|  Petaluma People Services Center is dedicated to improving the social and economic health of our community by providing programs that strengthen the dignity and self-sufficiency of the individual.Our goal is to reduce poverty, physical and mental abuse, chemical dependence, violence, ignorance, isolation and mental illness, among children, adults, families and seniors.
| En Espanol: Petaluma People Services Center se dedica a mejorar las condiciones económicas y de salud de la comunidad por intermedio de programas que fortalezcan la dignidad y el espíritu de independencia del individuo. |
PPSC is much more than a collection of 34 human services programs based on best practice research with measurable outcomes. We are a community of caregivers existing within the larger community whose sole purpose is to help make people’s lives better. We strive to do this one child, one adult, and one senior at a time. Last year we served over 7,000 people through our programs. The hands-on, face-to-face support that individuals receive from PPSC is wide ranging; counseling, job placement, gang prevention, daily hot meals, rides to the doctor, case management, financial assistance for homeless prevention, informational and referrals….People Helping People. PPSC has five significant core service areas:
- Senior Services – Meals-On-Wheels, Adult Day Care, Case Management, Nutrition Site-Senior Cafe
- Homeless Prevention and Fair Housing
- Employment & Training – Adult and Youth
- Counseling - Individual, Couples & Family, Drug & Alcohol Prevention, Gang Prevention
Our agency values DIVERSITY whatever your ethnicity, religion, country of origin, language, abilities, sexual orientation, or gender YOU ARE WELCOME HERE.
Our Sponsors
- Elite Sponsors – Bank of Marin, PG&E, Summit State Bank
- Petaluma Community Foundation
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What's New?
SERVING YOUTH: EMPLOYMENT
Are you looking for a summer job? PPSC may be looking for you!
We are searching for 25 young people ages 14-24, who want the opportunity to work approximately 15-24 hours per week, in habitat restoration and
other ecology projects or with community agencies. The jobs, paying $8 per hour, will start June 12 and end August 16, 2012.
Are you interested? Half of those hired must be:
- 14-24 years of age
- be low-income, and meet certain criteria. You are encouraged to apply if you receive, or have received, public assistance such as CalWORKS, help from Workforce Investment Act programs, or participated in foster care, probation, or gang-prevention services or have a documented disability or IEP.
- Half of those hried must be: 16-24 years of age and have a written teacher recommendation on school letterhead, or former employer recommendation on business letterhead.
- If you live in Petaluma or south County and are interested, contact PPSC admin@petalumapeople.org for an application.
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