Referrals & Resources

Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR, and AED

Serving the blind, individuals with very low vision, and their families. Have 5 regional centers and over 220 outreach locations. Offer free services for adults, young adults, youth, and children. Services include specialized library (books on tape & equipment to listen to them, braille books, large print books, and other publications), technology center, classes & socialization programs, vision assessments & device development to protect remaining vision, vocational services, daily living training, mobility training, etc.

This is the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program for the State of California. They offer free, specialized phones and related equipment that can make it easier to hear, dial, and place calls. This equipment is available to any resident of California regardless of income. They can provide equipment for those with vision, hearing, language, memory, and mobility impairments. All equipment is on loan to residents. It is maintained by the program and can be repaired or replaced at no cost, at any time.

Covered California is the health insurance market place where Californians can get brand-name health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. An individual may qualify for a discount on private insurance, or get health insurance through the state’s Medi-Cal program.

EyeCare America, one of the country’s leading public service programs provides eye care through a pool of nearly 6,000 volunteer ophthalmologists. Ninety percent of the care provided is at no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. Two programs: 1) The Seniors Program 2) The Glaucoma Program.

Provide communication assistance, peer counseling, advocacy, independent living skills, employment assistance, information and referrals, and community education. Serve individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, and those who lost their hearing late in life.

The Center for Health Care Rights (CHCR) is a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to assuring consumer access to quality health care through information, counseling, education, advocacy, and research programs. CHCR is supported by government and private foundation grants.

Norris Dental Science Center at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC provides comprehensive dental services for all ages. Patient care is provided by dental students under the supervision of our expert faculty dentists. Low cost, Medi-Cal, and insurance.

LSH helps people who meet our guidelines to obtain critically needed hearing aids. If the applicant meets the guidelines, LSH will fund or share in the cost of providing hearing aids to the applicant, dispensed through a local hearing aid dispensary. In some cases LSH may also cover copay costs for those with insurance.

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD). Applying for Medicare is done through the Social Security Administration.

Offer Women’s Health Care, STD testing, treatment, and vaccines, Pregnancy testing and related services, Morning-After (Emergency Contraception) Pill, Men’s Health Care, HIV testing, Birth Control, and Abortion Services. Accept cash, credit/debit cards, Medi-Cal, and most insurances. Also offer sliding scale fees and can process clients for several state funded programs.

SBCHC’s Dental Clinic is the dental home for its patients, where the entire family unit can be educated about oral and preventative health, and can be treated using effective best practices. Serve children, adolescents and young adults under age 24. Provide school based mobile clinics and services at clinic site. Must provide proof of income and be willing to pay a nominal per service fee. Accept MediCal.