Community Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Provides confidential assistance to anyone in crisis and their loved ones through a live chat and free 24-hour hotline at 800-273-8255. You can also text the Crisis Text Line at 741741

SDSU School of Counseling and Psychology Clinic

6363 Alvarado Ct. Ste 103
San Diego CA 92120-4913
619-594-5134

San Diego Psychological Association

4699 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 105
San Diego, CA 92123
858-277-1463

The San Diego LGBT Community Center

3909 Centre St
San Diego, CA 92103
619-692-2077

Education

Acquired Brain Injury Program

San Diego Community College District Continuing Education Dept
4343 Ocean View Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92113-1915
619-388-4831

Adult Education

Cuyamaca College (619) 660-4000
Grossmont College (619) 644-7000
Grossmont Adult School (619)644-8000
Grossmont Adult Education (619) 588-3500
Mira Costa College (760) 757-2121
Vista Adult Education (619) 578-7122 ext 3009
San Diego Community College District (619) 527-5242

Council on Literacy, San Diego

2515 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 125
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 574-1641Office
(888) 850-7323 Literacy Hotline

Heath Resource Center

George Washington University

2134 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052-0001

Emergency Numbers

Emergency contacts and numbers

Cuyamaca College Cares: The Emergency Assistance Fund is meant to assist students facing financial emergencies. Students can receive up to $750 dollars for housing/utility assistance, emergency auto repair, bus passes, and so much more. If you're unsure if you can receive funds for your situation, please don't hesitate to ask.
All Serious Emergencies
Phone: 9-1-1
Adult Protective Services (APS): To report elder abuse
(800) 510-2020
Child Protective Services (CPS) (CPS): To report child abuse (858) 560-2191
Community Resource/Disaster Relief Referrals
Landline: 2-1-1
Cell phone: (858) 300-1-211
Domestic Violence Hotline (619) 234-3164
24-Hour California Youth Hotline (Emergency assistance for youth in crisis)
(800) 843-5200
24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Assistance
(800) 479-3339
Emergency Psychiatric Unit
(619) 692-8222
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Provides confidential assistance to anyone in crisis and their loved ones through a live chat and free 24-hour hotline at 800-273-8255. You can also text the Crisis Text Line at 741741
Psychiatric Emergency Response Team
(Provides police assisted psychiatric intervention/assistance)
(619) 276-8112 or call 9-1-1
Sexual Assault Response Team (Palomar Hospital)
Provides medical care/exams to rape victims
(760) 739-2150
University Community Medical Center
(619) 582-3516 ext. 7000
Veterans Hospital Emergency Psychiatric Services
If closed go to Urgent Care Clinic VA Hospital 2nd floor.
(858) 642-3391
Victim of Crime Fund
Provides limited monetary assistance for medical and psychological care
(619) 531-4041

Food Distribution

Cuyamaca Cares Food Distribution

Feeding San Diego Food Distribution List

CalFresh : recipients can use their EBT card to make purchases online at Amazon and Walmart.

Meals 4 Kids mapping tool: Parents with kids and teens 18 years old and under can use the USDA to find sites near them where they can pick up free nutritious meals and snacks. Kids and teens may take their meal home to eat to promote social distancing,

Youth Assistance Coalition Food Distribution List

Government

ADA 508 Law and Standards

Social Security Administration

846 Arnele
El Cajon, CA 92020
(800) 772-1213
TTY: (800) 325-0778

Social Services Department (Health and Human Services)

220 South First St.
El Cajon, CA 92019
(619)579-4355 Voice

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201

(877) 696-6775

Medical and Health Services

American Diabetes Association

225 Broadway, Suite 310
San Diego, CA 32101
(858) 234-9897

Arthritis Foundation of San Diego

9080 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92123
(619) 492-1090

Brain Injury Foundation of San Diego

852 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 294-6541

County Medical Services

P.O. Box 939-016
San Diego, CA 92193
(858) 492-4444 or (760) 471-9660

Disability Help Center San Diego

1833 Fourth Ave.

San Diego, CA 92101

(888) 418-8860

Epilepsy Society of San Diego

2055 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 296-0161

Family Health Centers of San Diego

2204 National Ave
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 515-2300

Mental Health America of San Diego County Resources

4069 30th St.
San Diego, CA 92104

(619) 543-0412

Muscular Dystrophy Association San Diego

3760 Convoy Street #223

San Diego CA 92111

(858) 492-9792

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

5950 La Place Court, Suite 200
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 448-8400
(800) 344-4867

Unite Spinal Association Spinal Cord Resource Center

(800) 962-9629

Suicide Prevention: If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide please call

(800) 273-8255

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)

8525 Gibbs Drive #209

San Diego, CA 92123

Technology

***Refurbished and inexpensive computers:

Adaptive Computer Empowerment Services (A.C.E.S)

10054 Prospect Ave., Suite E
Santee, CA 92071
(619) 448-0636
http://www.adaptive.org/

Ai squared: ZoomText/Fusion (Screen Magnifier and Screen Reader/Text to Speech software)

130 Taconic Business Park Rd.
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
(802) 362-3612
http://www.aisquared.com/

Dragon NaturallySpeaking by Nuance (Speech to Text software)

1 Wayside Road
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 565-5000
https://www.nuance.com/

Humanware: Blind/Low Vision/Learning Disabled Technology

175 Mason Circle
Concord, CA 94520
(800) 722-3393
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/home

Jaws from Freedom Scientific (Screen Reader Software)

11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805
(800) 444-4443
http://www.freedomscientific.com/

Kurzweil: Kurzweil 3000 and 1000 (Text to speech and Literacy Software)

100 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730-1402
(800)-547-6747
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/

Newegg: Computer Equipment and Software

9997 E. Rose Hills Road
Whittier, CA. 90601
(800) 390-1119
http://www.newegg.com/

School Health full-service provider of health supplies and services

5600 Apollo Drive Rolling

Meadows, IL 60008
866-323-5465

https://www.schoolhealth.com/about-school-health

Transportation

Transportation companies

211 San Diego: Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT): FACT is a nonprofit agency designated by SANDAG to coordinate public, nonprofit, private and other transportation services in San Diego County.
Happy2Help Transportation: services are tailored for traditional passengers, seniors and people with limited mobility (619-885-3737)
San Diego Transit: (619) 233-3004
- http://www.sdmts/
- Plan your trip at http://www.sdmts.com/schedules-real-time/trip-planner

Utilities

***Need Help Paying Bills: Find help paying bills, rent, mortgages, debts and more

AT&T: Television, Internet and Wireless Cellphone. Manage your account, make payments, check usage and get support when you need it

Cox Cable: Cable television, internet support, self-service tools, guide to better wifi, free wifi hotspot, frequently asked questions, and payment relief.

Dish Network Television: Dish Satellite Television

EDCO Trash Services and Recycling: Waste collection and recycling company with user-friendly waste removal and recycling programs to serve residential homes, multi-family properties, commercial businesses, multi-tenant buildings

Helix Water District: Treat water for much of east county and distribute water to the 276,000 people in our service area.

Kamps Propane: Serves suburban and rural communities with clean-burning American energy for home heating, commercial and agricultural applications

Padre Dam Water District: Padre Dam provides water, wastewater, recycled water and park and recreation services to over 100,000 residents in the East San Diego County communities of Santee, El Cajon, Lakeside, Flinn Springs, Harbison Canyon, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Dehesa and Crest

Republic Recycling and Waste Solutions: Provides reliable and responsible recycling and waste disposal services for our customers

SDG&E : payment assistance programs

Waste Management: Residential trash, Garbage and Recycling Pickup

Veterans

Cuyamaca College Veterans Center: The Veterans Center is a communal space to help ease the transition of student veterans into the academic setting. It is now a one-stop for all veterans services, including Resource Center, VA Education Benefit Certification, and Veteran Academic Counseling

Chula Vista Veterans Center: Individual and group counseling for Veterans, service members and their families, bereavement counseling, military sexual trauma counseling and referral, community outreach, employment referral, and referral to other VA services
180 Otay Lakes Road, Suites 108
Bonita CA, 91902
1-877-618-6534

Courage to Call: Courage to Call is dedicated to improving mental wellness for Veterans, Active Duty, Reservists, National Guardsmen, and their families via countywide outreach and education, a 24/7 peer line, as well as individual short-term, solution focused prevention-oriented plans. This program is led by veterans and their family members

9445 Farnham St.
San Diego, CA 92123

1-877-698-7838

or dial 2-1-1 option 4
24 hour Hotline

e-Benefits: Serve Veterans, Service members, Wounded Warriors, their family members, and their authorized caregivers.

Veterans Benefits Administration
1-800-827-1000
www.ebenefits.va.gov

Office of Military and Veterans Affairs: Provides benefit information and assistance, plus other support to San Diego County veterans and their families

1-855-694-3222

REBOOT Workshop: Community-Lead initiative to “Reboot the lives & careers of transitioning service members and veterans and promote a Strong Workforce.” Helps to orchestrate a predictable talent pipeline from military service to employment in priority sectors through a coordinated training effort with multiple agencies.

8880 Rio San Diego Dr. Suite 900

San Diego Ca 92108
1-619-822-2701
Email: reboot@nvtsi.org

San Diego Veterans Center Liberty Station: Veterans and active duty members may walk-in for services during the above hours. Additional hours are available by appointment to better work around your specific schedule.
2790 Truxtun Road, Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92106
1-858-642-1500

Veterans Center near you

http://www.va.gov/directory/guide/vetcenter_flsh.asp

Visual and Hearing Impaired

Braille Institute

4555 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 452-1111
http://www.brailleinstitute.org/sandiego.html

California Relay Services

Voice to TTY: (800) 735-2922
TTY to Voice: (800) 735-2929

Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired

5922 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 583-1542
http://www.sdcb.org/

Deaf Community Services of San Diego

3930 Fourth Ave, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 398-2441 Voice
http://www.deafcommunityservices.org/

Dyslexia Training Institute

7424 Jackson Drive, Suite 1B
San Diego, CA 92119

(619) 517-0683

https://www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/index.html

Learning Ally (Formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D))

20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(800) 221-4792
https://portal.learningally.org/Home?returnurl=%2f

Speech, Hearing and Neurosensory Center

8101 Birmingham Way
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 966-5836

https://speech-and-hearing-services.cmac.ws/speech-hearing-neurosensory-center-san-diego-center/1306/

For questions or requests to speak with a DSPS staff member, you may email our:

Main office at cuyamaca.dsps@gcccd.edu or leave a voicemail message for our staff at (619) 660-4239.
High Tech Center office staff at cuayamca.dsps.htc@gcccd.edu or leave a voice mail message for our staff at (619) 660-4299.
Test Proctor at cuyamaca.dspstesting@gcccd.edu (619) 660-4577
Deaf and Hard of Hearing can reach Lois Aaron (DSPS ASL Scheduler) at Lois_Aaron@gcccd.edu
You can also directly email our staff members

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