SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services) is a dynamic 501(c)(3) organization and is the largest provider of social service and community development programs in San Diego County’s South Bay. Our mission is to transform communities to support the well-being and prosperity of children, youth and families.

Services are provided through three departments:
1. Family Wellness & Self Sufficiency Department: an integrated continuum of service strategies and programs focused on strengths, assets, and resiliencies of families;
2. Youth and Family Development Department: providing youth development and juvenile prevention, early intervention, and diversion services; as well as affordable housing and economic advancement for low-income families; and
3. Child Well Being Department: promoting children’s abilities to learn at their optimal potential through health and developmental screenings, assessments and treatment, and early educational opportunities.

Programs include individual, group, and family counseling; shelter, transitional living, and support services to develop self-sufficient lifestyles for homeless families, homeless and runaway youth, domestic violence victims and their children, and homeless youth who have aged out of the foster system; transitional and other affordable housing programs; youth employment training and assistance; drug & alcohol prevention; domestic violence prevention and intervention; community development services and projects; juvenile diversion; gang intervention; after-school programs; literacy/tutoring; mentoring programs; child abuse prevention and intervention; school-readiness services; and children’s health and developmental screening, assessment, and treatment.