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Encompass Community Services

Changing lives, building community since 1973. http://www.encompasscs.org

Encompass is a nonprofit organization with about 40 programs county-wide providing services in behavioral health, family and social well-being, early childhood education, housing, and more. We touch hundreds of lives in the community each year by providing access to:

Housing
Counseling for individuals, families and youth
Substance use recovery programs
Head Start and Pre-K
Reentry services
Health

and financial services

As the largest community-based nonprofit in the county with a rich history, we know living a healthy life includes access to positive social, economic and educational opportunities. We exist to create pathways toward equity in these areas while serving our neighbors with compassion and dignity.

05/25/2026

Do you receive CalFresh? Join a community information meeting on May 27 from 6-7:30pm to learn now to keep your benefits. FREE groceries for attendees thanks to Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz.

¿RECIBE CALFRESH? Acompáñenos a una
reunión comunitaria de información
para conocer los cambios y cómo
mantener sus beneficios de CalFresh - 27 de mayo de 2026, 5-7:30pm. Comida gratis para todos, gracias a
Second Harvest.

05/21/2026

Last Friday, our Encompass staff participated in the Santa Cruz County Food Insecurity Symposium sponsored by Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz. The symposium featured multiple workshops highlighting food insecurity in relation to health, housing, education and senior living, with community leaders and experts sharing ideas and ways to better serve those in need. Second Harvest identified the need for community collaboration after food assistance was temporarily suspended for nearly 35,000 Santa Cruz County residents due to the federal government shutdown last fall.

Special thanks to Encompass staff Lily, Ricki Lee, Johanna, Aubrey, Sammy, Karen, and Joanna for attending this meaningful event. Great things happen when we come together as a community.

05/20/2026

Mental health matters - check in with your friends, your family members, and yourself.

05/18/2026

GIVEAWAY ALERT! As we close the Head Start program, we are giving away furniture, toys, books, puzzles, and more. Everything needs to find a new home! Come to 225 Westridge Drive in Watsonville and take what you need for FREE. Open to staff, nonprofits, and schools on May 20/21 and open to the public on Wednesday, May 27, 12-6pm. To help Encompass continue to thrive, you can donate on-site or make a donation with this link: https://www.encompasscs.org/donate.

Hope to see you there!

05/09/2026

Don't forget! Please vote for Encompass to be one of six nonprofit beneficiaries of Envirotoken donations at New Leaf Market locations across the County.

Vote by going to https://www.newleaf.com/community/envirotokens-vote and clicking the button "Encompass Community Services" under the "Other" category. You can vote for Encompass across the 4 locations we serve: Santa Cruz, Westside, Aptos, and Capitola.

Anyone with a valid email address can vote once per day, per email address. Make it part of your daily routine until June 2! Thanks for your help!

05/07/2026

Our Encompass Youth Services team has been out in our community promoting the amazing services we provide to youth and families. Learn more about our youth mental health counseling, SUD counseling, family counseling, and wraparound services designed to help our community recover and thrive. Visit https://www.encompasscs.org/youth_family_behavioral_health or call 831-469-1700 for more information.

04/24/2026

Encompass friends and followers, we need your help to become one of the selected nonprofits for the Envirotokens program at New Leaf Community Markets!

At New Leaf, customers receive a wooden token for bringing reusable bags. Then, they use these tokens in-store to donate to a local nonprofit by placing their token in their selected nonprofit’s bin. Becoming a part of the Environtokens program means that Encompass would receive a donation each month for all customers who contribute their wooden tokens to our bin.

Vote by going to https://www.newleaf.com/community/envirotokens-vote and clicking the button "Encompass Community Services" under the "Other" category. You can vote for Encompass across the 4 locations we serve: Santa Cruz, Westside, Aptos, and Capitola.

Anyone with a valid email address can vote once per day, per email address. Make it part of your daily routine for the next 6 weeks! Share with and encourage friends and family to do the same. Voting ends on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Every vote counts! Thanks for your help!

03/31/2026

National Farm Workers Day is celebrated annually on March 31 to pay tribute to the unsung heroes of our agricultural system, the farm workers. They work day and night, crouching on fields under glaring sun, plowing fields, and operating heavy equipment to grow our food year-round. On National Farmworkers Day, we honor the hard work and commitment of all farmworkers, especially those in the Santa Cruz County area.

03/27/2026

The National Women’s History Alliance has established this year's theme as "Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future", honoring women who are reimagining and rebuilding systems to ensure long-term sustainability - environmental, economic, educational, and societal. We celebrate the powerful leadership of women in creating a future that is rooted in equity, justice, and opportunity for all. From environmental advocacy to financial reform, women leaders are not only addressing today ’s most urgent challenges - they are laying the foundation for a more resilient and inclusive tomorrow. Special thanks to our all-female Encompass leadership team for the strong example they set every day.

03/16/2026

We're so happy to welcome our new Chief Programs Officer, Mitali Weiglein, to the team! Mitali comes from an operational background with 18 years of experience in health care systems implementation, process improvement, and program management. We are so happy to have her on board. To learn more about Mitali, visit https://www.encompasscs.org/leadership_team.

Special thanks to Lisa Russell, our previous CPO, for her dedication and leadership.

Address

380 Suite 200 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA
95060

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18314691700

Website

http://www.encompassCS.org/

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