Over the last four years, the Office of California Partnership Strategic Communications (OCPSC) has worked to connect state government and the community, ensuring vital state information, programs, and resources reach all Californians.
Community-based organizations (CBOs) bridge the gap between state and local governments and the residents they serve.The current administration is limiting and stripping CBOs of their capabilities due to funding cuts and the public is in disarray trying to keep up with the ever-changing Trump-ruled America.
“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and during the 2020 Census, our community partners on the ground have played a major role in reaching Californians – especially our most marginalized communities,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said four years ago, announcing the creation of OCPSC. “These organizations are committed to creating more resilient, healthy, and safe communities, and the new Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications will formalize support for these partners and catalyze the social infrastructure necessary to build a California for All.”
Since its inception, OCPSC has gathered and partnered with over 164 CBOs across California, invested over 66 million dollars in CBOs, which supported them in helping over 39 million people.
“ This is what we’ve been building towards and will continue building as we have helped so many people and changed so many communities for the better.” Aubrie Fong, Acting Executive Director of OCPSC, said during the 2026 California Connects statewide convening. “CBOs have faced so much adversity lately and are still called upon to show up for their communities, and we want to continue supporting and honoring you guys in every way possible.” The convening hosted over 200 CBOs with some attending and partnering with OCPSC for the first time.
Starting in Northern California in Siskiyou County, partnering with the Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative, which includes seven resource centers that collaborate with local churches, county agencies, healthcare providers, schools, and service clubs, offering intergenerational activity and supportive services. In Los Angeles, Central City Neighborhood Partners helps connect families to resources to improve their health and economic outcomes.
In San Diego, in conjunction with trusted partners, volunteers and nonprofits in the area are tasked with helping children in mixed-status families concerned about deportation, especially within targeted communities, such as racial or ethnic minorities like Haitians, LGBTQ+, DACA recipients, and others who feel unsafe, receive basic needs such as food, housing, and health services.
“Inequity continues to affect our most vulnerable communities, with homelessness increasing in Los Angeles. Sophia Cortez, community advocate with the Los Angeles Mission organization, said. Initiatives like our partnership with the Trusted Messenger Network are dedicated to closing this gap. We offer basic services to ensure our community members’ fundamental human rights.”
OCPSC also offers other programs, such as California Youth Empowerment Commission and California Volunteers. Both these initiatives are other ways OCPSC is opening the door for community involvement without the need to be part of an organization. To learn more about all OCPSC has to offer, visit www.ocpsc.ca.gov
“We have built a system that connects all of us and challenges us to do good for our communities as we need each other. Josh Fryday, GO-Serve Director and California Chief Service Officer, said at the convening. “ Ocpsc has come a long way and has made amazing progress because of all of you here today. We need to continue striving for greatness as more obstacles appear. Our communities need us, and we need to show up for them during these troubling times.”