Collaborative Relationships

Local Government

Board of Supervisors, San Diego County
The Board of Supervisors sits as the governing board of San Diego County. The Board is composed of five supervisors elected from supervisorial districts for four year terms.

County of Santa Barbara Fire Department
The County of Santa Barbara Fire Department is responsible for coordinating Santa Barbara County's response to disaster.

Department of Environmental Health, San Diego
With a staff of approximately 300 members, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) works as a team to protect and restore the environment for the health of present and future generations. DEH consists of four divisions: Community Health Division, Food and Housing Division, Hazardous Materials Division, and Land & Water Quality.

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
The founders of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District believed that a community college should provide experiences that broaden educational opportunities and strengthen our society's democratic institutions. The two colleges in the district strive to provide an education through which students may create rewarding lives - productive for themselves and for society.

Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego County
Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego County is committed to a service delivery system that is regionalized and accessible, community-based and customer oriented. Organized into six geographic service regions, the Agency's service delivery system reflects a community-based approach using public-private partnerships to meet the needs of families in San Diego County.

Office of Emergency Services, San Diego County
The Office of Emergency Services, San Diego County is responsible for coordinating San Diego County's response to disaster.

Orange County and City of Anaheim
Orange County and the City of Anaheim are responsible for coordinating Orange County's response to disaster.

San Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program
San Diego Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (SANDAPP) is a San Diego City Schools program, one of only two programs in San Diego County, providing intervention services to teen mothers. SANDAPP serves all San Diego County youth (1,500 annually), including pregnant and parenting teens who are wards of the court and live at the Salvation Army Haven. Many teens served by SANDAPP are victims of child abuse and neglect; this is the case for a majority of girls at the Haven, which serves 40 moms and children annually.

Sex Crimes Unit, San Diego City Police Department
The mission of the Sex Crimes Unit is to conduct fair, impartial, and professional investigations of all felony sexual assaults involving victims 14 years of age and older that occur within the City of San Diego. The goal is to resolve these investigations working with service area investigators, prosecutors, medical professionals, rape crisis advocates, community organizations, and other law enforcement agencies in a problem solving partnership focusing on the criminal prosecution of offenders and the reduction of sexual assault.

Updated: 11/27/06