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1840 41st Avenue Suite 102 – 295 Capitola, CA 95010

Capitola Foundation

The Capitola Public Safety and Community Services Foundation

Our Story

Established in 2005, the Capitola Foundation is an all-volunteer non-profit; a group of local citizens whose mail goal is to raise funds to give back to the community that we live in and love.  We provide hands-on and financial support to local groups annually, as well as considering donation requests that we receive.  We work with the Capitola Police Department and its community partners, as well as other non-profits in the area.  Our objective is to enhance public safety and community services through the promotion of community oriented policing and problem solving programs, crime reduction initiatives, community outreach and educational efforts within the City of Capitola and surrounding communities.  

Capitola Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit.  EIN: 20-2863836

Our Mission

The Capitola Public Safety and Community Service Foundation (Capitola Foundation) is organized for the public purpose of assisting the Capitola Police Department and its community partners to enhance public safety through the promotion of community oriented policing and problem solving programs, crime reduction initiatives, and community outreach/education efforts within the City of Capitola and Santa Cruz County.

Our Purpose

To Promote Public Safety by providing resources and support for :

  • The Police Department’s Reserve Police Officer Program.
  • Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Program to include: bicycle patrol, specialized training and equipment needs, educational materials and expansion of the Neighborhood Watch Program.
  • The Police Department’s canine program (K-9).
  • The Police Department’s Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS) and the Explorer/Cadet programs.
  • The Police Department’s Elder Care Task Force and Vacation Check Programs.
  • The Police Department’s Commercial Security Program, Merchant Alert Program and Community Outreach facility and outreach programs.
  • Juvenile and school outreach programs and initiatives, to include: after school programs,
    mentoring, bicycle safety and Gang Resistance Education.

Our Focus

Our focus is to enhance public safety through the promotion of community oriented policing and problem solving programs, crime reduction initiatives, and community outreach & education efforts.   Like you, we want a safe community for our children and ourselves, as well as those who come to visit our little village by the sea. 

We applaud the way that Captola has come together, and we are committed to continue to help with lowering the rate of crime in Capitola.  We strive to support programs and organizations that help make Capitola safer.