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Toll Free Numbers for All Bay-Area Counties:

Emergencies: 911
If your life or health is in danger, if violence is happening right now

HelpLink Helpline: 

• 1-800-273-6222 
  Help with food, clothing, shelters, counseling, general information (for all the counties listed except Santa Clara)

National Domestic Violence Hotline

• 1-800-799-7233/
• 1-800-787-3224 TTY

California Youth Crisis Line

• 1-800-843-5200 
  Shelter, medical care, counseling (for 12-24 yrs., or if you need help with someone 12-24)

To quit smoking

• 1-800-NO BUTTs 
• 1-800-45-NO FUMe in Spanish
• 1-800-838-8917 in Chinese
• 1-800-556-5564 in Korean
• 1-800-778-8440 in Vietnamese

National STD and AIDS Hotline

• 1-800-227-8922 in English
• 1-800-344-7432 in Spanish
• 1-800-243-7889 TTY

California HIV/AIDS Hotline

• 1-800-367-AIDS in English, Spanish, Filipino
• 1-888-225-AIDS TDD

Denti-Cal dental insurance

• 1-800-322-6384

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

• 1-415-255-9499 (not toll free)

Food Stamps

• 1-800-221-5689

WIC 

• 1-888-942-9675
  Food for pregnant women and children 0-5

SSI/SSS Info

• 1-800-772-1213

Help in These Counties:

Alameda County

• Maternal/Child Health Referral
  1-888-604-INFO
  WIC, health insurance
• Travelers Aid Society
  520 16th Street
  510-444-6834
  Emergency services, rental help, case management
• City of Berkeley referrals
  510-981-5300
• A Safe Place
  510-536-7233
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line

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Contra Costa County

• Maternal/Child Health Referral
  1-800-696-9644 
  Medical care, WIC, well baby visits, pregnancy info, birth control
• STAND! Against Domestic Violence
  1-888-215-5555
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line

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Marin County

• Maternal/Child Health Referral
  1-800-230-2955
• Women’s Health Services
  415-507-4030 Prenatal care, birth control
• 24-hour Crisis Line
  1-800-999-9999
• Family Emergency Services
  415-454-7418
  Emergency shelter

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San Francisco County

• Women and Children's Health Referral
  1-800-300-9950 Eng/Spa/Chi
• Connecting Points
  415-442-5134
  Shelter, food, clothing, crisis help
• Homeless Prenatal Program
  2500 18th Street, San Francisco, CA  94110
  415-546-6756
  Shelter, food, clothing, crisis help
• La Casa de Las Madres
  Adult 1 (877) 503-1850 Spa/Eng
  Teen 1 (-877) 923-0700 Spa/Eng
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line in SF , helps women from all counties
• Asian Women’s Shelter
  1-877-751-0880
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line in Asian languages
• Sage Project
  415-905-5050

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San Mateo County

• Maternal/Child Health Referral
  1-888-840-0889
• Seton New Life Center
  650-301-8875 
  Prenatal care
• Cora: Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse
  650-312-8515
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line

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Santa Clara County

• Maternal/Child Health Referral
  1-800-310-2332 Eng/Spa
• Next Door Solutions
  408-279-2962
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line

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Solano County

• Information & Referral Line
  1-800-400-6001
• Safe Quest
  1-866-487-7233 or 707-557-6600
  24-hour domestic violence crisis line

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San Francisco Department of Public Health, October 2009
Developed by Maternal and Child Health Section, 2nd Ed.
Permission granted to duplicate