Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership Alameda County Board of Supervisors

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1 Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership

2 AC-OCAP Background 1964 President Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, creating Community Action Agencies, Head Start and many other programs The Oakland Economic Development Council, Inc. (OEDCI), a non-profit, is formed to run the City of Oakland s Community Action Program and Head Start 1971 Responsibility for the Community Action Agency (CAA) and Head Start is transferred to the City of Oakland As a result, the City of Oakland s Department of Human Services was formed

3 AC-OCAP: helping people and changing lives Meeting the needs of Oakland and Alameda County residents: 1971 Community Action brought Head Start to the City 1977 Community Action helped start the Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly (OPED) 1979 Community Action served as an advocate to start the City s Multi-Senior Service Program (MSSP) 1998 Community Action received $2 million dollars to implement a Welfare-to-Work program 2003 Community Action helped secure a $1 million dollar grant for Project Choice 2005 Community Action secured $250,000 from USDA for Food Stamp Outreach 2007 Community Action secured $250,000 from HHS for IDA s 2009 OCAP received $1.2 million in ARRA funding 2011 OCAP expanded throughout Alameda County creating AC-OCAP

4 Governance of Community Action Partnership (CAP) Governing Board: Oakland City Council Administering Board (18 members): Federally Mandated Three Part/Tripartite Public Official Representatives (6) Oakland City Council Members Councilmember Lynette McElhaney (District 3) Councilmember Larry Reid (District 7) Councilmember Noel Gallo (District 5) City of Oakland Mayor Mayor Jean Quan Alameda County Board of Supervisors Supervisor Wilma Chan (District 3) Supervisor Nate Miles (District 4)

5 Governance of Community Action Partnership (CAP) cont d Representatives of private groups and interests (3) Oakland Housing Authority Alameda County Social Services United Seniors Not fewer than 1/3 are democratically elected/selected representatives from the low-income community (9) (7) Low-income residents from Oakland (2) Alameda County residents

6 Alameda-County Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP) VISION STATEMENT To end poverty within the City of Oakland and throughout Alameda County MISSION STATEMENT To improve our community by creating pathways that lead to economic opportunity and prosperity PURPOSE The Community Action Partnership has the responsibility to plan, develop, and execute efforts to alleviate poverty and work toward institutional change to enhance the opportunities for families of low-income throughout Alameda County to achieve self-sufficiency AC-OCAP s Self-Sufficiency Definition Having the means and opportunity to meet a range of individual needs

7 2015 Federal Poverty Guidelines Federal poverty level slide

8 Alameda County s Low-Income Community Profile 2000 Fed Poverty Level Percent Poverty Level Percent Poverty Level Percent Alameda County 156,084 11% 166,417 11% 188, % Oakland 76,489 19% 71,599 18% 80, % Berkeley 19,495 20% 18,707 16% 19, % Compared to the State of California rate at 15.9%

9 Alameda County s Low-Income Community Profile 52,695 (15.7%) of the County s Children live in Poverty = 1 out of 6 15,283 (8.9%) residents 65 and over live in Poverty 88,516 county residents live 50% the poverty level ($5,885 annually)

10 Alameda County Oakland Community Action Partnership 2015 Community Services Block Grant Funding $1,258,856 (CSBG) 188,501- (19,464 Berkeley) = 169,037 AC low income residents $7.45 to help AC low-income residents become self-sufficient

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12 AC-OCAP 2014 Outcomes Helping People Changing Lives 31,049 Alameda County Low-Income Residents Served 72,044 Summer Lunches Served 104,070 Information and Referral Calls Provided

13 Community Economic Employment CivicCorps Vietnamese American Community Services EB Community Services Hayward Unified School District Soulciety Housing & Community Economic Development DreamCatcher Covenant House Opportunity Network St. Mary s Building Futures FESCO HERA Anew America Corp EBALDC Legal Assistance Bay Area Legal Aid Food Security City Hunger Program Summer Food Program

14 Community Economic Opportunity Network Financial Empowerment EITC Bank on Oakland IDA s (previous) Information and Referral 211 Community Events March to End Poverty Community Forums Network Partners All In New War on Poverty UWBA Road Map to End Poverty Alameda County Community Food Bank

15 Alameda County Earned Income Tax Campaign

16 Alameda County Earned Income Tax Campaign 2014 EKS Results for Alameda County Number of Sites Number of Volunteers $ EITC E-Filed Returns Paper Returns FSA Returns Total Returns Total Refunds VITA AARP Tax Aid Totals $ 7,781,424 $ 1,132,432 $ 100,059 $9,013,915 14,006 5,966 19, ,195 $ 19,410,704 $ 5,131,641 $ 276,469 $ 24,818,814

17 The Promise of Community Action Community Action changes people s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes Oakland and Alameda County a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other

18 Estelle Clemons