Community Action Partnership Of Orange County

CAPOC'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY BY ELIMINATING AND PREVENTING THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY BY MOBILIZING AND DIRECTING RESOURCES.

OUR FOOD BANK CONDUCTS FOOD DISTRIBUTION, PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH ENROLLING CLIENTS INTO FOOD STAMPS AND PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 43,162,564 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED IN 2021 TO LOW-INCOME FOOD INSECURE FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SENIORS THROUGH OVER 200 CHARITIES, SHELTERS AND FOOD PANTRIES. OUR FOOD BANK ALSO PROVIDED EMERGENCY FOOD TO 467,900 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILES WITH CHILDREN FROM THE TEFAP AND EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP). FOOD BOXES WERE DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTED TO 23,325 SENIORS AGED 60 YEARS AND OVER THROUGH OUR MONTHLY COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) TO PREVENT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION. OUR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) OUTREACH PROGRAM ASSISTED 1,564 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN ENROLLING INTO SNAP AND OBTAINING $1,473,724 IN AGGREGATED FOOD STAMP BENEFITS. PARTNERING WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS (CAFB) AND NETWORK FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, THE OC FOOD BANK'S FARM TO FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO SENIORS, FAMILIES AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS. MANY OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE TROUBLE AFFORDING AND PURCHASING FOOD THAT CONTAINS THE NUTRIENTS NEEDED FOR DEVELOPING CHILDREN. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, 3,786,531 LOW-INCOME SENIORS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO FRESH AND HEALTHY PRODUCE IN 2021.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE HOUSING CONDITIONS AND REDUCE ENERGY BURDENS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. IN 2021, ENERGY AND CONSERVATIONS SERVICES ASSISTED 6,395 HOUSEHOLDS OBTAIN EMERGENCY GAS/ELECTRIC UTILITY PAYMENTS (FUNDED BY LIHEAP AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING SOURCES) TO AVERT CRISIS. WEATHERIZATION SERVICES SUCH AS HEATING AND COOLING ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS WAS PROVIDED TO 291 LOW- INCOME HOMES.

THE AGENCY'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CP&S) HELPS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNTIES THRIVE. THEY LEVERAGE OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES (BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN OPERATIONAL LINKAGES BETWEEN OUR CORE ANTI-POVERTY SERVICES. PARTNERS INCLUDE THE OC NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACITIVTY COLLABORATIVE (NUPAC); ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHY ORANGE COUNTY; ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH (OC-PICH); OC FOOD ACCESS COALITION; SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY OF ORANGE COUNTY, ETC. CAPOC AND CP&S ALSO WORK WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN TARGET CITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. CP&S ALSO WORKS WITH THE NETWORK FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION (NEOPB) PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S SHORT-TERM HEALTH AND REDUCE LONG-TERM RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASES. THANKS TO THE NEOPB PROGRAM, 550 YOUTH HAD IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT IN 2021. OUR TWO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, ANAHEIM INDEPENDENCIA (AIFRC) AND EL MODENA (EMCC) OPERATE AFTER SCHOOL AND TEEN PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE TUTORING AND SOCIO- RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. OUR SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER CONTINUES TO OPERATE THE HOMELESS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM RESULTING IN 5,507 MEALS SERVED IN 2021. IN 2021, 200 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND 139 YOUTH INCREASED THEIR ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS. THE CENTERS ALSO PROVIDE JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES: 39 INDIVIDUALS SAW IMPROVED FAMILY THROUGH OUR HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROGRAM; 86 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SAW IMPROVED FINANCIAL WELL-BEING THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES. DURING THE 2021 TAX FILING, 1,156 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FREE TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE.

OUR AGENCY PROGRAM COORDINATES PROGRAMS WITH OTHER AGENCIES FOR TRANSPORTATION, COUNSELING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, SHELTER AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 33,282 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES THROUGH MULTIPLE AGENCY PROGRAMS.