The Resource Guide
Of Services for the Mid-City Community
Summer, 2004
Generous support for this resource guide was provided by Price Charities
This directory is an ongoing project of Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network) which exists to promote a safe, productive, and healthy community through collaborative efforts of families, youth, schools, religious and cultural organizations, business, public and private agencies;

In partnership with Price Charities’ San Diego Revitalization Corporation, whose mission is to help people transform their community to a safe, spirited and opportunity rich place to live and thrive.

For more information about Mid-City CAN please call
619-283-9624 or visit us at: www.midcitycan.org
SAY, San Diego – Fiscal Sponsor

For more information about Price Charities, please call
619-795-2004 or visit us at: www.pricecharities.com
» Overview of resources and services by category | » Alphabetical list of resources and services details
Resources and Services Categories
» Adult Education
» Activism/Advocacy/Policy Resources
» Affordable Housing Providers/Housing Resources
» Business Improvement Associations
» CalWORKs/Welfare to Work Advocacy
» Childhood Development Resources
» City Government & Services
» Collaborative Resources
» Community Development Organizations & Community    Organizing Projects
» Computer Training Resources
» County Government
» Domestic Violence Prevention
» Employment Services/Job Training
» Federal Government
» Faith Communities
» Head Start Programs
» Health Care Providers
» Health Education and Prevention
» Immigrant and Refugee Services
» Neighborhood Associations
» Nonprofit Resources
» Parent Education
» Philanthropic Organizations and Foundations
» Public Libraries
» Public Parks and Recreation
» Referral Services
» San Diego City Schools (K-12, Mid-City)
» Social Services
» State Government
» Violence Prevention
» Youth Services
Adult Education
City Heights Community Technology Center  -  619-594-6658 - More Information »
Comprehensive Training Systems  -  619-582-9133 - More Information »
Project Jumpstart  -  619-584-5836 - More Information »
San Diego Centers for Education and Technology (Mid-City Center)  -  619-388-4500
Springfield College  -  619-582-4002 More Information »
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Activism/Advocacy/Policy Resources
Activist San Diego  -  619-871-6292 - More Information »
The Caring Council  -  619-698-2480- More Information »
Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI)  -  619-584-5744
Consensus Organizing Institute  -  619-299-1570
Hope International  -  619-238-0088 More Information »
Mid-City Community Advocacy Network (Mid-City CAN)  -  619-283-9624 More Information »
Latinos y Latinas en Acción Extension: 217
Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Extension: 215
Substance Abuse Momentum Team Extension: 244 - More Information »
The San Diego Association of Nonprofits (SANDAN)  -  619-518-5182 More Information »
San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP)  -  619-285-0797
Supportive Parents Information Network, Inc. (SPIN) - 619-296-3402 More Information »
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Affordable Housing Providers / Housing Resources
City Heights Community Development Corporation  -  619-584-1535
Community HousingWorks  -  619-282-6647 More Information »
MAAC Project: President John Adams Manor  -  619-262-1434 More Information »
The Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC) - 619-426-3595 More Information »
Townspeople, Inc. of San Diego  -  800-235-8802
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Business Improvement Associations
City Heights Business Association - 619-516-2252
The El Cajon Business Improvement District (The Boulevard)  -  619-283-3608
Adams Avenue Business Association Phone 619-282-7329
College Business District  -  619-582-1093
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CalWORKs/Welfare to Work Advocacy
Supportive Parents Information Network, Inc. (SPIN) - 619-296-3402 More Information »
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Childhood Development Resources
American Red Cross WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program - 1-800-500-6411More Information »
Start Smart  -  619-582-9056, ext. 232 More Information »
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City Government & Services
City Council District 3 - Toni Atkins  -  619-236-6633
City Council District 7 - Jim Madaffer  -  619-236-6677 More Information »
San Diego City Attorney's Office Mid-City Neighborhood Prosecutor  -  619-533-5500 More Information »
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (Administration)  -  619-533-4300
Emergency: 911
SDFD Community Education  -  619-533-3493
SDFD Fire Hazard and Prevention Services  -  619-533-4400
San Diego Police Department Mid-City Division  -  619-516-3000 More Information »
Emergency: 911
SDPD Adams Ave. Satellite  -  619-531-2383
SDPD City Heights East / Colina Park  -  619-287-6901
SDPD City Heights West Storefront  -  619-516-3180
SDPD Multi-Cultural Resource Center  -  619-531-1580
College/Rolando Community Service Center  -  619-516-3100
Mid-City Community Service Center  -  619-641-6120
Neighborhood Code Compliance  -  619-236-5500
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Collaborative Resources
Institute for Collaborative Partnerships  -  858-292-5702 ext.23  - More Information »
INFO LINE of San Diego County  -  858-300-1300 More Information »
Mid-City Community Advocacy Network (Mid-City CAN)  -  619-283-9624  - More Information »
Nonprofit Management Solutions  -  858-292-5702
The San Diego Association of Nonprofits (SANDAN)  -  619-518-5182 More Information »

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Community Development Organizations & Community Organizing Projects
City Heights Community Development Corporation  -  619-584-1535
City Heights Town Council  -  619-563-0671 - More Information »
Consensus Organizing Institute  -  619-299-1570 More Information »
Hope in the City  -  619-582-CITY (2489) More Information »
Mid-City Community Advocacy Network (Mid-City CAN)  -  619-283-9624  - More Information »
Price Charities City Heights Initiative  -  619-795-2000  - More Information »
The Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC)  -  619-426-3595 More Information »
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Computer Training Resources
City Heights Community Technology Center  -  619-594-6658 - More Information »
Comprehensive Training Systems  -  619-582-9133 More Information »
San Diego Centers for Education and Technology (Mid-City Center)  -  619-388-4500
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County Government
4th Supervisorial District: Ron Roberts  -  619-531-5544
Adoptions, HHSA  -  619-515-6770
Aging and Independence Services (AIS), HHSA  -  800-510-2020 - More Information »
Homeless Family Services, HHSA  -  619-236-5555
Perinatal Care Network , HHSA  -  619-542-4053  - More Information »
San Diego County HHSA Public Health Centers Administration  -  619-229-5400
San Diego County HHSA Public Health Services  -  619-515-6597
San Diego County Immunization Initiative, HHSA  -  619-692-8661 More Information »
San Diego Probation Department
Juvenile Probation Center  -  858-694-4600
Adult Hall of Justice  -  619-515-8202
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Domestic Violence Prevention
Ahimsa Project for Safe Families  -  619-697-7477 - More Information »
Center for Community Solutions  -  619-697-7477 - More Information »
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Employment Services / Job Training
City Heights Community Development Corporation CHANGE Program  -  619-584-1535
Comprehensive Training Systems  -  619-582-9133 More Information »
South Metro Career Center  -  619-266-3600
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Federal Government
Congresswomen Susan Davis  -  619-280-5353
Congressman Bob Filner  -  619-422-5963
Senator Diane Feinstein  -  619-231-9712
Senator Barbara Boxer  -  619-239-3884
The White House  -  202-456-1111
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Faith Communities
All Congregations Together  -  619-527-6315 - More Information »
Blessed Sacrament  -  619-582-5722
The California Council of Churches  -  916-442-5447More Information »
Catholic Charities of California  -  916-313-4005
Central Region Faith Coordinator, Roland Slade  -  619-462-0592
College Avenue Baptist Church, La Promesa Hispanic Ministry  -  619-582-7222 More Information »
Church of the Nazarene in Mid-City  -  619-516-1000 - More Information »
Fairmount Baptist Church  -  619-284-2392 More Information »
Gospelcise Ministries  -  619-264-4525 More Information »
Hope in the City  -  619-582-CITY (2489) More Information »
Jewish Family Service (Main Office)  -  619-291-0473  - More Information »
Metro United Methodist Urban Ministry  -  619-234-3158 More Information »
Mid-City Christian Service Agency  -  619-286-1100  - More Information »
Salvation Army - Ray and Joan Kroc Community Corps Center  -  619-287-5762  - More Information »
South Sudan Christian Youth and Community Organization  -  619-858-1861 More Information »
World Impact  -  619-255-9050  - More Information »
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Head Start Programs
Altadena Head Start  -  619-280-6951
Darnall Head Start  -  619-229-5026
Del Colinas Head Start  -  619-287-2992
Euclid Head Start  -  619-521-9701
Fairmount Head Start  -  619-521-1875
First Things First  -  619-243-7056
Hamilton Head Start  -  619-243-1146
Home Ave Head Start  -  619-262-8199
Joan Kroc Center Head Start  -  619-583-5426
John Marshall Head Start  -  619-624-2362
Rolando Head Start  -  619-229-5028
Urban Village Head Start  -  619-284-3209
Mid-City Area Office  -  619-229-3780
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Health Care Providers
Blue Cross of California  -  858-522-6300 - More Information »
Central Region Public Health Center  -  619-229-5400 More Information »
Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego  -  858-576-1700
City Heights Family Health Center  -  619-515-2400 More Information »
Health Promotion Center  -  619-624-9851 More Information »
San Diego County HHSA Public Health Centers Administration  -  619-229-5400
Family Health Centers of San Diego  -  619-515-2300
Koehler Benefits Clinic (San Diego LGBT Community Center)  -  619-260-6380
La Maestra Family Clinic  -  619-584-1612 More Information »
Mid-City Community Clinic  -  619-563-0250 More Information »
North Park Family Health Center  -  619-515-2424 More Information »
Trauma Service, Scripps Mercy Hospital  -  619-260-7298 More Information »
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Health Education and Prevention
American Council on Exercise - Operation FitKids  -  858-576-6532 - More Information »
American Lung Association  -  619-297-3901 - More Information »
American Red Cross WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program  -  1-800-500-6411
Central Region Public Health Center  -  619-229-5400 More Information »
Center for Healthier Communities  -  858-495-7748 More Information »
City Heights Wellness Center  -  619-321-2920 - More Information »
Family Health Centers of San Diego  -  619-515-2300
5-A-DAY Power Play! Campaign  -  858-694-8832 More Information »
Health Promotion Center  -  619-624-9851 More Information »
Horn of Africa  -  619-583-0532 More Information »
Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Children's Hospital and Health Center  -  619-263-3452 More Information »
Mid-City CAN Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA)  -  619-283-9624
Nile Sisters Development Initiative  -  619-265-2959 More Information »
Project BRO (Brotherhood, Responsibility, Outreach)  -  619-269-1436 More Information »
San Diego County Immunization Initiative  -  619-692-8661 More Information »
Students Thinking Over Parenthood, (S.T.O.P.)  -  619 265-2803  - More Information »
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Immigrant and Refugee Services
Ahimsa Project for Safe Families  -  619-697-7477
Alliance for African Assistance  -  619-286-9052 More Information »
Cambodian Dancers of San Diego, (CDSD)  -  619-287-0894 - More Information »
Catholic Charities Dioceses of San Diego Refugee and Immigrant Services  -  619-287-9454 ext. 125 More Information »
Horn of Africa  -  619-583-0532 More Information »
International Rescue Committee  -  619-641-7510  - More Information »
Jewish Family Service, Senior Center and Refugee Resettlement  -  619-583-3300 - More Information »
Nile Sisters Development Initiative  -  619-265-2959 More Information »
South Sudan Christian Youth and Community Organization  -  619-858-1861 More Information »
Survivors of Torture, International  -  619-278-2400 More Information »
Union of Pan Asian Communities, (UPAC)  -  619-232-6454 More Information »
United Neighborhood Youth Council  -  619-865-4533 More Information »
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Neighborhood Associations
Azalea Park Neighborhood Association  -  619-563-1059 - More Information »
Cherokee Point Neighborhood Association  -  619-285-1611
Fairmount Village Neighborhood Association  -  619-283-9624
Fox Canyon Neighborhood Association, Inc.  -  619-282-2788 More Information »
Teralta West Neighborhood Alliance  -  619-281-3551
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Nonprofit Resources
Nonprofit Management Solutions  -  858-292-5702
The San Diego Association of Nonprofits (SANDAN)  -  619-518-5182 More Information »
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Parent Education
Ahisma Project for Safe Families  -  619-697-7477
American Red Cross WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program  -  1-800-500-6411
College Advocates  -  858-822-4992 - More Information »
The Dad's Club  -  619-847-1625 More Information »
Jewish Family Service  -  619-291-0473  - More Information »
Parenting Link  -  619-297-9600  - More Information »
Southeast Asian Parent Advocate Parent Involvement Department  -  619-725-5609 More Information »
Salvation Army~Ray and Joan Kroc Community Corps Center  -  619-287-5762  - More Information »
Start Smart  -  619-582-9056, ext. 232 More Information »
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Philanthropic Organizations and Foundations
The California Endowment - More Information »
Price Charities City Heights Initiative  -  619-795-2000  - More Information »
San Diego Foundation  -  619-235-2300
San Diego Foundation for Change  -  619-692-0527
Waitt Family Foundation  -  858-551-4839 
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Public Libraries
City Heights Weingart Branch Library  -  619-641-6100
College Heights Branch Library  -  619-533-3902
Kensington/Normal Heights Branch Library  -  619-533-3974
Oak Park Branch Library  -  619-527-3406
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Public Parks and Recreation
Adams Recreation Center  -  619-235-1149
Azalea Recreation Center  -  619-235-1162 - More Information »
Chollas Lake Park  -  619-527-7683
City Heights Recreation, Swim and Tennis Center  -  619-641-6125
Copley Family YMCA  -  619-283-2251More Information »
Colina Del Sol Recreation Center  -  619-235-1144
Mid-City Gymnasium  -  619-516-3082
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Referral Services
Access Center  -  619-293-3500 More Information »
Adult Protective Services  -  800-510-2020
All Congregations Together  -  619-527-6315
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired  -  619-583-1542 More Information »
Child Protective Services  -  800-344-6000
Community Assessment Team (CAT)  -  619-283-9624 More Information »
Crawford Community Connection  -  619-287-0988 More Information »
ElderHelp of San Diego  -  619-284-9281 More Information »
INFO LINE of San Diego County  -  858-300-1300 More Information »
Mid-City Family Support Center  -  619-582-9056 More Information »
North Park Family Resource Center  -  619-515-2556  - More Information »
San Diego LGBT Community Center  -  619-692-2077
San Diego Regional Center For the Developmentally Disabled  -  858-576-2996 More Information »
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San Diego City Schools (K-12 within the Mid-City Boundries)
Adams Elementary School  -  619-284-1158
Carver Elementary School  -  619-583-7021
Central Elementary School  -  619-281-6644
Crawford High School  -  619-583-2500
Clay Elementary School  -  619-583-0690
Darnall E Elementary School  -  619-582-1822
Edison Elementary School  -  619-283-5961
Euclid Elementary School  -  619-282-2192
Franklin Elementary School  -  619-284-9279
Hamilton Elementary School  -  619-262-2483
Hardy Elementary School  -  619-582-0136
Harriet Tubman Village Elementary School  -  619-262-2483
Horace Mann Middle School  -  619-582-8990
Hoover High School  -  619-283-6281
Jackson Elementary School  -  619-582-3527
Language Academy Elementary School  -  619-287-1182
Marshall Elementary School  -  619-283-5924
Monroe Clark Middle School  -  619-563-6801
Oak Park Elementary School  -  619-264-3179
Rolondo Park Elementary School  -  619-582-5414
Rosa Parks Elementary School  -  619-282-6603
Wilson Middle School  -  619-280-1661
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Social Services
Alpha of San Diego  -  619-285-9999 - More Information »
American Red Cross WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program  -  1-800-500-6411
Aspen Community Services  -  619-640-3266 More Information »
Catholic Charities Dioceses of San Diego Counseling Services  -  619-231-2828 More Information »
Center for Community Solutions  -  619-697-7477 - More Information »
Home Start  -  619-692-0727 More Information »
International Rescue Committee  -  619-641-7510  - More Information »
The Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC)  -  619-426-3595 More Information »
SAY San Diego, Inc.  -  858-565-4148 More Information »
SAY San Diego Counseling and Case Management  -  619-582-9056 More Information »
San Diego Youth and Community Services (SDYCS)  -  619-521-2250 More Information »
Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)  -  619-232-6454 More Information »
YMCA Youth & Family Services Prevention & Education Services  -  619-757-4852 More Information »
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State Government
State Assemblymember~Christine Kehoe  -  619-294-7600
Substance Abuse Prevention
Exposing the Rave  -  619-283-9624 More Information »
Life Change Project  -  858-974-3603 More Information »
Mid-City Substance Abuse Momentum Team  -  619-283-9624 More Information »
Mid-City Regional Recovery Center  -  619-282-3322
Mid-City Teen Recovery Center  -  619-521-2250 
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Violence Prevention
Ahisma Project for Safe Families  -  619-283-9624 ext. 209
Central Community Justice Program/San Diego Mediation Center  -  619-266-7223 ext. 35 - More Information »
San Diego Teen Court, Inc.  -  619-533-6099 More Information »
Tariq Khamisa Foundation  -  619-525-0062, ext. 105 More Information »
UCSD Academic Center of Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention  -  619-243-2282 More Information »
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Youth Services
Ahisma Project for Safe Families  -  619-697-7477 - More Information »
All Congregations Together  -  619-527-6315 More Information »
American Council on Exercise - Operation Fit Kids  -  858-576-6532More Information »
Exposing the Rave  -  619-283-9624 More Information »
Life Change Project  -  858-974-3603 More Information »
Cambodian Dancers of San Diego, (CDSD)  -  619-287-0894 - More Information »
Copley YMCA  -  619-283-2251 More Information »
Crawford Community Connection  -  619-287-0988 More Information »
The Dad's Club  -  619-847-1625 More Information »
Hope in the City  -  619-582-CITY (2489) More Information »
Project BRO (Brotherhood, Responsibility, Outreach)  -  619-269-1436 More Information »
Pro Kids Golf Academy & Learning Center  -  619-582-7884
Restorative Justice Mediation Program  -  619-280-1993 More Information »
South Sudan Christian Youth and Community Organization  -  619-858-1861 More Information »
Salvation Army~Ray and Joan Kroc Community Corps Center  -  619-287-5762  - More Information »
San Diego Teen Court, Inc.  -  619-533-6099 More Information »
San Diego Youth and Community Services (SDYCS)  -  619-521-2250 More Information »
SAY San Diego, Inc.  -  858-565-4148 More Information »
SAY San Diego Counseling and Case Management  -  619-582-9056 More Information »
S.T.O.P. Students Thinking Over Parenthood  -  619 265-2803  - More Information »
Tariq Khamisa Foundation  -  619-525-0062, ext. 105 More Information »
Teen Link Community (TLC) Project  -  619-281-8313
United Neighborhood Youth Council  -  619-865-4533 More Information »
Vision-Achievement Mentoring Partnership Program (VAM) - 619-582-9056 More Information »
YMCA Youth & Family Services Prevention & Education Services  -  619-757-4852 More Information »
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