• CoCo Spirit AmeriCorps
• Community Challenge Collaborative
• Community Service Grant Program
• Foster Youth Services
• Home Instruction Program for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters (HIPPY)
• WorkAbility I
• Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

• California Department of Education
• California Department of Health Services
• Contra Costa Children and Families Commission
• Contra Costa Employment and Human Services Department
• Contra Costa Workforce Development Board
• Northern California Grantmakers

 Community Challenge Collaborative (CCC)

The Community Challenge Collaborative (CCC) is an Educational Partnership funded by the State of California Department of Health/Community Challenge Grants.

CCC is a school-linked effort to reduce teenage pregnancy throughout California. Students receive support and encouragement to continue their education and postpone parenting. The Community Challenge Collaborative uses multiple approaches and engages all sectors of the community in the creation of new opportunities that allow teens to meet developmental needs in healthy ways.

Seventeen school-based and public/private agencies provide the following services throughout Contra Costa County: 

• Bilingual Counseling (Teen Pregnancy, STDS, HIV, AIDS)
• Support Groups for Teens
• Teen Health Workshops
• Baby "Think It Over" Sexual Abstinence
• Male Responsibility
• Family Life Education
• Social Support
• Peer Education Training
• Effective Interpersonal Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Multicultural Outreach
• Mentoring
• Job Readiness/Employment Skills/Career Preparation
• Job Shadowing/Internships
• Tutoring
• Parenting Education for Teen Parents
• Community Mobilization

HOME INSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR PRE-SCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY)

The Home Instruction program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a bilingual, early intervention, parent-focused program aimed at supporting parents in their efforts to provide educational enrichment for their preschool children. Funded by the State of California Department of Education, the goal is to empower parents as their children’s first and most influential teachers. The targeted population is parents of three to five year old children who have had limited access to formal education.

Parents are trained to use the curriculum through weekly visits with paraprofessionals who are also parents in the program. Every other week, the paraprofessionals role-play the activities with parents in the home. On alternate weeks, all of the parents and paraprofessionals meet at the HIPPY site to role-play the activities as a large group.

The HIPPY Program staff receives training and technical assistance from the HIPPY State Office and HIPPY USA, the national affiliation.

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WORKABILITY I

Workability I is a California Department of Education funded program that enhances the development of employment and transition skills for special education students. Students who have active Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) and are attending County Office of Education Court and Community Schools are eligible to participate in the Workability Program's pre-employment skills, interest assessment, paid internships and on-the-job training.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Youth Development Services implements the in-school component of the Workforce Investment Act Program. Coordinators help students prepare for careers and/or post-secondary school, conventional training opportunities, and provide financial aid guidance. The program targets: 16-21 year old youth who meet the federal income eligibility guidelines; foster youth; and students who are eligible for special education services. Participants receive job internships, job shadowing, career assessments and subsidized work.

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