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

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.