COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INC
1030 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 www.capslo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CAPSLO) serves approximately 40,000 persons across San Luis Obispo County and ten other central and southern California counties including Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Fresno, San Benito, San Joaquin, and San Diego. The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. is a private, nonprofit, Public Benefit Corporation, providing an "umbrella" of direct safety net and family development services. In a commitment to eliminate the causes of poverty, the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation, aims to empower individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and self-determination through a comprehensive array of community-based programs and actions.

In a commitment to eliminate the cause of poverty, the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. aims to empower individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and self-determination through a comprehensive array of community-based programs.

Migrant & Seasonal Head Start and Migrant & Seasonal Early Head Start programs provide full-day child care for children of agricultural workers. The sites, located in eight counties in California, offer safe learning environments for approximately 2,146 children from pre-natal stages to five years of age. Included within the totals above were approximately 519 infants and children being served by the Partnership's delegate Agency, Community Action Partnership of Madera County, Inc.The Migrant Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grants operate in Fresno, Kern, Monterey, Orange, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. These grants meet the unique needs of 534 migrant at-risk children and pregnant moms who work in the agriculture fields throughout the eight-county service area. Community Action Partnership of Madera County, the delegate agency, provides services for 30 of the children in Fresno County.

The State Child Development programs provide high-quality, full-day and part-day child care for approximately 1,555 children, birth through five years of age, in 8 counties: San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Diego, San Joaquin, Kern, and Fresno. Families pay a fee for the childcare services provided based on their income and an established sliding scale.Energy Conservation programs offer free energy saving home improvements and minor home repairs to qualified lower-income households. Programs funded by PG&E and SoCal Gas provided over 1,257 households basic weatherization services in San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Monterey Counties. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program assisted 312 households with weatherization services, heating, cooling, and water heater replacements. These programs cut monthly bills up to 40 percent through the installation of weather-stripping, insulation, efficient lighting and other energy saving devices. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) program assisted 1,413 qualified households with payment of their utilities. Minor home repairs, including handicap access, were performed for approximately 634 households through funding provided by the Area Agency on Aging Senior Home Repair Program and the Community Development Block Grant Home Repair Program.The CAPSLO Health and Prevention Services programs provide reproductive health care medical services, education, and advocacy. Health Division programs focus on prevention: age-appropriate sexuality education for county school districts, youth development, teen obesity, case management for pregnant and parenting teens, free to low cost reproductive health care services including teen peer clinics, menopausal services, as well as health screening and education clinics for seniors and the removal of gang and anti-social tattoos. The two clinics located in San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande served 6,843 unduplicated clients, youth programs served 4,083 clients, the adult wellness program served 212 clients, and the tattoo removal program served 77 clientsThrough the Coordinated Entry Program, staff worked to assess client needs and provide referrals to assist in securing available public resources for 798 clients. Case managers worked with 143 persons to stabilize income and/or obtain permanent housing or housing support.Homeless Services shelters, feeds, and offers an array of services to homeless and those facing a housing crisis throughout San Luis Obispo County, always with the goal of helping them achieve stability and self-sufficiency.Volunteers,an integral part of the program, prepare and serve meals, and help with the fund-raising. Approximately 31,944 total shelter nights were provided through the evening program. The Agency also provided a safe parking program operated seven days a week and a seasonal warming station. A total of 56,568 breakfasts and dinners were provided.40 Prado Homeless Services Center operated a lunch program in collaboration with the People's Kitchen that served 28,425 meals for the year and provided access to showers, laundry services, mental health counseling, AA/NA groups, a pet kennel, and access to social services for approximately 100 individuals daily. Community Health Centers of the Central Coast are also offering on-site at 40 Prado Homeless Services Center primary care services four days a week.Veterans Programs include the supportive services for Veterans Families Program (SSVF) and the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP). SSVF provides eligible Veteran families who are either homeless or very low-income, with outreach, case management and assistance in obtaining Veterans Administration (VA) and other benefits to stay in or acquire permanent housing on a sustainable basis. HVRP is a Department of Labor grant that focuses exclusively on competitive employment for the homeless veterans.Family Support Services operated programs that support families in a variety of ways. Direct Services assists families in meeting their basic needs in order to achieve a stable, safe home environment and sustain self-sufficiency. A range of services are provided to minimize family stressors, ensure child safety, and support family well-being. A total of 306 families were served by the program.Services Affirming Family Empowerment (SAFE) is a community based, school-linked program designed to bring service to children and families. Family Advocates provide prevention and intervention assistance and facilitate meetings with families and providers in order to develop a plan to find solutions to problems the family may be facing. A total of 379 families were served by the SAFE programs.The Financial Empowerment Program empowers families to learn how to manage their finances and navigate through various financial issues such as managing debt, cash flow, savings, and credit. 38 families were served directly by the Financial Resource Specialist and more received services through family advocates who were trained to provide this service.Adult Day services offers a licensed, social model day care program in North San Luis Obispo County that provides a safe and stimulating environment for frail, elderly adults who may have significant memory loss or dementia. The program operates five days per week and is designed to meet the needs of working families. A full, hot lunch is served daily and paid staff and volunteers provide care and activities for the participants. The program accommodates 17-20 adults daily.

The Head Start and Early Head Start Programs operate in San Luis Obispo, Northern San Diego, and Southern Monterey counties, offering 676 Head Start and 466 Early Head Start income-eligible and at-risk children, pregnant women, and families a comprehensive program responding to their emotional, social, health, and nutritional needs. Through community participation, staff development, and family involvement, the goal is to provide children a successful beginning, leading to a better future, and help parents move toward self-sufficiency.The Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant operates in San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Diego counties. The funds provide collaborative relationships with local partners to deliver comprehensive child care services to 164 additional Early Head Start children birth to three years old and pregnant women in disadvantaged communities within these counties.

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