The Resource Connection Of Amador & Calaveras Counties Inc.

The Resource Connection of Amador & Calaveras Counties Inc., doing business as The Resource Connection, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in San Andreas, California, that has been registered to receive federal awards since February 2008. The organization serves low-income families and vulnerable populations in the Amador and Calaveras Counties region through comprehensive social services, early childhood education, and victim support programs. As a direct recipient of federal grant funding, The Resource Connection leverages its nonprofit status to deliver community-based assistance and advocacy services to individuals and families in need across multiple service domains.

The Resource Connection has received substantial federal grant support through both prime awards and sub-grant allocations from state and local agencies. Most significantly, the organization was awarded a $3,474,789 Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families in December 2025, which will support comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family services through November 2030. Beyond this prime award, The Resource Connection has been a consistent sub-grant recipient through California state agencies including the Department of Social Services, California Department of Public Health, and the Office of Emergency Services, administering federal funds for programs such as the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). The organization's service portfolio encompasses child care assistance, pediatric healthcare, emergency food distribution, domestic violence victim services including emergency shelter and counseling, sexual assault survivor support services, child abuse victim advocacy and forensic interview services, trauma-informed psychotherapy for abused and neglected children, and transitional housing assistance. These services demonstrate The Resource Connection's role as a multidisciplinary community provider utilizing federal grant funding to address critical needs in vulnerable populations, particularly children, families experiencing domestic violence, and survivors of abuse and sexual assault.