Company Profile
CAMBA
Company Overview
Who We Are
CAMBA is a non-profit agency that provides services that connect people with opportunities to enhance their quality of life.
Why We Exist
Many New Yorkers face daily hurdles such as chronic homelessness, HIV/AIDS, language barriers, domestic violence, lack of necessary job skills, and more. Since 1977, CAMBA has helped New Yorkers transform their lives by providing holistic programs to individuals, families and communities.
What We Do
CAMBA offers integrated services and programs in: Economic Development, Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Health, Housing, and Legal Services.
Who We Serve
CAMBA serves more than 45,000 individuals and families, including 9,000 youth, each year. We help people who are low- and moderate-income; people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or transitioning out of homelessness; individuals living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS; immigrants and refugees; children and young adults; entrepreneurs and other groups working to become self-sufficient.
Who We Are
CAMBA’s multi-faceted, dedicated staff of over 1,400 speaks more than 30 languages and serves residents of diverse ethnic backgrounds, including recent immigrants and refugees from the Caribbean, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere. Fifteen percent of our employees are also former clients, which allow us to truly connect with those we serve.
Where We Are
CAMBA’s programs are run from over 70 locations in all five boroughs of New York City, including more than 20 school-based programs.
Our Results
CAMBA’s comprehensive approach to families and communities has a tremendous impact. In the last year, we:
Helped 330 at-risk youth graduate from high school with support from our Learning to Work program
Provided job training and placement assistance to more than 1300 unemployed adults
Gave more than 700 low-income entrepreneurs technical assistance, business courses and loans to help them start businesses and compete in Brooklyn’s vibrant marketplace.
Distributed more than 750,000 condoms to prevent the spread of HIV in low-income communities
Prevented more than 3,000 evictions, keeping vulnerable individuals and families in their homes
Placed nearly 800 homeless adults and families into permanent housing