Dixon Family Services

Provider Description

Provides emergency assistance, case management, general counseling, and the Family Resource Center to residents of Dixon and the surrounding rural areas.

Location services description: Substance abuse treatment. Treatment received at location: Outpatient Types of patients treated: Adolescents

Provides emergency assistance, case management, general counseling, and the Family Resource Center to residents of Dixon and the surrounding rural areas.

Area served:Solano County (Dixon and surrounding rural areas)Fees:None for most services. Counseling - Vary according to income beginning at $28 per session. Vary according to service and income for forms assistance. No one denied service because of inability to payService hours:Monday-Thursday, 9-12, 1-4; Friday, 9-1Intake procedure:Walk in Tuesday, Thursday, 1-2:30 for assessment for food and rent assistance. For other services, apply by phone for appointment.Additional language capacity:Spanish, Monday-Thursday, 9-4Payment source:Cash, checkService description:Provides emergency assistance, case management and general counseling to residents of Dixon and the surrounding rural areas. Offers rental assistance, must bring in picture ID, social security card, PG&E bill to prove residency.

Serves as the Family Resource Center (FRC) a neighborhood based center offering services to support families and strengthen communities including information and referral services, parent education classes, life skills workshops and support groups, family friendly activities, community events and resource fairs, computer and Internet access for job search, resume assistance, and linkages to health and social service programs and a resource library of adult and children's books and videos, and volunteer and community service programs. In home visitation services are available for families with children (age 0-5). Is a member of the Family Resource Network, a part of the Children's Network of Solano County.

Emergency services includes an emergency food box for a low income individual or family, once in a life time, a motel voucher for a family with dependent children for a 1 or 2 night stay, an emergency gas voucher to get to work or for critical medical needs or for stranded travelers attempting to return to point of origin. All emergency services are provided on a case by case basis, as resources are available, and clients can be eligible for the Self Sufficiency program or for short term case management.

Offers other food assistance including senior brown bags and USDA surplus food distribution.

The Self Sufficiency Program fosters self-reliance and independence through an individualized case management plan. Clients help to develop a realistic, feasible action plan with measurable goals specific to their needs including community involvement placements to develop skills, connections to job opportunities and job training and informative workshops, support groups and meeting.

Accepts HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) applications, a federally funded utility bill credit program. Also serves as a site to accept CalWORKs, CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamps or SNAP), WIC, Medi-Cal and Section 8 applications.

Offers individual, couple, family and group counseling for drug and alcohol issues, relationship issues, abuse, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, stress and conflict management. Can provide family case management on a case by case basis. Also offers domestic violence clinics, parenting classes and periodic youth support groups.

Provides substance abuse education and prevention for youth.

Provides financial assistance for rental deposit and rent payment assistance through the Season of Sharing (SOS) fund for families, seniors (age 55 or over) or individuals with disabilities. Rental assistance for Dixon residents only.

Also offers a multipurpose room with a full kitchen available for rent for meetings and forums. Does not charge a rental fee for community events involving children.Wait for application:(707) 678-4014Wait for service:Varies according to programEligibility:None for most services. Emergency services, Self Sufficiency Program, HEAP - Resident of area served with picture identification, verification of income and residency. Identification for each member of household. Most recent PG&E bill for HEAP application;
SOS - family, senior (age 55 or over) or individual (18 or over )with disabilitiesServices:Alcohol Dependency Support Groups, Alcoholism Counseling, Brown Bag Food Programs, Case/Care Management for Low Income, Certificates/Forms Assistance for Low Income, Drug Abuse Counseling, Drug Dependency Support Groups, Economic Self Sufficiency Programs, Family Counseling, Family Support Centers/Outreach, Food Stamps, Gas Money, General Counseling Services, Government Surplus Food Distribution Sites, Group Counseling for Alcohol Abusers and Drug Abusers, Homeless Motel Vouchers, Individual Counseling, Meeting Space, Occasional Emergency Food Assistance, Parenting Skills Classes, Rent Payment Assistance, Rental Deposit Assistance, Return to Point of Origin, Spouse/Domestic Partner Abuse Counseling, Stress Management, Substance Abuse Education/Prevention for Youth, Support Groups for Alcohol Abusers and Drug Abusers, Utility Service Payment Assistance, WICSite hours:Monday-Thursday, 9-12, 1-4; Friday, 9-1

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