Established in 1965, the MAAC Project is a multipurpose social service agency with a successful 38-year history of serving various communities throughout San Diego County. As one of the most successful social service agencies in the county, MAAC assists low-income clients in achieving a higher level of self-sufficiency. Their clients want what everyone wants: a sense of security, viability, and self-reliance. MAAC exists to help them achieve it. MAAC serves over 35,000 individuals per year, and over the past 38 years has touched the lives of over 1,000,000 clients. Employing over 300 personnel, MAAC staffs 35 sites bringing to its constituents social services, health components, a state-of-the-art charter school, technology centers, economic development, and an affordable housing building community. MAAC maintains and continues to instill in every program under its umbrella the object of its mission: the achievement of self-esteem and self-sufficiency.