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The Marjaree Mason Center is a non-profit, shelter-based, domestic violence program headquartered in Fresno, California, which serves the whole of Fresno County.Named for an Easton, California woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, the center was founded in 1979 and operates one of the largest shelters in California.
The SBIRT model was developed by the Institute of Medicine as a result of a recommendation that encouraged community-based screening for health risk behaviours, including substance use. Unhealthy and unsafe alcohol and drug use are major preventable public health problems resulting in 3 million deaths every year worldwide, as reported by WHO. [3]
WestCare Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization offering behavioral health, human services, and support across various locations, including 17 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Dominican Republic, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
CalWIN is an online, real-time computer program that supports the administration of welfare in California.These include CalWORKs (TANF), CalFresh (food stamps), Medi-Cal (Medicaid), General Assistance/General Relief, Foster Care, and case management functions for employment services.
The five-member elected Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual city).
The Fresno Bulldogs are found across the city in different neighborhoods and outside of the city limits. There are many minor cities outside of Fresno CA that are home to the Bulldogs Gang including but not limited to Clovis, Sanger (Sanger Bangers), Dinuba, Reedly, Kerman, Coalinga, Parlier, Selma (VSR), and Fowler.
The Fresno County Jail processes and secures detainees from law enforcement agencies within Fresno County along with State and Federal inmates. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In addition, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department also runs a Satellite Jail located two miles away from the main facility.
Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a 685-bed regional hospital and trauma center in Fresno, California. [1] It hosts the Medical Education program of UCSF Fresno , [ 2 ] part of a leading medical school in the United States.