Overview
Child, Family and Community Services, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation providing education and family support services to qualified low-income families living in Southern Alameda County. The agency began in 1965 as part of the Office of Economic Opportunity and in 1974 was incorporated to become the provider for the Head Start Program of southern Alameda County.

The programs of CFCS currently serve more than 3000 families each year throughout the Southern Alameda County area. The Board of Directors of CFCS has maintained the original agency mission while continuing to add funding and programs to expand services for children, families and communities.
 

Our Head Start program
Head Start is a comprehensive school program that provides education, medical and dental services, mental health services, nutrition, social services, full inclusion of young children with disabilities, and parent involvement services to low-income children age 3 to 5 and their families. Head Start also provides full day/full year child care in centers and child care homes for parents who are working or in training.
CFCS has been the Head Start provider for southern Alameda County since 1974. We currently provide services to more than 1000 families living in San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City, Newark and Fremont. The Tri-Valley cities of Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin are also served by CFCS through our Delegate Agency program, Community Association for Preschool Education (C.A.P.E.).
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Our Early Head Start program
The Early Head Start program provides the same type of programs and services as our Head Start program to expectant parents and families with infants and toddlers through age 3.

In 1996, CFCS began providing the Early Head Start in southern Alameda County. Our program currently provides services to 125 infants and toddlers throughout the entire south county area, which includes the Delegate Agency service area. There are currently four program partners providing full day/full year child care for parents who are working or in school.

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Our Burke CAL SAFE program
CAL SAFE provides expectant and parenting teens aged 13 to 18 with childcare and academic, nursing, counseling and vocational support services, which will allow these teens to complete their high school education, and help them learn to become competent and caring parents, as well as successful, contributing members of society. The program’s overall goals are to enable motivated students to complete their high school education, to learn to provide a safe and caring environment for their young children, to secure gainful employment and ultimately to become full self-reliant.
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Our California Child Care Program (CCCAP)
Originally funded in 1980 through the State of California as an Alternative Payment Program, CCCAP now includes funding from four different program types.  CCCAP provides full day/full year childcare services to more than 700 eligible children.  Services are offered in daycare centers and childcare homes for parents who are working or are in school or training, homeless families, teen parents, school age children and children with special needs.
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Our Other programs
CFCS is continually searching out new programs and services as new needs arise in the community.  We have increased our sites and expanded our services as the population of southern Alameda County has grown and we will continue to be responsive to the community we serve.