Community Resource Center

Morgan Day and Bob Papera, Lead Partners

“The impact of SDSVP on day-to-day operations at Community Resource Center is evident across the organization. From board development to improving infrastructure, SDSVP support has increased our productivity and enhanced our ability to provide services to our clients.”

Laurin Pause, Executive Director

Community Resource Center (CRC) unveiled its Food Stamp Outreach program, funded by SDSVP, in the fall of 2007. Since that time, over 1,150 Food Stamp Outreach materials have been distributed to families, over 200 applications have been issued to qualified individuals or families, and over 60 households have received application assistance. The North County welfare office has already documented an increase in the number of families receiving food stamp assistance.

With SDSVP support, CRC has not only realigned its food services to a more outcome-based model, but has also embarked on a major organizational transformation—including board education and expansion, improved information technology systems, and development of capable senior leadership within the agency. These enhancements have positively impacted the growth of CRC’s Holiday Baskets program, the largest holiday distribution of its kind in the county. In 2007, Holiday Baskets served a record 1,200 low-income households.

In addition, SDSVP’s contacts within the business community have provided CRC the opportunity to enhance its public image and marketing ability through the creation of a new website. The collateral benefits have included increased public awareness of and financial support for their fund-raising events and programs. CRC has clearly gained from this increased exposure.