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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.
- For more information about CAP, please email HHSA.Communities@sdcounty.ca.gov or call 619-338-2799.
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PROGRAMS (Click Here)
Program Description
Location(s)/Provider(s)
Communities in Action
Support towards individual, family and community well-being, including:
- Comprehensive Assessment of Household Needs
- Stabilization Supports for Crisis Situations
- Navigation of Income Support Services
- Financial Literacy Services
- Education/Development Classes
- Resident Leadership Academy (RLA)
- Ongoing Support to Local RLA Graduates
Central: Home Start, Inc.
- Phone: (619) 229-3660
East: International Rescue Committee
- Phone: (619) 420-6208
- Email: sdfinancialskills@rescue.org
North Central: Jewish Family Service
- Phone: (858) 637-3210
North Inland: Interfaith Community Services
- Phone: (760) 489-6380
North Coastal: North County Lifeline
- Phone: (760) 842-6269
South: South Bay Community Services
- Phone: (619) 420-3620
Community Needs Assessment Every two years, CAP conducts a Community Needs Assessment through surveys, in-person community dialogue meetings, and a countywide report that informs the Community Action Plan, a two-year service plan for CAP programs. The current Needs Assessment process has begun in July 2026, for a draft report and Community Action Plan due in late 2026/early 2027. The previous Needs Assessment process and Community Action plan was conducted in 2024/2025. Countywide: Community Action Plan | Engage San Diego County
- Phone: (619) 338-2799
- Email: HHSA.Communities@sdcounty.ca.gov
Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) Coordination
Support of regional RLA efforts through a quarterly convening of RLA practitioners, as well as ongoing technical assistance and training for RLA practitioners.
Countywide: Community Health Improvement Partners
- Phone: (858) 609-7960
- Email: chipinfo@sdchip.org
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Free mediation services for community members provided to resolve conflict at the lowest level possible.
Countywide: National Conflict Resolution Center
- Phone: (619) 238-2400
- Email: info@ncrconline.com
Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition
Co-leadership of the local EITC Coalition with the United Way and IRS, including joint funding of an EITC Coordinator position with the United Way. Countywide: Dreams for Change
Keep 'Em Safe
Child passenger safety training and distribution of car seats to low-income families.
Countywide: Pacific Safety Center
Walk-N-Roll
Pedestrian and bicycle safety through trainings and support to resident-driven community improvement projects. Countywide: Circulate San Diego
- Phone: (619) 544-9255
- Email: info@circulatesd.org
Gang Prevention and Community Response
Services to support community efforts to address the negative impacts of gangs in low-income neighborhoods.
Central: UPAC
N. Inland: Escondido Education Compact
N. Coastal: North County Lifeline
Whole Family / 2 Gen (WF2G)
Provide services that ensure a legacy of economic security is passed down from one generation to the next in historically disadvantaged communities.
Supports the vision of the County by promoting local community goals that build and support resilient families through various activities and engagements, including linking participants to services that support efforts toward self-sufficiency.
Social Advocates for Youth San Diego, Inc. (SAY San Diego)
Programs: CAP programs are administered through contracted
community partners. Information on services that CAP oversees are
listed below, including links to provider sites.
- Note that programs may be operated by different providers depending on the location. Click here for a listing of HHSA Regions by zip code
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This webpage is supported by Grant Number 25F-6036 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.
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