Saving Lives One Crisis Call at a Time

At 2 am, the phone rings at the Contra Costa Crisis Center. A 15-year-old boy, voice trembling, reaches out. He […more…]

Contra Costa Crisis Center

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www.crisis-center.org
Executive Director: Elaine Cortez Schroth
(925) 939-1916

Mission

To keep people alive and safe, help them through crises, and provide or connect them with culturally relevant resources in the community, and have since 1963.

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The John Muir Community Health Fund is so proud to support the work of the Contra Costa Crisis Center and their Contra Costa Services Network (CCSN) Pilot Program. The Crisis Center is innovative, responsive, highly collaborative, and a leader in their field. Supporting the CCSN ensures that providers and community members receive improved access to resources and data — all which can be transformational to health outcomes within the county.
Jelissa Parham,
MPH (she/her/hers), Executive Director

Your Support Helps Keep Hope Alive

The Contra Costa Crisis Center is seeking $500,000 to upgrade essential 211 Information and Referral Line technology and expand crucial crisis services by hiring six additional staff members. This funding will directly impact the Center’s ability to respond quickly and effectively to every call, text, and chat – saving lives and providing critical support to those in need. 

Your generous donations ensure that when someone reaches out in their darkest hour, a compassionate voice will always be there to answer. 

Key Supporters

United Way Bay Area
John Muir Community Health Fund
Dean & Margaret Lesher
Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Harry L. and Helen M. Rust
Charitable Foundation
Matthew Perry Foundation
WPW Foundation
Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
San Ramon Valley
Fire Protection District
Leftovers Thrift Shop
Frances McNamee
Robert and Valerie Fulton
Mary Ellen Browning
Memorial Trust Fund
Robert K and Patricia A Dahl
Foundation
Twanda Foundation
William Knapp
Donna and John Warnken-Brill
Andrew and Linda Del Matto
Catherine De Martini
Bonnie Glatzer
Barbara and Anthony Sandoval
Mark Dossa