Community Action Plan: Public Review

Our 2026-27 Community Action Plan Draft is available now!

MCCAA is seeking community input on our collected statistics, program plans, and Agency goals for Merced County! 

To send your comments to our team please email lbrown@mercedcaa.org, with the subject line CAP Public Review.

We appreciate your time!

2025 Annual Report

This report reflects a year of growth, resilience, and continued commitment to our mission of eliminating poverty and strengthening our community. Despite ongoing challenges, MCCAA expanded services, deepened partnerships, and reached more than 22,000 unduplicated residents across Merced County.

Read about MCCAA's accomplishments across Merced County in our newest Annual Report.

Strategic Plan

Our Board and Executive Leadership met in October 2023 to devise our 5-year Strategic Plan for 2024-2028. Download our Strategic plan to read about our goals, expected outcomes, and the strategies and services outlined.

Diaper Program

MCCAA offers a diaper program for infants under the age of 3 years. Once enrolled into the program, the infant/toddler will receive diapers and wipes on a monthly basis. The program is situation in the Dos Palos WIC clinic at 1607 Central Ave, but applicants do not need to be WIC participants.

Click below for eligibility requirements and additional information.

Summer Lunch Program

Each weekday from the first week in June through the last week of July, all children under the age of 18 can get a free lunch and do a fun activity! Kids do not need to be a WIC participant to participate.

Menus are provided so you'll know what to expect, and activity calendars are available so you can plan for the fun ahead! We host these lunches from 11am-12pm daily at our main location: 1235 West Main Street in Merced. Dates are announced at the beginning of each summer.

Empty Bowl Project

Created in 1990 by the Imagine Render Group, The Empty Bowl Project is an international effort that aims to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end hunger.

Throughout the year, MCCAA holds Painting Nights throughout Merced for community members to paint the bowls seen in the Empty Bowl fundraiser. Guests will keep the bowl they choose at the fundraiser, as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community. All proceeds from this fundraiser go towards feeding unhoused community members at the “D” Street Homeless Shetler.