Community Services

• Chamber of Commerce
  1039 Chorro 
  Visitors:  www.visitslo.com  
  Business:  www.slochamber.org  
  805/781-2670

• Visitors and Conference Bureau of San Luis Obispo County
  811 El Capitan Way, Suite 200
  www.sanluisobispocounty.com  
  805/541-8000

General Information and Referral

• HOTLINE of San Luis Obispo County
  Information and referrals to social services, including support groups.
  805/549-8989  24-Hour

• Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County
  805/544-4355

Adoption and Foster Care

• Family Care Network
  San Luis Obispo
  Foster care certification and placement.
  800/549-8597

• San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services
  Adoption and Foster Care Licensing
  805/781-1705

AIDS/HIV

• San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department
  • Anonymous HIV testing and AIDS information.
    AIDS Program
    805/781-5540

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

• HOTLINE of San Luis Obispo County
  Information and referrals to social services, including support groups.
  805/549-8989  24-HOUR
  
• San Luis Obispo County Drug and Alcohol Services
  Promotes safe, healthy, responsible, and informed choices concerning alcohol and other drugs through programs responsive to community needs.
  www.slodas.org
  805/781-4275

Child Abuse and Family Violence

• North County Women's Resource Center
  805/461-1338
  
• Women's Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County
  Serves victims of domestic violence.
  805/781-6400
  
• San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services
  Child Protective Services
  Investigates reports of child abuse.
  805/781-5437
  800/834-5437  24-HOUR
  
• San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department
  Suspected Abuse Response Team (SART)
  805/781-4878

Consumer Information

• San Luis Obispo County District Attorney
  Small Claims/Consumer Advisory
  805/781-5856

Counseling

• Community Counseling Center
  805/543-7969
  
• San Luis Obispo County Mental Health Department
  Mental Health Clinics
  805/781-4700

Disability Services

• Achievement House
  Workshops for developmentally and physically disabled adults.
  805/543-9383

• Meals On Wheel of San Luis Obispo
  Meals for homebound people.
  805/541-1336
  
• San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services
  Adult Protective Services
  Receives reports of abuse of dependent adults.
  Weekdays 8AM-5PM
  805/781-1790
  After-Hours, Weekends, Holidays
  800/838-1381
  

• Tri-Counties Regional Center
  Serves people with developmental disabilities.
  805/543-2833
  800/456-4153

• Tri-County/Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness (GLAD)
  Counseling, job-search assistance and placement, translation and interpretation, and information and referral.
  805/547-1097
  805/547-1096 TTY Equipment

Disaster Services

• San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services
  Disaster preparedness information.
  805/781-5011

Driver Information

• California Department of Motor Vehicles
  3190 S. Higuera
  www.dmv.ca.gov  
  805/543-0590

Employment

• California Employment Development Department

  • Job Service
    San Luis Obispo
    805/788-2696

  • Unemployment Insurance
    San Luis Obispo
    800/300-5616
     

• City of San Luis Obispo
  www.slocity.org/humanresources/openings.asp

Family Planning

• Planned Parenthood
  San Luis Obispo
  Comprehensive family-planning services, including testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and anonymous HIV testing.
  805/549-9446

Financial Assistance

• Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County
  Utilities payment assistance; home-weatherization and home-repair programs.
  805/544-4355

• San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services
  Information on General Relief, Temporary Aid to Needy Families, Food Stamps and Medi-Cal.
  805/781-1600

Food

• Emergency
  Grass Roots II
  805/544-2333

• Senior Nutrition Programs
  Senior Nutrition Program of San Luis Obispo County
  805/541-3312

Mother and Infant Health

• San Luis Obispo Breast-Feeding Resources
  805/541-2229

• San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department
  Family Care and Women's Health Center
  805/781-5542

  • Prenatal Care Referral
    805/781-5500

  • Well-Baby Clinic Referral/Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
    805/781-5502

  • WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program
    805/781-5570

Senior Services

• Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County
  Senior Health Screening  
  805/544-4355, ext. 295

• Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
  805/543-1470

• Lifespan Services Network, Inc.
  ADCARE Adult Day Care Services
  805/545-8446

• Caring Callers
  A free visiting service for homebound seniors.
  805/547-7025, ext. 17

• Long-Term Care Ombudsman
  San Luis Obispo County
  Investigates and resolves complaints concerning nursing-home and residential care.
  805/772-3059

• San Luis Obispo County Senior Homecare Program
  805/781-5763

• Senior Nutrition Program of San Luis Obispo County
  Home-delivered and on-site meals.
  805/541-3312

• San Luis Obispo County Mental Health Department
  Crisis Lines
  805/781-4700  24-Hour

Veterans

• San Luis Obispo County Veterans Service Office
  805/781-5766

Volunteer Information

• Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
  805/544-8740

• United Way of San Luis Obispo County
  Refers people to local volunteer positions.
  805/541-1234

• Cal Poly's Americorp Program
  www.volunteerslo.org

Voter Registration

• California Voter Registration Hotline
  800/345-8683  English
  800/232-8682  Spanish

Youth and Teen Services

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
  805/781-3226

• Camp Fire Boys and Girls
  805/489-7345

• San Luis Obispo 4-H Youth Development Program
  805/781-5943

• YMCA
  805/543-8235