Youth Services
Services Overview
General Counseling & Crisis Services
- General Counseling
- Crisis Counseling
Substance Abuse Counseling & Education
Homeless Youth
Counseling services for homeless youth and their families
Prevention Activities
- Pajaritos program, a prevention-focused program in Watsonville
- San Lorenzo Valley Drug and Alcohol prevention services
Foster Youth
Crossroads group home provides residential care to foster youth in crisis & transition.
School-Based Counseling
Youth Services counselors are on-site at four different school districts throughout Santa Cruz County.
Migrant/Immigrant Youth
Counseling services & prevention support provided to migrant & immigrant youth of Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
Probation Involved Youth
- Wraparound services provided by OASIS program for minors on Home Supervision or Electronic Monitoring program.
- Counseling services for youth referred by juvenile probation.
- Groups for minors convicted of DUIs.
LGBT Youth
STRANGE is a youth driven program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersex, Queer and Questioning youth (LGBT) ages 14-23 and their allies. They provide supportive, educational and social activities.
