Santa Cruz County Resources
Housing, health, legal help, shelters, and other services listed for Santa Cruz County. Statewide resources that serve this county are included.
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Arizona Department of Economic Security - Arizona Apprenticeship Program
State registered apprenticeship program that helps job seekers enter paid "earn while you learn" career pathways. Apprentices receive supervised on-the-job training, related classroom instruction, and a nationally recognized credential after completion.
Arizona Department of Education - Adult Education Services
Provides adult education services for individuals age 16 and older who are not enrolled in K-12 school. Services may include literacy, HSE/GED preparation, English language learning, Integrated Education and Training, and transition support to post-secondary education or employment.
ARIZONA@WORK - Find Training and Apprenticeships
Offers information on approved training providers, registered apprenticeships, career training, and possible workforce funding through local workforce offices. Useful for people seeking low-cost training, certification programs, or apprenticeship pathways.
ARIZONA@WORK Santa Cruz County
Local one-stop workforce office serving youth and adults in Santa Cruz County. Provides career preparation, training connections, educational services, support services, employment services, reentry-related referrals, vocational rehabilitation connections, and youth workforce services.
AZ Job Connection - Programs
State job seeker portal listing adult education, Arizona Apprenticeship, Job Corps, SNAP Career Advancement Network, and offender employment resources. Some programs are free or designed for low-income participants who need education, training, or employment assistance.
BuildItAZ - Apprenticeship Programs
Lists Arizona registered construction apprenticeship programs and sponsors accepting applications. Apprenticeship options vary by sponsor and may include construction trades and related skilled occupations. Programs are generally paid training pathways, but applicants should verify location, cost, and eligibility with each sponsor.
Santa Cruz Center - GED
Local GED testing center for Santa Cruz County. Works with ARIZONA@WORK, which provides GED preparation, while the Santa Cruz Center administers the GED exam locally for residents pursuing a high school equivalency credential.
Santa Cruz Center - Local Education Options
Public provisional community college district center offering local access to academic pathways, GED, two-year and four-year education partners, certificates, and workforce-related programs. Partners include Pima Community College, University of Arizona Nogales, ARIZONA@WORK, and local workforce partners.
Santa Cruz County Continuing Education
Provides free adult education classes for eligible learners age 16 and older who are not enrolled in K-12 school, including Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education / High School Equivalency preparation, and English for Speakers of Other Languages classes.
Santa Cruz County One Stop - Career Training Programs
One-stop job center offering career training and planning services for adults, dislocated workers, youth, veterans, adult education participants, employment services participants, and vocational rehabilitation referrals. Services may include job training, educational resources, occupational skills development, work experience, and referrals to community partners.
Statewide
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org ____________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents (Control Click on County to Drop to List)
Workforce Santa Cruz County - Training
Provides access to training programs for adult and youth job seekers, including adult education, GED/HSE preparation, English classes, career training, eligible training providers, commercial driving training, career technical education options, and professional skills development.
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211 Statewide Information Line
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org
Arizona's Children Association
Free/low-cost mental health directory and Santa Cruz County community resources list Arizona's Children Association in Nogales. Listings identify behavioral health and child/family support services and note sliding-scale or income-based options through directory listings. Call to confirm current services, eligibility, AHCCCS/Medicaid, fees, and appointments.
Bejarano Counseling Services
Santa Cruz County community resources list Bejarano Counseling Services in Nogales. Call to confirm current counseling services, eligibility, insurance, sliding-scale or reduced-cost options, and appointment availability.
Community Health Associates
Sliding-scale Community Mental Health Center serving adults, children, and seniors. Services listed include individual and family services, psychiatric health, Road to Recovery, Meet Me Where I Am, and integrated physical health services. Listing states services may be free or sliding-scale for low-income or uninsured patients, with fees based on household income. Call to confirm intake, eligibility, documents, and current fees.
Constructing Circles of Peace
Santa Cruz County's mental and behavioral health page lists Circles of Peace among local agencies providing counseling, case management, peer support groups, re-entry support, substance-use-related support, and other mental health resources. Call to confirm current services, eligibility, cost, and availability.
Crisis Response Network - Central Arizona Crisis Line
Available 24/7/365 to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. Emergencies call 911
HOPE, Inc.
Santa Cruz County's mental and behavioral health page lists HOPE, Inc. among local behavioral health agencies, and Bing local listing categorizes it as counseling and mental health. Call to confirm current peer support, counseling or behavioral health services, eligibility, cost, and availability.
Intermountain Centers
Free/low-cost mental health directory and Santa Cruz County mental and behavioral health page list Intermountain Agency/Centers in Nogales. Call to confirm current behavioral health services, eligibility, insurance, AHCCCS/Medicaid, sliding-scale or reduced-cost options, and appointments.
Mariposa Community Health Center - Behavioral Health
Santa Cruz County's mental and behavioral health page lists Mariposa Community Health Center Behavioral Health as a local mental health resource. Free/income-based clinic listings for Santa Cruz County identify Mariposa clinic sites as sliding-scale clinics. Call to confirm current behavioral health services, eligibility, insurance, financial assistance, and fees.
Pinal Hispanic Council
Santa Cruz County mental health and community resource pages list Pinal Hispanic Council in Nogales. Free/low-cost listing describes supportive employment, permanent supportive housing, behavioral health services, and wellness services. Call to confirm current services, eligibility, AHCCCS/Medicaid, sliding-scale fees, and intake requirements.
Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services (SEABHS)
Sliding-scale Community Mental Health Center serving Nogales and Santa Cruz County. Listing states services may be free or sliding-scale for low-income or uninsured patients and are supported through community mental health, Medicare, Medicaid, state-financed health insurance, and other funding. Call to confirm current intake, eligibility, services, and fees.
Housing Full Housing list
211 Statewide Information Line
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org
Community Partners Integrated Healthcare - Supportive Housing
Provides rent subsidies, supportive housing, and wrap-around services for eligible people experiencing homelessness and for people with serious mental illness, substance-use disorder, medical disabilities, transition-age needs, or veteran status. Services can include case management, counseling, employment support, benefits assistance, and referrals. Confirm Santa Cruz County coverage, eligibility, referral pathway, and availability directly.
Crossroads Nogales Mission - Shelter and Transitional Programs
Provides shelter services for men, women, and families, plus a six-month substance-use recovery program and a six-month in-house probation program. Criminal-history eligibility, supervision approval, intake requirements, bed availability, and program fees should be confirmed directly.
Nogales Community Development Corporation - Housing Counseling
HUD-approved housing counseling resource offering rental housing counseling, budgeting and financial management support, homebuyer education, foreclosure-prevention counseling, and related housing guidance in English and Spanish. This is counseling and navigation rather than direct housing; confirm current services and appointment requirements directly.
Nogales Housing Authority
Administers low-rent public housing and Housing Choice Voucher assistance for eligible low-income households in Santa Cruz County. Waiting-list status, criminal-history screening, residency requirements, and current application procedures should be confirmed directly.
Santa Cruz County Coordinated Entry
Connects individuals and families experiencing homelessness with local assessment, referral, and housing-navigation services. Possible interventions include emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, housing vouchers, and permanent supportive housing. Coordinated Entry does not guarantee immediate housing; each participating program may have separate eligibility rules.
Southeastern Arizona Community Action Program - Santa Cruz County
Provides rental assistance and other anti-poverty services, with assistance locations in Santa Cruz County. Funding, appointment schedules, documentation, geographic restrictions, and current availability change; call before visiting. This is financial assistance and housing-stability support rather than a residential program.
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Legal Full Legal list
AZLawHelp.org
Statewide access point for applying for free or reduced-cost legal assistance, legal information, forms, and self-help resources. Most programs have income and case-type eligibility requirements.
Modest Means Project
Low-cost legal assistance program for people who do not qualify for free legal aid but cannot afford standard attorney rates. Applicants use AZLawHelp.org or the legal aid phone line to apply; participating attorneys provide brief advice or limited services at reduced rates.
Santa Cruz County Justice Project
Community-led nonprofit providing bilingual pro bono legal advocacy services for Santa Cruz County families, including legal education, self-help resources, and legal guidance referrals.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Provides free civil legal aid to eligible low-income individuals and families in Santa Cruz County through its Pima/Santa Cruz service area and Nogales office. Services may include housing, family law, domestic violence orders of protection, consumer issues, public benefits, employment, education, senior issues, immigration matters connected to victimization, and restorative justice services when available.
Statewide
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org ____________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents (Control Click on County to Drop to List)
Probation & Parole Full Probation & Parole list
Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry - Tucson Regional Office
1275 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85714
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections - Southeast Regional Parole Office
400 West Congress, Suite 156, Tucson, AZ 85701
Santa Cruz County Adult Probation Services Division
2160 N. Congress Drive, Nogales, AZ 85621
Santa Cruz County Juvenile Probation Services Division
2170 N. Congress Drive, Nogales, AZ 85621
Statewide
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org ____________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents (Control Click on County to Drop to List)
Tucson Regional Parole Office
1275 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85713
Rehab & Detox Full Rehab & Detox list
211 Statewide Information Line
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org
Community Health Associates
Alcohol and drug treatment listing at 32 Boulevard Del Rey David in Nogales. Listed among Santa Cruz County rehab options; call to verify current outpatient services, detox availability, eligibility, costs, insurance, and payment assistance.
Crisis Response Network - Central Arizona Crisis Line
Available 24/7/365 to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. Emergencies call 911
Crossroads Nogales Mission Shelter
Free rehab listing describes emergency shelter for men and women, short-term shelter, long-term recovery and rehabilitation programming, counseling, 12-step recovery groups, Bible study classes, clothing, community lunch program, recovery home, halfway house, drug abuse counseling, transitional housing, and community shelter services. Call to verify current eligibility, cost, and intake requirements.
Intermountain Centers for Human Development
Alcohol and drug rehabilitation listing at 276 West Viewpoint Drive. Services listed include intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient drug services, regular outpatient treatment, Medicaid acceptance, substance use treatment, treatment for co-occurring addiction and mental health concerns, family counseling, couples counseling, employment counseling, and support for veterans, military families, and people with HIV/AIDS. Call to verify current availability and payment assistance.
Pinal Hispanic Council
Drug and alcohol rehab listing at 275 North Grand Court Plaza in Nogales. Services listed include outpatient rehabilitation, regular outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, substance use treatment, dual diagnosis services, counseling for individuals, groups, and couples, employment counseling/training, Medicaid acceptance, and cash/self-pay options. Call to verify current eligibility, cost, and payment assistance.
Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services Inc (SEABHS)
Behavioral health and family counseling listing at 1891 North Mastick Way in Nogales. Additional Santa Cruz County rehab listings identify outpatient, regular outpatient, and intensive outpatient drug treatment, motivational incentives, matrix model, dialectical behavior therapy, and substance use treatment. Call to verify current services, eligibility, costs, and payment assistance.
Wellness Connections
Alcohol and drug rehabilitation listing at 1857 North Mastick Way in Nogales. Services listed include outpatient drug rehab, regular outpatient treatment, residential drug use treatment, dual diagnosis treatment, adult women and adult men services, individual counseling, group counseling, marital/couples counseling, Medicaid acceptance, state-financed insurance, payment assistance, and medication-assisted treatment support prescribed elsewhere. Call to verify current availability, eligibility, and payment assistance.
Shelters Full Shelters list
Chicanos Por La Causa - Nogales
Public shelter listings identify Chicanos Por La Causa - Nogales as an agency that provides HUD-approved housing assistance programs. This appears to be housing assistance/resource navigation rather than an on-site shelter; verify current services, appointments, documentation requirements, and eligibility before referral.
Crossroads Nogales Mission
Crossroads Nogales Mission describes itself as the only homeless shelter in Nogales/Santa Cruz County and provides shelter, meals, showers, resources, recovery programs, and support for individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction, and domestic violence. Public listings describe services for men, women, and families; verify current bed availability, intake procedures, program requirements, and eligibility before referral.
Nogales Housing Authority
Public shelter listings identify Nogales Housing Authority as a housing authority, low-income affordable housing, and public housing resource in Santa Cruz County. This is not listed as an on-site shelter, but may be relevant for housing referrals; verify current waitlists, documentation requirements, eligibility, and restrictions before referral.
Our House, Nuestra Casa
DomesticShelters.org lists Our House, Nuestra Casa as an emergency-shelter-focused domestic violence program in Nogales with a 24/7 hotline, 12 beds, and a listed maximum stay of 365 days. Public listing includes emergency services, legal and financial assistance, counseling, housing services, support services, children's services, and community education; verify current availability, confidentiality requirements, and intake procedures before referral.
Santa Cruz Family Guidance Center
Public shelter listings identify Santa Cruz Family Guidance Center as a Nogales resource associated with drug abuse and addiction help. This may be treatment/supportive services rather than an on-site shelter; verify current services, residential or transitional options, intake requirements, and eligibility before referral.
Statewide
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org
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Veterans Full Veterans list
ARIZONA@WORK - Southeastern Arizona Veteran Job Seeker Services
Provides no-cost veteran employment assistance throughout Santa Cruz County, including resume and cover letter help, job referrals, access to computers and office equipment, in-demand training opportunities, job-search assistance, vocational rehabilitation, apprenticeships, on-the-job training, and Veterans' Priority of Service.
Nogales Housing Authority
Housing assistance resource listed for Nogales veterans. Call to confirm current housing programs, veteran eligibility or preferences, waitlists, application requirements, and referral options.
Santa Cruz County One Stop
One-stop job center offering services for veterans, eligible spouses, adults, dislocated workers, youth, adult education, employment services, and vocational rehabilitation. Veteran support includes career training, job opportunity assistance, referrals to community partners, and employment planning.
Santa Cruz County Veteran Network
One-stop veteran resource website for Santa Cruz County and beyond, with information for veterans and families on benefits, VA healthcare, housing, education, employment, providers, transportation, burial, mental health, substance abuse help, legal resources, incarcerated veterans, and other support categories.
Santa Cruz County VSO
Benefits office/CVSO resource for Santa Cruz County veterans. Services listed include VA claims assistance, benefits counseling, and disability claims support. Call to confirm current services, eligibility, and appointment availability.
Santa Cruz County VSO and Veterans Benefits Help
Directory notes that Santa Cruz County veterans can use Arizona Department of Veterans' Services phone or video appointments for free claims and benefits help from anywhere in Arizona. Call to confirm appointment availability and services before traveling.
Statewide
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Local Veterans of Foreign Wars listing in Nogales. Call to confirm current veteran assistance, meetings, benefits referrals, and service availability.
Women, Children, Families & Domestic Violence Full Women, Children, Families & Domestic Violence list
2-1-1 Arizona Emergency Shelters / Santa Cruz County Referrals
2-1-1 Arizona provides referral information for emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, sexual assault shelters, youth shelters, cooling and warming centers, and transitional housing programs. This is a referral/resource-navigation entry rather than a dedicated shelter; verify current Santa Cruz County shelter options, availability, service area, and eligibility before referral.
Chicanos Por La Causa - Nogales
Public shelter listings identify Chicanos Por La Causa - Nogales as an agency that provides HUD-approved housing assistance programs. This appears to be housing assistance/resource navigation rather than an on-site shelter; verify current services, appointments, documentation requirements, and eligibility before referral.
Crossroads Nogales Mission Family Center
Crossroads Nogales Mission describes itself as the only homeless shelter in Nogales/Santa Cruz County and serves individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction, and domestic violence. Public listings describe shelter, meals, showers, resources, recovery programs, women's programs, women with children, family food boxes, and domestic-violence support; verify current bed availability, intake procedures, program rules, and eligibility before referral.
Nogales Housing Authority
Public shelter listings identify Nogales Housing Authority as a housing authority, low-income affordable housing, and public housing resource in Santa Cruz County. This is not listed as an on-site shelter but may be relevant for housing referrals; verify current waitlists, documentation requirements, eligibility, and restrictions before referral.
Our House, Nuestra Casa
DomesticShelters.org lists Our House, Nuestra Casa as an emergency-shelter-focused domestic violence program in Nogales with a 24/7 hotline, 12 beds, wheelchair accessibility, and a listed maximum stay of 365 days. Public listing includes emergency services, legal and financial assistance, counseling, housing services, support services, children's services, and community education; verify current availability, confidentiality requirements, and intake procedures before referral.
Santa Cruz County Community Resources / UA Cooperative Extension
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension lists county community-resource hubs as referral tools for individuals, families, service providers, and advocates seeking help with domestic violence, housing, food, crisis support, mental health, legal assistance, and related needs. This is a resource-navigation listing rather than a dedicated shelter; verify current Santa Cruz County shelter referrals, local contacts, eligibility, and availability before referral.
Santa Cruz Family Guidance Center
Public shelter listings identify Santa Cruz Family Guidance Center as a Nogales resource associated with drug abuse and addiction help. This may be treatment/supportive services rather than an on-site shelter; verify current services, residential or transitional options, intake requirements, and eligibility before referral.
Statewide
211 connects you with a local operator who provides free, confidential information about community resource services. It functions as a centralized hub for finding help with essential needs rather than emergency response. Common Uses for 211 Basic Needs: Finding food pantries, housing assistance, and help with utility bills. Health Support: Locating mental health services, vaccination clinics, or affordable medical care. Crisis Intervention: Accessing suicide prevention hotlines or domestic violence shelters. Disaster Assistance: Getting updates on emergency shelters and recovery or evacuation information during local disasters. Website: www.211arizona.org