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Care First, Community Investment (CFCI),�and Incubation Academy

LA COUNTY ▪ JUSTICE CARE AND OPPORTUNITIES DEPARTMENT | 1

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What is CFCI?

MEASURE J

Passed in November 2020; allocates at least 10% of the County’s locally generated unrestricted funds toward direct community investment and alternatives to incarceration

24-Person advisory committee leads community budgeting processes; creates spending plan for grants and county departments

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

ANNUAL FUNDING

$288.3

Million

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Increase investment in community-based programs across an array of service needs, including:

    • Economic opportunity and sustainability​
    • Diversion, behavioral health, and health​
    • Closing Men’s Central Jail​
    • Housing​
    • Education access and youth​
    • Reentry​

Reduce geographic and racial inequities in community investment and the availability of care first services​

Target Outcomes

YEAR 3

$175M

163

Grantees

Over 3 years

YEAR 2

$122M

123

Grantees

Over 3 years

YEAR 1

$55M

118

Grantees

Over 3 years

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What is Incubation Academy?

GRASSROOTS

Focus on grassroots CBOs with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ or Justice Involved leadership

Graduates receive a capacity building grant and other opportunities

RESOURCES

CAPACITY BUILDING

Provides training in non-profit management and a year of technical assistance, peer advising and resources

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Incubation Academy By the Numbers

$4M

113

Organizations

Capacity Grants

$28M

CFCI Care Grants

5

Cohorts