Project "Home Run" (Ongoing)

This project consists of sending the individuals home to where their family is or to a location where employment is available for them.  Receivables are used to purchase travel for the individuals. Travel consists of a one way ticket and meals provided darting the time of travel.  Clothes are also purchased if needed for employment interviews.

Project: "Friends of Thanksgiving" (Seasonal)

This project is a seasonal one that is for the Thanksgiving time of year. Receivables are used to purchase the ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner for a family in need.  Also receivables are used to provide a shared Thanksgiving meal for approx. one-thousand five hundred people in need.  All food is always fresh and prepared in commercial kitchens.

Project: "Birthday" (Seasonal)

This project is our Christmas outreach.  We provide gifts, such as socks, warm clothes, i.e., coats, jackets, shoes, sweaters, sleeping bags, blankets, and toiletries.  Receivables are used for all these gifts.  Also a shared meal is provided for the needy.  Food packages are created with meat, potatoes, vegetables, diary and grain for preparation by individuals who have a home to live in.

Project: "Hunger" (Ongoing)

This project is our food distribution.  We consistently seek receivables to give out to people for their basic food requirements.  Companies, such as Pacific Cookie Company, Costco and Corralitos Market donate to this project. there is always room for food on the shelves.

Project: "Warmth" (Seasonal)

This project is a specialized one that we use during the winters months.  Receivables are used to purchase sleeping bags, tents, clothes, shoes, tarps.  Also utility bills are paid per investigating each request.

Project "Instruct To Succeed: (Coming Soon in 2011)

Receivables will be used to educate individuals so that they may be able to be employed and start a new life to be successful in.  Job training is a necessity so the individual can have opportunity to succeed.

Project: "Homeless Connect" (A Partner Project)

Project Homeless Connect changes the way homeless services are delivered in Santa Cruz County and helps address new needs in the community. It is a one day community-wide event that provides housing, support, and quality of life resources to homeless individuals in the community. The project is centered on the consumer, immediately providing them with the services they require and welcoming them back into the community. Project Homeless Connect creates a community of care that helps homeless individuals move off the streets and into housing. The one-day event creates an active and engaged volunteer base that consists of local businesses, nonprofits, and individual community members all working together to help end homelessness. It provides a new forum for local service providers to collaborate, share their best practices and become more effective in their delivery of services. It allows our community to come together and make lasting differences in the lives of local homeless individuals. The project is not a resource fair; it is not about signing up on long waiting lists or creating false expectations. It is about delivering services and providing results. It creates one place for individuals to access the resources the community has to offer, rather than forcing people to travel to multiple agencies and face multiple bureaucratic barriers. In one day, clients can accomplish what would normally take months.