Community Impact

Last night the City of Carlsbad passed their updated Homeless Action Plan. As a part of their presentation, they shared this short video highlighting the great work the City and their community partners are doing to address, prevent, and reduce homelessness in Carlsbad. CRC is so proud to be a...

CRC Success in Oceanside Community Resource Center expanded to Oceanside last year and is providing life changing assistance to both seniors and families there. In order to spread the word and let people know that CRC is here to help, staff have been doing outreach by visiting apartment complexes and...

CRC Staff Makes a Difference through Social Media A new and growing social media platform has allowed people to have deep conversations with other professionals from different fields and geographical locations, making difficult conversations easier. Clubhouse is an audio-only platform where users attend rooms to discuss and learn about a...

CRC staff member recognized by Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce CRC staff regularly provide exemplary service to our community. Recently, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce celebrated forty emerging leaders and CRC’s Domestic Violence Education and Prevention Specialist, Luis Canseco, was honored as one of 2021’s “40 Under 40.” In response to...

Community Resource Center is honored to be recognized by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath as the District 76 California Nonprofit of the Year! Each year, California Assemblymembers and State Senators select a nonprofit from their district to be recognized for their work to provide services to those in need, promote social...

Community Resource Center Joins the SoCal Safe Shelter Collaborative CRC joined over 25 organizations in the SoCal Safe Shelter Collaborative in Fall 2020. The SoCal Safe Shelter Collaborative leverages technology to more quickly connect survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault with available space in a shelter. The...

Making the Most with Compost! August 26, 2019 Did you know that CRC and our volunteers rescue around 500 pounds of food scraps a month to benefit the community? Throughout the week, CRC picks up perishable food such as produce, meats, dairy and more from local “fresh rescue” partners –...

We’re Officially Gold Certified! Thank you to Leah’s Pantry who has recognized CRC as a Gold Certified Nutrition Pantry! Leah’s Pantry provided consulting to enhance CRC’s food programs. To better meet participants needs, we made some environmental changes to help our participants identify healthy items tailored to dietary and health conditions...

Opening Doors June 27, 2017 Written by: Guest contributor, Lisa Shaffer Lisa Shaffer and her husband, Steve Bartram, are long-time CRC supporters. Lisa served on the Encinitas City Council from 2012-2016. Most of us will never be homeless, but what if we were? What do people do if they find...