Santa Cruz County Human Services Department
County Government providing a wide range of services. Departments include Health & Human Services, Information Services, Sheriff, Probation, District Attorney, Planning, Public Works, Parks, Elections, Personnel, Assessor, Auditor- Controller- Treasurer- Tax Collector, Agricultural Extension, County Administrative Office, and numerous others.
VIP Enrollment: All volunteers and interns must sign up with the County through our Volunteer Initiative Program. Here is the link to the Volunteer Site - Click on "Register as a Volunteer": https://scvolunteercenter.org/volunteer/
Social Workers and Interns interact with a wide variety of clients in the community who struggle with mental health and substance abuse issues. There have been incidents in the past where clients have threatened social workers which required legal intervention. This has included contacting law enforcement and/or obtaining restraining orders with the support of the Department's legal team.