The Community Services Bureau (CSB) is part of a national network of Community Action
Agencies established by the 1964 War on Poverty to address the underlying conditions that cause
poverty. In 2006, the Community Services Department was made a bureau of the Employment and
Human Services Department. With an annual budget of almost $30 Million and approximately 400
employees in 13 service locations across the county, CSB is the largest childcare provider in Contra Costa
County. Each year we combine federal Head Start and State Child Development funds to provide
primarily full-day, full-year Early Childhood Education Services to over 2,100 children and their families.
CSB is the Community Action agency for Contra Costa County Through Community Service Block Grant
(CSBG) funding, CSB provides direct assistance with home energy costs, weatherization, and funding for
community based organizations to assist the low-income population move out of poverty.