Community Action Partnership Of San Luis Obispo County Inc

TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF POVERTY, EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIONS AND PROGRAMS. CREATING COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

MIGRANT & SEASONAL HEAD START (MSHS), MIGRANT & SEASONAL EARLY HEAD START (MSEHS), AND MIGRANT EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP (EXPENSES - $39,910,886)THE MSHS AND MSEHS PROGRAMS PROVIDE LOW-INCOME MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER FAMILIES WITH PROGRAMS THAT SERVE 2,141 CHILDREN FROM PRE-NATAL STAGES TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OPERATE IN THE NINE CALIFORNIA COUNTIES OF FRESNO, KERN, MONTEREY, ORANGE, SAN BENITO, SAN JOAQUIN, SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA BARBARA, AND VENTURA. FULL-DAY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN CENTER-BASED AND FAMILY CHILD CARE OPTIONS THAT OPERATE FIVE DAYS PER WEEK FOR 7-8 MONTHS DURING PEAK AGRICULTURAL PERIODS. COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MADERA COUNTY, OUR DELEGATE AGENCY, PROVIDES SERVICES FOR 469 CHILDREN IN FRESNO COUNTY.THE MIGRANT EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS OPERATES IN KERN AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THIS GRANT ENABLES THE AGENCY TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF 70 MIGRANT AT-RISK CHILDREN AND PREGNANT MOMS WHO WORK IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE TWO-COUNTY SERVICE AREA.

HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS (EXPENSES - $20,133,070)THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS OPERATE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, KERN, SAN DIEGO,AND MONTEREY COUNTIES, OFFERING 776 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 AND KERN 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.

CHILD CARE RESOURCE CONNECTION (CCRC) (EXPENSES - $16,078,547)THE AGENCY'S CHILD CARE RESOURCE CONNECTION (CCRC) HELPS PARENTS FIND CHILD CARE THROUGH THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM. THE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE PARENTS/CARETAKERS WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET CHILD CARE COSTS TO PURSUE JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, OR FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,785 CHILDREN FROM 1,084 FAMILIES AND ALSO OFFERED TRAINING AND LICENSING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO WANTED TO BECOME CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. A TOY AND RESOURCE LIBRARY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CAN CONNECT FAMILIES WITH LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES DEDICATED TO CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN. .