Wildfire Impact

We would like to thank our community of supporters for all of the different ways they helped CPAF continue our programs and services during the recent wildfires. We appreciate our corporate partner Oaktree Capital Management who organized their staff to assemble and donate evacuation-preparation ”go” bags to the families in our shelter. We are grateful for volunteers like Ellen Chen and her family, who even in the midst of evacuating their own home, reached out to CPAF when they learned that one of our shelters was in danger from the fires. We are humbled to be working with staff who remained responsive and adaptive during this unpredictable situation.

With these recent events, CPAF has realized that it would be helpful for our families to receive an evacuation "go" bag when they enter shelter. We will be updating CPAF’s wish list soon with evacuation-preparation kits (i.e. "go" bags) including 1 small flashlight with batteries, 1 pack of sanitary napkins/pads (all sizes), 3-day supply of non-perishable food and water, 1 first aid kit, 1 N95 respirator mask, and 1 backpack/bag containing the kit items. View our in-kind wish list here for these and other currently needed items.

Community Resources

Lately, we are reminded of the power of community in coming together during uncertain times and strengthening one another through shared resources, education, and awareness. One of our partner organizations, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL), recently hosted a webinar on immigrant rights and the protections under the United States Constitution. In case you or anyone you know may find this information helpful, we are re-sharing it here and here.

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Happy Lunar New Year &
Upcoming Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

CPAF wishes you a Happy Lunar New Year, in honor of the Year of the Snake and the arrival of Spring. Look out for CPAF at the Matilija Lending Library’s Lunar New Year Festival on February 1. Next month, in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), CPAF will facilitate a workshop at the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library on February 6.

CPAF Opportunities

Current Open Positions

Development & Communications Manager: This position is designed to expand CPAF’s individual giving efforts and elevate its public profile. The DCM will also consult with program leadership to help shape and inform communication and fundraising strategies in alignment with CPAF values. For a detailed job description click here.

Finance Assistant: This position will perform day-to-day accounts payable, vendor management, petty cash, and credit card reconciliations, as well as produce necessary reports and maintain financial records. For a detailed job description click here.

Stay posted at cpaf.me/jobs.

Spring Advocate Training Announcement

CPAF’s next virtual 65-hour Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate Training will begin on May 20th!

Open to volunteers, community partners, and service agencies across LA County, the training explores crisis intervention, cultural humility, coercive control, trauma-informed care, community accountability, and much more. The Advocate Training includes a hybrid mix of self-guided modules and live Zoom sessions. All sessions must be completed to receive a certificate.

For dates and times, and to register, click here: Spring CPAF Advocate Training

CPAF’s hotline is available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
All calls are confidential and anonymous. We respect your privacy and will not ask you to disclose any information you are not comfortable sharing with us.

1-800-339-3940