CPI - We C.A.R.E. initiatives
Overview:
The CPI We C.A.R.E. Initiatives are dedicated to enhancing individual and community resilience through four key areas:
Community Partnerships: We recognize that essential services—such as food, water, shelter, health care, and transportation—are vital for our community's daily functioning, especially for vulnerable populations during disasters or emergencies. By building strong partnerships with essential service providers, local organizations, businesses, and faith-based groups, we aim to bolster individual and household resilience, ultimately strengthening the community as a whole.
Advocacy Services: Our initiative places a high priority on supporting vulnerable and at-risk populations during emergencies. We work to connect individuals with critical resources through our partnerships with community organizations, businesses, and faith-based entities.
Resource Centers: Our Resource Centers serve as centralized hubs delivering essential services, facilitating communication, and distributing resources. The network includes Neighborhood Resource Centers (NRCs) and Community Resource Centers (CRCs), ensuring easy access to a variety of resources for individuals before, during, and after a disaster.
Education and Training: We offer educational and vocational training programs that empower individuals with skills and opportunities to improve their socio-economic status. By investing in education and training, we foster long-term well-being and success for both individuals and the broader community.
Call to Action:
Join us in making a meaningful impact through the We C.A.R.E. initiative. Your support in any of these four areas helps improve the well-being and resilience of individuals and communities. We welcome collaboration opportunities and invite you to reach out to us. Whether you’re interested in volunteering, partnering, or simply learning more about CPI’s efforts, please use the “Learn More” link to contact a CPI representative.
FOCUS AREAS
Health and Well-being: Connecting Health and Food Access
Discover how the CPI We C.A.R.E. Initiative addresses overall health and well-being, not just hunger.
Health is important for everyone, no matter their age. When someone doesn’t have enough food or can only afford foods with low nutritional value, it can seriously impact their health.
Our health and nutrition programs go beyond just providing meals. We focus on how food access can improve overall health and well-being. We work with food banks and partners nationwide to address food insecurity, nutrition, and health.
Why Health and Nutrition Matter: Food insecurity, nutrition, and health are closely connected. People facing food insecurity have few options for nutritious foods and healthy eating. Poor nutrition increases the risk of health issues like diabetes and hypertension. Food insecurity makes managing a chronic disease even harder.
Food As Medicine: Food banks work with health care partners to identify patients facing food insecurity during their visits. They then provide food assistance at health care facilities, food pantries, or meal programs.
Health Equity: Food insecurity is connected to poverty, poor diet quality, and chronic disease – the social determinants of health. (NOTE: We C.A.R.E. supports partnering organizations that serves as Community and Neighborhood Resource Centers with educational programs and grants to reduce disparities in their communities).
Nutrition: Creating healthy communities requires access to culturally diverse, nutritious food. CPI We C.A.R.E. initiativeaim is to empower our neighbors by sourcing foods that reflect their food traditions and lifestyles and positively impact health and nutrition.
CPI We C.A.R.E. Initiative helps partnering organizations with food, funds, and capacity building so that together we can serve more of our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) Adopt-A-School
The Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) Adopt-A-School program is a partnership initiative that connects local businesses and organizations with schools to provide support, resources, and expertise. Organizations can get involved by mentoring students, providing school supplies, volunteering for events, and offering financial or in-kind donations to address each school's unique needs. Interested organizations can learn more by visiting the PGCPS Community Partnerships page.
How organizations can get involved
- Mentor students: Serve as role models through mentorship programs.
- Support events: Help with school carnivals, career fairs, and special events.
- Volunteer: Participate in school beautification projects or read to a class.
- Donate resources: Provide school supplies, equipment, or other in-kind donations.
- Sponsor programs: Offer financial support or sponsor other activities.
- Advocate: Use their expertise to support student learning and development.
How schools can find a partner
- Schools identify potential partners whose services align with their goals.
- They then reach out to the organization to discuss the benefits of a partnership.
- Once interest is confirmed, the organization completes the Partnership Inquiry Form.
- A PGCPS partnership specialist will follow up to discuss next steps.
Food Assistance Partnership Initiative
The Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) Adopt-A-School program is a partnership initiative that connects local businesses and organizations with schools to provide support, resources, and expertise. Organizations can get involved by mentoring students, providing school supplies, volunteering for events, and offering financial or in-kind donations to address each school's unique needs. Interested organizations can learn more by visiting the PGCPS Community Partnerships page.
How organizations can get involved
- Mentor students: Serve as role models through mentorship programs.
- Support events: Help with school carnivals, career fairs, and special events.
- Volunteer: Participate in school beautification projects or read to a class.
- Donate resources: Provide school supplies, equipment, or other in-kind donations.
- Sponsor programs: Offer financial support or sponsor other activities.
- Advocate: Use their expertise to support student learning and development.
How schools can find a partner
- Schools identify potential partners whose services align with their goals.
- They then reach out to the organization to discuss the benefits of a partnership.
- Once interest is confirmed, the organization completes the Partnership Inquiry Form.
- A PGCPS partnership specialist will follow up to discuss next steps.
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
The resilience of households directly impacts the resilience of a community. The network diagram above shows, the needs of households drive the daily business operations of the community – they require and consume food, water, pharmaceuticals, medical goods, power, fuel and other services.
Community lifelines are the integrated network of assets, services, and capabilities that are used day-to-day to support the recurring needs of the community. These lifelines enables the continuous operation of critical government and business functions and is essential to human health and safety or economic security.
Deliberate partnership between the private and public elements of that network can help keep households resilient – which in turn increases the resilience of the community.