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State of California Immigration Resources for Schools

The following resources provided by the state of California are available to help school leaders and families affected by immigration enforcement.

California Department of Education Immigration Resources 

Statewide Resources 

Immigration Resources

State of California Department of Justice  – The Complete Guide for Students and Families is available in English and Spanish at oag.ca.gov/immigrant/resources. 

Newcomer Students (CA Dept of Education) — Provides information and resources to support local educational agencies serving newcomer students and their families.

Office of Immigrant Youth (CA Dept of Social Services) — Office of Immigrant Youth administers culturally responsive social support programs for immigrant youth and partners with school districts and non-profit community based organizations to administer programs.

CalNEW — Serves socioeconomically disadvantaged newcomer students, unaccompanied undocumented minors, English-learners, and immigrant families.

California Department of Social Services — Funds qualified community-based organizations to provide free legal services and community education to immigrants who live in California. Legal services include access to information and application assistance for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Naturalization, Affirmative Immigration Remedies (AIR), Removal Defense (RD), and services for Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors (UUMs). Immigration Help may be available from state-funded nonprofit organizations. See a provider list here.

Findhelp.org  Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, legal resources, transit, basic needs and more.

All Locations

Mental Health Care Coordination Service for CCS Students, Staff, and their Families (*available 24/7 *multi-lingual). Click the link for more details or visit Caresolace.com/site/ccs

 

  • Covenant House Nineline – Covenant House California (CHC) provides sanctuary and support for youth ages 18-24 facing homelessness and human trafficking. Our programs and services are designed to advance youths’ physical, emotional, educational, vocational, and spiritual well-being in order to provide them with the best chance for success in independence. All our programs and services are free of charge.
  • 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988
  • 211 – Dial 2-1-1 – 211 provides callers with information about referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis, such as basic needs (shelter food, etc), physical and mental health resources, insurance programs, family support and more.
  • California Youth Crisis Line – (800) 843-5200 – Runaways and crisis
  • Trevor Hotline – Support for LGBTQ+ youth
  • National child abuse hotline – (800) 422-4453 – Child abuse
  • Coalition to end domestic and sexual violence – (805) 656-1111 – Rape and sexual abuse
  • Findhelp.org  Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, legal resources, transit, basic needs and more.

Los Angeles

San Diego

  • SDCOE suicide prevention site
  • CA Youth Crisis Line – (800)843-5200
  • WAVE therapy – 3150 Pio Pico Drive, Suite 105, Carlsbad, CA 92008 – (760) 500- 3325
  • LGBT OC Center – 1605 N. Spurgeon Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 – 305 E. 4th Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 – (714) 953-LGBT (5428) – Individual, Family and Couples Therapy. Group therapy session: $10 Call for prices on other services.

Riverside and Desert Areas

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