Report and Evaluation of Citizenship Program
County of Santa Clara
Office of Human Relations
County Government Center, West Wing
70 West Hedding Street. Lower Level
San Jose. California 951 10
(408)299-2206 FAX 297-2463
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DATE:
TO:
August 21, 1997
Children and Families Committee,
Board of Supervisors.
-Blanca Alvarado, Chairperson
-Joe Simitian, Vice Chairperson
FROM:
James P. McEntee, Sr.
Director, Human Relations
SUBJECT:
REPORT AND EVALUATION OF CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM
I am submitting the attached information as an evaluative report on the Citizenship Program.
To summarize briefly:
1.
The S*inonth program goel of3750 citizenship spplicetions wes met end
surpassed by 4%(3918 applications ). Ofthis number, 2523 were public aid
recipients(66%).
2.
During the month ofJune another 367 applications were submitted. Ofthis
number,277 were public aid recipients(75%),
The total number ofapplications submitted was 4285. Ofthis number
2870 public aid recipients(67%).
3.
It is our presumption, that none ofthe persons whose applications have been
submitted through this program has become a citizen. This is because ofthe
backlog at the local INS. Recently, in preparation for offsite processing, we
checked on 200 applications which had been submitted at the October 26 1996
County wide Citizenship Day. Ofthe 200 appKcations only 3 sets offingerprint’s
had been received back fi-om the FBI.
The Citizenship Program and the County Executive Office have been
working intensely with the INS and have made offers ofassistance to help reduce
this backlog.
4.
$522,216.00 was received fi-om the Community Foundation/Open Society
Institute. These funds have been allocated to three non-profit organizations- Asian
Law Alliance, CET, and Catholic Charities.
5.
During the FY 1998 Budget Hearings $250,000 in County general funds were
allocated to this program. These funds will be used to contract for services with
Other community organizations.
Board of Supervisors: Donald F. Gage. Blanca Alvarado. Pete McHugh. James T. Beall Jr.. S. Joseph Simitian
Count\’ Executive: Richard Wittenberg
2016
5.
6.
7.
Our second year program wiU focus on Citizenship , ESL and offsite processing.
Attached is other information on Immigration and Public Benefits, Citizenship
Resources in the County, and Citizenship classes in the County.
On Au^st 20, 1997 we received a grant of$25,000.00 fi-om Packard Foundation
to provide services to hard to reach clients.
We expect another very successful program for this second year.
JPMiclr
a:citreprt.97
Naturalizations Applications Submitted to San Jose-INS
By Santa Clara County Citizenship Initiative
July 7, 1997
Organ.
Jan.
Feb.
Marcli April I May June P.A.*
GET
62
249
472
463
Catholic
139
185
406
608
44
16
45
89
532
559
167
185
Non-P.A.**
Total
1310
635
1945
1351
731
2082
209
49
258
Charities
Central
49
15
Coast
*P.A.= Public Assistance Recipients **Non-P.A.= Non-Public Assistance Recipients
y
Total N-400s Submitted Five Month Initiative
P.A.
Non-P.A.
Total
2,593 (66%)
1,325
3,918
Total N-400s Submitted in Month of June
P.A.
Non-P.A.
Total
277 (75.5%)
90
367
Total N-400s Submitted During Six Month Period
P.A.
Non-P.A.
Total
2,870(67%)
1,415
4,285
June/July 1997
Citizenship Initiative Meets 104% of Goals
4,270 New Citizenship Applicants
The Santa Clara County Citizenship Initiative met
104% of its goals, submitting 3,918 citizenship
new
^ trilingual County Citizenship Hotline
and
explained how all public assistance recipients could
receive free citizenship services by calling Countvapproved Citizenship Centers.
applications to the INS in the 5-month period of
January to May 1997. These figures included 2, 593
public assistance recipients. la the month of June an
additional 352 applications were submitted to provide
the grand total of 4,270 for the six month period.
According to Richard Hobbs, Citizenship Director,
The strategy also included special notices directed to
disabled and elderly SSI recipients inviting them to
free Saturday Citizenship Days located throughout the
County. Alum Rock First United Methodist Church
Overfelt High School, St. John Vianney Church St’
“This accomplishment is a reflection of the outstanding
Joseph’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Parish, Resurrection
dedication of the volunteers who participated in this
effon.”
provided their facilities to make this effort successful.
work of the non-profit staffs involved and the
The Board of Supervisors’ County Citizenship
Initiative dedicated $250,000 from January to May
1997 for the purpose of providing citizenship services
to_legal immigrants affected by welfare reform and for
omer working poor legal immigrants. Targets were set
of 750 naturalization application submissions per
month, to total 3,750 over the five month period.
Two-thirds (2,500) were to be public assistance
recipients. An additional $44,()00 was allocated in
June, 1997.
The main orgamzations chosen to work with this
citizensiup program had to be CBOs with proven track
records in citizenship. Because of the crisis situation
created by Welfare Reform, this initiative had to hit the
ground running. The core organizations involved in
Church, and Sacred Heart Church all graciously
Once the 20,656 SSI recipients had been invited, the
15,414 legal immigrant food stamps recipients were
the next group invited to free citizenship days.
Taking into account that Santa Clara County could not
meet aU the language and cultural needs in the county^
the Citizenship Initiative developed a program in which
other community groups were invited to contract with
the County on a reimbursement basis for filling out
citizenship applications for public assistance recipients.
Each group is reimbursed $25 per application properly
prepared and submitted to County Citizenship Centers.
This program allowed for other community
organizations which were already helping their
members apply for citizenship to receive training, have
access to resources and to make sure there was a
^s project have been the Asian Law Alhance, CathoHc
For More InformaHnrr
Charities, the Center for Employment Training and the
Ghroy Citizenship Project.
The impetus behind the citizenship dehvery model has
been to be cost-effective and collaborative in order to
be most efficient. The model has been successful at
this by promoting a cost-effective dual citizenship
delivery ^ strategy based on county databases and
community organizing models.
The database strate^ entailed sending general notices
Office of Human Relations
Citizenship and Immigration Programs
Coimty Government Center^ West Wing
70 West Hedding Street Lower level.
San'Joee^ CA 95110-1705
^
Phonet;:
(408) 299-2206
Fax
(408) 297-2463^
Richard'Hobhs^
Director i
advising legal immigrants of their imminent loss of
Teresa ..
SSI or food stamps and their possible loss of AFDC
Coordinator
SalAlvaresi '
Church/Advocacy
(now TANF)and Medi-Cal. The nonces advised of a
.
«
’'y
agency accredited by
^e Board of I^granon Appeals (BIA). Contracting
included the Portuguese Organization for
boci^ Services and Opponunities (POSSO)
employment and Social Opportunities (ESO),’
^ adJnon, die Santa Clara County Community
aw^ded the Citizenship Prosrii a
$10,000 grant to help pay the $95 INS fee foTS
indigent and to help seniors and disabled persons.truly
Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation
(VIVO) and Hiere IS adiaonal good news: several new agencies
were funded by the Santa Clara County Socitd Se^L
Agency
Geneitd Fund to provide cidzenship series
>^-citizenship days were arranged between the
Hermandad Mexicana.
CBOs working with the Citizenship Initiative and the
commumty agencies wanting to host a special
cnzenship day for appticants who were elderly
aevelopmentally disabled or mentally ill. These off-site
ciuzenship days were successful because thev involved
non-profit s^r, social workers, doctors and family
members. These sites included the Alliance for
Community Care, San Andreas Refional Center
w arkview Convalescent Hospital, “the Mexican’
.-^encan Community Service Agencv (MACSA) and
me Narvaez Mental Health Center, among others.^
The C(Dunty Citizenship Initiative was recently honored
oy foe National Assoaation of Counties(NACO) after
conducting hearings around the county on innovative
approaches to welfare reform. NACO quoted County
Cha^erson of foe Board of Supervisors Jim Beall:
m Santa Clara County, we didn’t wait around ...We
were foe first county in foe county to implement
an
immigrant outreach project.”
)
for Scxial Services and
“IfOpponunities,
PortugueseKorean
Organizadon
for
Amencan Community Services, Self-Help for the
Elderly, Jewish Family Service, Sacred Heart
Community Services, and Outreach and Escon
also provided CDBG monies
totalmg $61,598 to POSSO,Self Help for the Elderly
Community Services. Catholic
receive CDBG monies totaling
$18,j78 for IT97-98 and $50,000 over two ve^s
(C1JMC^^*°^'^
Immigration Network
f’an-?
submitted between January and
Jme, 1997, ±e County Citizenship Initiative ME retocus in the following areas: citizenship, ESL and
off-site processing. CBOs will train citizenship and
ESL teachers and tutors and provide resource material
tor volunteer in churches, county agencies, non-profits
and voluntary association who want to provide
customized one-on-one or smaU-class citizenship, ESL
or mtegrated ESL/citizenship instruction.
Santa Clara County Receives
$522,216 from Lazarus JFund
to Assist New Citizens
The puipose will not be to compete with large existing-
programs such as adult education or established large*
CBO programs, but rather to provide instruction in
safe and high comfon-level environments such as the
home foe church or foe neighborhood school, at
TneS^ta Clara County Citizenship Program along
wifo 11 other Bay Area counties have received a $5
tmes bilmgu^ in foe appHcant’s own language. For
the elderly who are frequently lost in large classes with
miihon dollar grant to promote citizenship over foe
next two ye^s. The Emma Lazarus Foundation was
mmated by Hungarian biUionaire George Soros. He
approach is the key method to reach foe hard-to-reach.
^gan this foundanon to express his disagreement wifo
feaeral welfare reform, in which a large part of
savings to balance foe federal budget was made at foe
expense of legal immigrants.
Tne Sanra Clara County Citizenship Program will
receive $522,216 for foe 97-98 fiscal yeS from foe
Co™mty Foundation of Santa Clara County, which
apphed for foe funding. In that grant requirements
were to fund existing up-and-running projects, this
money \^1 go to foe existing, experienced County
Citizenship Centers. These Citizenship Centers
'iude Asian Law Allianc, CET, CafooHc Charities
foe Gilroy Citizenship ProjecL
UJdO.
mstrucnon impaned only in English, this customized
This new phase in citizenship will also include
connued submission of N-400s, helping minors of
U.h. citizens apply for citizenship through foe
submission of N-600s,increased aid to foe disabled,
and processmg of citizenship for foe first time at
agencies instead of at foe INS.
Volmiteers
Volunteeia are need fo teach cifizenaHp classes,
pm\nde One*^it-one tutoring, or help fill out
citizensMp
., ,. applications.
,
There is training
provided
categories mentioned. IfW are
invested please call Adriana Gonzalez afc''534-
oz85 or Ca^pJic Charities at 944-069L-
Citizenship Information Bulletin #1
Citizenship & Immigration Programs, Office of Human
County Government Center, West Wing
Relations
70 West Hedding Sl, Lower Level
San Jose, California 95110-1705
(408) 299-2206
Fax (408) 297-2463
Director: Richard Hobbs, Esq.
Coordinator: Teresa Castellanos
IMMIGRANTS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS
I am a legal immigrant. Can I receive public benefits?
upon
not be
EXCEPTIONS;
You will be able to receive SSI, Food Stamps, and federal benefits at any time if;
you are a auzen, or
•
• you or your spouse is a veteran, or in the aimed forces, or
veteran; or if you are a widow of a veteran, or
you are under the age of 21 and your parent is a
• you or your spouse woried in the U.S. and paid Sodal Security taxes for at least 10 years or
^
the Lmted States (dunng the first 7 years for SSI).
first 5 years you are in
I am a legal immigrant and receive Food Stamps. When will my benefits ston‘>
^continue to receive them until August 31 1997 After that date
you will lose your Food Stamps unless you are under 18 or 65 or over The State of
ilie'YhoXfti:?!;"
“shed“
j to
werPtaS
hviu%“
f- mi^.se”cn&^rcS has ^so
1W6 whemer ±e qualifymg immigrant was receiving Food Stamps on that date nr not The r,r;;,CorS^7
^'be
^
“y ®
y°“
deyte2ome dS
"=“™S Food Stamps as of August 22, 1997
ffidS^'atiSp^'S'CE.T*?53S4*)o?aSiXc
(1=“
^
Stamps unti
I am a legal immigrant and receive SSI. Will I continue receiving benefits'^
So,?
""f “lUfflypnjve thy vgu am disabled regariless of your agS. If(ou a^Tmftgce
pohtical asylee, or have received Withholding of deportation, you are elioible tn rereive 9 xarM-TT- *-7^ ’
that stauas. If you arrived after 8/22fl6. youU be^hgibleVrssTwt?)?u”e
?n°e^QQ7®Q?^‘® budget include funding for those receiving SSP and IHSS?
budget
in
‘^°ver Supplemental Security Payments(SSP)for those efictible for
for IHSS.^so
^ and
do notIHSS,
qualify as disabled will not be efigible
ntenng after Zf22J96 will not be®able
to receive
until they are eligible to receive SSL
'
lam worried about my AFDC and Medi-Cal coverage. Will it be cut?
keepAll legal(now
TANF)who
andretain
Medi-Cal
legal immigrants who were receiving either benefit on
August 22,^
1996.
immigrants
SSI for
wiU also be able to retain Medi-Cal
entering the U.S. after 8/22/97 wiU be subject to federal deeming rules for puiposes ofrec-iwn.
sponsor s mcome is deemed to be your income. The sponsor’s affida%at6f supporTwill be'’
^^JJ^ceable,5 year contract However,if you become homeless or hungry, there is a 1-yS- exemnriL
under federal deei^g rules that allow a person to temporarily receive TANF in California
At this pomt,legal immigrants entering after 8/22/96 wiU not be eligible for Medi-Cal.
If I cannot obtain SSI
n l A The
TT, rules pertainmg
TANF, will
I be eligible for General Assistance (G.A.)?
Yes, if you qualify.
to General
Assistance have not changed in California.
I am a refugee. What happens to my benefits?
ff you are an adult who does not faU within one of the exceptions at the top of the pase (citizen veteran 40
"years) you will lose yo*;!Food Stamps, as exptoS Sov= SeSral
getttag SScdSt a^d MecSS^'”
”*= United Suites. You should keep
I heard that if you have worked for
away. Is that true?
over 10 years in the U.S. your benefits cannot be taken
^
U.S. and paid Social Security taxes(“RCA^
by the Social Security Administration™ ou^d vom
spouse (if you are not divorced) are allowed to add your quarters toge±er and if they total at least 40 oumers;
not divorced. Children under the age of 18 can claim deir parents’quarters.
you wer^.
I am undocumented. Can I receive any benefits?
You ca^ot receive most benefits paid for by the U.S. government But you can use a few services-
emergency
™‘inizaaons,public elementary and secondary education (through high school) adult
t
Santa Clara Coimty
xO
continue
provide
yuatal c^e to undocuinented mothers after the state cuts that off at the end of 1997. Non-emergency: tohealth
care
provided based on ability to pay at community clinics.
My family does not have legal papers. Can my children be taken out of school
SiSSroArcS
^
I want to bring a family member to the U.S. to live with
Re
Should also
77.^ tucy ue aoie to aet
^
immigrant relatives must si
affi^vit of support which requires that their income level be high enough to ensure that the'
imimgrant will not become a public charge. The sponsor’s income must be 125%above the federal
SfTSSS
^ famny Of four in CalSomia. Ide sponsor is Hableir
use
quarters
I am not a citizen and I live in public housing. Can I be evicted?
^
immigrant living in pubhc housing (or the government helps you pay your rent) you cannot be
evicted based on yoim immigration stams. Undocumented immigrants now living in pubtic housing can stav
change soon. You do not have to teU the HoSng Authority Lt you a^^S^tfd but if
you cannot show them legal papers, your rent may go up. If the Housing Agencv knows von arr* nndnnimpntpq
they are supposed to repon you to the INS. If they do not know your stlms? they d^have^tSIhT
What can I do to keep my benefits?
become a citizen, you must-
ri^t iffor
youatare
receiving
pubhc benefits now. To
Have been a legal permanent^
resident
least
5 years or
be mairied to a citizen and have been here for
at
.oast j years
Pass the citizenship exam which includes U.S. history and basic Enghsh
Call Catholic Charities at 944-0691 or C.E.T. at 534-5451forfree citizenship services
public assistance.
for any recipient of
Citizenship Resources in Santa Clara County
Name of
Phone
City
Orgamzation
Basic
Citizenship
Citizenship
Classes
ESL
Classes
Legal
Literacy
Services
Services
Asian Americans for
408-975-2730
San Jose
Com. Involvement (AACI)
X
X
Asian Law Alliance
408-287-9710
San Jose
Asian Pacific Family
408-299-8555
San Jose
X
408-522-2734
Sunnyvale
X
C.E.T. GBroy
408-842-6484
Gilroy
X
C.E.T. San Jose
408-534-5451
San Jose
X
Catholic Charities
408-842-4808
Gilroy
X
X
408-944-0691
San Jose
X
X
408-847-4488
Gilroy
X
X
Chinese American
Culture Center
408-747-1272
San Jose
De .Anza College
864-5678
Cupertino
East Side Adult
Education
408-251-2923
San Jose
East Side Community
408-254-0444
San Jose
X
408-251-0215
San Jose
X
408-971-0888
San Jose
X
Escuela Popular
408-929-6830
San Jose
Evergreen Valley College
408-274-7900
San Jose
X
Foothill College
415-949-7777
Los Altos
X
Gilroy Adult Education
408-847-2700
Gilroy
Gavilan College
408-847-1400
Gilroy
Hermandad Mexicana
408-286-1794
San Jose
X
Resourse Center
ATLAS
X
X
(Sunnyvale/Cuperiino
Adult & Comm.E. P)
X
Gilroy
Catholic Charities
San Jose
Gilroy Citizenship
Project
X
X
X
X
X
X
Law Center
East side Neighborhood
X
Center
Economic 8i. Social
Opportunties Inc.
Nacional
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Comments
Name of
Phone
City
Organization
Basic
Citizenship
Citizenship
ESL
Classes
Legal
Classes
Literacy
Services
Services
Swish Family
Resource Center
International Rescue
408-356-7576
Los Gatos
X
X
408-453-3536
San Jose
X
X
San Jose/
X
Comminee
Korean American
408-248-8555
Community Service Inc.
X
X
Sta. Clara
Legal Aid Society Of
Santa Clara County
408-998-5200
Literacy Alliance for the
453-6711
San Jose
X
X
San Jose
South Bav
X
Los Gatos-Saratoga Dept. 408-358-8700
Los Gatos
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Of Com. Education & Rec.
Metropolitan Adult
408-947-2300
San Jose
Education Program
Milpitas Adult Education
Mission College
Ml View-Los Altos.
408-945-2345
408-988-2200
415-940-1333
Milpitas
Santa Clara
X
Ml View
X
Adult ED
Vonal Hispanic
408-254-6900
X
San Jose
X
university
Nuestra Casa
Our Lady of Guadalupe
251-7636
San Jose
408-258-7057
San Jose
408-251-2923
San Jose
Church
Overfelt Adult Center
Palo Alto Adult School
Portuguese Org.for Social
415-494-2306
Sacred Heart
408-293-0877
San Jose
408-283-5800
San Jose
Community Service
San Jose City College
Santa Qara Adult Ed.
408-288-3708
San Jose
408-243-3981
Santa Clara
(Educational Options)
Viemamese American
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
I
X
X
408-971-8280
San Jose
X
408-741-2001
Saratoga
X
408-283-6150
San Jose
Cultural & Social Council
West Valley College
X
Palo Alto
Services Opportunities
X
X
h Empowered for
Success
X
X
X
Comments
j
Site
Citizenship Classes in San Jose-Fall 1997
Address
Phone
Mornings
Luther Burbank
4 Wabash Ave.
Independence Adult Center 625 Educational Park Dr.
John 23rd Center
^95 E. San Fernando St.
Time
Days
947-2300
9-1215 Noon
Sat.
251-2923
Eng./Span.; Open Entrv/Free
9-1210 Noon
Sat.
Free
947-2314
930-11:30 AM
MWF
Open Entty/Free
Open Entry/Free
Open Entry/Free
1-3:00 PM
Metropolitan Center
Nortliside Comm. Center
760 Flillsdale Ave., Room 1
723-6450 1135-12:35
488 N. 6th St.
MIW
St. James Center
947-2314
930-11:30 AM
199 N 3rd St
Tues
246-8790
930-10:30 AM
1 LOO-Noon
Mon
St. Joseph’s Cathederal
80 S. Market St.
Portuguese Comm.Center 1115 E. Santa Clara sT
St. Elizabeth Center
814 St. Elizabeth Dr.
Afternoons
Overfelt Adult Center
1901 Cunningllam Ave.
Catliolic Charities
2625 Zanker Rd.
Eastside Neigh.Center
2150 Alum Rock Ave.
947-2322
Hennandad Mexicana
St. John Vianney School
Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church
M& yh
Mon
10:30-11:30 AN
T])ur >.
Open Enuy/Free
9:00-12:15 AM
Sat.
Open En tty/Free
11-Noon
Fir
Free
246-8790
11-Noon
Wed.
Free
251-2923 1230-2:00 PM
944-0691
2-4PM
Ml'W
Free
Mon
251-0215
$15 Materials fee; Open Entry
1230-2:30PM
7-9 PM
Wed
$15 Materials fee/Open Entry/Span.
Tues
English/Spanish
9-12 AM
Sat.
English/Spanish
310 Edwards Ave
947-2321
7-945 PM
2039 Kammerer Ave.
M&WAf&Th
729-3475
7-830 PM
T&Tlr
251-2923
650-930 PM
MTWTh
650-930 PM
T&Th
1901 Cunningham Dr.
Open Entry/Free; Englisli/Filipino
Open Entry/Free
Open Entry/Free
246-8790
Evenings
Sacred Heart Center
Mayfair Comm. Center
Overfelt Adult Center
Other
1131 E. Santa Clara St.
4601 Hyland Ave.
286-1794
630 PM
Wed.
379-7698
7-9 PM
Tues.
2020 E. San Antonio St.
258-7057
7-830 PM
Wed.
2-3 PM
Sat.
3-4 PM
Sat.
4-6 PM
Sat.
'
~
~
Open Entry/Free; English/Spanisli
Open Entry
Reg. Tues. & Tlnirs. 6-9 p.m./Free
Free
~~
Open Entry
Open Entty/$5 Material fee
Reg, with Socorro McCord
Spanislr/English
Spanish
Spanish/English
Spanish/English
Korean Ainer. Com. Serv.
Niiestra Casa
Site
Self-Help for the Elderly
Santa Clara Adult Ed.
625 Wool Creek Dr. ilV, SJ
1998 Alum Rock Ave,SJ
299-8555
930-1130AM Th-F
Free
251-7663
6-8 PM
Free/ Open Entry
Wed.
Citizensliip Classes in North Countv-Fall 1997
Address
Phone
South Bay Center
555 College Ave., Palo Alto
590 Washington St., Santa Clara
rr
lime
Days
246-8790
10-11 AM
MlliF
Free
243-3981
745-845 AM
M-Fri
Free
630-945 PM
Wed
Free
Other
1245-345 PM Fri.
Free
1840 Benton Street
243-3981
630-930 PM
Fri.
Free
Fremont H.S., 1279 SiinnyvaleSaratoga Rd., Sunnyvale
739 Monse Ave, Sunnyvale
522-2735
630-930 PM
M&*V
Adult & Comm.Educ.)
Columbia Neighbor. On
Register in Class w/Instructor
522-2735
630-830 PM
T-Th
Mtn. View-Los Altos Ed.
333 Moffett Blvd., Mtn. View
415/940-1333
615-930 PM
Mon
1-415 PM
Thins.
Mt. View Senior Center
266 E.scuela Ave., Mt. View
Register in Class w/lnstnictor
Register at 333 Moffet Blvd.
Waiting List
415/940-1333
845-Noon
Fri.
Palo Alto Senior Center
415/329-3752
Reg, at 333 Moffet Blvd; Seniors Only
230-415 PM
M&W
Palo Alto High School
450 Bryant St., Palo Alto
50 Embarcadero Rd.,Palo Alto
415/329-3752
6-9 PM
T & iHi.
West Valley College
Open Entry
Open Entry
14000 Fniitvale Ave., Saratoga
741-2534
630-830 PM
Wedi
$13 fee; Reg, at college office
ACE (Svale./Cupertino
Citizenship Classes in South Counb
Learning & Loving Center 17795 Monterey Rd., M. H.
CET
7800 Arroyo Circle, Gilroy
Central Coast Cit. Project lOOF Children’s Home
290 1.0.0. F. Ave, Gilroy
Gilroy Adult Ed.
290 1.0.0. F. Ave., Gilroy
ACCl
776-1196
12-2 PM
Wed.
842-6484
6-9 PM
M-F
Register Mondays 4:30
847-4488
5-7 PM
Tues.
Walk-In Basis
847-2700
645-815
Wed.
Reg, at 7810 Arroyo Circle
Other Programs in Santa Clara County
2400 Moorpark Ave. #300, SJ
Escuela Popular
131 N. King Rd., SJ
Milpitas Adult School
1331 E. Calaveras, Bldg. 400
Morgan Flill Adult School 1505 E. Main, Morgan Hill
975-2730
929-6830
945-2345
779-5261
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Office of Human Relations
County Government Center, West Wing
70 West Hedding Street. Lower Level
San Jose. California 951 10
(408)299-2206 FAX 297-2463
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DATE:
TO:
August 21, 1997
Children and Families Committee,
Board of Supervisors.
-Blanca Alvarado, Chairperson
-Joe Simitian, Vice Chairperson
FROM:
James P. McEntee, Sr.
Director, Human Relations
SUBJECT:
REPORT AND EVALUATION OF CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM
I am submitting the attached information as an evaluative report on the Citizenship Program.
To summarize briefly:
1.
The S*inonth program goel of3750 citizenship spplicetions wes met end
surpassed by 4%(3918 applications ). Ofthis number, 2523 were public aid
recipients(66%).
2.
During the month ofJune another 367 applications were submitted. Ofthis
number,277 were public aid recipients(75%),
The total number ofapplications submitted was 4285. Ofthis number
2870 public aid recipients(67%).
3.
It is our presumption, that none ofthe persons whose applications have been
submitted through this program has become a citizen. This is because ofthe
backlog at the local INS. Recently, in preparation for offsite processing, we
checked on 200 applications which had been submitted at the October 26 1996
County wide Citizenship Day. Ofthe 200 appKcations only 3 sets offingerprint’s
had been received back fi-om the FBI.
The Citizenship Program and the County Executive Office have been
working intensely with the INS and have made offers ofassistance to help reduce
this backlog.
4.
$522,216.00 was received fi-om the Community Foundation/Open Society
Institute. These funds have been allocated to three non-profit organizations- Asian
Law Alliance, CET, and Catholic Charities.
5.
During the FY 1998 Budget Hearings $250,000 in County general funds were
allocated to this program. These funds will be used to contract for services with
Other community organizations.
Board of Supervisors: Donald F. Gage. Blanca Alvarado. Pete McHugh. James T. Beall Jr.. S. Joseph Simitian
Count\’ Executive: Richard Wittenberg
2016
5.
6.
7.
Our second year program wiU focus on Citizenship , ESL and offsite processing.
Attached is other information on Immigration and Public Benefits, Citizenship
Resources in the County, and Citizenship classes in the County.
On Au^st 20, 1997 we received a grant of$25,000.00 fi-om Packard Foundation
to provide services to hard to reach clients.
We expect another very successful program for this second year.
JPMiclr
a:citreprt.97
Naturalizations Applications Submitted to San Jose-INS
By Santa Clara County Citizenship Initiative
July 7, 1997
Organ.
Jan.
Feb.
Marcli April I May June P.A.*
GET
62
249
472
463
Catholic
139
185
406
608
44
16
45
89
532
559
167
185
Non-P.A.**
Total
1310
635
1945
1351
731
2082
209
49
258
Charities
Central
49
15
Coast
*P.A.= Public Assistance Recipients **Non-P.A.= Non-Public Assistance Recipients
y
Total N-400s Submitted Five Month Initiative
P.A.
Non-P.A.
Total
2,593 (66%)
1,325
3,918
Total N-400s Submitted in Month of June
P.A.
Non-P.A.
Total
277 (75.5%)
90
367
Total N-400s Submitted During Six Month Period
P.A.
Non-P.A.
Total
2,870(67%)
1,415
4,285
June/July 1997
Citizenship Initiative Meets 104% of Goals
4,270 New Citizenship Applicants
The Santa Clara County Citizenship Initiative met
104% of its goals, submitting 3,918 citizenship
new
^ trilingual County Citizenship Hotline
and
explained how all public assistance recipients could
receive free citizenship services by calling Countvapproved Citizenship Centers.
applications to the INS in the 5-month period of
January to May 1997. These figures included 2, 593
public assistance recipients. la the month of June an
additional 352 applications were submitted to provide
the grand total of 4,270 for the six month period.
According to Richard Hobbs, Citizenship Director,
The strategy also included special notices directed to
disabled and elderly SSI recipients inviting them to
free Saturday Citizenship Days located throughout the
County. Alum Rock First United Methodist Church
Overfelt High School, St. John Vianney Church St’
“This accomplishment is a reflection of the outstanding
Joseph’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Parish, Resurrection
dedication of the volunteers who participated in this
effon.”
provided their facilities to make this effort successful.
work of the non-profit staffs involved and the
The Board of Supervisors’ County Citizenship
Initiative dedicated $250,000 from January to May
1997 for the purpose of providing citizenship services
to_legal immigrants affected by welfare reform and for
omer working poor legal immigrants. Targets were set
of 750 naturalization application submissions per
month, to total 3,750 over the five month period.
Two-thirds (2,500) were to be public assistance
recipients. An additional $44,()00 was allocated in
June, 1997.
The main orgamzations chosen to work with this
citizensiup program had to be CBOs with proven track
records in citizenship. Because of the crisis situation
created by Welfare Reform, this initiative had to hit the
ground running. The core organizations involved in
Church, and Sacred Heart Church all graciously
Once the 20,656 SSI recipients had been invited, the
15,414 legal immigrant food stamps recipients were
the next group invited to free citizenship days.
Taking into account that Santa Clara County could not
meet aU the language and cultural needs in the county^
the Citizenship Initiative developed a program in which
other community groups were invited to contract with
the County on a reimbursement basis for filling out
citizenship applications for public assistance recipients.
Each group is reimbursed $25 per application properly
prepared and submitted to County Citizenship Centers.
This program allowed for other community
organizations which were already helping their
members apply for citizenship to receive training, have
access to resources and to make sure there was a
^s project have been the Asian Law Alhance, CathoHc
For More InformaHnrr
Charities, the Center for Employment Training and the
Ghroy Citizenship Project.
The impetus behind the citizenship dehvery model has
been to be cost-effective and collaborative in order to
be most efficient. The model has been successful at
this by promoting a cost-effective dual citizenship
delivery ^ strategy based on county databases and
community organizing models.
The database strate^ entailed sending general notices
Office of Human Relations
Citizenship and Immigration Programs
Coimty Government Center^ West Wing
70 West Hedding Street Lower level.
San'Joee^ CA 95110-1705
^
Phonet;:
(408) 299-2206
Fax
(408) 297-2463^
Richard'Hobhs^
Director i
advising legal immigrants of their imminent loss of
Teresa ..
SSI or food stamps and their possible loss of AFDC
Coordinator
SalAlvaresi '
Church/Advocacy
(now TANF)and Medi-Cal. The nonces advised of a
.
«
’'y
agency accredited by
^e Board of I^granon Appeals (BIA). Contracting
included the Portuguese Organization for
boci^ Services and Opponunities (POSSO)
employment and Social Opportunities (ESO),’
^ adJnon, die Santa Clara County Community
aw^ded the Citizenship Prosrii a
$10,000 grant to help pay the $95 INS fee foTS
indigent and to help seniors and disabled persons.truly
Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation
(VIVO) and Hiere IS adiaonal good news: several new agencies
were funded by the Santa Clara County Socitd Se^L
Agency
Geneitd Fund to provide cidzenship series
>^-citizenship days were arranged between the
Hermandad Mexicana.
CBOs working with the Citizenship Initiative and the
commumty agencies wanting to host a special
cnzenship day for appticants who were elderly
aevelopmentally disabled or mentally ill. These off-site
ciuzenship days were successful because thev involved
non-profit s^r, social workers, doctors and family
members. These sites included the Alliance for
Community Care, San Andreas Refional Center
w arkview Convalescent Hospital, “the Mexican’
.-^encan Community Service Agencv (MACSA) and
me Narvaez Mental Health Center, among others.^
The C(Dunty Citizenship Initiative was recently honored
oy foe National Assoaation of Counties(NACO) after
conducting hearings around the county on innovative
approaches to welfare reform. NACO quoted County
Cha^erson of foe Board of Supervisors Jim Beall:
m Santa Clara County, we didn’t wait around ...We
were foe first county in foe county to implement
an
immigrant outreach project.”
)
for Scxial Services and
“IfOpponunities,
PortugueseKorean
Organizadon
for
Amencan Community Services, Self-Help for the
Elderly, Jewish Family Service, Sacred Heart
Community Services, and Outreach and Escon
also provided CDBG monies
totalmg $61,598 to POSSO,Self Help for the Elderly
Community Services. Catholic
receive CDBG monies totaling
$18,j78 for IT97-98 and $50,000 over two ve^s
(C1JMC^^*°^'^
Immigration Network
f’an-?
submitted between January and
Jme, 1997, ±e County Citizenship Initiative ME retocus in the following areas: citizenship, ESL and
off-site processing. CBOs will train citizenship and
ESL teachers and tutors and provide resource material
tor volunteer in churches, county agencies, non-profits
and voluntary association who want to provide
customized one-on-one or smaU-class citizenship, ESL
or mtegrated ESL/citizenship instruction.
Santa Clara County Receives
$522,216 from Lazarus JFund
to Assist New Citizens
The puipose will not be to compete with large existing-
programs such as adult education or established large*
CBO programs, but rather to provide instruction in
safe and high comfon-level environments such as the
home foe church or foe neighborhood school, at
TneS^ta Clara County Citizenship Program along
wifo 11 other Bay Area counties have received a $5
tmes bilmgu^ in foe appHcant’s own language. For
the elderly who are frequently lost in large classes with
miihon dollar grant to promote citizenship over foe
next two ye^s. The Emma Lazarus Foundation was
mmated by Hungarian biUionaire George Soros. He
approach is the key method to reach foe hard-to-reach.
^gan this foundanon to express his disagreement wifo
feaeral welfare reform, in which a large part of
savings to balance foe federal budget was made at foe
expense of legal immigrants.
Tne Sanra Clara County Citizenship Program will
receive $522,216 for foe 97-98 fiscal yeS from foe
Co™mty Foundation of Santa Clara County, which
apphed for foe funding. In that grant requirements
were to fund existing up-and-running projects, this
money \^1 go to foe existing, experienced County
Citizenship Centers. These Citizenship Centers
'iude Asian Law Allianc, CET, CafooHc Charities
foe Gilroy Citizenship ProjecL
UJdO.
mstrucnon impaned only in English, this customized
This new phase in citizenship will also include
connued submission of N-400s, helping minors of
U.h. citizens apply for citizenship through foe
submission of N-600s,increased aid to foe disabled,
and processmg of citizenship for foe first time at
agencies instead of at foe INS.
Volmiteers
Volunteeia are need fo teach cifizenaHp classes,
pm\nde One*^it-one tutoring, or help fill out
citizensMp
., ,. applications.
,
There is training
provided
categories mentioned. IfW are
invested please call Adriana Gonzalez afc''534-
oz85 or Ca^pJic Charities at 944-069L-
Citizenship Information Bulletin #1
Citizenship & Immigration Programs, Office of Human
County Government Center, West Wing
Relations
70 West Hedding Sl, Lower Level
San Jose, California 95110-1705
(408) 299-2206
Fax (408) 297-2463
Director: Richard Hobbs, Esq.
Coordinator: Teresa Castellanos
IMMIGRANTS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS
I am a legal immigrant. Can I receive public benefits?
upon
not be
EXCEPTIONS;
You will be able to receive SSI, Food Stamps, and federal benefits at any time if;
you are a auzen, or
•
• you or your spouse is a veteran, or in the aimed forces, or
veteran; or if you are a widow of a veteran, or
you are under the age of 21 and your parent is a
• you or your spouse woried in the U.S. and paid Sodal Security taxes for at least 10 years or
^
the Lmted States (dunng the first 7 years for SSI).
first 5 years you are in
I am a legal immigrant and receive Food Stamps. When will my benefits ston‘>
^continue to receive them until August 31 1997 After that date
you will lose your Food Stamps unless you are under 18 or 65 or over The State of
ilie'YhoXfti:?!;"
“shed“
j to
werPtaS
hviu%“
f- mi^.se”cn&^rcS has ^so
1W6 whemer ±e qualifymg immigrant was receiving Food Stamps on that date nr not The r,r;;,CorS^7
^'be
^
“y ®
y°“
deyte2ome dS
"=“™S Food Stamps as of August 22, 1997
ffidS^'atiSp^'S'CE.T*?53S4*)o?aSiXc
(1=“
^
Stamps unti
I am a legal immigrant and receive SSI. Will I continue receiving benefits'^
So,?
""f “lUfflypnjve thy vgu am disabled regariless of your agS. If(ou a^Tmftgce
pohtical asylee, or have received Withholding of deportation, you are elioible tn rereive 9 xarM-TT- *-7^ ’
that stauas. If you arrived after 8/22fl6. youU be^hgibleVrssTwt?)?u”e
?n°e^QQ7®Q?^‘® budget include funding for those receiving SSP and IHSS?
budget
in
‘^°ver Supplemental Security Payments(SSP)for those efictible for
for IHSS.^so
^ and
do notIHSS,
qualify as disabled will not be efigible
ntenng after Zf22J96 will not be®able
to receive
until they are eligible to receive SSL
'
lam worried about my AFDC and Medi-Cal coverage. Will it be cut?
keepAll legal(now
TANF)who
andretain
Medi-Cal
legal immigrants who were receiving either benefit on
August 22,^
1996.
immigrants
SSI for
wiU also be able to retain Medi-Cal
entering the U.S. after 8/22/97 wiU be subject to federal deeming rules for puiposes ofrec-iwn.
sponsor s mcome is deemed to be your income. The sponsor’s affida%at6f supporTwill be'’
^^JJ^ceable,5 year contract However,if you become homeless or hungry, there is a 1-yS- exemnriL
under federal deei^g rules that allow a person to temporarily receive TANF in California
At this pomt,legal immigrants entering after 8/22/96 wiU not be eligible for Medi-Cal.
If I cannot obtain SSI
n l A The
TT, rules pertainmg
TANF, will
I be eligible for General Assistance (G.A.)?
Yes, if you qualify.
to General
Assistance have not changed in California.
I am a refugee. What happens to my benefits?
ff you are an adult who does not faU within one of the exceptions at the top of the pase (citizen veteran 40
"years) you will lose yo*;!Food Stamps, as exptoS Sov= SeSral
getttag SScdSt a^d MecSS^'”
”*= United Suites. You should keep
I heard that if you have worked for
away. Is that true?
over 10 years in the U.S. your benefits cannot be taken
^
U.S. and paid Social Security taxes(“RCA^
by the Social Security Administration™ ou^d vom
spouse (if you are not divorced) are allowed to add your quarters toge±er and if they total at least 40 oumers;
not divorced. Children under the age of 18 can claim deir parents’quarters.
you wer^.
I am undocumented. Can I receive any benefits?
You ca^ot receive most benefits paid for by the U.S. government But you can use a few services-
emergency
™‘inizaaons,public elementary and secondary education (through high school) adult
t
Santa Clara Coimty
xO
continue
provide
yuatal c^e to undocuinented mothers after the state cuts that off at the end of 1997. Non-emergency: tohealth
care
provided based on ability to pay at community clinics.
My family does not have legal papers. Can my children be taken out of school
SiSSroArcS
^
I want to bring a family member to the U.S. to live with
Re
Should also
77.^ tucy ue aoie to aet
^
immigrant relatives must si
affi^vit of support which requires that their income level be high enough to ensure that the'
imimgrant will not become a public charge. The sponsor’s income must be 125%above the federal
SfTSSS
^ famny Of four in CalSomia. Ide sponsor is Hableir
use
quarters
I am not a citizen and I live in public housing. Can I be evicted?
^
immigrant living in pubhc housing (or the government helps you pay your rent) you cannot be
evicted based on yoim immigration stams. Undocumented immigrants now living in pubtic housing can stav
change soon. You do not have to teU the HoSng Authority Lt you a^^S^tfd but if
you cannot show them legal papers, your rent may go up. If the Housing Agencv knows von arr* nndnnimpntpq
they are supposed to repon you to the INS. If they do not know your stlms? they d^have^tSIhT
What can I do to keep my benefits?
become a citizen, you must-
ri^t iffor
youatare
receiving
pubhc benefits now. To
Have been a legal permanent^
resident
least
5 years or
be mairied to a citizen and have been here for
at
.oast j years
Pass the citizenship exam which includes U.S. history and basic Enghsh
Call Catholic Charities at 944-0691 or C.E.T. at 534-5451forfree citizenship services
public assistance.
for any recipient of
Citizenship Resources in Santa Clara County
Name of
Phone
City
Orgamzation
Basic
Citizenship
Citizenship
Classes
ESL
Classes
Legal
Literacy
Services
Services
Asian Americans for
408-975-2730
San Jose
Com. Involvement (AACI)
X
X
Asian Law Alliance
408-287-9710
San Jose
Asian Pacific Family
408-299-8555
San Jose
X
408-522-2734
Sunnyvale
X
C.E.T. GBroy
408-842-6484
Gilroy
X
C.E.T. San Jose
408-534-5451
San Jose
X
Catholic Charities
408-842-4808
Gilroy
X
X
408-944-0691
San Jose
X
X
408-847-4488
Gilroy
X
X
Chinese American
Culture Center
408-747-1272
San Jose
De .Anza College
864-5678
Cupertino
East Side Adult
Education
408-251-2923
San Jose
East Side Community
408-254-0444
San Jose
X
408-251-0215
San Jose
X
408-971-0888
San Jose
X
Escuela Popular
408-929-6830
San Jose
Evergreen Valley College
408-274-7900
San Jose
X
Foothill College
415-949-7777
Los Altos
X
Gilroy Adult Education
408-847-2700
Gilroy
Gavilan College
408-847-1400
Gilroy
Hermandad Mexicana
408-286-1794
San Jose
X
Resourse Center
ATLAS
X
X
(Sunnyvale/Cuperiino
Adult & Comm.E. P)
X
Gilroy
Catholic Charities
San Jose
Gilroy Citizenship
Project
X
X
X
X
X
X
Law Center
East side Neighborhood
X
Center
Economic 8i. Social
Opportunties Inc.
Nacional
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Comments
Name of
Phone
City
Organization
Basic
Citizenship
Citizenship
ESL
Classes
Legal
Classes
Literacy
Services
Services
Swish Family
Resource Center
International Rescue
408-356-7576
Los Gatos
X
X
408-453-3536
San Jose
X
X
San Jose/
X
Comminee
Korean American
408-248-8555
Community Service Inc.
X
X
Sta. Clara
Legal Aid Society Of
Santa Clara County
408-998-5200
Literacy Alliance for the
453-6711
San Jose
X
X
San Jose
South Bav
X
Los Gatos-Saratoga Dept. 408-358-8700
Los Gatos
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Of Com. Education & Rec.
Metropolitan Adult
408-947-2300
San Jose
Education Program
Milpitas Adult Education
Mission College
Ml View-Los Altos.
408-945-2345
408-988-2200
415-940-1333
Milpitas
Santa Clara
X
Ml View
X
Adult ED
Vonal Hispanic
408-254-6900
X
San Jose
X
university
Nuestra Casa
Our Lady of Guadalupe
251-7636
San Jose
408-258-7057
San Jose
408-251-2923
San Jose
Church
Overfelt Adult Center
Palo Alto Adult School
Portuguese Org.for Social
415-494-2306
Sacred Heart
408-293-0877
San Jose
408-283-5800
San Jose
Community Service
San Jose City College
Santa Qara Adult Ed.
408-288-3708
San Jose
408-243-3981
Santa Clara
(Educational Options)
Viemamese American
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
I
X
X
408-971-8280
San Jose
X
408-741-2001
Saratoga
X
408-283-6150
San Jose
Cultural & Social Council
West Valley College
X
Palo Alto
Services Opportunities
X
X
h Empowered for
Success
X
X
X
Comments
j
Site
Citizenship Classes in San Jose-Fall 1997
Address
Phone
Mornings
Luther Burbank
4 Wabash Ave.
Independence Adult Center 625 Educational Park Dr.
John 23rd Center
^95 E. San Fernando St.
Time
Days
947-2300
9-1215 Noon
Sat.
251-2923
Eng./Span.; Open Entrv/Free
9-1210 Noon
Sat.
Free
947-2314
930-11:30 AM
MWF
Open Entty/Free
Open Entry/Free
Open Entry/Free
1-3:00 PM
Metropolitan Center
Nortliside Comm. Center
760 Flillsdale Ave., Room 1
723-6450 1135-12:35
488 N. 6th St.
MIW
St. James Center
947-2314
930-11:30 AM
199 N 3rd St
Tues
246-8790
930-10:30 AM
1 LOO-Noon
Mon
St. Joseph’s Cathederal
80 S. Market St.
Portuguese Comm.Center 1115 E. Santa Clara sT
St. Elizabeth Center
814 St. Elizabeth Dr.
Afternoons
Overfelt Adult Center
1901 Cunningllam Ave.
Catliolic Charities
2625 Zanker Rd.
Eastside Neigh.Center
2150 Alum Rock Ave.
947-2322
Hennandad Mexicana
St. John Vianney School
Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church
M& yh
Mon
10:30-11:30 AN
T])ur >.
Open Enuy/Free
9:00-12:15 AM
Sat.
Open En tty/Free
11-Noon
Fir
Free
246-8790
11-Noon
Wed.
Free
251-2923 1230-2:00 PM
944-0691
2-4PM
Ml'W
Free
Mon
251-0215
$15 Materials fee; Open Entry
1230-2:30PM
7-9 PM
Wed
$15 Materials fee/Open Entry/Span.
Tues
English/Spanish
9-12 AM
Sat.
English/Spanish
310 Edwards Ave
947-2321
7-945 PM
2039 Kammerer Ave.
M&WAf&Th
729-3475
7-830 PM
T&Tlr
251-2923
650-930 PM
MTWTh
650-930 PM
T&Th
1901 Cunningham Dr.
Open Entry/Free; Englisli/Filipino
Open Entry/Free
Open Entry/Free
246-8790
Evenings
Sacred Heart Center
Mayfair Comm. Center
Overfelt Adult Center
Other
1131 E. Santa Clara St.
4601 Hyland Ave.
286-1794
630 PM
Wed.
379-7698
7-9 PM
Tues.
2020 E. San Antonio St.
258-7057
7-830 PM
Wed.
2-3 PM
Sat.
3-4 PM
Sat.
4-6 PM
Sat.
'
~
~
Open Entry/Free; English/Spanisli
Open Entry
Reg. Tues. & Tlnirs. 6-9 p.m./Free
Free
~~
Open Entry
Open Entty/$5 Material fee
Reg, with Socorro McCord
Spanislr/English
Spanish
Spanish/English
Spanish/English
Korean Ainer. Com. Serv.
Niiestra Casa
Site
Self-Help for the Elderly
Santa Clara Adult Ed.
625 Wool Creek Dr. ilV, SJ
1998 Alum Rock Ave,SJ
299-8555
930-1130AM Th-F
Free
251-7663
6-8 PM
Free/ Open Entry
Wed.
Citizensliip Classes in North Countv-Fall 1997
Address
Phone
South Bay Center
555 College Ave., Palo Alto
590 Washington St., Santa Clara
rr
lime
Days
246-8790
10-11 AM
MlliF
Free
243-3981
745-845 AM
M-Fri
Free
630-945 PM
Wed
Free
Other
1245-345 PM Fri.
Free
1840 Benton Street
243-3981
630-930 PM
Fri.
Free
Fremont H.S., 1279 SiinnyvaleSaratoga Rd., Sunnyvale
739 Monse Ave, Sunnyvale
522-2735
630-930 PM
M&*V
Adult & Comm.Educ.)
Columbia Neighbor. On
Register in Class w/Instructor
522-2735
630-830 PM
T-Th
Mtn. View-Los Altos Ed.
333 Moffett Blvd., Mtn. View
415/940-1333
615-930 PM
Mon
1-415 PM
Thins.
Mt. View Senior Center
266 E.scuela Ave., Mt. View
Register in Class w/lnstnictor
Register at 333 Moffet Blvd.
Waiting List
415/940-1333
845-Noon
Fri.
Palo Alto Senior Center
415/329-3752
Reg, at 333 Moffet Blvd; Seniors Only
230-415 PM
M&W
Palo Alto High School
450 Bryant St., Palo Alto
50 Embarcadero Rd.,Palo Alto
415/329-3752
6-9 PM
T & iHi.
West Valley College
Open Entry
Open Entry
14000 Fniitvale Ave., Saratoga
741-2534
630-830 PM
Wedi
$13 fee; Reg, at college office
ACE (Svale./Cupertino
Citizenship Classes in South Counb
Learning & Loving Center 17795 Monterey Rd., M. H.
CET
7800 Arroyo Circle, Gilroy
Central Coast Cit. Project lOOF Children’s Home
290 1.0.0. F. Ave, Gilroy
Gilroy Adult Ed.
290 1.0.0. F. Ave., Gilroy
ACCl
776-1196
12-2 PM
Wed.
842-6484
6-9 PM
M-F
Register Mondays 4:30
847-4488
5-7 PM
Tues.
Walk-In Basis
847-2700
645-815
Wed.
Reg, at 7810 Arroyo Circle
Other Programs in Santa Clara County
2400 Moorpark Ave. #300, SJ
Escuela Popular
131 N. King Rd., SJ
Milpitas Adult School
1331 E. Calaveras, Bldg. 400
Morgan Flill Adult School 1505 E. Main, Morgan Hill
975-2730
929-6830
945-2345
779-5261
Updated by ihe. Santa Clara County Citizenship Iniiiaiive on July 26,1997
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Document
Evaluation Report on the Citizenship Program
Initiative
Collection
James T. Beall, Jr.
Content Type
Memoranda
Resource Type
Document
Date
08/21/1997
District
District 4
Creator
James McEntee
Language
English
Rights
No Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/