Community Action North Bay

COMMUNITY ACTION NORTH BAY (CANB) STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND SAFETY NET SERVICES TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED TO LIVE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. WE SERVE VETERANS, THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED, SENIORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS LIVING IN SOLANO COUNTY WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY AT RISK.

CANB PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR UP TO TWO YEARS TO HOMELESS MALE VETERANS. THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT WE WORK WITH THEM TO OBTAIN HOUSING, INCREASE INCOME, IMPROVE HEALTH, AND REUNIFY FAMILIES. MOST VETERANS OBTAIN HOUSING WITHIN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THEY MAY ALSO MOVE INTO OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. OUR RATINGS BY THE VA HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WE PROVIDE FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE VETERANS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWENTY-TWO VETERANS IN OUR CARE. WE SUPPORT OTHER CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND DISABLED MEN AND WOMEN ON OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT AND BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD TO THEM WEEKLY. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED AND MONITORED BY HUD. WE CURRENTLY HOUSE FOURTEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM. CANB PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FROM HUD AND THE STATE OF CA. WE PAY RENTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND OFFER CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THEY GET A SOLID FOUNDATION BUILT AND NO LONGER NEED THE ASSISTANCE. WE OPERATE A FOOD GIVEAWAY AND MAIL SERVICE TO FOLKS WITHOUT A MAILING ADDRESS. WE ALSO PROVIDE CLOTHING, SHOES, FURNITURE, HYGIENE ITEMS AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT NO COST TO THE LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO VISIT US. WE OFFER RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO THOSE IN NEED OF SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE INVITE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO THE AGENCY AS A BRIDGE TO GETTING CLIENTS CONNECTED TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES. CANB ALSO PROVIDES PAYEE SERVICES, ASSISTANCE WITH FINANCE MANAGEMENT TO PEOPLE ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE WHO ARE UNABLE TO BUDGET THEIR OWN BENEFITS. CANB RECENTLY BECAME THE OPERATOR OF A NEW EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER. THERE ARE 25 CLIENTS AT THE SHELTER CURRENTLY. CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES HOUSING SEARCHES, EMPLOYMENT SEARCH ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES, ACCESS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES AND BENEFITS ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO OPERATE THREE TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS THAT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER CLIENTS CAN QUALIFY FOR. CANB REMAINED OPEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND MADE SURE THAT OUR SERVICES WERE STILL AVAILABLE ON A MODIFIED SCHEDULE. CANB ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MULTIPLE OUTREACH EVENTS, COMMUNITY MEETING AND COLLABORATIONS, WE PARTICIPATE IN RACIAL EQUITY AND EQUALITY GROUPS AND HAVE A ROBUST SYSTEM TO OBTAIN FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS TO HELP US LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE OUR HOMELESS SERVICE SYSTEMS IN OUR COUNTY. WE ARE VERY INVOLVED IN COORDINATED ENTRY IN OUR COMMUNITY WHICH ENSURES THAT THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST NEEDS ARE HOUSED FIRST.