Web Links

Crisis Support Services, Alameda County

24-hour hotline for Alameda County 1-800-309-2131.

BANANAS
BANANAS is a non-profit child care referral and support agency serving the diverse families in Northern Alameda County, California. We provide free parenting information, workshops and referrals for child care and preschools.

BAWAR, Bay Area Women Against Rape
BAWAR: (510) 845-7273 SFWAR: (415) 647-7273 Volunteers provide 24-hr hotline, accompaniment and advocacy to survivors taken to hospitals and/or police departments, in-person counseling, community education.

Berkeley Parents Network
This web site contains thousands of pages of recommendations and advice contributed by members of the Berkeley Parents Network, a parent-to-parent network for parents in the Berkeley, California area.

Pacific Center
Based in Berkeley, this organization has long been providing resources and support for the LGBT community. Provides pecial youth programs and events, HIV support, and counseling for individuals and groups.

SocialServices, Alameda County

Emergency and resource information is provided from Alameda County Social Services. These numbers include local contact information for reporting child and elder abuse, as well as county benefits information.