Provide trauma-informed mental health services, including psychosis treatment and day treatment in a school setting, as well as transitional housing for formerly homeless foster youth. We are the only drug and alcohol outpatient treatment for teens in Napa County. We respect the dignity and individuality of each recipient of care.
Provide specially trained assistance dogs to veterans with PTSD and people with disabilities. One veteran stated, “I’d be in a very bad place in life without my Canine Guardian lifesaver, Liberty!” Our dogs cause life-saving change by helping with physical needs and emotional uplift. They bestow calm, comfort, and devoted love.
Facing the end of life or caring for a loved one with a serious illness can be stressful, sometimes overwhelming. We aim to ensure that no one faces these challenges alone. We provide compassionate care through our core programs: Hospice and Palliative Care, Grief Counseling, Alzheimer’s Services, and Caregiver Support.
CANV believes no one should live in poverty. We offer daily emergency assistance along with tools and skills to rebuild lives through our network of programs including the Food Bank, Meals on Wheels, Child Development & Family Program, Quit Smoking and the Samaritan Family Shelter.
Help thousands of Napa children, families, adults and seniors receive no-cost or low-cost medical care, counseling, checkups, medication, dental and vision services. Trained staff help vulnerable community members understand and enroll in health insurance and navigate complex health plans so that they can receive the health care they need.
We are a unique life-long residential program for adults with developmental, learning, and autism spectrum disabilities. We foster autonomy while building community. Our residential program helps residents achieve their highest level of independence as they practice life, job, and social skills in a safe and loving environment.
We build community around food. To make shopping at the market affordable for low-income households, we offer the CalFresh Market Match program. Market Match doubles CalFresh (“food stamp”) benefits dollar-for-dollar, doubling low-income shoppers’ budgets to purchase healthy, fresh, sustainably grown produce directly from the farmers.
Lead the effort to design, fund, construct, and maintain a 47-mile family-friendly walking and biking trail from the Vallejo Ferry to Calistoga. When complete, 85% of county residents will live within 10 minutes of the Trail. The NVVTC integrates art, culture, education and health into the trail design and programming.
Encourage and empower victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse; give them the strength and hope to lift themselves and their children into a healing and safe environment. Bring respect, understanding, and resources to survivors. Foster kindness and support from the community to help create peaceful homes and healthy neighborhoods.
Equip families struggling to care for their child with special needs with the necessary emotional support, system navigation assistance, skills and tools so that the whole family thrives. Comprehensive services include one-on-one mentorship, parenting education, expert workshops, developmental screenings, monthly support groups, and social and recreational events for families.
Raise awareness and help overcome the stigma of mental health challenges through conversations with middle and high schoolers. Promote help-seeking behaviors. Reduce isolation and increase teens’ coping skills and connections to professional resources. Train and empower teens to help peers who are in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge.
Provide a welcoming environment and a free, nutritious meal five days a week to anyone who is hungry. Diners include the elderly, struggling families with children, working poor, veterans, and the homeless. More than 25 different community groups have prepared and served hot meals since 1986.
