Community Partners In Caring

What Community Partners In Caring does

Community Partners in Caring (CPC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1997 and headquartered at 120 East Jones Street, Suite 130 in Santa Maria, California, with a second office opened in Goleta in June 2025. The organization recruits, screens, trains, manages, and matches volunteers to provide free non-medical caregiving services — including door-through-door transportation to medical appointments and grocery stores, telephone reassurance calls, friendly in-home visits, shopping and errand assistance, and social isolation support — to dependent seniors aged 62 and over and adults living with mild disabilities across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. CPC operates with a small paid staff of approximately 10 people supplemented by roughly 200 active adult volunteers, delivering services entirely free of charge to clients and funded through individual donations and grants.

The underlying operational layer is a volunteer coordination and management platform that allows volunteers to view service requests from electronic devices, supported by a WordPress-based website (partnersincaring.org) and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Yelp). Over the past five years, the organization has served 839 clients, provided 21,346 services, logged 19,594 volunteer hours, and driven 238,278 miles — with pandemic-era scale reaching 855 enrolled seniors and 6,935 service trips in a single fiscal year.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than revenue-generating: services are provided at zero cost to clients, and funding flows through individual donors, foundation and government grants (notably the Area Agency on Aging), and civic partnerships with CalTrans, the Food Banks of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, the Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the 211 information line. Go-to-market is community-led: volunteers are recruited through the website, community events (Senior Expo, ribbon-cuttings, seminars), and word-of-mouth, while clients are enrolled primarily via phone (805-925-8000) and referral from partner agencies. The organization holds a Four-Star Charity Navigator rating, Candid Platinum Transparency designation, and was named 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year.

Name

Community Partners In Caring

Legal name

Community Partners in Caring

Website

https://partnersincaring.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Community Partners in Caring is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997 that recruits and coordinates roughly 200 volunteers to deliver free non-medical caregiving services — transportation, friendly visits, reassurance calls, and errand assistance — to seniors aged 62+ and adults with mild disabilities across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Senior Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Companion Care & Social Support (non-clinical) (HLADAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Companionship & Social Engagement Visits (HSABAAAA), Conversation, Cognitive Stimulation & Activity Facilitation (HSABAAAB)

Keywords

• Volunteer caregiving services
• Senior transportation assistance
• Non-medical elder support
• Friendly visit companionship
• Nonprofit senior services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Maria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals supporting senior care services
2. Grants: Funding from foundations and government agencies supporting volunteer programs for seniors

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Community Partners in Caring is a volunteer management and training organization that recruits, screens, trains, and matches volunteers to deliver free non-medical caregiving services to dependent seniors aged 62 and over and adults living with mild disabilities. Core services include door-through-door volunteer transportation, telephone reassurance calls, friendly in-home visits, shopping and errands assistance, and social isolation support, all provided at no cost to clients in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Product overview

Community Partners In Caring is a nonprofit volunteer management and training organization that provides free non-medical caregiving services to dependent older seniors (age 62+) and adults living with mild disabilities. The organization operates as a single integrated service model built around volunteer coordination, recruiting, screening, training, managing, and matching volunteers with individuals in need of care and support. Services include Transportation (door-through-door volunteer driving), Telephone Reassurance, Friendly Visits, Shopping & Errands, and Social Isolation Support—all coordinated through volunteer coordinators and provided free to clients in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transportation Services Door-through-door volunteer transportation service that picks seniors up from their homes, escorts them to destinations such as medical appointments, grocery stores, food banks, hot meal sites, and churches, and returns them safely home. Available to dependent seniors aged 62+ and adults living with mild disabilities in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
• Telephone Reassurance Volunteers call seniors to engage them in conversation and help reduce the sense of isolation that comes when living alone. Targeted at seniors experiencing loneliness or limited social contact.
• Friendly Visits Volunteers visit seniors in their homes to engage in conversation, play games, listen to music, and provide companionship based on the senior's preferences. Targeted at isolated older adults living alone or with limited social interaction.
• Shopping & Errands Volunteers assist seniors who cannot easily leave their homes by getting food, supplies, or running errands on their behalf. Targeted at dependent seniors and adults with mobility limitations.
• Social Isolation Support Activities and companionship to combat loneliness and social isolation in older adults, which has been linked to increased falls, illness, dementia, and rehospitalization. Targeted at seniors at risk of isolation-related health decline.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of CommercecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 June 2025Ribbon-cutting ceremony partnership for new South County office opening at CoLab in La Cumbre Plaza.
• Senator Monique LimónminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Hosted Senior Scam Stopper Seminar at Goleta Community Center in partnership with the Senator.
• Farmers and Grocery StoresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration established during pandemic to deliver free groceries and essentials to homebound seniors.
• Food Bank of San Luis Obispo CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for food distribution services in San Luis Obispo County.
• Santa Barbara County Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for COVID-19 vaccination transportation and awareness during pandemic.
• CalTranscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalTrans partnership displayed on collaborating partners page. CalTrans supports transportation programs for seniors and mobility-limited individuals.
• Area Agency on AgingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funder and referral partner for senior services in Santa Barbara County. Awarded CPC Senior Program of the Year recognition.
• Food Bank of Santa Barbara CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for food delivery services to seniors during COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing food access programs.
• 211 Information LinecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerReferral partnership connecting isolated seniors to CPC services through the 211 help line.
• KGHsA (Kenneth G. H. Society for Animals)minorOthersPartner organization listed on collaborating partners page.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Meals on Wheels America: National network delivering food and wellness checks to homebound seniors, including transportation-adjacent services. Overlaps with CPC's shopping/errand and social isolation support offerings in the same demographic.
• Shepherd's Centers of America: Interfaith nonprofit network providing volunteer-led services to older adults, including transportation, errands, and friendly visits, with a similar local-chapter operating model.
• Little Brothers — Friends of the Elderly: National nonprofit providing free volunteer-based companionship and non-medical support services to isolated seniors, with a mission and volunteer-driven delivery model closely aligned with Community Partners In Caring.
• AmeriCorps Seniors (Senior Corps): Federally sponsored volunteer program placing adults 55+ in service roles supporting other seniors, including transportation and companionship — directly comparable to CPC's volunteer-driven senior support model.

Others

• 211 (United Way Worldwide): Information and referral service that connects seniors to community resources like CPC's services. Functions as a key referral channel and ecosystem enabler for the company's client acquisition.
• Eldercare Locator / Area Agencies on Aging: Federal gateway connecting seniors to local services, including free transportation and friendly visitor programs. Functions as both a referral partner and a category aggregator for CPC's services.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network serving seniors among other populations, with similar non-medical companion and transportation services delivered through regional offices.
• Senior Services of America: Larger operator of senior living and support services across multiple states, offering a broader portfolio that includes some non-medical support services overlapping with CPC's offerings.
• Volunteers of America: Large national nonprofit operating housing, senior services, and community programs including volunteer-driven senior support, with comparable funding and operational model.
• Family Service Association: Regional nonprofit providing social services including senior support, case management, and caregiver respite — adjacent to CPC's mission but with a broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpcaring
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQPb0gOIIUtRNwQrnOBKOIg
• Facebookfacebook.com/PartnersInCaring
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpcaring
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-partners-in-caring

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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