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AACI Community Health Center – Moorpark
Community health center listed by Santa Clara County Public Health at 2400 Moorpark Ave, Suite 300 in San Jose, with the contact phone and hours shown on the county page.
Alviso Health Center
Gardner Health Services health center offering pediatrics, family practice, member services, and the Healthcare for the Homeless Project, as listed on its official Gardner clinic page.
Apply for Affordable Housing – San Jose Housing Portal
The City of San Jose's affordable housing portal provides information on affordable apartments currently accepting applications, and you can begin the application process if you see an apartment you like. The City also offers an interactive Affordable Rental Housing map with contact…
Apply for Public Benefits – Santa Clara County SSA
The county's application hub for Medi-Cal, CalFresh Food, CalWORKs, General Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), Refugee Cash Assistance, and the Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program, with online, in-person, phone, mail, and fax ways to apply and a list of…
Arrearage Management Plan (AMP) — PG&E
If you are enrolled in CARE or FERA, you may be eligible for up to $8,000 in debt forgiveness through AMP. Eligible customers who make 12 full monthly payments on time qualify for the full AMP forgiveness.
Asian Law Alliance – Legal Services
Asian Law Alliance provides direct legal services, Know Your Rights education and civic participation work for low-income residents and people with limited English proficiency. Its legal services cover immigration (VAWA petitions, visas for victims of crime or trafficking, DACA renewals, lawful permanent…
Asistencia General (GA) — la red de seguridad del condado para adultos
Asistencia General (GA) — la red de seguridad del condado para adultos Ayuda en efectivo del condado para adultos con ingresos muy bajos y sin otro apoyo — cuando no hay niños en el hogar y SSI no está en su lugar. Solicite en el Centro de Servicios de Beneficios del condado (DEBS, Senter Road, San José).
Avenidas — Senior Center (Palo Alto)
Nonprofit senior center that helps older adults stay active, engaged, and healthy, with classes and activities, social work services, Door to Door transportation help, health and wellness programs, information and assistance, the Avenidas Village membership program, and the Rose Kleiner adult day…
Bay Area Legal Aid – Santa Clara County (San Jose) Office
Bay Area Legal Aid's San Jose office serves Santa Clara County. For help with a legal problem involving housing, public benefits, or consumer law, call the Legal Advice Line; for health care access problems or unfair medical billing, call the Health Consumer…
Benefit Assistance Center
County DEBS office listed on the county Contact page, with a document drop box outside; the county Apply page lists this center for in-person applications Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm.
BenefitsCal
BenefitsCal is the online door the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency directs applicants to for public benefits: the county Apply page links BenefitsCal for applying online and for submitting documents online, and the county CalFresh page directs members to upload verification…
CalFresh Food
CalFresh Food is California's name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It is a nutrition program for California residents with low income that increases your food budget, and benefits are issued on an EBT card.
California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) — PG&E
CARE gives income-qualified PG&E households a monthly discount of 20% or more on gas and 35% or more on electricity, compared to non-CARE bundled customers.
California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) Deadline soon
CalEITC may provide you with cash back or reduce any tax you owe. For tax year 2025 the FTB table lists a maximum credit of up to $3,756, and you must file a state tax return and include Form FTB 3514 to…
California LifeLine Deadline soon
California LifeLine is a state program that helps qualified households save money on phone and internet services, with discounts on home phone, cell phone or broadband service. Per the CPUC, most eligible subscribers can receive a total subsidy of up to $28.25…
California LifeLine — servicio telefónico con descuento Deadline soon
California LifeLine — servicio telefónico con descuento El programa LifeLine de California descuenta el servicio telefónico de casa o celular para hogares de ingresos bajos — muchos planes quedan en menos de $15 al mes, y estar inscrito en CalFresh o Medi-Cal normalmente comprueba la elegibilidad por sí solo.
California WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
The California WIC nutrition program helps families with healthy foods loaded onto a California WIC Card, plus nutrition assessment and program services, through local WIC offices across California.
CalWORKs
CalWORKs provides cash aid and services to eligible families that have a child in the home, including CalWORKs Employment Services to help gain skills, tools and training to find a living wage job. The county must process CalWORKs applications within 45 days.
CalWORKs — ayuda en efectivo mensual para familias
CalWORKs — ayuda en efectivo mensual para familias Ayuda en efectivo más cuidado de niños, transporte y apoyo laboral para familias con niños. El Condado de Santa Clara es un condado de costo alto (Región 1): una familia de tres puede recibir hasta $1,338 al mes (monto exento, desde el 1 de octubre de 2026). Estudiantes: CalWORKs también apoya en colegios comunitarios.
CARE Program – Emergency Financial Assistance for Rent and Utilities
The WVCS CARE program provides safety net services for low-income households in the West Valley areas of Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos, and West San Jose, including emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities to prevent evictions and utility cutoffs, access to the…
Career Technical Education (CTE) Program — Goodwill of Silicon Valley
Goodwill's Career Technical Education program is a no-cost, short-term, entry-level training program that gives individuals technical skills to secure employment in trade-specific fields; graduates earn preliminary certificates. Goodwill covers the cost of tuition and select materials such as textbooks, protective equipment and…
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
CAPI provides cash assistance to aged, blind, or disabled immigrants who are not eligible for SSI/SSP. Benefits are issued on an EBT card, and there is no time limit on how long you may receive CAPI cash assistance if you continue to…
Catholic Charities Free Food Distribution — Christ The King Parish
Catholic Charities runs a weekly community market walk-up at Christ The King Parish in San Jose, with groceries not boxed and hot meals. Age served: all.
Catholic Charities Free Food Distribution — Our Lady Of Refuge Church
Catholic Charities runs a weekly community market walk-up at Our Lady Of Refuge Church in San Jose, with groceries not boxed and hot meals. Age served: all.
Catholic Charities Free Food Distribution — Santa Teresa Parish
Catholic Charities runs a weekly community market walk-up at Santa Teresa Parish in San Jose, with groceries not boxed. Age served: all.
Catholic Charities Free Food Distribution — Santee Elementary
Catholic Charities, with Second Harvest Food Bank and the Franklin McKinley School District, provides free groceries at Santee Elementary in San Jose.
Catholic Charities Free Food Distribution — St. Athanasius Parish
Catholic Charities runs a bi-weekly community market at St. Athanasius Parish in Mountain View, with groceries not boxed.
Catholic Charities Free Food Distribution — St. John Vianney Parish
Catholic Charities runs a weekly community market walk-up at St. John Vianney Parish in San Jose, with groceries not boxed. Age served: all.
Center for Employment Training (CET) — San Jose
CET San Jose is a full-time job training school whose programs can be completed in under a year, with job placement assistance through CET's career center near the end of each program. Programs are open enrollment, so you can start at any…
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