Empowering residents to thrive.

From afterschool programs to senior support, we provide free, comprehensive services to help affordable housing residents build better lives.

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Programs built around the people they serve, and the lives they’re working toward

At every community, we formally assess the needs of residents before building our programming. The result is a full range of services spanning youth enrichment, adult education, senior support, health and wellness, food distribution, and more.

Our programs are designed to reinforce self-empowerment, foster economic independence, and help residents build stronger, more stable lives.

Free Resident Programs for Every Age

Our on-site community centers serve as the hub for all programming — making it easy for residents to access the support they need, right where they live.

Youth Services

After School Programs (ages 6–14)

Academic enrichment/tutoring, science program, Operation Read Program, computer literacy, structured recreation, snack, arts & crafts, college prep, pregnancy prevention, gang prevention, self-esteem and youth empowerment groups.

Youth Mentoring Programs (ages 6–14)

Academic support and monitoring, life skills development, financial literacy, servicing the community (volunteering), professional skills, health and wellness, summer internship with local companies.

Teen Empowerment Programs (ages 13–18)

Teen counsel, teen internship program, college prep, life skills development, financial literacy, nutrition classes, job preparation & readiness, teen gang prevention program.

Adult Services

Senior Service Coordination

Case management, advocacy and linkages to resources and needed supportive services, planning and organizing monthly educational workshops, Senior Peer Group.

Adult Education

ESL classes, health & wellness, lunch programs, nutrition classes, cooking classes, exercise classes, yoga, job training and preparation, computer training, parenting classes, financial literacy.

Health and wellness

Health and wellness education and counseling - individualized services such as lifestyle assessments, seasonal health plans, coaching for personal hygiene wellness, job preparation and readiness, computer literacy, ESL tutoring.

Expanded Services

Food Distribution

We coordinate food distribution across many of our family and senior properties through partnerships with Feeding America, Panera, Starbucks, Brown Bag programs, Meals on Wheels, Jewish Family Services, local school districts, and local grocery stores.

Services include on-site farmers markets, lunch programs, communal dining, hot dinners, fresh fruit and vegetable distribution, and on-site food pantries.

My personal favorites are the physical strength and wellness activities.

Thank you to CARE program offered at Bayview Landing Community. Our program Director offers an array of fun activities weekly for our residents.

Our Partners

C.A.R.E. works alongside a network of community organizations, local agencies, and corporate partners to bring expanded services and resources to the residents we serve.

    • Feeding America

    • FIND Food Bank

    • Mercy Brown Bag

    • Meals on Wheels

    • CalFresh

    • Season of Sharing

    • Jewish Family Services

    • Del Mar Fair

    • St. Vincent de Paul Society

    • American Heart Association

    • Arthritis Foundation

    • Alzheimer's Association

    • Desert Regional Medical

    • Healthy Adventures

    • Riverside County Public Health

    • SCAN Health Plan Community Outreach

    • Sutter Senior Care PACE

    • Steel Feather Fitness

    • Veterans Health Administration

    • Rite Aid

    • CVS

    • Walgreens

    • AARP

    • Adult Protective Services

    • Desert Samaritans for Seniors

    • HICAP

    • In Home Supportive Services

    • Justice in Aging

    • Leading Age California

    • Marin Center for Independent Living

    • Society for the Blind

    • Whistlestop Wheels: ADA Paratransit

    • Connect Hearing

    • Hearing Without Limit

    • California LifeLine

    • Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)

    • Covered California

    • LIHEAP

    • MediCare

    • Neighborhood Legal Services

    • Futures Foundation

    • Hemet Unified School District

    • Kars 4 Kids

    • YMCA

    • YWCA

    • Catholic Charities

    • American Association of Service Coordinators

    • MJ Housing

    • Santa Rosa Housing Authority

    • Amazon

Let’s turn housing into opportunity—together.

Connect with our team to learn how C.A.R.E. supports residents through youth, adult & senior, and food distribution programs.

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