COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY
11870 MONARCH STREET, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92841 www.capoc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: 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. 23,303,994 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED IN 2019 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 306,980 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILES WITH CHILDREN FROM THE TEFAP AND EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP). FOOD BOXES WERE DIRECTLY DISTRIBUTED TO 24,161 SENIORS AGED 60 YEARS AND OVER THROUGH OUR MONTHLY COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) TO PREVENT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION. OUR FOOD STAMP OUTREACH PROGRAM ASSISTED 2,103 LOW- INCOME INDIVIDUALS TO ENROLL INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) OBTAINING $1,706,740 IN AGGREGATED FOOD STAMP BENEFITS. PARTNERING WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS (CAFB) AND NETWORK FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION (NEOPB) PROGRAM, 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, 24,429 LOW-INCOME SENIORS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO FRESH AND HEALTHY PRODUCE IN 2019.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE HOUSING CONDITIONS AND REDUCE ENERGY BURDENS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. IN 2019, ENERGY AND CONSERVATIONS SERVICES ASSISTED 3,884 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 384 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, 436 YOUTH HAD IMPROVED PHYSICAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT IN 2019. ADDITIONALLY, 1,316 INFANT AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT WERE IMPROVED THROUGH ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY CP&S. 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. IN 2019, 300 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, 70 YOUTH INCREASED THEIR ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS. IN AUGUST 2019, CAP OC ACQUIRED THE ASSETS OF THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER AND CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE HOMELESS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM RESULTING IN 33,808 MEALS SERVED IN 2019. THE CENTERS ALSO PROVIDE JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES: 16 UNEMPLOYED RESIDENTS RECEIVED TRAINING AND OBTAINED A JOB; 70 INDIVIDUALS SAW IMPROVED FAMILY THROUGH OUR HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROGRAM; AND 32 YOUTH IN OUR HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROGRAM RECEIVED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS. 196 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SAW IMPROVED FINANCIAL WELL-BEING THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES. DURING THE 2019 TAX FILING, 14,200 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FREE TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE AND OBTAINED $14.7 MILLION IN AGGREGATED TAX AGGREGATED TAX DOLLAR CREDITS.

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