·        Since July 2007, the Community Counseling Center has added 9 additional volunteer therapists to their low-income counseling program; they now have a total of 43 professional volunteers who see clients in 9 cities in the county.  These therapists have donated over 2,000 clinical hours, cumulatively worth over $200,000.

·        Grant funds awarded to Community Health Centers of the Central Coast were used to purchase a new ultrasound machine.  Women who are waiting for MediCal eligibility and cannot get an ultrasound at a hospital can now be seen by CHC, helping to detect potential problems and ensure the health of the baby and mother.

·        VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) has a new chapter in SLO County that helps foster more effective service to people affected by disaster.  A grant from the Community Impact Fund helped start this program, which will minimize duplication of efforts and more efficiently manage activities during local disasters.

·        Operation School Bell, a program of the Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County, has provided new school clothes, jackets, backpacks and books to over 900 local underserved children in kindergarten through sixth grade, since July 2007.

·        Children of low-income families living at Canyon Creek Apartments in Paso Robles can enroll in Peoples' Self-Help Housing's Education Enhancement Program, where they receive homework help, improve their literacy skills and participate in enrichment activities, such as physical education, science and nutrition.  Over 50 elementary-aged children currently attend on a daily basis.