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CAP OC Pushes for Housing and Rental Help
“We’re continuing to look our business model, make sure we have the right business model to continue to handle what we think is going to continue post-COVID,” Gregory Scott, President & CEO, said. “We’re just trying to make sure we have the right business systems...
Elevate Youth in the Community
Elevate Youth targets its efforts in Anaheim, Orange, and Santa Ana, but welcomes youth ages 12 to 26 from surrounding cities as well. Through arts-based activities, Elevate Youth hopes to build awareness on substance use and prevention and increase youth’s leadership...
Reducing Youth Access to Tobacco in La Habra – July 2021 Success Story
During the month of July, the La Habra Teens Against Vaping youth coalition participated in a spokesperson training, hosted by Nicole Morgan and Ignacio Burgos, Program Coordinators from the California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN). In this training, coalition members...
Welcome Reverend Rayna Hamre
Rev. Rayna Hamre is a native of Southern California and serves the community of Orange County as an ordained Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. Her upbringing, as well as these deep ethical values, call her to work for positive change in our community. She actively...
Helping Keep Homes Safe and Supporting families with Utility Assistance
At Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAP OC), we pride ourselves on providing various types of support that not only Addresses Immediate Needs, but also Empowers Communities. This month, we would like to highlight our Energy and Environmental Services...
Expanded child tax credit gives needed cash to OC families
"Help is on the way to families throughout Orange County. The expanded federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) will provide monthly payments to millions of families in the form of a new tax credit of $250 to $300 a month, per child. Since the beginning of the pandemic early...
Reducing Youth Access to Tobacco in La Habra – June 2021 Success Story
During the month of June, the Vape Free La Habra Coalition participated in the Café y Charla (Coffee & Chat), on June 18, 2021. Program staff recently introduced the opportunity for coalition members to host these social hour meetings on topics of their choosing....
Krazy Kahoot Youth Takeover!
Elevate Youth encompasses many aspects including, building awareness on substance use prevention and increasing youth’s advocacy and leadership skills. Elevate Youth takes a unique approach by using arts-based activities to provide youth with positive outlets. As it...
For homeless and advocates, pandemic brought chaos, some of it helpful. Now what?
"They made about 80 meals in assembly-line fashion, on long tables in front of an open garage door. The OC Food Bank in Garden Grove is the main source for the food, and some of the advocates deliver meals five days a week." Read the full article:...
CAP OC Receives $10,000 Spectrum Grant
Community Action Partnership Orange County (CAP OC), a nonprofit that seeks to end poverty by stabilizing, sustaining and empowering its community through various programs and services, received a donation from Spectrum in the amount of $10,000. The donation is...