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Buckelew Programs
http://www.buckelew.org
415-457-6964
Services and supports for individuals with mental health needs through several programs

Casa Allegra Community Services (CACS)
http://casaallegra.org
415-499-1116
Supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through an array of separate but coordinated services

Cedars
https://www.cedarslife.org/
415-454-5310
Provide an active, safe, healthy and supportive environment for the individuals at Cedars.

Cedars Dante House
https://www.marinhhs.org/community-resource-guide/cedars-dante-house
415-209-0608
Serves clients of the Golden Gate Regional Center who are aging with developmental disabilities.Golden

Golden Gate Regional Center
http://www.ggrc.org/home
415-446-300
A state- and federal-funded nonprofit organization serving individuals with developmental disabilities in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

Integrated Community Services
https://www.connectics.org/
415-455-8481
Empower people with disabilities to make their own choices, integrate into their community and live independently.

Journey Supported Living Services
https://journeyssls.wordpress.com/
415-883-1419
Assists developmentally disabled adults to locate, secure, and maintain affordable housing.

Lifehouse (Marin, Sonoma and San Francisco)
https://www.lifehouseagency.org/
415-526-5300
Lifehouse provides support services for people with disabilities including; Support Living Program, Independent Living Services, Intermediate Care Facility, Specialized Autism Services and Individualized Day Programs.

Little Red Wagon
https://littleredwagoninfo.com
415-215-2989
Supported Living Services (SLS) provider.

Marin Center for Independent Living (CIL)
https://www.marincil.org/
415-459-6245
Assists individuals with all types of disabilities to achieve their maximum level of sustainable independence. Services include: person centered planning & care coordination, Personal assistance registry, ILS & Peer Support, Benefit Navigator, and Advocacy.

Opportunity for Independence
https://www.ofiinc.org/
Help individuals to live in their own homes with all the rights, safety, choices, power, and control that this implies. We do this by offering specialized services, tailored to the individual, that meet their unique critical needs, with respect and dignity.

People with Disabilities Succeeding (PDS)
https://www.pdsmarin.org/
Offer participants support in everyday activities like going to the bank, budgeting money, ordering and eating in restaurants, going to the library, post office, etc. Teach people domestic skills if they need to learn how to shop, cook, or do chores. We help our clients make friends with people without disabilities if they want to and help them arrange and participate in social activities, like movies, lunch dates, playing Bingo, cards or board games, going to the beach, and fun “free days” outside of the county.

Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center
https://www.matrixparents.org
800-578-2592
Serving families of children with special needs to successfully understand and access the systems that serve them.

Social Security Administration (SSA)
https://www.ssa.gov/
800-772-1213
Learn about and apply for benefits.

Office of Clients Rights
https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/social-security
707-224-2798
Work with people with disabilities to advance their legal rights, help them to have the supports they need. Has a collection of publications related to Social Security benefits.

Medi-Cal Dental Programs
https://www.denti-cal.ca.gov/
800-322-6384
Provides Medi-Cal beneficiaries with access to high-quality dental care.

Medi-Cal Program
https://www.medi-cal.ca.gov
800-541-5555
Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant women, and low income people with specific diseases.

Cal-Able
https://calable.ca.gov/
833-225-2253
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts are a new savings option that allow individuals, who became disabled before the age of 26, to save and invest in a tax-advantaged account, without jeopardizing their ability to collect Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

CalFresh
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/food-nutrition/calfresh
877-847-3663
CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.

California Dept of Social Services
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/
(916) 651-8848
Financial assistance including CalFresh.

Autistry Studios (Marin)
http://www.autistrystudios.com
415-454-1037
The Autistry Comprehensive Adult Program (ACAP) is a three, four, or five day a week program staffed at 2 students per staff person and is a community-based day program.

Cedars of Marin (Marin County)
https://www.cedarslife.org
415-454-5310
Residential homes located in beautiful, safe, neighborhoods in Marin County.

Center for Independent Living – Marin
http://marincil.org/

Sierra School of Sonoma County
https://catapultlearning.com/schools/sierra-school-sonoma/
707-591-0716
Sierra School of Sonoma County is a Non-Public special education school that provides services to students with academic and behavioral challenges in Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino counties.

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
http://www.fairhousingmarin.com
415-457-5025
Fair housing services, advising, and training at no charge in both English and Spanish.

PAVE – Partnerships for Action. Voices for Empowerment.
https://wapave.org/
1–800-5-PARENT
PAVE has published an online Glossary of Key Terms for Life After High School Planning