COMMUNITY CHILD CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
22351 City Center Drive, Hayward, CA 94541 www.4c-alameda.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: 4Cs exists to develop and coordinate resources to strengthen families and children. We provide high quality programs that have a large and lasting effect on a child's education, foundation, well-being, and a family's abliity to become economically self-sufficient. We believe that every child deserves the best start in life. Since 1972, 4Cs has been offering a variety of free and low cost programs and services throughout Alameda County.

Community Child Care Coordinating Council, "4Cs", exists to develop and coordinate resources to strengthen families and children. We provide high quality programs that have a large and lasting effect on the child's education, foundation, well-being, and a family's ability to become economically self-sufficient.

Child Care Assistance: 4Cs provides child care payment assistance to low income families via the CalWORKs Stages 1,2,3 and Alternative Payment Programs (APP). Our agency helps parents with child care referrals and makes payment to child care providers on their behalf. We work with families transitioning from welfare to work, low-income families, families in training programs leading to employment, and families referred from protective services. In 2019, the program collectively provided assistance to 2,724 children from 1,651 families in Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and other neighboring cities. Our caregivers and educators provided 3,062,810 hours of child care in safe, nurturing environments so parents can work or further their education to help their families thrive.

The Resource and Referral (R&R) Program provides information and resources to parents in need of child care services in southern Alameda County. We counsel parents on their child care options, help them develop a child care plan and provide referrals to child care programs. Our services are provided free of charge to families regardless of income. Other services are available to families through special programs including parenting classes, playgroups and family navigation. We also provide on-going training and support to child care providers in their important work. Hundreds of early care and education providers, teachers and directors attend workshops and training offered thorugh our program each year. The support we provide to child care providers includes professional development resources and guidance, individualized coaching and technical assistance, on-site visits, and free referrals to their programs. We also provide coaching and training to Alameda County Quality Counts participants. New family child care providers can receive start-up assistance development and business training through our Child Care Initiative Project. Informal caregivers also attend free playgroups and workshops through our Family, Friends and Neighbor Training program. Our Resource and Referral staff provided 2,976 personalized referrals to families looking for child care in Southern Alameda County.

CalFresh Enrollment Assistance: 4C's is a CalFresh enrollment site, assisting families living in Alameda County in enrolling in CalFresh, prescreening clients and completing applications. 4C's screened 52 families which received $150,000 in grocery benefits to help provide families healthy, nutritious food.

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