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Community Needs Assessment
To respond to challenges that our community is facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, CAP OC is conducting a Community Needs Assessment, which includes a survey of our community’s needs, available at surveymonkey.com/r/capoc. Through the survey, we would be happy to...
5 Millionth Diaper Good Day LA Broadcast
In May 2020, CAP OC launched Orange County’s 1st official Diaper Bank (only 5 in the state of California). More than 5 million diapers have been distributed to low-income families to date. At this distribution, one lucky family is the recipient of our 5 Millionth...
Elevate Youth: Healing Communities Through the Arts
Elevate Youth staff kicked off their program to a great start! Elevate Youth is youth-led and focusing on preventing substance use disorder in communities affected by the War on Drugs. Staff hope to accomplish the goals through arts-based activities (e.g., poetry,...
Clementine Turns 2
Clementine the Mobile Food Trolley turns 2 today! We can't believe how quickly time has flown by. For those who have not been acquainted with her, Clementine is a 2005 workhorse trolley repurposed to be a mini-market on wheels. Every month, she visits up to 16...
Elevate Youth California Grant Announcement
We are excited to announce that CAP OC has recently been awarded the Elevate Youth California Grant of $1 million to be awarded over three years. The allocation, part of a larger grant awarded to community-based youth organizations across California, will be used for...
Adopt-a-Family Success Story
At CAP OC, we pride ourselves in providing a wide-array of programs and services that all aim to help struggling individuals and families combat the causes and effects of poverty. The Cho Family came to us in a time of need. Both mother and father contracted COVID-19...
Major Donation Announcement: S. Mark Taper Foundation
CAP OC is proud to announce it was awarded a $50,000 general operating support grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation. “This leadership gift from the Foundation provides ongoing support during a time of immense crisis for our communities. We are greatly appreciated...
Unmasking the George Floyd Phenomenon: Biopolitical Race and Poverty
I still remember the first time I had to encounter racism growing up as a young man in Paterson, NJ. On some level, it had become normal for myself and other young black boys to be sitting on the curb in handcuffs with my head down in shame, in fear, in a state of...
Counting the Countless: Census 2020 and the Impact of Food Insecurity
Census 2020 could be the most important and inclusive civic activity our country has ever experienced, covering every person in the United States of America. Our constitution requires an accurate recording of the nation’s population every ten years. It is a...
Poverty Behind the Orange Curtain
One in five Californians live in poverty. The average poverty rate in California stands at close to 20 percent with more than 7 million people still struggle to get by in the state. Although California has a vigorous economy and a number of safety net programs to aid...