Union City Family Center - Approved

• The Union City Family Center provides an innovative community school model. As the anchor organization for over 40 regional partners, we collaborate with educators, employers, public officials, social service providers, and community residents, to provide an integrated system of care, utilizing evidence-based practices, to support our community from toddlers to graduates and beyond.
• • Owner
    Emily Hy
  • Created On
    07-17-2023
  • Updated On
    07-22-2025
  • Update Reminder
    07-01-2026

• How To Contact

  • Name
    General Information/Questions
  • Phone
    (510) 476-2770
  • Fax
    (510) 475-1941
  • Email
    unioncityfamilycenter@nhusd.k12.ca.us
  • Address
    725 Whipple Rd
  • City
    Union City
  • State
    CA

• More Information

  • Start Date
    07-17-2023
  • Expiration Date
    07-31-2026
  • Eligibility
    free
  • Fee
    0.00
  • Organization
    Union City Family Center
  • Zip Code
    94587

• Helpful Links

  • Main Program URL
    https://www.unioncityfamilycenter.org/
  • Resource List
    https://www.unioncityfamilycenter.org/resourceslist
  • Event Calender
    https://www.unioncityfamilycenter.org/events

• Detailed Information

  • SERVICES:

    • ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

    • We partner with agencies to support the economic development and financial stability of our community. SparkPoint Financial Resources provides free counseling to help families understand how to build credit, save for their future, and make budget choices. We work with organizations to identify vocational and apprenticeship opportunities including the New Haven Adult School, and Fremont Adult Education.

    • FATHERS & FATHER FIGURES

    • We promote both father-friendly and father-specific programming for families. We seek to remove barriers that prevent fathers from fully engaging with their children, school and communities. UCFC implements Father-Friendly Principles, as outlined by the Alameda County Father Corps, a collaborative effort of First 5 and the Alameda County Health Care Agency. We engage with our partners to develop culturally responsive and multilingual father-friendly environments. Contact Imelda Rivas at the Union City Family Center for more information on how to participate: 510-476-2770 ext. 61061.

    • SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT 

    • The Union City Family Center has Family Service Assistants at every New Haven Unified School District (NHUSD). They help support school enrollment, and build and advance family-school engagement and school attendance. The Family Center also supervises extended-day afterschool programs at NHUSD sites. These afterschool programs are offered for free to students from low-income households through state funding. For more information please call us at 510-476-2770.

    Listed below are additional academic resources for our community.

    Union City Library

    Migrant Education

    Adult Education

    • NUTRITION, HEALTH & DAILY NEEDS

    • The Union City Family Center provides multiple supports to address the urgent living needs of our community. In the past two years we have provided more than 6 million pounds of food, serving more than 600 families monthly.

    • Since 2019, we have been identified as one of the largest school food distributors in Alameda County. Our partner, Washington Hospital, co-locates a mobile health clinic for services, during food distribution days. We also offer other hygiene, annual school supplies, and a clothing pantry. We help navigate resources for immediate and long-term solution, for families, displaced and-or housing insecure. 

    Listed below are more agencies and services for urgent living needs.

    • Alameda County Community Food Bank

    • Tri-City Volunteers

    • Women, Infants & Children (WIC)

    • Centro de Servicios

    • CalFresh

    • Centerville Dining Room

    • Dollie's Closet

    • Tri-City Breakfast Program

    • Union City Apostolic Church

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    • TODDLERS & CHILDCARE

    • Through the support of First 5 Alameda County, the Union City Family Center has built a thriving neighborhood based multilingual community. Our programs support, empower, and engage caregivers for children from birth to 5 years of age, in order to prepare children and families for a successful transition to school. Check out our Calendar in English and Spanish for a list of events this month including those hosted at the Family Center and at our partner organizations. Our First 5 Data Profile provides information on our current programs and program impact. In partnership with Neighborhoods Ready for Schools, we designed a Four-Year Plan to expand and sustain our early childhood and family services through 2027.

      
      

    • We and our partners offer family events in English and Spanish. These include sessions for: 

    0-2 year old infants & crawlers 8:30-9:30 am
    2-5 year old children
    

    • These events are held for caregivers and their children in both English and Spanish. We also have a Father and Father Figure events, as well as social development learning sessions on topics of interest, including social emotional health.

    • We also provide hygiene supports, diapers, children’s clothing, childcare links, and connections for families from infants to transitional kindergarten.

    
    
    
    

• Eligibility Information

  • States
    • CA
  • Counties
    • Alameda County
  • Cities
    • Alameda, CA
    • Castro Valley, CA
    • Emeryville, CA
    • San Leandro, CA
    • Sunol, CA
    • Newark, CA
    • Union City, CA
    • Piedmont, CA
    • Oakland, CA
    • Livermore, CA
    • Dublin, CA
    • Berkeley, CA
    • San Lorenzo, CA
    • Pleasanton, CA
    • Hayward, CA
    • Albany, CA
    • Fremont, CA
  • Zipcodes
  • School Districts
  • Age Groups
    • All Age Groups
  • Languages Served
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Family Incomes
  • Insurance Providers

• Files