On Sept. 10, County Staff presented to the Board of Supervisors a report, “A Snapshot of Poverty in Santa Barbara County,” which aims to analyze how well resources and services in the county are aligned to areas and populations of greatest economic need. It suggests focus areas where the County, other government agencies, community-based organizations and funders can better partner to enhance our critical social safety net infrastructure and reduce the effects of poverty. The report is available online at http://www.countyofsb.org/social_services/default.aspx?id=44131
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SB Independent: http://www.independent.com/news/2013/sep/12/1-5-poverty/?on
KCOY: http://www.kcoy.com/story/23397060/study-reveals-growing-poverty-rate-in-sb-county
KSBY: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52967639/ns/local_news-san_luis_obispo_ca/t/study-shows-santa-barbara-county-continues-struggle-poverty/ or http://www.ksby.com/news/study-shows-santa-barbara-county-continues-to-struggle-with-poverty/
Lompoc Record: http://www.lompocrecord.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/sb-supes-to-hear-report-on-county-poverty/article_779ffbb8-19db-11e3-a8b4-001a4bcf887a.html
Santa Maria Times: http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/11cf2b44-1ab0-11e3-b3b4-0019bb2963f4.html
Santa Maria Sun: http://www.santamariasun.com/news/10352/poverty-study-shows-a-need-for-reallocation-of-santa-barbara-countys-resources/
