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November 20, 2015: United Way of Santa Cruz County to Present Community Assessment Project

(07:21) APTOS – The United Way of Santa Cruz County will be hosting a presentation on Monday, to discuss goals for community improvement. At the event, the organization will present the findings of the annual Community Assessment Project or CAP. The study found that unemployment went down from 12.1% in 2011 to 8.7% in 2014. The CAP also found that crimes in the county decreased from a rate of 39.6 per 1,000 residents in 2009 to 34.6 in 2014. The event will also discuss healthcare, alcohol use by teens, homelessness, and high school graduation rates. The presentation will begin at 10 a.m. at Temple Beth El in Aptos. (S.G.)

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