Chicano Federation of San Diego County

Infant & Toddler Program - contract with licensed Family Child Care Homes to provide quality childcare for infants and toddlers ages birth to 36 months. Promoting socio-emotional, cognitive and physical development, this program provides services through our contracts with state-licensed day care homes. Our staff visit regularly to monitor the progress of the community children in the daycare centers. 12,000+ families were provided child centered services.Barrio Logan Child Development Center - provide quality, child development services for low-income families at a preschool center that serves children ages 3-5. Barrio Logan Child Development Center is committed to fostering physical, cognitive, emotional and social development by developing and providing high-quality child-development services that offer an enriching and nurturing educational environment.Home-Based Early Head Start & Head Start - provide parent education services for low-income families with children ages birth-5 and connect children and parents with community resources through a home-based child development and social services program. Includes weekly in-home parenting and child development education, socializations and field trips, referrals to community resources, services for children with disabilities, resources and transportation resources.Child Nutrition Program - contract with childcare providers and reimburse them for serving nutritious meals to children in their licensed day care homes in order to improve the health and eating habits of children ages 0-13. More than 4,000,000 healthy meals for children were served through our network of 850+ licensed daycare homes in San Diego, Orange County and Riverside County.WORKFORCE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - THE CHICANO FEDERATIONS WOMENS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS A CHILDCARE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES WOMEN WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO START A HOME-BASED CHILDCARE BUSINESS THROUGH AN EIGHT-WEEK COURSE THAT PREPARES THEM FOR THE STATES LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE WOMEN WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS, WHILE HELPING FAMILIES IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE.ADVOCACY - THE CHICANO FEDERATION HAS BEEN A LONG HISTORY OF BEING AT THE FOREFRONT WORKING TO ENSURE ALL SAN DIEGANS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CHICAGO FEDERATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT INTIATIVES. THESE ARE INTENDED TO GET CRITICAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE SURROUNDING PROGRAMS SC AS RENTAL ASSISTANCE, VOTER REGISTRATION, CENSUS, CHILD TAX CREDIT AND SO MUCH MORE. PUBIC HEALTH OUTREACH THE CHICANO FEDERATION IS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION OF THE SAN DEIGO LATINO HEALTH COALITION THAT HAS SERVES BOTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND IMPERIAL VALLEY WITH COVID-19 OUTREACH EFFORTS. THE SAN DIEGO LATINO HEALTH COALITION IS A COLLECTIVE OF SANDIEGO CBOS WITH STRONG TIES AND IS DEDICATED TO SLOWING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN OUR LATINX COMMUNITIE. SPECIFICALLY, WE SERVE IMMIGRANTS, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNTIES, YOUNG PEOPLE (AGE 14-24) ALL WHOM WERE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED Y COVID-19 AND HAVE BARRIERS IN ACCESSIG PROPER HEALTHCARE. COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER THE CHCICANO FEDERATION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER OPENED IN APRIL 2022 AND HAS PROVIDED WHOLISTIC RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY BASED ON NEEDS. THE TEAM HAS CONDUCED A NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROACTIVELY INVOLVE THOSE WE SERVE IN THE GROWTH OF THE ORGANIZAITON AND IT IS NEW PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE RESOURCE CENTER. WE CURRENTLY SERVICE OVER 100 INDIVDUALS AND FAMILIES A MONTH WITH A VARIETY OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPILED BY OUR RESOURCE CENTER STAFF.YOUTH SOCCER ACADEMY IN 2022 AND 2023, CHICANO FEDERATION OUR VERY OWN YOUTH SOCCER ACADEMY THAT HOSTED MORE THAN 1,000 SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENTS AGES 5-12 AT THE CHULA VISTA TRAINING CENTER. THIS LOCATION IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HOUSING AND TRAINING SOME OF THE NATIONS BEST ATHLETES. THE FOCUS OF OUR ACADEMY IS TO FOSTER TEAM BUILDING, SOCIAL SKILLS AND TECHNICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT. YOUNG PLAYERS HAVE THE OPPPORTUNITY TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE INTERNATIONALLY LOVED GAME OF SOCCER. IN ADDITION, OUR ACADEMY OFFERS TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHY SNACK AND LUNCH, TICKETS FOR CAMPERS AND THREE FAMILY MEMBERS TO ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER MATCH, A CAMP SHIRT AND A SOCCER BALL FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEPARTMENT - PROVIDE AND MANaGE 9 WELL-MAINTAINED APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH 263 UNITS WITH OVER 650 TENANTS SERVED. 6 APARTMENTS ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND 3 ARE FOR SENIORS. ALL RENTS ARE BELOW MARKET RATE, MAKING THE APARTMENTS VERY AFFORDABLE.