CORE Investments FY 2022-2025

CORE FY 2022-2025 Three-Year Summary
CORE Investments’ most recent three-year funding cycle concluded June 30, 2025, with $5.9 million invested annually through 41 agencies overseeing 57 programs. Collectively, CORE programs served 119,505 participants on average each year during the three-year cycle, participant results exceeded goals set each year for CORE conditions, and community outcomes saw strong, measurable improvements.
 
Commitment to Equity
Throughout the funding cycle, the 57 CORE-funded programs integrated equity as a central component in their programs. On average, over 68,000 women, nearly 58,000 people of Latino/a/x/e ethnicity, and more than 43,500 Watsonville and South County residents received CORE program services over the three-year cycle. Accessibility was prioritized, staff reflected the communities they served, programming was culturally responsive and utilized the languages spoken by participants, with an average of 49,670 people, or 41.5% of participants, served in languages other than English.
 

FY 2024-25 Annual Report and FY 2022-2025 Three-Year Summary

Read the full FY2024-25 CORE Annual Report and FY 2022-2025 Three-Year Summary HERE
 
Participant Data and Outcomes
Image of child cooking "Student "Rosa," 12, is very quiet… Eye contact with a smile is so rare from her. On day one, tasked with dicing onions, Rosa struggled. Her teacher gave her a couple of simple practical tips and when they worked, she looked up and smiled. After that she smiled more…Rosa isn't just cooking; she's learning to understand food, and to have confidence in herself and her choices."
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In year 2024-25, CORE programs served 127,013 participants, exceeding their contractual goal by more than 15%. CORE programs also reached key demographic groups throughout the county during the year, with strong outcomes.
 
Image of typing up and reviewing data "One of the most significant successes was that we have collected more data and there is 0% recidivism rate. This is proof that the program is highly successful and one in which participants look forward to being part of each week."