Government Services Guide
Birth:
- Obtain a copy of a California birth certificate
- Apply for a new or replacement Social Security Card
- California immunization guidelines for a child
- Federal immunization guidelines for a child
- Child support services
Starting School:
- Look up any California public school district profile and ranking
- Immunization guidelines to attend school
- California Standardized CAASPP or CST
- Contra Costa County Office of Education
- 511 Contra Costa County School Transportation
Obtaining a Driver's License:
- Driver's license information
- California Driver's Manual
- California vehicle inspection information
- California vehicle registration and title information
- California driving laws
- Change your name on your driver's license
Bay Area Transportation:
- BART Guide
- Sign up for FastTrak
- 511 Contra Costa County Guaranteed Ride Home Program
- 511 Contra Costa County Commuter Program
- 511 Contra Costa County Employer Commute Programs
- 511 Contra Costa County Vanpool
Turning 18:
Starting a Job:
- California state employment site
- Federal employment site
- Filing for unemployment or disability
- Filing for Social Security disability benefits
- What you need to know about health insurance
- Educator's License
- Civil service exams
- Contra Costa Small Business Development Center
- Contra Costa Workforce Development Board
- Contra Costa County Business Licenses General Information
- Apply for a Contra Costa County Business License
Join the Military:
Getting Married:
- Obtain a California Marriage License
- Change your name on your Social Security Card
- Change your name on your driver's license
- Change your address on your driver's license
- Obtain a copy of a California marriage record
Buying or Renting Your First Home:
- Buying a home
- Renting a home
- Selling a home versus Doing home improvements
- Home owners, condominium and renters insurance
- HUD: Federal mortgage programs
- Veterans Administration properties
- Veterans Administration home loans
- Affordable Housing in Contra Costa County
- Contra Costa Housing Authority
- Public Housing Program
- Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
Re-Entry Services:
- Contra Costa County Reentry Network
- Contra Costa County No Wrong Door Program
- Contra Costa County Service Providers
- Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office
Retiring:
- Planning for retirement
- Filing for Social Security disability benefits
- Long-term care and Medicare supplemental insurance information
- Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association (CCCERA)
Death of a loved one:
Family and Workforce Services:
- Contra Costa Child Services
- Contra Costa Foster Care Services
- Contra Costa County Family Justice Center
- Contra Costa County Independent Living Skills Program
- Sign up for Medi-Cal services
- Contra Costa Medi-Cal services
- Sign up for CalFresh (Food Stamps or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
- CalWorks Welfare-to-Work Program
- Contra Costa County Welfare-to-Work Program
- CalWorks Child Care Program
- Register for Contra Costa County CalWorks Child Care Program
- Register for Head Start & Early Head Start programs
- Contra Costa Economic Development Services
- EASTBAY Works and Job Seekers
Health Services: