Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno (CCDOF) has served the San Joaquin Valley since 1968, providing resources throughout to a region comprised of more than 3 million people, spanning across eight counties (Fresno, Kern, Merced, Kings, Madera, Tulare, Mariposa, and Inyo). CCDOF supports low-income and vulnerable residents of the San Joaquin Valley, including families facing food insecurity, seniors, children, farmworker communities, and people affected by disasters. Food assistance is its largest program.

The financing facilitated by Classic Lake provides CCDOF wth capital needed to develop its new 9,700-square-foot Family Resource Center and Food Warehouse in Bakersfield, California. The new Center brings CCDOF’s food pantry, cold storage, client intake, and case management all under one roof. CCDOF is expanding services to include its supportive clothing programming providing clients can with free clothing, shoes, and interview attire. In addition to financing of the new Center, the NMTC allocation provided will also assist CCDOFs with its ongoing operations at the Fresno and Merced locations with additional services including CalFresh enrollment, diapers assistance, hygiene kits, emergency rent and utility assistance, Medi-Cal care coordination, disaster recovery support, and beyond.

Classic Lake also serves as Project Manager overseeing development of the Family Resource Center and Food Warehouse.

Services Provided by Classic Lake:

• New Markets Tax Credit Advisory

• Project Management

Community and Economic Impacts

• Creates 60 construction jobs

• Creates 69 new permanent full-time positions and retains 58 existing positions

• Supports nearly 750,000 services a year in food, basic needs, and disaster recovery for low-income residents of the San Joaquin Valley