Home Start reaches at-risk children right where it counts -- in the home, then extends the helping hand to schools and the community.

Family Support Services
Counselors offer families practical, educational and therapeutic services. Parents are taught accurate expectations of their children, how to interact with them and use positive, appropriate discipline. As a result, families are less isolated, more nurturing and cohesive. Parents are strengthened and are better able to protect their children in the future. More...
Therapeutic Counseling Services
Therapy services provided in the home or at our counseling centers located in North County and Mission Valley. Services are provided on a sliding-fee scale or through the Victim Compensation Fund. More...
Family Self-Sufficiency Services /Financial Opportunity Center
Provide a "hand-up" rather than a handout by stabilizing families in crisis. This stabilization then allows families to benefit from employment development, placement and ongoing support. Families are helped to move from welfare-to-work, many for the first time in their lives. More...