About the Compassion Capital Fund

July 13, 2012
Audience:
Compassion Capital Fund (CCF)
Topics:
General
Types:
Fact Sheet

About the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF)

The Administration for Children and Families' Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) was created in 2002. The primary purpose of the CCF is to help faith-based and community organizations increase their effectiveness, enhance their ability to provide social services to serve those most in need, expand their organizations, diversify their funding sources, and create collaborations to better serve those in need. The CCF reflects the administration's recognition that faith-based and community organizations are uniquely situated to partner with the government in serving poor and low-income individuals and families, particularly those with the greatest needs such as families in poverty, prisoners reentering the community, homeless families, and at-risk youth.

The CCF administers two grant programs:

Communities Empowering Youth Program
Demonstration Program