Community Action Partnership Of Sonoma County

COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SONOMA COUNTY CREATES ECONOMIC PATHWAYS THAT LAST FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTHEAD START/EARLY HEAD START IS A NATIONAL CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD AND THEIR FAMILIES, FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AREAS SUCH AS SOCIAL, HEALTH, DENTAL, NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. TEN PERCENT OF ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DIAGNOSED DISABILITIES. THE FUNDED ENROLLMENT WAS 347 FOR HEAD START AGED CHILDREN, AND 72 FOR EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN FOR A TOTAL OF 419.

DISASTER RELIEFTHE DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AFTER THE 2017 TUBBS FIRE AND HAS CONTINUED TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SUBSEQUENT DISASTERS AND CRISES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR RENT, DEPOSIT, MORTGAGE, ESSENTIAL NEEDS, AND UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED REBUILDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRES - OVER 400 CLIENTS RECEIVED SUPPORT TOTALING OVER $2.5 MIL.

HOUSING AND FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAMTO ENCOURAGE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AS WELL AS HOUSING, FAMILY, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY, THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL CAPACITY WHILE PROVIDING TEMPORARY HOUSING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CAPSC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWINGS PROGRAMS: HCA FAMILY FUND - THE FUND IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS WITH ONCE IN A LIFETIME ASSISTANCE COMBINED WITH FINANCIAL COACHING TO EMPOWER THE PARTICIPANT IN CREATING A HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE A HOUSEHOLD AND LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVINGS. -H20 HELP TO OTHERS - WATER BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME RATE PAYERS OF SANTA ROSA WATER. -PATHWAYS HOUSING - TEMPORARY AND LOW-INCOME SHELTER, TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SUPPORT HOUSING PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF CARE IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH STRENGTHS BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES AND PEER SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. -VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) - FREE, QUALITY TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS. OUR PREPARERS ARE VOLUNTEERS CERTIFIED BY THE IRS. -SEASON OF SHARING PROGRAM SONOMA COUNTY - A PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE'S ANNUAL GIVING DRIVE AND ADMINISTERED BY CAPSC. IT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, DEPOSIT, UNEXPECTED CRITICAL FAMILY NEEDS COSTS THAT AFFECT HEALTH OR LIVELIHOOD PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF GRANTS THAT ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SUPPLIER OF SERVICES, SUCH AS A LANDLORD - 153 CLIENTS RECEIVED WATER BILL ASSISTANCE, 40 CLIENTS RECEIVED SHORT-TERM HOUSING SERVICE, AND 251 CLIENTS RECEIVED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPATED IN FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS.