San Luis Obispo County
Family Resource Center Directory
The Link Family Resource Center
Countywide bilingual family advocate services providing support accessing food, housing, clothing, health care, and parent education. Assistance navigating the social services system and linkages to community partners. Immediate services during times of crisis. Advocacy for students and their families to support academic success.
Who do they help? Countywide families with children age 0 – 18, including families struggling with homelessness or housing insecurity. Intensive services for families in North San Luis Obispo County.
Find your Family Advocate at www.linkslo.org
Make a referral and share questions: Bilingual Family Advocate Services Director (805) 794-0217
Paso Robles Location Family Resource Center – Bauer Speck Elementary School
1802 Chestnut Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446
Phone: (805) 466-5404
Atascadero Family Resource Center – former Del Rio Continuation School campus
4507 Del Rio Avenue Bldg. #1, Atascadero, CA 93422
Phone: (805) 466-5404
San Luis Obispo & Coastal Family Resource Center
Basic needs and concrete support for families with school aged children. Parent education, homeless services and community referrals. Intensive services for San Luis Coastal Unified School District students and their families.
Who do they help? Families with school aged children in San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Loso Osos and Morro Bay.
Coastal Family Resource Center at Los Osos Middle School
Serves Los Osos and Morro Bay, by appointment only
Contact: Hector Santos, Bilingual Family Advocate (805) 235-6610
San Luis Obispo Family Resource Center at CL Smith Elementary School
Serves SLO and Avila, by appointment only
Contact: Arlen Merced, Bilingual Family Advocate (805) 538-8408
Parents Helping Parents
Supporting parents and empowering children with special needs to reach their fullest potential. PHP provides parent education, mutual support, referral networks, and a greater community awareness.
Who do they help? Countywide families of children with special needs.
Phone: (805) 543-2039
Website: phpslo.org
Events Calendar: https://padlet.com/phpslo/mhxu95b3t2heg1o
SLO Resource Center/Library: 1146 Farmhouse Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. (805) 543-3277
Atascadero Resource Center/Library: 7305 Morro Road, Ste 104A, Atascadero, CA 93422. (805) 461-7415
Community Counseling Center
Providing short-term, low-cost, professional counseling for individuals, couples and families. Serving families countwide with locations in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and Cambria.
Phone: (805) 543-7969
Website: www.cccslo.org
SLO Address: 676 Pismo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (By appointment only)
Paso Robles Address: 1035 Vine St. Ste. A, Paso Robles, CA 93446 (By appointment only)
Child Developmental Resource Center of the Central Coast
Full-day child care and therapy program for children ages 2 to 5, a school readiness/transition program for children entering kindergarten and a child nutrition program. Individual play therapy for children and counseling for children, teens and adults.
Who do they help? Children and families countywide.
Phone: (805) 544-0801
Website: www.childrenresource.org
Address: 1720 Bishop Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Cambria Connection
Serving the community with a wide range of community-advocacy and service meetings. Counseling groups for caregivers and those dealing with grief as well as individual counseling. More than 15 12-step recovery meetings are available each week along with pregnancy and parenting services, specialized education programs and services for seniors and several food security programs for youth and those dealing with critical illness.
Who do they help? Immediate support for families in Cambria and San Simeon. Referrals for families countywide.
Phone: (805) 927-1654
Website: http://thecambriaconnection.org
Address: 1069 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428 (upstairs at the Galleria)
Seneca Family of Agencies
Services including foster care adoption, relative caregiver support, children’s mental health and wraparound services, legal guardianship assistance, and parent and professional education. Mental health, support groups, parent education, and adoptions.
Who doe they help? Countywide foster, adoptive and kin care providers
Phone: (805) 434-2449
Website: https://senecafoa.org/seneca-san-luis-obispo-2/
Phone: (805) 434-2449
Address: 6850 Morro Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO)
Programs to help individuals and families with employment, child care and preschool, parent education, housing, and health services and more.
Who do they help? Countywide families, individuals, verterans and seniors.
Child Care Resource Connection: https://capslo.org/child-care-resource-connection/
Child and Family Programs: https://capslo.org/child-youth-and-family-services/
Parenting Education and Support: https://capslo.org/parenting-education-and-support/
Health Programs: https://capslo.org/health-screening-services/
Homeless Services: https://capslo.org/homeless-services/
South County SAFE Family Resource Centers
Basic needs and concrete support for families with children ages 0 – 18. Parent education, homeless services and community referrals.
Who do they help? Families with children ages 0 – 18 in South SLO County. Intensive services for Lucia Mar Unified School District students and their families.
Website: https://capslo.org/s-a-f-e-family-resource-centers/
Arroyo Grande Family Resource Center
1086 Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande CA 93420
Phone: (805) 474-2105
Nipomo Family Resource Center – Dana Elementary School
920 West Tefft Street, Nipomo CA 93444
Phone: (805) 474-3000 ext. 5147
Oceano Family Resource Center
1511 19th Street, Oceano 93445
Phone: (805) 474-3690
211 Resource Directory
211 San Luis Obispo County provides information about specific programs and services including clothing, transportation, food, shelter and legal assistance.
Who do they help? Countywide residents.
Phone: Dial 211 to speak with a resource specialist
Online Directory: https://www.unitedwayslo.org/search-211-san-luis-obispo-county
Pregnancy & Parenting Support of San Luis Obispo County (PPS)
PPS provides bilingual case management, infant development assessments, parent education, car seats and installation and a variety of infant/baby supplies. Low to no cost counseling services for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women are available in partnership with Community Counseling Center (CCC). Case management is provided by PPS staff to compliment the mental health services. Call 805-541-3367 to refer.
Who do they help? Countywide pregnant and parenting families until the child is age 2.
Phone: (805) 541-3367
Website: www.ppsslo.org
Address: 3480 South Higuera, Ste. 100, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (Appointment preferred)
San Luis Obispo County Help Me Grow
SLO County Help Me Grow (SLO HMG) provides support with developmental screenings, identifying resources, and providing child development information families. The HMG Family Resource Centers also operate a clothing closet that includes basic needs items. These resources are available to the community.
Who do they help? Families with children ages 0 – 5 who live in SLO County.
Phone: (805) 474-1878
Website: www.slohelpmegrow.org
Address: 1118 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
North Fork Rancheria Tribal TANF Program preserves and strengthens Indian children and families in becoming self-sufficient through education, work and cultural activities. They assist clients to find tools and skills to guide them to healthy productive lives.
Who do they help? Serving all Federally Recognized Native American Citizens, California Judgment Rolls and their descendants in San Luis Obispo County.
Phone: Atascadero Office (805) 464-2255 (serving San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties)
Website: https://www.northforkrancheria-nsn.gov/departments/tanf/
Address: 7695 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 (By appointment only)
Transitions Mental Health Association
Services and support for individuals with mental health concerns or challenges. Support groups for families and caregivers.
Who do they help? Families and individuals countywide.
Phone: Shawn Ison, Family Services Program Manager (805) 540-6571
Website: https://www.t-mha.org/family-support.php
Address: 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Lumina Alliance (Formerly RISE and Stand Strong)
Support and resources for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence through 24-Hour Crisis Line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling services, legal services, latinx services, children’s services, education, prevention.
Who do they help? Families and individuals countywide.
Phone: (805) 545-8888
Website: https://luminaalliance.org/
SLO Address: 51 Zaca Lane, Ste 150, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Paso Robles Address: 1030 Vine Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446
Center for Family Strengthening
Helping families in San Luis Obsipo County thrive through programs that provide education, advocacy and specialized healing support for children.
Who do they help? Families throughout SLO County.
Programs:
- Parent Connection of SLO County. Free and confidential parent education, coaching and resources for parents and caregivers throughout SLO County. Support is available in English and Spanish. https://sloparents.org/
- Promotores Collaborative of SLO County. Health outreach and education for the Latinx community. Promotores Medi-Cal Outreach Navigators are available to all community members to provide education, outreach and enrollment navigation services for Medi-Cal benefits in Spanish, English and Mixteco. For assistance in English and Spanish contact (805) 788-8247. For assistance in Mixteco call (805) 903- 3153. Learn more in the health outreach video library available in Spanish, Mixteco and English!
- Child Advocacy Center of SLO County (CAC SLO). Specialized treatment and healing services for child victims of abuse and trauma. To learn more contact the CAC Family Advocate Services Coordinator at (805) 788-8242 or visit https://cfsslo.org/