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Parents Helping Parents (PHP) w ww.php.com

Schwab Center for Learning www.schwablearning.org

San Andreas Regional Center www.sarc.org

Winners on Wheels (WOW) www.wowusa.com

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Browse the Basic Needs Highlights listed below for a sampling of our database. Click on the agency name for more information about their services and programs.	Begin your own search for additional resources.

Assistive Technology
Access Options, Inc.	408-288-5438
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Northern California Unit	650-493-3717
Shared Adventures	831-459-7210
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Counseling
AchieveKids (formerly PCC/ Zonta)	650-494-1200
ALLIANCE for Community Care	650-617-8340
Children's Health Council (CHC), The	650-617-3815
Community Housing Developers	408-279-7677
Crisis Line for the Handicapped	408-264-3066 800-426-4263
Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)	408-260-1993
Family and Children Services (formerly Family Service Mid-Peninsula, and Adult and Child Guidance Center)	650-326-6576
OUTREACH and ESCORT	408-436-2865
Palo Alto Housing Corporation	650-321-9709
Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Continuous Care (formerly MidPeninsula Homecare & Hospice Services)	888-755-7855
Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired	650-858-0202
San Andreas Regional Center	408-374-9960
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Employment
ALLIANCE for Community Care	650-617-8340
California State Employment Development Department (EDD)	408-277-9499
Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)	408-260-1993
Goodwill of Santa Clara County Institute of Career Development (Vocational Training)	408-998-5787
Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired	650-858-0202
Project Hired/Hire Temps	408-557-0880
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Housing/ Rental Assistance
California State Franchise Tax Board	800-338-0505
Community Housing Developers	408-279-7677
Housing Authority, Santa Clara County	408-275-8770
Palo Alto Housing Corporation	650-321-9709

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)	650-494-0550
Community Housing Developers	408-279-7677
Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)	408-260-1993
Greater Opportunities for the Developmentally Disabled	408-248-4464
Parca (formerly Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults)	650-312-0730
Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired	650-858-0202
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Interpretation/ Translation
Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)	408-260-1993
Deaf Services of Palo Alto	650-856-9262

Legal Services/ Advocacy
California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD)	510-483-0922
San Andreas Regional Center	408-374-9960
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Recreation/ Leisure Activities
B.O.K. Ranch	650-366-2265
City of Palo Alto, Main Library	650-329-2644
City of Palo Alto, Recreation and Youth Sciences	650-463-4910
Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)	650-494-0550
Dragon Slayers	831-688-6699
Easter Seals Central California's Camp Harmon	831-684-2380
Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC)	415-474-7662
Far West Wheelchair Sports (formerly South Bay Wheelchair Athletic Program)	408-794-1443
New Directions, Inc.	805-967-2841
Parca (formerly Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults)	650-312-0730
Shared Adventures	831-459-7210
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Rehabilitation/ Habilitation Services
ALLIANCE for Community Care	650-617-8340
Canine Companions for Independence (CCI)	707-577-1700
Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)	650-494-0550
Dragon Slayers	831-688-6699
Goodwill of Santa Clara County Institute of Career Development (Vocational Training)	408-998-5787
Greater Opportunities for the Developmentally Disabled	408-248-4464
Juana Briones Medical Therapy Program	650-845-3000

Special Education, Literacy Instruction
AchieveKids (formerly PCC/ Zonta)	650-494-1200
California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD)	510-483-0922
Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)	408-260-1993
Esther B. Clark School	650-322-3065
Family and Children Services (formerly Family Service Mid-Peninsula, and Adult and Child Guidance Center)	650-326-6576
Goodwill of Santa Clara County Institute of Career Development (Vocational Training)	408-998-5787
Jean Weingarten Peninsula Oral School for the Deaf	650-365-7500
Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute	650-855-9925
Mid-Peninsula Speech and Language Clinic	650-321-8111
Morrissey-Compton Educational Center, Inc.	650-322-5910
New Directions, Inc.	805-967-2841
Parents Helping Parents, Inc. (PHP)	408-727-5775
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (formerly Adult Independence Development Center)	408-894-9041

Transportation
Access Options, Inc.	408-288-5438
OUTREACH and ESCORT	408-436-2865
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)	408-321-2300

Support Services

Group Residences
ALLIANCE for Community Care	650-617-8340
Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)	650-494-0550
Green Pastures, Inc.	650-965-2333
Parca (formerly Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults)	650-312-0730
San Andreas Regional Center	408-374-9960

In-Home Assistance, Home Health Care
Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)	650-494-0550
Green Pastures, Inc.	650-965-2333
Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Continuous Care (formerly MidPeninsula Homecare & Hospice Services)	888-755-7855
Pathways Private Duty (formerly MidPeninsula Continuous Care)	408-730-1500
Sutter VNA & Hospice (formerly Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Northern California)	650-685-2800

Respite Care
Community Association for Rehabilitation (CAR)	650-494-0550
Green Pastures, Inc.	650-965-2333
Parca (formerly Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults)	650-312-0730
Pathways Private Duty (formerly MidPeninsula Continuous Care)	408-730-1500

Parent Resources
AchieveKids (formerly PCC/ Zonta)	650-494-1200
Children's Health Council (CHC), The	650-617-3815
Community Housing Developers	408-279-7677
Crisis Line for the Handicapped	408-264-3066 800-426-4263
Family and Children Services (formerly Family Service Mid-Peninsula, and Adult and Child Guidance Center)	650-326-6576
Greater Opportunities for the Developmentally Disabled	408-248-4464
Green Pastures, Inc.	650-965-2333
Parca (formerly Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults)	650-312-0730
Parents Helping Parents, Inc. (PHP)	408-727-5775