Department of Health Services

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The following is a list of some resources for families. If you don't find what you're looking for here, call the Sacramento InfoLine at 2-1-1.

• The Family Resource Center (Birth and Beyond): Provides no cost family home visit and resources to families with children under age 5.
  ​Florin/Valley Hi 916-290-8281
  Meadowview 916-394-6300
  Rancho Cordova 916-361-8684
  North Sacramento 916-679-3743​                                                                                                                                                                                         North Highlands 916-679-3925                                                                                                                                                                                             La Familia Counseling Center 916-452-3601                                                                                                                                                                   River Oak Family Resource Center 916-226-2725                                                                                                                                                     Firehouse Community Center 916-567-9567                                                                                                                                                           Arcade Community Center 916-541-8096​
  
• Parent Education (Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services)
  Open to expectant parents, and parents with children 0-5 years. Supportive parenting courses, referrals, and mentoring. Earn credits for diapers, baby food, clothing. To attend an orientation, call 916-313-7622
• Head Start and Early Head Start 916-263-3804
  
• Black Infant Health 916-875-5471
  
• WEAVE (Women Escaping a Violent Environment: Confidential help and safe shelter for women, men, and children who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. 24 hour crisis line- 916-920-2952
  
• Sacramento Crisis Nursery: Provides support to families of children ages 0-5 during times of crisis. They give children a safe place to stay for 1 to 30 days until things get better.
  North Area: 916-679-3600   South Area: 916-394-2000
  
• Parental Support Line: Parents at risk of abusing a child can call for immediate counseling 1-800-244-5373
  
• Drug and Alcohol Services: Options for Recovery- 916-875-2050
  
• MediCal: 916-874-2215
• Healthy Families: low cost insurance for children under 19 years. 1-888-747-1222
• Childhood Immunizations: for information on where to get immunizations for your child 916-875-7468
  
• CALWorks (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids): 916-874-2072
  
• Car Seats
  UC Davis Medical Center Car Seat Program 916-734-9798
  Mercy San Juan & Methodist Hospitals: 916-864-5779
• ALTA:  helps connect children with mental or developmental disabilities with helpful services. 916-978-6400