The Housing Element – A Progressive Approach This report has been prepared by the Progressive Housing Advocates Task Force (PHAT), a broad-based coalition of individuals and community groups dedicated to the development of affordable housing for low, very low income and extremely low income people throughout Santa Cruz County.   PHAT includes representatives of environmental groups, as well as advocates for the disabled, for homeless persons, for farmworkers, for children and seniors, and for low-wage workers who live and work in Santa Cruz County


Five-year Strategic Plan on Homelessness 2003-2007  prepared by the Santa Cruz County Continuum of Care Coordinating Group.


Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc.: Statement of Housing Principles


HelpSCC.org Information and Referral Database: Search hundreds of non-profits in the Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties.



Farmworker Housing and Health Assessment Study – Salinas and Pajaro Valley Final Report, June 2001,  prepared for the counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz and released in early June of 2001 by Applied Survey Research and The Center for Community Advocacy, a large body of comparative statistical data illustrates the current severity of housing and health issues that affect seasonal and migrant farmworkers. (Requires a free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download.). 


Santa Cruz County Homeless 2000 Census and Needs Assessment



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