West County HEAL Collaborative

The West County Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Collaborative is a policy-change focused collaborative of more than two dozen local organizations and agencies working to create healthy communities in the West County Area.

Stanley Tookie Williams

Neighborhood House is the distributor for a number of youth gang prevention products developed by Stanley Tookie Williams. Former gangster turned anti-violence activist, Williams spent his years on death row reaching out to young people, educating them about the pitfalls of gang life - work that earned him two Nobel Prize nominations, one for peace and one for literature.

Tookie's Corner

Neighborhood House Programs

Neighborhood House of North Richmond provides many multi-faceted, essential, community-based programs within its two locations in the city of Richmond, ranging from public policy advocacy to a residential substance abuse treatment facility.

Differential Response

Neighborhood House is the lead agency in a collaboration to provide case management to families who have been referred to Children and Family Services
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First Five "Hand-to-Hand"

This project provides intensive case management to low-income and high-risk families in Richmond and North Richmond with children ages 0-5.

Kathleen Sullivan, Community Case Manager
Telephone: 510-229-5057

Multicultural Senior and Family Center

515 Silver Street, Richmond, CA 94801

Low-income families and seniors are provided with a hot lunch five days a week, grocery giveaways, arts and crafts, nutrition education, exercise classes and other social services.

Corrine Sain, Program Director
Diane Jones, Nutrition Coordinator
Telephone: 510-232-3511

Richmond Community Wellness Collaborative

We are partnering with the City of Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety and the City of Richmond Employment and Training Department to provide a range of wrap-around services to steer high-risk youth away from gangs, violence and criminal behavior. One of the key strategies of the collaborative is our Street Peace Ambassadors Program, which utilizes young adults, male and female, from the local communities to troubleshoot and provide conflict mediation services at the grassroots level. The West County Mentoring Project provides mentoring for high-risk male and female students in West County Schools and includes Integrated Case Management.

Sheila Persons, Assistant Project Director
Telephone: 510-229-5000 ext. 5068

North Richmond Beautification Department

The mission of the North Richmond Beautification Department is to eliminate blight for a cleaner and greener environment. We create greening projects such as tree planting, neighborhood clean ups, creek and park restoration, and graffiti abatement. We support projects that foster the development of a healthier environment and an improved quality of life.

Carla Orozco, Community Services Coordinator
Telephone: 510-776-7568

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

We offer residential substance abuse treatment, including a 7-day detox and a 90-day recovery program for men and women. These services are provided by the Alcohol and Other Drug Services Division of Contra Costa County Health Services and Centerpoint, Inc. through contracts with this agency.

Charles Moore, Associate Operations Manager
Telephone: 510-229-5006

Driving Under the Influence Programs

The following DUI programs are offered in both English and Spanish - West & Reckless, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Multiple Offender.

Veronica King, Program Coordinator
Telephone: 510-229-5053

West County HEAL Collaborative

The West County Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Collaborative is policy change-focused program that aims to improve the health and quality of life for the residents of three target areas: Richmond, North Richmond, and San Pablo, California.

Coire Reilly, Project Director
Telephone: 510-229-5055