What is a Community Resource Center?

La Manzana Community Resources is a neighborhood and community-based center where families can receive a broad range of direct services, as well as information and referrals to other programs that may be of assistance to thier specific needs.

Our Mission

The mission of La Manzana Community Resources is to connect people to services. Our activities respect all cultures and support families in creating a strong, safe, and healthy community.

Free Services

Adelante- Drop-in Center
• Legal and Financial Referral through the Economic Justice Project
• Access to Quality Childcare
• Car Seat Safety Education
• Family Advocacy
• Resource Parent and Relative Caregivers Support (Roots & Wings)
• Parent and Child Counseling (Nuestro Futuro)
• Assistance with various Public Benefit Forms, including, but not limited to:
• Medi-Cal
• Social Security
• Food Stamps
• Healthy Families
• Healthy Kids
• Passport Applications
• Unemployment
• Disability
• Comprehensive Information and Referral

Parent Education
• Positive Parenting Program (Triple P): Parenting strategies and tools provided individually or in a group setting.
• Cara y Corazon, in collaboration with the County of Santa Cruz: Strengthening relationships between parents and children.
• Play & Learn: Parents and their young children learn fundamentals through play.
• Personal Empowerment: Adult support group and workshops to help improve self-esteem.
• Renacer: Support group for parents of children with special needs.

Family Education
• Adult Spanish Literacy
• English Classes for Monolingual Spanish Speakers
• Entry Level/Basic Computer Navigation
• Kinder Tutorial at Radcliff and Landmark schools
• Advocacy for families of kinder tutorial students

Nutrition Education
• WIC Education
• Food Distribution
• Summer Lunch

Leadership
• Advisory Council

Volunteer Opportunities

We welcome and encourage volunteers of all ages, talents, and abilities. Volunteer opportunities include:
• Office Assistance
• Community Outreach
• Bilingual Client Advocacy
• Tutoring Spanish Literacy
• Advisory Council

For more information, please contact us at: (831) 724-2997

In partnership with Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), PAPÁS Supporting Fatherhood Involvement, Child Development Resource Center (CDRC), Families Together, County of Monterey, SCCCC Youth Services , Santa Cruz Community Credit Union, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County, The Watsonville Law Center

Funded in part by The S.H. Cowell Foundation, First 5 Santa Cruz County, County of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Community Foundation for Monterey County, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, State of California Department of Education