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Children Well-being

This resource collection has data soures, reports, and infographics related to child health and well-being.

Funding Opportunities

Explore funding opportunities that can help you improve the health and well-being of your community.

Local Reports and Publications

This collection includes reports from local organizations in our community.

Santa Cruz Community Resource Map

This map features community resources for homeless services, food distribution, and healthcare services, including substance use disorder services.

Using DataShare SCC: Getting Started Videos and FAQs

Using DataShare SCC: Getting Started
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Community Action Board: Community Action Plan: Executive Summary 2024-2025

In 2024-25, the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) conducted an assessment of poverty-related needs in Santa Cruz County.

Economy / Poverty, Community / Demographics, Economy / Housing & Homes March 25, 2024

The Real Cost Measure in California: Santa Cruz County

The Real Cost Measure (RCM) estimates the amount of income required to meet basic needs including the costs of housing, child care, food, ...

Location: Santa Cruz (County)

Economy / Poverty, Economy, Economy / Employment August 16, 2023

2022 Santa Cruz County Homeless Count and Survey Report

2022 PIT Summary - At least every two years, typically during the last 10 days of January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty September 19, 2022

Poverty in California

(FACT SHEET) This year’s California Poverty Measure estimates describe poverty in 2019—using the most up-to-date data available—and so do ...

Economy / Employment, Economy / Poverty, Economy / Income September 15, 2022

2021 Informe Anual

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty 2021

2021 Annual Report

This report gives an overview of the status of housing in Santa Cruz County and the progress of initiatives to increasing access to housing.

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty 2021

Informe Anual del Departamento de Servicios Humanos

Health, Community, Economy / Poverty 2021

Modeled Wage Estimates

The Modeled Wage Estimates (MWE) provide annual estimates of average hourly wages for occupations by selected job characteristics and within ...

Economy / Income, Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty June 5, 2019

Santa Cruz County Homeless Census & Survey

The Point-in-Time Count is currently the only source of nationwide data on both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, and is required by HUD of ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty 2019

Santa Cruz County Homeless Census & Survey

Every two years, during the last 10 days of January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of the local homeless populations ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty 2019

Cal-OAR Data Dashboard

This is a full service, one-stop dashboard where you can find county and state-level Cal-OAR performance measure calculations and other contextual ...

Economy / Poverty, Economy / Income 2019

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is your source of accurate and objective data about the nation's economy.

Economy, Economy / Employment, Economy / Poverty 2019

National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every state ...

Economy / Employment, Economy / Income, Economy / Poverty May 5, 2018

Community Action Board: Community Action Plan 2017-2018

In 2017-18, the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) conducted an assessment of poverty-related needs in Santa Cruz County to ...

Economy / Poverty, Community / Demographics, Economy / Housing & Homes 2018

The Real Cost Measure 2018

Struggling to Stay Afloat seeks to measure the real costs of living in California’s communities and increase awareness and understanding of the ...

Economy / Income, Community / Transportation, Economy / Poverty 2018

The 2017 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey

The 2017 Santa Cruz County Point-in-Time Count was a community-wide effort conducted on January 22, 2017. In the weeks following the street count, ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy / Poverty 2017

Ford Foundation

Economy / Poverty, Community / Social Environment

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Economy / Poverty, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education
Santa Cruz