Mission Statement: To assist people who are unable to obtain for themselves the basic necessities of life, to move people toward greater independence and self-sufficiency, and to provide opportunities for people of faith to serve their community. Agency Goals: CCSA strives to service people within the communities of San Diego by providing help on a temporary basis to persons having emergency needs, enabling them with opportunity and chance to return to their optimal level of functioning. Target Population/People Served: The agency operates two service centers. The main site in Clairemont serves primarily low-income individuals and families, and the Joyce Snyder Center in PB focuses its services primarily on the needs and challenges of the growing population of the homeless. Each year, the agency has more than 25,000 service contacts with people coming in for food, clothing, and other basic necessities of life. CCSA is open to anyone in San Diego that needs help. Combined, the two centers serve up to 2000 people each month with the Joyce Snyder Center serving as many as 150 homeless singles per week. Daily Services: Emergency food and clothing; assistance with temporary housing and emergency shelter needs; transportation assistance via bus tokens and gas vouchers and resource counseling and referrals to county wide services and programs available in San Diego. The Rappahannock location is a distribution site for USDA Commodity Foods, holding an active application

with the San Diego food Bank. Each month, CCSA distributes USDA Commodity Foods to about 1,000 individuals. The PB site has a nursing clinic open several days per week staffed with volunteer nurses where the homeless can receive basic health assessment, education, and referrals to more formal healthcare. CCSA helps people to obtain birth certificates and gives financial assistance to people to get California identification cards (necessary for employment or program entry). The annual “Back-to-School” program assists children with essential school supplies. The “Adopt-a-Family” Christmas program helps families with children enjoy presents and a holiday dinner. CCSA has been a case manager for the Interfaith Shelter Network (ISN) for the past several years, offering people temporary housing on-site within its member churches. CCSA caseworkers typically manage/shelter ISN clients for a total of 1,200 nights. Agency History/Funding Sources: CCSA was founded in 1972 by seven churches in the local ministerial assoc- iation and obtained its nonprofit 501C-3 status in 1973. During its over 30 years of service, CCSA has grown to include 29 member churches in the Claire- mont, PB, La Jolla, and University City areas of San Diego. CCSA has utilized hundreds of volunteers to deliver its services. The agency is supported by its member churches, hundreds of individual donors, small grants, and various fundraising efforts.