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VESTIA Inc EHDS Programs
Vestia partners with the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) to deliver programs that support at-risk individuals and families.
Through compassionate services, community engagement, and personalized assistance, these programs help participants overcome challenges, access vital resources, and work toward greater independence and stability.
Aging & Adult Services: The Aging & Adult Services Bureau provides a wide range of services that support and enhance the well-being and safety of older adults and adults with disabilities. Our programs include General Assistance, In Home Supportive Services, the Area Agency on Aging and Adult Protective Services. Through our programs, seniors receive nutritious meals, social engagement, exercise programs, and help when they need it most. Please consider donating to the following causes:
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) Volunteer Program: HICAP volunteers undergo extensive training and certification in order to assist older adults navigate the complexities of Medicare coverage. The HICAP volunteers are hardworking, committed and able to provide a much needed service. Your donation will enable the Aging & Adult Services Bureau to provide volunteer recognition events to thank the volunteers for everything that they do.
Adult Protective Services (APS): APS Social Workers assist elder and dependent adults who are experiencing abuse and neglect. Your donation will purchase items like clothing, food and bedding for people are in dire need. Your support will have a tremendous impact on someone who truly needs help.
Your donation will enable the Aging & Adult Services Bureau to provide volunteer recognition events to thank the volunteers for everything that they do.
Children’s Fund
Children who enter the Child Welfare system have experienced trauma and loss due to any number of situations involving abuse, abandonment or neglect. Depending on the particular developmental stage, age and background, typical childhood or teenage activities, can be filled with additional stress and frustration.
Each child/family will present with their own unique set of needs. While dealing with painful wounds of the past, they also face many emotional challenges – separated from significant others, unfamiliar household routines and school changes. The transition can be a lonely and confusing time.
This fund provides essential supports to boost confidence as children and families engage in a new life direction. From basic needs, like school clothes and supplies, to the little extras to ease the discomfort of change, a donation to this fund can help make the healing journey as gentle and caring as possible.
Children & Family Services, Emergency Shelter Care provides ongoing support for all children in the foster care system and those caring for them, including foster/adoptive families, relative caregivers, and non-related extended family members. The Emergency Shelter Care fund supplements ongoing efforts to promote permanency and well-being for children in care.
Donations to this fund will help ESC produce community gatherings such as the Holiday Party, milestone activities and other special events. It also enables children to participate in extra-curricular activities that promote healing and growth. From scholarships to family outings, your support will help brighten the lives of children and families- with joy and a sense of possibility.
The General Assistance (GA) / VESTIA (GAVE) has been created to assist GA clients with immediate and emergency needs, in situations where there are no other resources available. The GAVE fund fills in gaps for GA clients when there is no other resource to pay for a specific need. This may include a housing deposit for a GA client who doesn’t qualify for Season of Sharing funding because on their unemployed status or a homeless client who needs a night’s stay at a hotel when all of their GA housing funds have been exhausted.
We also receive requests for dog food for a GA client’s companion pet, a specific size in clothes or shoes not available in our clothing closet or reading eyeglasses for a GA client in need. The GAVE Fund supports our clients with these various needs and is a fantastic resource for our community.
Independent Living Skills Program
Youth entering the Child Welfare system have experienced trauma and loss due to any number of situations involving abuse, abandonment or neglect. Some youth remain in foster care until they reach the age of 21, the transition into adulthood can be a lonely and confusing time.
Children & Family Services in collaboration with the youths ‘support team, develop a plan to help prepare foster youth transition into young adulthood. As each youth has their own unique set of goals and needs, the Independent Living Skills (ILSP) program offers trainings, support groups and activities to help youth prepare for adulthood.
This fund provides assistance in emergency situations when there are no other resources available to assist with education, groceries, utilities, and transportation. This fund also provides an opportunity for foster youth to participate and explore interests in music, dance, and other self-enrichment extracurricular activities.
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West Contra Costa Food Pantry
Bio-Rad Laboratories and the non-profit organization VESTIA (Volunteer & Emergency Services Team in Action) have teamed up to help fight hunger in West Contra Costa County! Your donation will allow the purchase of food for the food pantry located in the Hercules office of the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department.
This food pantry will serve needy residents of Hercules, Rodeo, Crockett, El Sobrante, El Cerrito, San Pablo, Kensington, Port Costa, Richmond, and Pinole. Thank you for helping make a difference in the lives of needy families in Contra Costa County by supporting the food pantry. It is through the generosity of donors like YOU that we are able to support the growing needs of the local communities in West Contra Costa County. All donations are tax-deductible.
The West Contra Costa Food Pantry campaign runs from November 1 – December 1, 2024. Click on the yellow donation button to ensure your donation goes to this program, otherwise it will go directly to the nonprofit organization VESTIA.
Please make your donation today!
For more information please email eliza_zoffada@bio-rad.com
Aging & Adult Services: The Aging & Adult Services Bureau provides a wide range of services that support and enhance the well-being and....
who enter the Child Welfare system have experienced trauma and loss due to any number of situations involving abuse, abandonment or neglect. Depending on the particular developmental stage, age and
Children & Family Services, Emergency Shelter Care provides ongoing support for all children in the foster care system and those caring for them,
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The General Assistance (GA) / VESTIA (GAVE) has been created to assist GA clients with immediate and emergency needs, in situations where there are no other resources available.
Youth entering the Child Welfare system have experienced trauma and loss due to any number of situations involving abuse, abandonment or neglect. Some youth remain in foster care
Bio-Rad Laboratories and the non-profit organization VESTIA (Volunteer & Emergency Services Team in Action) have teamed up to help fight hunger in West Contra Costa County!