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Santa
Cruz County Government Web Page Santa Cruz County Human
Resources Agency
Workforce
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz City Web Page City Departments, Agendas, Committees, etc. Watsonville City Web Page City Departments, Agendas, Committees, etc. Has direct links to information on rising rivers! Capitola City Web Page, Agendas, Jobs, Capitola Historical Museum, City Budget Calendar, Election Information, Recreation Dept. California Government Home
Page
Department of Community Services
and Development Official
California Legislative Homepage
Listing of Local Service Providers by County from the Department of Community Services and Development Links to Other State/Local Governments From the Library of Congress The US House of Representatives | Executive Office of the President (White House) The LSU Libraries' US Government Agencies Page The Supreme Court from lii hermes at Cornell Law School Independent Federal Agencies and Commissions Central Intelligence Agency, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, National Performance Review, National Science Foundation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Administration, Smithsonian Institution, US-Israel Science and Technology Commission, United States Postal Service, and Voice of America. National
Association of Community Action Agencies Missing and Exploited
Children's Program
Southern Poverty Law
Center International Union of Gospel Missions Action Without
Borders
Action Without Borders works through the Internet and through local chapters to promote and facilitate collaboration, volunteerism and investment in support of these goals. Other Legislative Resources on the Internet
THOMAS -- Legislative Information on the
Internet Advocacy and Research Resources The Status of Poverty in Santa
Cruz County: October 1999,
CA: Big Disparities
Among Races 02/22/01 Leaving Children Behind - April 9, 2001,While there are a handful of children's programs that would receive additional funding, most programs assisting children were frozen at this year's level or were slightly increased -- but the increases were not enough to serve the same number of children next year, says Children's Defense Fund Action Council. See: http://www.cdfactioncouncil.org/bush_fy2002_budget.htm More on the BUSH BUDGET and the effects on low-income people, particularly children. (from HandsNet) Untapped Potential: State Earned Income Credits and Child Poverty Reduction 4/11/2001 - As millions of families submit their tax returns this week, a new study by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health finds that over one million children could be lifted from poverty by state tax credits for low-income working families. United Way State of Caring Index™: 11/29/2000 - A new measurement of America's social and economic well being released by United Way of America shows a strong upward national trend in Americans' capacity to care for one another during the 1990s. Poverty in the United States: 1999 Census Bureau presents a picture of income and poverty in the U.S. that has improved for the fifth year in a row; but that's not the whole story. See also The National Survey of America's Families The survey measures quality of life in America, Particularly low-income families. Applied Survey Research: is a nonprofit social research firm dedicated to helping people build better communities. Through community assessments, outcome evaluations, and other forms of research, employing the current best practices in data collection, analysis, and presentation, ASR gives communities and organizations the information they need to make informed decisions for the future. WebActive: What's New in Activism Online Webactive highlights current events in online activism and provides a directory of over 500 advocacy organizations. Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK: IDS is an internationally-renowned centre for research and teaching on development, established in 1966. IDS also hosts many innovative information and knowledge management services. For More Information Contact: |
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