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The Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative (WCCC) is a group of public and private agencies working together to:

  • Improve public services, education, and health and human services for the Watsonville community,
  • Improve the quality of relationships, communication, and working relationships among service providers within the Pajaro Valley; and
  • Create community-wide change to improve the lives of individuals and families in the Pajaro Valley.

Our Members include representatives from local government, the school district, faith-based organizations and non-profit agencies that serve families in the Pajaro Valley.

WCCC Accomplishments

Members of the WCCC have:

  • Convened a summit where 100+ service providers and community leaders participated in identifying community issues and setting goals for adding the.
  • Helped First 5 Santa Cruz County merge its web-based resource directory (HelpSCC) into the Santa Cruz Public Libraries’ Community Information Database (CID), resulting in one centralized, easily accessible on-line directory of service providers in Santa Cruz County.
  • Established the WCCC Blog (web log) for service providers to communicate with each other about events, resources and opportunities for collaboration.
  • Hosted Resource Fairs for organizations serving families in Watsonville.
  • Initiated collaborative efforts to increase accessibility and cultural sensitivity of services for indigenous Oaxacan families by creating the Pajaro Valley Community Meetings. See the Oaxacan Action Group page for more information.
  • Hosted a Resource Fair for service providers.

Meetings

The WCCC meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 9:00 – 10:30 and are held at different commuinty organizations every month. Our meetings are open to community members, business leaders and representatives from public and private service providers. View the Community Calendar for specific dates and locations or e-mail the WCCC Coordinator Laura Alcantar at lauraa@watsonvillelawcenter.org

Our Funders

The WCCC thanks these individuals and organizations for their past and current funding. Our accomplishments would not have been possible without their support.

  • S. H. Cowell Foundation
  • Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County

WCCC Website graciously provided by:

  • Cruzio Internet