Parent Resources
Reading Issues:
¡Colorín Colorado! Un sitio bilingüe para familias y maestros para ayudar a los niños a leer. A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.
The Web site features best instructional practices for teaching reading and content, strategies regarding the appropriate placement and assessment of English language learners, a toolkit on effective outreach to Hispanic families, bilingual (Spanish-English) information for parents on how to help their child succeed in school, plus more practical, research-based information on how to help English language learners read and succeed.
Barhona Center for the study of books in Spanish for children and adolescents.
Centro Barhona para el Estudio de libros infantiles y juveniles en Español.
Enlaces en español para la matemática
Free Emergency Services:
Contra Costa Food Bank: 925-676-7543
Shelter, Inc. of Contra Costa County: Assistance in providing shelter for Contra Costa residents: 925-778-0898
St. Vincent de Paul Society - Provides basic and special need items for homeless persons, including temporary housing, food, clothes, furniture and household items: 925-439-5063
Health Needs:
Healthy Families - Low cost health coverage for children: 1-877-503-9350
La Clinica Pittsburg - Complete Family Health Care Medical Clinic: 925-431-1230
Dental Clinic: 925-431-1250
Mt. Diablo Optometic Center: EYES
Robert Turcios, Jr., O.D.
61 Chilpancingo Parkway
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
925-676-8365