Center For Human Services

Family resource centers (frc) are a key prevention strategy for addressing many of the challenges facing families in rural stanislaus communities. Services are conveniently located in newman, patterson, ceres, and oakdale, california. Hundreds of individuals and families access a variety of services each month at each frc location including community outreach and engagement activities, strength based family assessments, case management, mental health counseling, parent education, skill building classes, assistance with translation, application for aid and insurance, transportation to appointments, and linkage to other resources as deemed appropriate. Additionally, individuals and families have access to other public/private services co-located at the sites. Our family resource centers also provided emergency food/crisis assistance to 5,901 people during 2023/2024.

Shelter services are provided through programs located at the youth navigation center - a system of care for youth experiencing homelessness in stanislaus county. Youth navigation center services include: hutton house, a temporary shelter for runaways, homeless, and youth in crisis (ages 13-17), provides services in a residential setting for 8 youth at a time for a maximum of 90 days. In addition, day services are available for youth and their families and the crisis line is available 24 hours a day. During fiscal year 2023-2024, 39 youth received residential services at hutton house and an additional 106 youth were served on a non-residential basis. 96% of all youth receiving services at hutton house reported they had been taught skills to use when conflict happens at home. Low barrier youth shelter offers emergency shelter for youth experiencing homelessness (ages 18-24) for 24 youth at a time for a maximum of 90 days. During fiscal year 2023-2024, 130 youth were sheltered. 10% of those youth exited to transitional housing and 8% exited to permanent housing. 89.60% of youth surveyed felt safe at the low barrier youth shelter. Pathways, a transitional living & supportive services program for 16 young adults (ages 18-24), serves homeless youth. In addition to housing, services include life skills and employment training, case management, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and support in reaching educational goals. During fiscal year 2023-2024, pathways served 32 residential participants and 25% of the young adults living at pathways increased their income.