Youth Services
Services Overview
General Counseling & Crisis Services
- General Counseling
- Crisis Counseling
Substance Abuse Counseling & Education
Homeless Youth
Counseling services for North County homeless youth and their families
Prevention Activities
- Pajaritos program, a prevention-focused after-school program in Watsonville
- El Comité, parent support in Spanish 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 five 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.
Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Intersex, Queer and Questioning Youth
STRANGE is a youth driven program for Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Intersex, Queer and Questioning youth (TBLGIQQ) ages 14-23 and their allies. They provide supportive, educational and social activities.
