The Care Fresno team is composed of one full time police officer, one civilian staff member, 24 churches, 400 volunteers, and owners of formerly high-crime apartment complexes, who donate vacant units for use as Neighborhood Resource Centers.

In the Neighborhood Resource Centers, Care Fresno creates customized programs to serve the special needs of 2,200 apartment residents. Fresnans have donated more than 10,000 books, used computers and furnishings for the resource centers; and volunteers have provided 73,000 hours of tutoring, mentoring, job training and other services.

Schools that said a 7% increase in student reading levels would be considered very successful, have seen Care Fresno students increase reading scores in a record setting 17%.

This highly effective and collaborative model is continously replicated and has truly restored safe neighbrhoods, with calls for police service drastically reduced from 200 calls per month to six in the same locations.

Care Fresno has been honored for innovation and achievement by the Drucker Foundation, California Attorney General and the National League of Cities

Like birds leaving the nest, truly mature resident groups aften "disown" Care Fresno and fly on their own - a goal heartily supported by Care Fresno staff and volunteers, who have raised up neighborhood leadership that has the confidence and pride of ownership that enables them to identify and solve their own problems, and to enjoy the simple pleasures of living in safety, self-determination, and hope.