CAFB's Outreach partners: California's Food Stamp Outreach Program helps to bring information about Food Stamps and assistance in applying to California's low-income households in an effort to increase participation. We do this through the statewide information line, by developing and sharing outreach materials, and by working with our community partners in 22 counties across the state. CAFB is always looking for new partners to join us in this effort.

Alameda County CommunityFood Bank www.accfb.org
The Food Bank serves those in need by distributing food to individuals and families through a network of 300 non-profit organizations that work to alleviate hunger throughout the county. Each month, ACCFB serves 40,000 people with emergency food.  In addition to emergency food, they also have a food assistance hotline taking 1,500 calls each month and assisting people with emergency food assistance, food stamp prescreening and application assistance and referrals to other government assistance programs.  ACCFB also offers nutrition education and food stamp outreach and application assistance to the over 160,000 low-income people in Alameda County. The following is ACCFB outreach subcontractor:

Central American Refugee Committee East Bay Central American Refugee Committee, is a Latino immigrant and refugee organization which builds community and increase civic participation and offers collaborative projects like Grupo de la Comida (The Food Group) where low-income people prepare, distribute and receive food donations.  This serves approximately 250 low-income households a week.

Homeless Action Center - Alameda County http://homelessactioncenter.org/about The Alameda County Homeless Action Center is a non-profit legal services program for homeless and mentally ill people in our community. Founded in 1990 with a Berkeley Law Foundation grant to respond to the legal needs of homeless people, HAC now provides legal assistance to homeless and indigent people primarily in the areas of public benefits (SSI, GA, Food Stamps, MediCal). HAC staff includes four attorneys, one paralegal, and a projects manager all of whom provide direct client assistance.

Harbor InterfaithServices - Los Angeles County www.harborinterfaith.org/main.htmHarbor Interfaith Services offers a comprehensive network of services designed to help homeless families regain their independence and move on to a better life. The project began in 1975 under the sponsorship of the Greater Peninsula San Pedro Council of Churches. At that time, Betsy Barnhart and Father Art Bartlett organized FISH, a volunteer group supported by local faith communities. Its mission: to provide those in need with food, clothing and transportation. In the early 80s, it became obvious to FISH volunteers that homelessness was a serious problem, especially among women and children. A task force was formed to determine the feasibility of launching a shelter program. In 1983, Harbor Interfaith Shelter was established to provide emergency housing for homeless families. In 1987, it merged with Peninsula Harbor FISH. The agency has continued to grow, offering countless families the opportunity for a better life.

Hope-Net - Los Angeles County www.hopenet.infoHope-Net is an interfaith effort to eliminate hunger and homelessness in Los Angeles by providing food, shelter and self-help assistance to families and individuals. There are eight food pantries operated by Hope-Net congregations which distribute food seven days a week at various locations. Hope-Net food pantries serve over 100,000 people per year. Hope-Net has completed a 17-unit apartment building, Hope West Apartments, as permanent housing for low-income families in the Wilshire Center/Koreatown area. These units will be available as affordable rental apartments for the next 40 to 50 years.  Hope-Net staff will work with their many volunteers to provide local, accurate information about the food stamp program at their eight food pantries in Los Angeles. 

Human Resources Council - Calaveras County www.hrcnet.orgHRC is a private, non-profit human service agency serving California's central Sierra Foothill communities since 1981. With passion and dedication HRC serves families, children and individuals by providing exceptional community-based programs and education.  The agency's annual operating budget is over $7 million and the agency has approximately 150 staff. HRC provides a wide range of services for low-income eligible families in Calaveras County including emergency food baskets, rental and energy assistance, home owner assistance, food stamp application assistance, nutrition education and legal assistance.

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties www.foodbankccs.org
The Food Bank serves those in need by distributing food to individuals and families through a network of 200 non-profit organizations that work to alleviate hunger throughout the county. In addition to emergency food, they also offer nutrition education and food stamp outreach and application assistance to the over 160,000 low-income people in both Contra Costa and Solano County.

Community Action Partnership of Orange County www.capoc.org
For over 40 years the Community Action Partnership of Orange County has worked towards enhancing the quality of life in Orange County by eliminating and preventing the causes and effects of poverty.  The Partnership brings together both private and public resources to solve community problems and improve communities by bringing hope and services to the poor. The Partnership provides a variety of emergency services and capacity building programs that enable the poor to meet basic needs and develop the knowledge and skills to move out of poverty. The Partnership believes that poverty in all its forms and manifestations is degrading to the individual and represents a clear threat to the continued health and prosperity of our nation.  CAPOC has a staff of over 100 employees and a budget of over $15 million dollars that helps people and changes lives. Each year CAPOC serves over 950,000 persons at or below the federal poverty level.

Community Food Bank - Fresno County www.communityfoodbank.net
Community Food Bank is a non-profit, charitable organization. In its role as the food bank for Fresno County, it serves as the hub for a countywide network of food pantries and soup kitchens. Community Food Bank recovers food from farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, individuals and government sources. It then distributes the food to over 150 hunger-relief and other programs helping low-income individuals in Fresno County. Community Food Bank also serves the county with several programs besides emergency food distribution including Senior Brown Bag Program, Kids Café’s, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Mobile Food Pantry Program, Food Stamp Outreach Project and Nutrition Education.

Daughters of Charity Ministry Services Corp - Los Angeles County
The Daughters of Charity Ministry Services Corporation Health Benefits Resource Center is a non-profit faith based community based organization, providing a one-stop center with a toll free information line of 1-800-474-1811.  The mission of the Daughters of Charity Ministry Services Corporation Health Benefits Resource is to serve the working poor by: (1) Improving access to Health and Human Services for children, teens, seniors and families; (2) Educating and providing information about programs and services available to the community, as well as scheduling for programs and events that fosters community health and wellness; (3) Providing a one-stop center that links community residents to affordable healthcare programs and services; (4) Provide a dependable referral mechanism for social service agencies, school, churches, and community-based organizations.

Familia Center  -Santa Cruz County http://hhspp.csumb.edu/community/famres/fc.html
Familia Center is the only Latino community-based family resource center serving low-income residents of northern Santa Cruz County. The mission of Familia Center is to promote a sense of empowerment to those who struggle with poverty, exclusion, and racism. We assist families and children to meet their human needs through advocacy, crisis intervention, enrichment, information, referral, and follow-up.

Food For People http://www.foodforpeople.org/programs.html
Food for People is a non-profit, charitable organization. In its role as the food bank for Humboldt County, it serves as the hub for a countywide network of food pantries and soup kitchens. Food for People recovers food from farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, individuals and government sources. It then distributes the food to over 50 hunger-relief and other programs helping low-income individuals in Humboldt County. It offers several other programs to the community including donated food distribution, Senior Brown Bag Program, Summer Food Service Program, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Farm to School Program and Food Stamp Access Outreach Project.

Fresno Metro Ministry www.fresnometroministry.org
Located in California's San Joaquin Valley, "Fresno Metro Ministry is a faith-based organization that works to create a more respectful, compassionate and inclusive community that promotes social and economic justice." The organization was founded in 1970 "to create ways to serve the population by solving problems and relating the Church and religious institutions to the needs of the population." Organizations goals include decreasing hunger and malnutrition in the Fresno Valley. Fresno Metro Ministry primarily addresses community issues that affect low-income and middle-income residents. Current major projects include health care access, hunger and food security, building caring relationships across cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and advocating for helping human services to strengthen families and individuals.

Imperial Valley Food Bank
Imperial Valley Food Bank is a non-profit organization, procures nutritious food locally and distributes it to low-income individuals and families of Imperial County who are in need. In addition to distributing donated food, IVFB also distributes USDA Commodity Food and coordinates, food stamp outreach, nutrition education and summer lunch outreach programs.

Lake County Community Action Agency www.lccaa.org
The mission of LCCAA is to assist the people of Lake County to become economically and socially self-sufficient.  LCCAA’s programs include: (1) Transitional Shelter: The agency operates the only transitional shelter in Lake County with a capacity of housing twent-two people in five units; providing case management for shelter residents, including counseling, life skills training, access to job training and job development; (2) Emergency Food Pantry: Providing emergency for food for families and individuals; (3) Information and Referral: Provides information and referral services, including food stamp information and referrals, to clients and agencies in person or on the phone; (4) Coalition Building: Works with other agencies (WIA, Goodwill, CalWorks, Experience Works, etc.) to provide education and training for individuals; (5) Nutrition Education: coordinates classes for low-income people about healthy cooking and eating and (6) Clothing.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank www.lafightshunger.org
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is a private, nonprofit, charitable organization that has been serving the disadvantaged of our community for 33 years. We are at the heart of a charitable food distribution network that includes over 1,000 charities in Los Angeles County.  LARFB supports many programs including Senior Brown Bag, CSFP, Kids Café’s, USDA Commodity (EFAP) and others.  The Food Bank is currently working with the county to support a food stamp outreach effort coordinated by the county that would put one outreach worker in each of LA’s districts at soup kitchens, pantries and other non-profit organizations. 

Redwood Empire Food Bank - Sonoma and Surroundin Counties www.refb.org
Founded in 1987, REFB is Sonoma County's largest hunger-relief organization. REFB acquires food and distributes it through a network of 118 charitable agencies and our own food assistance programs, and also provide food to Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties through five smaller food banks. REFB also operates its own programs throughout the county: A Child's Portion, Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for children and seniors, Senior Brown Bag, Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) for those in need of any age, Community Pantry Network, Kids Cafe, Backpack Project, Food Stamp Outreach Program and the Every Child, Every Day - Summer Hunger Initiative. The newest program of the REFB is The Megan Furth Harvest Pantry, that delivers nutritious food and nutrition education to hungry and anemic children.

Nevada County Food Bank www.nccn.net/~foodbanknc/
The Food Bank of Nevada County, a non-profit organization, procures nutritious food locally and distributes it to low-income individuals and families of Nevada County who are in need. We serve our community since 1986. The Food Bank also stores and distributes USDA Commodities food donated by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Sacramento Hunger Coalition www.targethunger.com/
The Hunger Commission believes that hunger can be prevented and is not acceptable in a just society that values the dignity and worth of every individual. Therefore, the goal of the Hunger Commission is to eliminate hunger and food insecurity by assuring that all people are able to provide themselves adequate food for an active and healthy life. To accomplish this goal, the Commission addresses root causes of hunger and food insecurity and creatively pursues positive improvements by serving as Sacramento County's primary information source about hunger and community food security and coordinating community resources to increase opportunities and education for people to become self-sufficient

San Diego Huner Coalition
The San Diego Hunger Coalition (SDHC) seeks to alleviate hunger in the San Diego County region through collaboration, outreach, and advocacy. SHDC activities include strengthening and increasing participation in underutilized Federal Nutrition Programs, positively influencing public policy regarding hunger and nutrition, and engaging community members in fighting hunger and malnutrition. SDHC is the only organization in San Diego County that focuses strictly on these issues. The following are Food Stamp Outreach Sub-contractors:

2-1-1 San Diego County
www.211sandiego.org
2-1-1 San Diego is a service of INFO LINE of San Diego County, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization now doing business as (dba) 2-1-1 San Diego. Locally, 2-1-1 dialing launched throughout San Diego County on June 30, 2005. Now, anyone in San Diego County can access information about community, health, and disaster services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 2-1-1 is the new, national dialing code for information about health and human services. 211 San Diego was an instrumental partner in the California Statewide Food Stamp Information Line Pilot that started in March 1, 2006, by which they accepted calls coming from the toll-free number advertised by radio stations in the San Diego, offering prescreening and mailing potentially eligible households information about how to apply in their county.  They now will be offering this same service along with application assistance to their low-income callers that come in through the 211 line. 

Chula Vista Community Collaborative - San Diego County
www.chulavistacc.org
The Chula Vista Community Collaborative (CVCC) was established in 1995 and is a fully functioning community collaborative that meets monthly with over 150 active members representing schools, social and health service providers, the neighborhood communities and families, and governmental entities from South San Diego County. Six family resource centers (FRCs) (all located on school sites) are operated under the umbrella of the CVCC. The FRCs provide an array of direct services and are open to anyone. They link community residents to local agencies for any services not provided at the center.

Community Resource Center - San Diego County
www.communityresourcecenter.org
Legal Advocacy for domestic violence victims, job preparation for all, emergency food for all, domestic violence shelter

Neighborhood Healthcare - San Diego County
www.nhcare.org/
Primary and Preventive Health Care, Pediatrics, Women's Health, Prenatal, Family Planning and Healthy Families/MediCal Application Assistance.
 
New Vistas - San Diego County
http://comresearch.org/
Short Term Acute Residential Treatment (START) programs (alternative to hospitalization for adults),Transitional Living Program, Mental health rehabilitation services to homeless individuals Substance Abuse Treatment

Turning Point - San Diego County
Short Term Acute Residential Treatment (START) programs (alternative to hospitalization for adults),Transitional Living Program, Mental health rehabilitation services to homeless individuals Substance Abuse Treatment

The MAAC Project- San Diego County
www.maacproject.org
MAAC is a multi-purpose social service agency with a successful thirty-nine year history of serving various communities throughout San Diego County. As one of the most successful social service agencies in the county, MAAC has continuously assisted low-income clients in achieving a higher level of self-sufficiency. Our clients want what everyone wants, a sense of security, viability and self-reliance. MAAC exists to help them achieve it. MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the MAAC Project is to promote self-sufficiency for low and moderate income families and communities of Southern California through advocacy for, and delivery of, social, educational, housing and employment services. 

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) - San Diego County
www.saysandiego.org/
Before and After School Programs and Licensed Child Care for school age children* Youth Leadership Development* Gang, Substance Abuse and Teen Pregnancy Prevention* Individual, Family and Group Counseling* School Based Social Service Programs* Youth Employment Programs* Perinatal Support* Community Service* and Community Education and Development.

Vista Balboa- San Diego County
www.comresearch.org/programs/vbcc/index.asp?id=27
Short Term Acute Residential Treatment (START) programs (alternative to hospitalization for adults),Transitional Living Program, Mental health rehabilitation services to homeless individuals Substance Abuse Treatment

YMCA- San Diego County
www.ymca.org
YMCA Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) assists relative caregivers (e.g. grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings) to do the best job possible to keep children safe, secure, and connected with their families. Services are provided in English and Spanish in the South Bay, North County, Coastal and Inland Regions of the county and include counseling, case management, support groups, respite, guardianship and permanency planning, and other related services.

Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo www.slofoodbank.org
The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County was founded in 1988 and has become the only source of large-quantity donated and low-cost food to thousands of very low-income residents of San Luis Obispo County, through it’s network of more than 140 nonprofit agencies.  The Food Bank Coalition also coordinates Brown Bag and Food Stamp Outreach Programs for it’s county.  The Food Stamp Outreach Program assists eligible people to receive Food Stamps, accomplishing the Coalition’s mission to alleviate hunger in our county while bringing dollars into the San Luis Obispo economy.

Second Harvest FB Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties www.2ndharvest.net
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is a private non-profit organization that collects and distributes more than 27 million pounds of food each year to low-income children, adults and seniors. The Food Bank currently serves an average of 163,500 individuals each month; nearly 60% are families with dependent children. In addition to emergency food, SHFB also have a food assistance hotline assisting people with emergency food assistance, food stamp prescreening and application assistance and referrals to other government assistance programs. The following are outreach subcontractors:

Coastside Opportunity Center  
www.coastside.org
The Coastside Opportunity Center (COC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit multi-service center incorporated in 1976 whose mission is to provide a wide range of human service programs to residents of the San Mateo Coastside who are immigrant and undocumented; homeless, low-income or working poor; farm workers, nursery workers or service workers; elderly or disabled. We are the only such organization on the Coastside and every effort is made to assist those who have become homeless and to prevent others from becoming homeless. Governed by a 13-member Board of Directors representing a cross-section of the Coastside community, COC is a lean community-based organization with a current core full-time bilingual staff of four and an Interim Executive Director, supported by additional part-time staff including our team of drivers and outside contractors. Ongoing programs include extensive immigration and citizenship services, translations, forms assistance, notary public services, and income tax preparation assistance; information and referral; crisis intervention and case management; emergency/supplemental food; clothing and clothing vouchers; rental assistance and utility assistance; emergency motel vouchers; and wheelchair lift-equipped door-to-door and fixed route transportation for the disabled and frail elderly and those who have no other means of transportation to get to necessary medical appointments, school or work. 

El Concilio of San Mateo County  
www.el-concilio.com  
El Concilio of San Mateo County is a non-profit community based organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Latinos and other underserved communities through leadership, education and employment opportunities and access to quality health care. Our services include Emergency Core services in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park,including Second Harvest Food distributions, health education and environmental programs for low income residents throughout San Mateo County, a Day Worker Center and Diabetes Clinic in Redwood City and youth programs.

The Fair Oaks Community Center
http://redwoodcity.org/parks/cc/fairoaks.html
Fair Oaks Community Center is a multi-service community center owned and operated by the City of Redwood City under it's Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department. The center provides a variety of services ranging from shelter referrals to food programs to childcare to senior services to housing assistance to legal services. Because of it's location and the types of services provided, a large portion of the population served are families or individuals whose income is below 165% of poverty, making it an ideal location for increased food stamp outreach.

North Peninsula Neighborhood Services Center
www.neighborhoodservices.org  
NPNSC was founded in 1973 to provide information and referral services to the community. Today the agency provides a variety of social service, education and housing revitalization programs for low-income residents in San Mateo County. With a staff that includes many bilingual and bicultural Latino employees, NPNSC is successful reaching, serving, and gaining the confidence of the growing Spanish speaking population in San Mateo County. Social Services—NPNSC provides emergency food and shelter, crisis intervention to individuals and families in need. We also assist low-income residents with rent and utility bill payments in South San Francisco, Brisbane, and San Bruno.

Daly City Community Service Center 
www.ci.daly-city.ca.us/city_services/srvctr.htm
The Daly City Community Service Center was established by the City Council of Daly City in 1974. Our mission is to promote and improve the quality of life for the residents of Daly City, Colma and Broadmoor by the provision of quality crisis intervention services, either directly or by referral to the appropriate provider, thus empowering individuals/families towards self-sufficiency. Persons needing assistance meet with a community caseworker to have their situation or needs thoroughly assessed. Immediate needs are addressed and a long-term service plan is developed. Each person's case is then monitored to completion. Services Provided: Comprehensive Needs Assessment; Crisis Intervention; Emergency Food, Shelter, and Transportation; Short-Term Counseling; Advocacy; Outreach; Translation; Employment Information and Job Board; Business Clothes Closet; Housing Assistance; Case Management; Holiday Help Programs.

Second Harvest FB of Santa Cruz & San Benito Counties www.thefoodbank.org
Second Harvest provides food to approximately 44,000 individuals per month through a network of 150 agencies and programs throughout our service area. The following are brief descriptions of the Food Bank’s programs and services. Second Harvest provides more than 3.4 million pounds of food per year to local hunger relief organizations. The Food Bank operated the Food for Children program in 21 schools and low-income housing areas throughout the service area. The food provided is child-friendly USDA commodities, purchased product, and donated product.  The Food Bank operates a Community Food Hotline that connects local needy individuals and families to area pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other programs. The hotline also works to determine whether or not a caller may be eligible for Food Stamps and then transfers them via CENTREX line to the County Food Stamp office.  Finally, Second Harvest provides Nutrition Education and Food Stamp Outreach to low-income people.

Senior Legal Hotline - Statewide www.seniorlegalhotline.org
 (SLH) is a special program under the auspices of Legal Services of Northern California, the nonprofit legal aid agency for low-income people in 22 counties in the region. SLH provides free legal advice and assistance over the phone to people over 60 throughout California -- a population of about 5.2 million and growing fast. SLH attorneys, paralegals and volunteers empower needy seniors to prevent exploitation and abuse and to maintain maximum independence, health and social productivity. ast year SLH handled more then 10,000 cases and is expecting even more in 2006. More than half of those who call SLH live alone, and many are seriously isolated – socially, if not geographically, in remote, rural pockets. Some 35 percent are members of minority groups, substantially more than the 18 percent U.S. average. For many members of these communities, cultural barriers, especially language, add to isolation and lack of access to legal help. For these people SLH is an invaluable resource. Its holistic approach ensures that seniors who call receive not only answers to their specific legal questions but also information and access to resources that can help them in others ways.  

St. Francis Medical Center - Los Angeles  www.stfrancismedicalcenter.org
Established in 1945, St. Francis Medical Center (SFMC) is the only comprehensive, non-profit, health care institution serving Southeast Los Angeles. The Medical Center provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for 700,000 adults and 300,000 children who count on the Medical Center for high quality and compassionate medical care. SFMC operates a 384-bed acute care hospital; six community-based health clinics; and the largest and busiest private emergency trauma center in Los Angeles County, which treats 60,000 children and adults each year. More than 6,000 babies are born at SFMC each year. In addition the Medical Center has established a Heart and Vascular Center and a Women’s Imaging Center, and a broad array of community service programs.  

Sunnyvale Community Services-Santa Clara Cnty www.svcommunityservices.org
Sunnyvale Community Services is an independent, nonprofit emergency assistance agency. It’s mission is to prevent homelessness and hunger for low-income families and to help seniors remain independent. They provide financial aid, food, and other support that prevents larger problems with more expensive solutions.

Village Community Resource Center - Contra Costa County
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/vccc/org/19922512.html
VCRC is a community-based program that serves Latino families. Our mission is to provide information, support, and coordination of resources to empower the quality of life of disadvantaged children and their families in a culturally sensitive environment. VCRC offers a variety of supportive services and activities for children, youth, and families in a safe and nurturing environment. Services are prevention-focused, family-friendly, and available in English and Spanish. The families served by VCRC have multiple risk factors such as poverty, single parent head-of-household, crowded living conditions, parent(s) with no education above the elementary level, mono-lingual (Spanish speaking only), farm workers, umemployed, seasonally employed, receiving public assistance, lacing health insurance. When this vulnerable families are clustered together in isolated groups, they become disconnected from the opportunities, resources, and networks the parents and caregivers need to offer their children the best possible opportunity in life.