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 the 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, as well as a Family Advocacy Program that provides support services for families who are victims of violent crime.

West County Mentoring Project

This mentoring project provides field trips and one-on-one mentoring for 25 high-risk male and female youth who are students in West County Schools.

Sheila Persons, Senior Case Manager
Telephone: 510-229-5000, extension 5068

HIV/AIDS Community Outreach and Prevention

To prevent the spread of AIDS, our grassroots outreach, education, counseling and testing services broaden understanding throughout the West County community. We offer educational presentations in addition to one-on-one counseling.

Junie Tate, Community Outreach Coordinator
Telephone: 510-229-5009

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

Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

A range of outpatient services, including PC1000 Drug Diversion Program and DUI programs, are offered to the greater West County community.

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.

Andrés Soto, Project Director
Telephone: 510-229-5047