Basics



Sonoma County Housing Authority
Provides safe, decent and quality affordable housing and supportive services to eligible persons with limited incomes.
Service Area
Sonoma County
South Asian Community Health Promotion Services (Portia Bell Hume Center)
A comprehensive program serving the South Asian Community with programs and services that are uniquely and best suited for our consumers whether that is an individual, family, community, or organization.
Service Area
Alameda County
STAND! For Families Free of Violence
A domestic violence service provider in Contra Costa County providing prevention, intervention, and treatment programs in community partnership to stop domestic violence and child abuse.
Service Area
Contra Costa County
State Office of Refugee Health
Works with impacted local health jurisdictions, health providers, and voluntary resettlement agencies to provide culturally and linguistically-appropriate comprehensive health assessments, and other health services, to newly arrived refugees, asylees, victims of severe forms of human trafficking (federally-certified), and other eligible entrants to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency by becoming and staying healthy.
Service Area
Statewide
State Refugee Programs Bureau
The RPB has responsibility for managing and coordinating the delivery of benefits and services to the refugee and entrant populations of California in partnership with counties and local refugee service providers.
Service Area
Statewide
Statewide Pacific Islander Asian American Resource and Coordinating Center (SPARC)
Aims to foster collaboration and communication among those working to reduce tobacco-related disparities among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Service Area
Statewide
Stay Housed Bay Area
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A free website where Bay Area residents can access resources to help them keep their housing.
Service Area
Bay Area
Street Level Health Project (SLHP)
Street Level Health Project (SLHP) is an Oakland-based community center dedicated to improving the wellbeing of underinsured, uninsured, and recently arrived immigrants in Alameda County.
Service Area
Alameda County
Suicide Hotline
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Dial 988 to access free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
Service Area
National
Support for Afghan Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Initiative -(International Rescue Committee))
An initiative to empower newly arrived families as they begin their journey to financial stability and economic security in their new homes across the U.S.
Service Area
National
Support Guide
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SupportGuide connects newcomer communites and service providers across California to centralized information and resources.
Service Area
Statewide
Survivors International (part of the Division of Trauma Recovery Services at UCSF)
Provides free psychosocial and psychological support to adult survivors of persecution and torture who reside in San Francisco.
Service Area
Bay Area
Tarjimly
Listing Title
By providing on-demand remote language support that’s free for refugees and affordable for humanitarians, Tarjimly eliminates language barriers and dramatically improves the speed, equity, and cost-effectiveness of worldwide humanitarian support and social services.
Service Area
International
Tech Exchange
Listing Title
Provides our community with free and low-cost computers, tech support, digital skills, and assistance with internet access.
Service Area
Bay Area
Category
The 5ive Pillars
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An Afghan-American-led organization that aids in the resettlement of newcomer migrants in Northern California.
Service Area
Northern California
The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
All Californians are entitled to services to support people with developmental and intellectual disabilities under California’s Lanterman Act, after their eligibility is established by a nonprofit regional center and the use of other possible help has been completely explored. As of February 2025, the use of these services usually does not interfere with the immigration status of non-citizen participants.
Service Area
Statewide
The Five Love Languages: Building Stronger Relationships
Dr. Gary Chapman introduced the concept of the Five Love Languages to help individuals express and receive love in meaningful ways. By understanding and speaking your partner’s primary love language, relationships can grow deeper and more fulfilling.

The Five Love Languages:

💬 Words of Affirmation – Expressing love through verbal appreciation and encouragement.
🤝 Acts of Service – Showing love through helpful actions and thoughtful gestures.
🎁 Receiving Gifts – Giving meaningful gifts as symbols of love and appreciation.
⏳ Quality Time – Spending focused, undivided attention with loved ones.
🤗 Physical Touch – Using affectionate touch, like hugs or hand-holding, to connect.

Visit us for more details: The Five Love Languages: Building Stronger Relationships | AllyNetwork
Service Area
California
The Importance of Mental Health Support for Immigrant Families
Adjusting to life in a new country is a shared journey for immigrant families, but each member may face unique challenges. From navigating cultural shifts to managing economic pressures, the experience can significantly impact mental health. Acknowledging and addressing these needs is crucial for promoting overall family well-being.
Service Area
California
oakland lgbtq center
The LGBT community center has social events, educational programs, health programs, and counsellors. There are support groups for young people, queer people, bisexual people, and transgender people. There are trainings and workshops for help with jobs. There is free therapy, art classes, yoga classes, and support for mental health.
Service Area
Bay Area
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Provide people in need with critical resources to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.
Service Area
National
The Unity Council
Listing Title
The Unity Council is a non-profit Social Equity Development Corporation with over 50 years of history in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. Our mission is to promote social equity and improve quality of life by building vibrant communities where everyone can work, learn, and thrive.
Service Area
East Bay
The Wright Institute Sanctuary Project (WISP)
Offers psychological evaluation services and low-fee psychotherapy to asylum seekers who are clients of the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant.
Service Area
Bay Area
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public housing in the United States was established to provide safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
Service Area
Nation Wide
UCSF Benioff Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing
Serves as an institutional and community hub to support interventions that contribute to equitable healthcare and healthy, resilient children regardless of immigration status. It is among the first of its kind at a children’s hospital in the U.S.
Service Area
Bay Area
United Afghan Association
Aims to support and amplify the voices of the people of Afghanistan and to help better serve Afghan refugees resettling in northern California.
Service Area
East Bay
Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay (VACCEB)
VACCEB's mission is to address the needs of refugees and immigrants within hard-to-reach & underrepresented communities. We achieve this through a variety of educational, cultural, and social services that promote economic self-sufficiency and assimilation into American society.
Service Area
East Bay
Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS)
VIDAS provides competent and compassionate legal immigration advocacy at no or low cost to clients.
We Breathe (California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network)
We Breathe provides expertise on working with LGBTQ communities, preventing and reducing tobacco use among LGBTQ Californians, and addressing tobacco-related health disparities within LGBTQ communities, to help funded projects reach their goal to eliminate tobacco use by 2035 in California.
Welcome Start
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Welcome Start provides free courses and coaching to get started in the U.S. This program powered by Cell-Ed is funded by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) - Refugee Program Bureau (RPB) and Immigrant Integration.
Service Area
Statewide
Wellness in Action (Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants)
Wellness in Action is a community workforce training and development program for paraprofessional community mental health advocates from unserved and underserved refugee and new immigrant communities in the Bay Area.
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