Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc

aka Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County | Watsonville, CA | http://www.cabinc.org

Mission

CAB’s mission is to partner with the community to eliminate poverty and create social change through advocacy and essential services.

Ruling year info

1983

Executive Director

Mrs. MariaElena De La Garza

Main address

406 Main Street STE 207

Watsonville, CA 95076 USA

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EIN

94-2523780

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (W01)

Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)

Housing Expense Reduction Support, Rent Assistance (L82)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Davenport Resourse Service Center

Located ten miles north of Santa Cruz, the Davenport Resource Service Center (DRSC), provides services to support the culturally diverse and low-income population in the rural north coast. Emergency and prevention services we provide include food programs, youth services, senior services, immigration services, and much more.

Ubicado diez millas al norte de Santa Cruz, el Centro de recursos y servicios de Davenport (DRSC) brinda servicios para apoyar a la población culturalmente diversa y de bajos ingresos en la costa norte. Los servicios de emergencia y prevención que ofrecemos incluyen programas de comida, servicios para niños, servicios para personas de la tercera edad, servicios de inmigración y mucho más.

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ALCANCE

The mission of ALCANCE is to provide under-resourced, at risk, or re-entry youth and adults with employment services. These services include: work skills development, community engagement, job readiness, placement and retention assistance, youth leadership training, and work skills crews.

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Day Worker Center of Santa Cruz County (DWC)

The mission of the Day Worker Center is to assist day laborers in Santa Cruz County to secure safe employment, develop job skills, improve wages, and become more fully engaged members of our community. The Center facilitates the employment of day laborers in a safe hiring hall space and through an organized and dignified process.
Besides providing a location for potential employers to reach workers by phone or email during Center hours of operation, the Center reaches out to day workers who would normally be soliciting work on the streets and informs them about the Center’s services; providing secure, safe employment, developing job skills, improving wages, and helping workers become more fully engaged members of our community.

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The Rental Assistance Program (RAP)

The Rental Assistance Program is an eviction prevention program and offers rental/mortgage assistance to Santa Cruz County residents faced with an eviction notice:

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Santa Cruz County Immigration Project

SCCIP’s mission is to promote the wellbeing of the immigrant community in Santa Cruz County and the Pajaro Valley. We accomplish this by helping immigrants acquire legal status, reuniting immigrant families, and making U.S. citizenship more accessible to eligible immigrants. We provide competent and professional legal services, advocacy, and community education and information.

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CalWORKs Emergency Payment Program (CEPP)

CEPP provides emergency payments for services, information, and referrals to support the continuation of employment and educational
goals for participants referred by the county’s CalWORKs program. Please note: in order to participate in this program, you must already be enrolled in, or apply to CalWORKs.

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The Thriving Immigrants Collaborative (TIC)

The Thriving Immigrants Collaborative (TIC) is an alliance of organizations in Santa Cruz County that provide direct services to and advocate for a community where immigrants are truly welcomed and supported to thrive. TIC aims to improve life for immigrants in our region through collective work focused on:

• Advocacy & Systems Change
• Coordination & Alignment of Services
• Communications & Community Engagement
• Developing TIC’s Infrastructure

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