Charitable Ventures of Orange County (CVOC)

380 PROJECT KINSHIPProject Kinship provides hope, training and support services to formerly incarcerated and gang involved life to re-enter schools, workforce, and families. Project Kinship offerings capacity building training and conferences to individuals and agencies throughout Orange County to better serve high-risk populations in the community. projectkinship.org

780 D5 The Fifth District Childcare Program distributed $1.5 million aimed at assisting local childcare businesses and nonprofits that have been affected by COVID-19. The funding, which was part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), H.R. 3191, aided those childcare-related businesses that needed assistance in recovering from the pandemic.

880 OCSD The Orange County Sustainability Decathlon (OCSD23) is a new competition that challenges talented individuals working as a team to design, build, and market model housing prototypes that demonstrate a range of practical solutions to some of Californias most urgent problems. OCSD23 will motivate a new generation of leaders to envision and apply creative solutions that will accelerate sustainable development in California and across the country. OCSD23s primary objective is to jump-start the availability of innovative, energy-efficient, net-zero energy housing units that are market-ready and affordable for todays consumers. The OCSD23 Organization will build and display for public viewing a sustainable village of leading-edge homes at a single site. This event will showcase up to 20 unique homes designed and built by multidisciplinary teams. While on display, these teams will be in competition to demonstrate which houses outperform the others in ten contests. Economic Development/Education