Main Services Area

Educational Programs
Educational Programs provide students with the skills they need to live successful lives. Our robust programs include early childhood development, classroom consultations in partnership with school districts, adult continuing education programs and parent workshops.
Support Services

Support Services offer various programs to address social determinants of health, including housing and employment coaching and placement, among other critically needed services.

 

Facing Loss and Grief

Our second video of the ReNew.ReFresh.Rejuviate series was created by Mental Health Therapist Brooke Dicken who explains how to cope with loss and grief during COVID-19.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Through various efforts, we are helping to stop the stigma around mental, informing people on when it’s time to seek help, and also learning how some of our clinicians decompress after work.

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National Prevention Week

National Prevention Week is dedicated to increasing the prevention of substance use and promotion of mental health by promoting prevention year-round.

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Our Transition to Telehealth

In order to better address the changing landscape of behavioral health service delivery during these uncertain times, Uplift Family Services pivoted by moving to full agency implementation of telehealth within one week of California’s unprecedented shelter-in-place mandate.

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Wassy Tesfa and Thaddeus Juarez, MD speak at Head Start Directors Exchange

Hosted by Region 9 Head Start Association, this virtual meeting focuses on effective strategies that leadership teams should consider during the pandemic. Discussion is facilitated by Wassy Tesfa, Executive Director of Pacific Clinics’ Head Start/Early Head Start and includes guest speaker Thaddeus Juarez, MD, Medical Director. Click here to learn more and register to participate.

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A Letter from the CEO

Every day at Uplift Family Services, you—our staff, community partners, regional and statewide boards, auxiliaries, donors, and supporters—live our mission to do “whatever it takes” to provide a better life for children and families in crisis. In all of our achievements and growth over the past year, we celebrate you.

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lionness and cub as header image for Lionhearted: Emergencies

Lionhearted – Courage & Inspiration

Uplift staff know the devastation of mental illness, trauma, substance abuse, and inadequate resources. They know the consequences of adding even more stress: misery, fear, abuse and even suicide. They care deeply. They know very well the difference they themselves can make. From knowledge comes inspiration. From compassion, courage.

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We Are Here For You

English Español 简体中文 Tiếng Việt Hmoob Tagalog العربية English Uplift Family Services cares about you during these hard times. We are ready to

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