Community Action Partnership Of San Bernardino County

TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE LOW INCOME POPULATION IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON THE CAUSES OF POVERTY

THE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (FDP) HELPS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE OBERSHAW SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM; RAPID RE-HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING SUPPORT; EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TEMPORARY MOTEL ASSISTANCE; MOBILE SHOWER/LAUNDRY PROGRAM; VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE; SUMMER CAMP AND OTHER CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAM COMPONENTS, FDP PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMERGENCY SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES, CASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES, FREE SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY SERVICES, FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS DURING SUMMER BREAK, BACK TO SCHOOL AND THE HOLIDAYS. IN 2021, FDP SERVED 2,864 INDIVIDUALS.

THE CAPSBC FOOD BANK IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF EMERGENCY FOOD IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WITH A MISSION TO COMBAT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION BY DISTRIBUTING HEALTHY FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED. IN 2021, THE FOOD BANK RECEIVED 17,062,820 MILLION POUNDS OF USDA SURPLUS COMMODITY AND DONATED FOOD PROVIDING SERVICES TO 125,986 UNDUPLICATED LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK COMPRISED OF 275 COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED AGENCIES. A TOTAL OF 214,415 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED NUTRITIOUS MEALS THROUGH ITS SOUP KITCHEN NETWORK. THE FOOD BANK ENGAGES VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND OVER 1,090 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 109,284 HOURS OF SERVICE VALUED AT $3.7 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROGRAM (EEES) FOCUS IS TO REDUCE THE ENERGY BURDEN IN LOW-INCOME HOMES BY INSTALLING ENERGY-EFFICIENT MEASURES AND ADDRESSING HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS TO THE EEES PROGRAM: WEATHERIZATION, EMERGENCY CRISIS INTERVENTION AND HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. EEES IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PROVIDED 9,826 HOUSEHOLDS WITH 6.1 MILLION DOLLARS OF UTILITY ASSISTANCE IN 2021. EEES PROVIDES ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES, INCLUDING HOME WEATHERIZATION, APPLIANCES REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR, ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND ENERGY EDUCATION TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. EEES PROCESSES APPLICATIONS FOR THE HEAP PROGRAM, EMERGENCY UTILITY ASSISTANCE (FAST TRACK) AND ADMINISTERS THE WEATHERIZATION TRAINING CENTER FOCUSED ON TRAINING INDIVIDUALS IN CLEAN ENERGY. IN 2021, 399 HOMES RECEIVED WEATHERIZATION SERVICES; 111 ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLICANCES WERE INSTALLED OR REPAIRED; 10,225 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED ENERGENCY EDUCATION.