4Cs of Alameda County provides navigation services for families and community members throughout Alameda County. See below for information about the agency’s navigators and the services they provide.
Navigator: Charita Bradshaw
Email: charitab@4c-alameda.org
Phone: (510) 736-2798
Families Served: Foster parents, emergency relative caregivers and non-minor dependents apart of the California Foster Bridge Program living in Southern Alameda County.
Services: Enhanced child care referrals, help with subsidized child care options and applications, connecting to Child Care Resource and Referral agencies based on where the caregiver lives, additional resources specific to family need.
Eligibility: To receive Navigation services we must have a referral from Alameda County Social Services. Navigation services are for current and former foster families in Southern Alameda County. Unfortunately, those fostering through a Foster Family Agency are not eligible for the child care voucher component of the Foster Bridge program.
Flyer: View/Download the Foster Bridge Program Flyer in English (PDF).
Navigator: Dora Plazola
Se habla Español
Email: dorap@4c-alameda.org
Phone: (510) 925-4021
Families Served: Families in the unincorporated Alameda County area (Ashland/Cherryland) with children ages 0-8 years old.
Services: Individualized support through family success planning and coaching, which includes:
- Rent, utility, grocery, and diaper assistance
- Referral to 4Cs and community resources such as food distributions, child care and educational programs, health services, and other supports
- Interactive, virtual parent cafés
Flyer: View/Download the FACESS Program Flyer in ENG & SP (PDF).
Navigator: Carol Jin
我會講中文, 我講台語
Email: carolj@4c-alameda.org
Phone: (510) 606-4393
Clients Served: Child care providers and parents who have children with developmental disabilities living in or providing child care services in Southern Alameda County including Castro Valley, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Union City.
Services: 4Cs Inclusion Navigator helps clients navigate the system and receive local agency resources and services.
For child care providers (see more information in English (PDF), Spanish (PDF), and Chinese (PDF)):
- Provide Professional Development Training for Child Care Providers and Teachers
- Provide one-on-one technical assistance, navigation to inclusion resources, and advocacy as necessary for parents and providers
- Facilitate support groups and discussion groups with Providers and Parents
For parents:
- Provide support group for parents of special needs children
- Positive Behavior support parenting workshops
- Help parents get local inclusion services and resources
