Community Action Partnership of Orange County
This is where poverty ends.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Energy and Environmental Services Programs
Weatherization Services: Our Energy & Environmental Service Programs helps low-income clients who need assistance paying their utilities, receive discounts, receive assistance during crisis and learn through consumer education how to conserve energy and reduce their energy burdens that results in savings. Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Energy and Environmental Services Department oversee administration of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), and the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (DOE WAP) in Orange County. Weatherization Services are available to homeowners and renters to assist in lowering monthly electric and gas bills. Our HVAC (heating, venting, and air conditioning) services provide qualifying households with assistance in cleaning, tuning, or replacing heaters and air conditioners. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a one-time per funding year assistance program that helps income qualified households with utility payment assistance on either their electric or gas bill in Orange County. All Utility Assistance, Weatherization, and HVAC services are free of charge to qualifying households. In 2020, CAP OC dispersed Emergency Rental Relief to people who could not pay rent due to VOID-19 related circumstances. From June 1- June 30. 2020 we provided $146.7 in rental relief and from April 1-December 31, 2020 CAP dispersed $1.9M in utility assistance.
Orange County Food Bank
The Orange County (OC) Food Bank is a regional food bank serving over 300 local charities, food pantries and food distribution organizations working together to combat food insecurity in Orange County. The OC Food Bank serves those who have incomes at or below the Federal Poverty Guidelines which includes low-income seniors, families, individuals, and children. In 2020 CAP OC tripled the amount of food distributed, providing 63,000,000 pounds of food to people in need. The Food Bank solicits donated food from the food industry and work with farmers to bring fresh produce to feed the hungry. The Orange County Food Bank also operates the Farm to Family program which provide fresh produced sourced from local farms. The Food Bank also provides food boxes to 25,500 seniors each month. It operates the CalFresh Outreach Program that helps individuals and families access food stamp benefits, Farm to Family that provides fresh produce and perishable food to vulnerable populations, the OC Diaper Bank that has distributed over 5 million diapers to families in need, and a mobile food pantry program. The OC Food Bank connects with partner agencies throughout Orange County who work directly with the communities we serve.
Community Partnerships and Services
Community Partnerships and Services Department works to strengthen individuals and families; providing health, family development, financial stability, workforce development, and community engagement services and activities. In partnership with other agencies we identify opportunities for leadership to change individuals and communities. Family Resource Centers: Anaheim Independencia Center and El Modena Center, help families become safe and stable. The centers provide free tax preparation services, emergency assistance, youth programs, case management, counseling, parenting classes, hot lunches for seniors and youth, domestic violence prevention, adult education (ESL), leadership development/civic engagement/community events. OC Healthy Marriage and Relationship Program: County-Wide project to provide culturally competent healthy marriage and relationship training for singles and couples. Nutrition, Health, Wellness: includes a Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program. We operate a community center in Santa Ana that provides a hot meal program for those who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. New programs include the Young Adult Court, a Youth Substance Disorder Prevention Program, a Homeless Prevention Program, a Young Adult Job Readiness Program, and a Success Coach program.
Where we work
Awards
Affiliations & memberships
GroundWork Group 2011
United Way Member Agency 1998
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Orange County Food Bank
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
As part of CAP OC's COVID-19 response and addressing the increased food insecurity, we provided 3x as many meals in 2020 as compared to 2019.
number of diapers distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Infants and toddlers, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Orange County Food Bank
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
In the Diaper Bank's first year in existence, we distributed over 3 million diapers to partner agencies throughout Orange County.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our Goals to further our impact are:
• Advance the Integration and Long-Term sustainability of the Whole Family Approach
• Develop a Thriving Youth Engagement Program that Educates and Empowers
• Execute an Innovative Plan to Combat Food Insecurity and Waste Through Systematic Change
• Develop and Implement a Diversity and Inclusion Lens in All of Our Work and Workplaces
• Maximize Visibility, Increase Awareness, and Cultivate Our Private Philanthropic Partners
• Increase Agency Performance Management and Outcomes
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
CAP OC’s brings together community leaders, faith-based organizations, government agencies and local businesses to solve community problems and improve our community through strategic partnerships. Through these partnerships, as well as our direct services, we are able to address the community’s immediate needs and stabilize, sustain, and empower people with the resource they need when they are needed.
CAP OC’s goals within the community focus on a multi-generational Whole Family Approach that integrates child development, workforce development, and family development to address the root inequities that cause and perpetuate poverty. In a post-COVID environment CAP OC is also focusing on further recovery models to address food insecurity, further youth empowerment, and advancing the Whole Family Approach. We will be developing and implementing a story-telling model to showcase impact throughout our partnerships and maximize visibility and awareness.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2020 we began our Whole Family Approach, which realigns our programs to include family led strategies providing multigeneration support. CAP OC works with grandparents, parents, and youth to get the tools they need to set goals, create plans, and achieve together. With the resources and tools provided, families are able to work together to achieve long-term change and stability. By empowering our participants to develop their own goals and supporting them every step of the way, we have a real chance to impact poverty.
Our agency promotes and supports nutrition education programs that increase healthy food choices and physical activity to low-income children. We work with residents to improve the health of their community by identifying and addressing issues that impact neighborhood decline. We empower residents to build strong neighborhoods and become leaders of change. Working with partner agencies, the OC Food Bank provides essential food boxes through drive-thru distributions. Food distributions are also accessible through our Family Resource Centers where we provide services and programs like financial empowerment workshops and after-school programming.
CAP OC works to address immediate needs in stabilizing families in crisis so that they can survive. In 2020 we officially launched the Diaper Bank; with more families struggling under the weight of historic economic hardships during the pandemic, we provided supplies to low-income families. Our Energy & Environmental Services Department help low-income OC residents make energy-efficient home improvements to help California reach new energy goals. Energy-efficient home improvements can make homes more comfortable and reduce monthly utility bill costs. Our utility assistant programs allow low-income residents to receive electric and gas bill assistance during crisis, while learning through consumer education how to conserve energy and reduce energy burdens.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
CAPOC was instrumental in introducing some of the first community centers, youth and adult employment programs, food and nutritional programs, senior and disabled transportation, community improvement, health services, day care programs, and emergency housing to Orange County. All of the programs were innovative. However, all found a common thread of self-sufficiency running through them.
A variety of services including counseling, medical, employment, food, shelter, home repairs, child care, transportation, nutrition and education have been rendered through the CAPOC's programs. Many of these programs are still in existence today. Some are no longer affiliated with CAPOC but operate under their own governing boards. New programs have been added to meet current challenges to the mission of the agency. Unfortunately, other programs have been eliminated due to changes in funding or have evolved into other programs that are self-sustaining.
The following programs represent a few of the varied services introduced to Orange County for low-income families:
1965 - HEAD START
1965 - NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS
1965 - DIAL-A-FRIEND
1973 - ALCOHOLISM SERVICES
1973 - SENIOR EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM
1975 - CHILD DAY CARE
1975 - WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER
1975 - SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
1976 - SENIOR WORKER ACTION PROGRAM
1976 - WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
1977 - CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
1979 - RAPE CRISIS NETWORK
1979 - OC FOOD BANK
1981 - HEALTH CARE – MOBILE CLINIC
1982 - HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
1982 - LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
1984 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER
1984 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE “SAFETY NET" PROGRAM
1984 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS
1985 - FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (FEMA)
1986 - HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
1986 - ENERGY EDUCATION
1987 - HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
1988 - MCKINNEY HOMELESS PROGRAM
1991 - COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP)
1991 - APPLIANCE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (ARRP)
1994 - BILINGUAL MONEY MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION CLASSES
1996 - SOUP KITCHEN
1996 - COMMUNITY MENTOR PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY
1997 - COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
1998 - EL MODENA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
1999 - ANAHEIM INDEPENDENCIA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
2002 - FOOD STAMP OUTREACH COALITION
2002 - RAPID DEPLOYMENT TO RESPOND TO THE ENERGY CRISIS
2003 - 5-A-DAY POWERPLAY
2003 - FINANCIAL LITERACY, EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAMS
2004 - LEAD ELIMINATION ACTION PARTNERSHIP
2008 - BACKPACKS FOR SUCCESS
2008 - COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE
2012 - FARM 2 KIDS
2014 - PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH (PICH)
2015 - HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY MARRIAGES
2015 - STANTON COMMUNITY GARDEN
2015 - HYDROPONICS/AQUAPONICS
2019 - SOUTHWEST COMMUNIT CENTER (ACQUIRED)
2019 - CLEMENTINE, MOBILE FOOD TROLLEY
2020 - DIAPER BANK
2020 - OC HUNGER ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SECOND HARVEST & WASTE NOT OC
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Community Action Partnership of Orange County
Board of directorsas of 08/02/2021
Ms. Alberta Christy
Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1
Term: 2021 - 2022
Douglas Wooley
Michael Hernandez
James Colquitt
NAACP
Connie J. Jones
SMEDA
Nahla Kayali
ACCESS CA.
William O'Connell
Colette's Children's Home
Alberta Christy
Appointed by Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do
Patricia Healy
Appointed by Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer
Rhonda Reardon
Appointed by Orange County Supervisor Lisa A. Barlett
Vijay Chidambaram
CMLA/Capital Group
Burt Winer
Institute of Advanced Studies
Anuradha Prakash
Chapman University
Amelia Ramos-Moreno
Joshua Mino
Doug Vogel
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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