City of Walnut Creek
Home MenuCurrent Community Development Block Grant funded programs
The City of Walnut Creek funds services for residents with funding from the Community Development Block Grant and the City's general fund.
If your agency is interested in participating, get notified when the next funding opportunity is open.
FY 2025-2026 Grant Awardees
| agency |
program |
description |
|---|---|---|
| Public Services - Crisis Intervention | ||
| Community Violence Solutions | CIC - Child Sexual Assault Intervention | Forensic interviews, advocacy, case management, and mental health services |
| Contra Costa Crisis Center |
Crisis / 211 Contra Costa |
24-hour mental health crisis intervention service and a 211 crisis line providing information referral for emergency shelters, food programs, job training, health care and other services |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance |
Family Justice Navigation Program |
Navigation services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) | Serving All Foster Children | Advocacy, academic support, mental and reproductive health care |
| STAND! For Families Free of Violence | Crisis Line |
24-hour phone line providing immediate crisis response, safety planning and assessment, crisis counseling, screening for the Emergency Shelter, information, and referrals for services |
| Public Services -Senior Services |
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| Choice in Aging |
Mt. Diablo Center Adult Day Health Care |
Program provides two licensed adult day health care (ADHC) programs, which provide therapeutic health and social services to prevent hospitalization and/or institutional placement |
| Contra Costa Senior Legal Services | Legal Services for Seniors | Legal assistance in areas such as eviction defense, protection from elder abuse, and consumer debt |
| Empowered Aging |
Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa |
Investigation of complaints of individuals against maladministration, ensure that residents live free from abuse, neglect, and receive quality care, and provide advocacy and educational resources |
| Meals on Wheels Diablo Region |
Care Management |
Case Managers assist seniors to resolve critical issues affecting their health and wellness to maintain independence for clients |
| Home Delivered Meals |
Deliver nutritious meals to frail, home bound seniors to help them live at home in safety, comfort, and with dignity for as long as possible |
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| Public Services - Homeless Services |
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| Contra Costa County Health Services |
Identify individuals living on the streets, assess their housing and service needs, and facilitate connection to shelter, services, permanent housing through consistent outreach, provide an entry point for the County's Coordinated Entry system |
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| CORE Countywide (Nights and Weekends) | CORE teams conduct outreach to unsheltered persons and serves as an entry point into the coordinated entry system and works to identify, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals and families | |
| Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | Nourishing Lives | Provides hot meal program to address hunger (food insecurity) and access to food pantry |
| Trinity Center |
Day Program |
Provides meals, restrooms, showers, laundry, clothing, phone/computer/mail access, and personalized case management for those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness |
| Winter Evening Program |
Overnight shelter that offers safety, warmth, meal, and case management/coaching to help participants to regain housing, employment, wellness, and connection |
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| Public Services - Other Social Services | ||
| ECHO Housing | Fair Housing Services | Provide information regarding fair housing, discrimination, or complainants alleging discrimination based on federal, state, and local protected classes |
| Tenant Landlord Counseling Services | Provides counseling, mediation, renters rights and responsibilities services, and eviction defense | |
| Lions Center for the Visually Impaired | Independent Living Skills for Blind and Visually Impaired Adults |
Provides in-home independent living skills instruction and training to maintain independence, avoid institutionalization, and improve quality of life |
| Monument Crisis Center | Wrap-around safety net services through on-site food distribution, direct referrals to shelter, financial assistance, health care and health services, basic employment workshops, court-mandated community service programs, on-site legal and crisis support services |
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| Economic Development | ||
| Contra Costa Child Care Council (COCOKIDS, INC) |
Road to Success | Trainings and resources to maintain or start a business as a licensed home-based family childcare provider |
| Loaves & Fishes | Culinary Arts Training Program | A 12-week introductory culinary program for individuals interested in the culinary industry and experiencing barriers to employment |
| Trinity Center | Employment Pathways | Intensive, individualized case management with opportunities for education, job training, employment search, work and volunteer experiences, life skills workshops, and job retention support |
| Infrastructure / Public Facility Projects and Housing Activities | ||
| Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley | Housing Rehabilitation |
Loans and grants for single-family homes and condominium rehabilitation |
| City of Walnut Creek Public Works (via Arts & Rec) | Civic Park ADA Compliant Exterior Space | Installation of ramps and replacement of doors on patio area to improve accessibility for patrons of the Senior Center |