Overview

Golden Gate Regional Center coordinates services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties. Its Early Start program supports eligible infants and toddlers with developmental delays or a high risk of delay, while other services follow people into adulthood. Staff assess eligibility, develop individual plans with families and arrange support through community providers so people can live in their own communities. The private nonprofit operates within California's regional center system and receives public funding through the state's Department of Developmental Services. It began in 1966 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.