The Community Needs Assessment Survey has closed on July 31, and

the Community Meetings (Ideas Exchange) have concluded on August 25.

Thank you for your participation!

In January 2027, the report of the findings and the draft service plan

will be available for public review and feedback.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Community Action Partnership is the region’s designated Community Action Agency, administering programs that empower economically disadvantaged communities and the residents that live there to achieve the vision of Live Well San Diego. CAP is administratively located under the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Department of Strategy and Community Engagement.

• Mission: CAP San Diego empowers individuals and households toward socioeconomic advancement and increased access to resources through strategic partnerships.
  • CAP’s primary target populations include very low income (200% or below the FPL) families. CAP services are driven by a community needs assessments that include feedback from key community sectors, including residents. The results of the needs assessments, including the services CAP provides in response to the findings, are outlined in the Community Action Plan. 

PROGRAMS: CAP programs are administered through contracted community partners. Information on services that CAP oversees are available here: CAP Programs   

• Note that programs may be operated by different providers depending on the location. Click here for a listing of HHSA Regions by zip code

• Interested in contract opportunities with CAP? Community-based organizations are encouraged to register with the County of San Diego’s Procurement System, Buynet, and sign up for notifications of upcoming procurements.

For referrals to other services, please dial 2-1-1, San Diego’s resource and information hub that connects people with community, health and disaster services.

For more information about CAP, please email HHSA.Communities@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619-338-2799.

For General accessibility and translation requests, including American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, please email HHSA.Communities@sdcounty.ca.gov or call (619) 338-2799.

We will make our best efforts to provide accommodations.

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This webpage is supported by Grant Number 26F-5036 from the Office of Community Services within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this webpage (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Community Services.