
Community Action Partnership Strategic Plan
The San Diego County Community Action Partnership (CAP) Strategic Plan serves as 5-year roadmap for the department, highlighting goals that support both the local vision ( Live Well San Diego) and the County of San Diego Strategic Plan, as well as the National Community Action Network Goals.
Vision: Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Mission: To create a sustainable, resilient, and equitable community that empowers the economically underserved to thrive.
County of San Diego Strategic Initiative | County of San Diego Audacious Vision | County of San Diego Enterprise-Wide Goal | Community Action Partnership Goal |
Building Better Health
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Every resident has the opportunity to make positive choices that reduce preventable deaths | Strengthen the local food system and support the availability of healthy foods, nutrition education and nutrition assistance for those who need it | Expand opportunities for low-income individuals, families and communities, to access healthy and affordable food options |
San Diego County has fully optimized its health and social service delivery system to make it an industry leader in efficiency, integration and innovation | Promote the implementation of a service delivery system that is sensitive to those individuals who have been affected by traumatic circumstances |
Increase capacity in low-income communities to meet the needs of the high-risk/high-need populations that reside there | |
Living Safely
| All San Diego youth are protected from crime, neglect and abuse | Strengthen our prevention and enforcement strategies to protect our youth from crime, neglect and abuse | Provide opportunities for low-income youth and their families to engage in activities that support safety and well-being. |
Make San Diego the safest urban county in the nation | Expand data-driven crime prevention strategies and utilize current technologies to reduce crime at the local and regional level | Provide community level support to local law enforcement and other stakeholders to improve safety outcomes | |
Sustainable Environments/Thriving
| All residents engage in community life and civic activities | Create and promote diverse opportunities for residents to exercise their right to be civically engaged and in finding solutions to current and future challenges | Increase the number of low-income residents engaged in activities that improve the health, safety and well-being of their communities |
San Diego is a vibrant region with planning, development, infrastructure and services that strengthen the local economy | Provide and promote services that increase consumer and business confidence | Expand economic enhancement opportunities in low-income communities | |
Operational Excellence
| San Diego is the best managed county in the nation | Maintain fiscal stability to align services to available resources | Improve financial and programmatic reporting to ensure CAP services are meeting performance objectives |
San Diego County is the best in the nation for providing exceptional customer service | Strengthen our customer-service culture to ensure a positive customer experience | Ensure CAP staff and contracted programs provide excellent customer service to low-income communities and the providers that serve them | |
San Diego County is the best place to work in the nation | Develop, maintain and attract a skilled adaptable and diverse workforce by providing opportunities for our employees to feel valued, engaged and trusted | Encourage CAP staff to engage in opportunities for professional growth, including training and participation in community collaboratives |
Current 2023-28 CAP Strategic Plan: 2023-28 CAP Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan Updates: CAP
provides an Annual Strategic Plan Update to the Community
Action Board each year for the previous Calendar Year. Click
below to access CAP
Strategic Plan Updates