Here is a contact list of all the Welcome Houses/Friends Outside in California:

Friends Outside in Contra Costa County
(925) 228-0644
1127 Escobar Street
Martinez, CA 94553
friendsoutside@aol.com
Contact: Mary Ann Van Buren, Executive Director

Agency Head: Mary Ann Van Buren, Executive Director
Area Served: Contra Costa County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1969

Provides camping for children, holiday gifts and meals, emergency food pantry, clothing, money management, employment assistance, public education, self-help support group, case management, information and referrals.

Friends Outside in Los Angeles County
(626) 795-7607
464 East Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
fo.lac@gateway.net, www.friendsoutside-la.org
Contact: Mary Weaver, Executive Director
Agency Head: Mary Weaver, Executive Director
Area Served: Los Angeles County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1982

Provides self-help support group, information, referrals, case management, group activities, family liaison, counseling, employment assistance and transportation support.

Friends Outside in Orange County
(714) 288-5600
2525 North Grand, #N
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Contact: Chris Keena, Care Coordinator
Agency Head: Sandi Burns, Program Director
Area Served: Orange County
Parent Organization: St. Vincent de Paul
Established: 1977

Provides self-help support group, information and referrals, mentoring and family reunification support.

Friends Outside in Sacramento County
(916) 446-3838
2324 "L" Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
Contact: Dorothy Montgomery, Executive Director
Agency Head: Dorothy Montgomery, Executive Director
Area Served: Sacramento County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1974

Provides self-help support group, information, referrals, case management, group activities and gifts for children, technical information, family reunification support, public education and advocacy.

Friends Outside in San Bernardino County
(909) 597-5428
P.O. Box 393
Chino, CA 91710
Contact: Cynthia Carey, Executive Director
Agency Head: Cynthia Carey, Executive Director
Area Served: San Bernardino County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1954

Provides transportation and hospitality center for prison visitors, children's center in visiting room, information, referrals and childcare.

Friends Outside in San Luis Obispo County
(805) 543-3888
1701 Fredericks Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Contact: Kathleen Richen, Executive Director
Agency Head: Kathleen Richen, Executive Director
Area Served: San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria Counties
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1975

Provides programs and services for families of men incarcerated in California Men's Colony State Prison and youth incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities.

Friends Outside in Santa Clara County
(408) 295-6033
551 Stockton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
FOinSCC@AOL.com
Contact: Jennifer Tait, Executive Director
Agency Head: Jennifer Tait, Executive Director
Area Served: Santa Clara County

Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1955

Provides parent education, self-help support group, information, referrals, mentoring, group activities and gifts for children, family reunification support, public education and advocacy.

Friends Outside in Santa Cruz County
(831) 427-5070
1010 Emeline Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
scruz@scvolunteercenter.org
Contact: Dan Alpes, Coordinator
Agency Head: Laura Novak, Executive Director
Area Served: Santa Cruz County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1989

Provides information, referrals, mentoring, gifts for children and family reunification support.

Friends Outside in Sonoma County
(707) 526-7318
P.O. Box 3905
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
friendsoutside@msn.com, www.friendsoutsidesonoma.org
Contact: Steve McGirr, Program Manager
Agency Head: Lona Jones, Executive Director
Area Served: Sonoma County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1982

Provides parent education, self-help support group, information, referrals, mentoring, group activities and gifts for children, religious ministry, technical information, family reunification support, public education and advocacy.

Friends Outside in Stanislaus County
(209) 522-2209
922 "J" Street #217
Modesto, CA 95354
lynngold@ainet.com
Contact: Lynn Goldstein, Director
Agency Head: Lynn Goldstein, Director
Area Served: Stanislaus County
Parent Organization: Friends Outside National Organization
Established: 1954

Provides job development, parent education, information, referrals, gifts for children, public education, advocacy, family support groups and inmate/family communication support.

Friends Outside National Organization
(408) 985-8807
3031 Tisch Way, Suite 507
San Jose, CA 95128
Contact: Gretchen Newby, Executive Director
Agency Head: Gretchen Newby, Executive Director
Area Served: California
Established: 1955

Provides case management services and visitor centers in 33 prisons in California. Provides parenting program for female/male inmates in state prisons. Provides conflict resolution workshops in state prisons, jails and in the community and family reunification programs in partnership with the Department of Social Services.

Provides oversight for 10 separately incorporated chapters.

Visitors Centers
1. Friends Outside Hospitality Center
California Institution For Men
P.O. Box 393
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 597-5428

2. CSATF Visitor Center
California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Corcoran
P.O. Box 608
Corcoran, CA 93212
(559) 992-9756

3. Friendship House
California Rehabilitation Center
P.O. Box 1884
Vacaville, CA 95696
(707) 469-9345

4. Hospitality Place
California Rehabilitation Center
P.O. Box 120
Norco, CA 92860
(909) 737-7010
5. Welcome House Visitor Center
California State Prison, Sacramento
P.O. Box 29
Represa, CA 95671
(916) 985-2372

6. Friendship Place #1
California Correctional Center
P.O. Box 1701
Susanville, CA 96130
(530) 257-2211

7. Centinela Visitor Center
Centinela S. P.
P.O. Box 220
Seeley, CA 92273
(760) 352-2466

8. Esperanza
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
P.O. Box 1465
Blythe, CA 92226
(760) 921-8294

9. The Gathering Place
Deuel Vocational Institution
P.O. Box 1953
Tracy, CA 95378
(209) 835-4141 x5645

10. Oasis Visitor Center
Avenal S. P.
P.O. Box 340
Avenal, CA 93204
(559) 386-4370

11. Casa Frontera
California Institution For Women
1234 Mountain Ave., Suite N234
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 597-0234

12. Tehachapi Visitor Center
California Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 272
Tehachapi, CA 93581
(661) 822-3407

13. Friends Outside Visitor Center
California Men's Colony
1701 Fredericks Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 543-3888

14. Bienvenidos
California State Prison, Corcoran
P.O. Box 68
Corcoran, CA 93212
(559) 992-4499

15. Lancaster Visitor Center
California State Prison, Los Angeles County
P.O. Box 5712
Lancaster, CA 93539
(661) 728-0844

16. Sorensen Visitor Center
Calipatria S. P.
P.O. Box 1108
Calipatria, CA 92233
(760) 348-2232

17. The Lighthouse
Central California Women's Facility
2295 West Cleveland Avenue, Suite C#125
Madera, CA 93637
(559) 665-4617

18. El Puente
Correctional Training Facility & SVSP
154 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93909
(831) 678-1236

19. Friendship Place #11
High Desert State Prison
P.O. Box 1701
Susanville, CA 96130
(530) 257-5581

20. Desconso Visitor Center
Ironwood State Prison
P.O. Box 1113
Blythe, CA 92225
(760) 921-1964

21. North Kern Visitor Center
North Kern State Prison
P.O. Box 1527
Delano, CA 93216
(661) 725-3833

22. Hospitality House Visitor Center
Pelican Bay State Prison
P.O. Box 366
Fort Dick, CA 95538
(707) 465-6269

23. Su Casa Visitor Center
R J Donovan Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 432340
San Ysidro, CA 92143
(619) 710-1645

24. The House on the Hill
San Quentin State Prison
P.O. Box 396
San Quentin, CA 94964
(415) 482-8509

25. Valley State Visitor Center
Valley State Prison for Women
2295 West Cleveland Avenue, Suite C#122
Madera, CA 93637
(559) 665-1913

26. Debra Williams, Regional Director/South
Friends Outside Visitor Centers
P.O. Box 900282
Palmdale, CA 93590
(661) 285-5629

27. Peter Martinez, Regional Director/North
Friends Outside Visitor Centers
P.O. Box 900282
Palmdale, CA 93590
(661) 285-5629

28. New Beginnings Visitor Center
Mule Creek State Prison
P.O. Box 667
Ione, CA 95640
(209) 274-4749

29. Rainbow Visitor Center
Northern Calif. Women's Facility
P.O. Box 30366
Stockton, CA 95213
(209) 944-9160

30. Pleasant Valley Visitor Center
Pleasant Valley State Prison
P.O. Box 617
Coalinga, CA 93210
(559) 935-0660

31. Salinas Valley Visitor Center
Salinas Valley State Prison
154 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93909
(831) 678-1236

32. Mother Lode Visitor Support Center
Sierra Conservation Center
P.O. Box 1448
Jamestown, CA 95327
(209) 984-5523

33. Casa de Rosas
Wasco State Prison
P.O. Box 829
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-8332

34. Noe Perez, Regional Director/Central
Friends Outside Visitor Centers
P.O. Box 705
Coalinga, CA 93210-0707
(559) 935-8939