 x.208 consueloh@nhcare.org
Jessica Fregoso, Teens Take Care Program
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(619) 440-7616 x.212 JessicaT@nhcare.org
Recovery Innovations of CA
Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Recovery Outreach Program.
Contact:
 Laura Wiseman, Peer Liaison
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(858) 274-4650
Laura.wiseman@recoveryinnovations.org
San Diego County Health and Human
Service Agency
Contact:
 Romalyn Watson, East Region HHSA
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Juana Duenas, CAP/Family Self Sufficiency
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(619) 668-3760 romalyn.watson@sdcounty.ca.gov
(619) 338-2002
Bryan Nazareth, County Refugee Coordinator
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Bryan.Nazareth@sdcounty.ca.gov
San Diego County Library
El Cajon Branch Contact:
 Nancy Saint John, Manager
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(619) 588-3708
Nancy.SaintJohn@sdcounty.ca.gov
Rancho San Diego Branch Contact:
 Brenna Ring, Manager
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(619) 660-5370 Brenna.Ring@sdcounty.ca.gov
San Diego County Office of
Education
Contact:
 Lem Villalvazo, Homeless Education Program
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(858) 503-2635 lvillalvazo@sdcoe.net
Mara Madrigal, Student Support Services
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(858) 292-3569 mmadrigal@sdcoe.net
San Diego County Probation
Contact:
 Michelle McHale, Probation Officer
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(619) 441-4491
Michelle.Mchale@sdcounty.ca.gov
San Diego County Public Health
Nursing
Nurse-family Partnership Program for first time pregnant women.
Contact:
 Laura Carter, Public Health Nurse
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(619) 401-3615 Laura.Carter1@sdcounty.ca.gov
San Diego Mediation Center
Can provide free mediation services to families who are struggling with conflict.
Contact:
 Veronica Montenegro
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(619) 593-4530 vmontenegro@ncrc.online.com
SANDAPP
Case management to pregnant and parenting teens throughout the County.
Contact:
 Matthew Egebrect, Case Manager
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(619) 401-4787 megebrecht@sandi.net
SHARP Mesa Vista Hospital
Adolescent intensive outpatient mental health program in El Cajon.
Contact:
 Alisha Carpenter
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(619) 588-3828 Alisha.Carpenter@sharp.com
Southern California Tribal
Chairmen’s Association
Tribal TANF and cash aid assistance programs for Federally Recognized
Native American families in urban areas.
Contact:
 Eddie Perez
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(619) 460-3400 eperez@sctca.net
UCSD Talent Search
College bound outreach program for high school students.
Contact:
 Jorge Hernandez, Outreach
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(858) 967-2205 jshernandez@ucsd.org
University of San Diego, Legal Clinics
Free legal services for low-income communities.
Contact:
 Patty O’Deane, Outreach Coordinator
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(619) 260-7470 podeane@sandiego.edu
Vista Hill Parentcare
Substance abuse intervention for pregnant/parenting women.
Contact:
 Orfa Rios
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(619) 961-6491 orios@vistahill.org
Volunteers in Medicine
Free primary care medical clinic for working uninsured.
Contact:
 Maureen Hartin, Executive Director
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(619) 440-4591 vimceo09@gmail.com
Volunteers of America
Social services for homeless and low-income individuals.
Contact:
 Christine Rossi, Transitional Housing for
Mentally Ill
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(619) 447-2428 crossi@voa-swcal.org
Terri Moreno, Case Manager for homeless
services
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(619) 447-2428 x.32 tmoreno@voa-swcal.org
YMCA
Contact:
 Claudia Alvarez, Kinship Support Services
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calvarez@ymca.org