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Local Statistics

For links to local, regional, and state statistics, see our Statistics guide.

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Local newspapers are excellent sources for finding information on local topics. This database allows you to search The Modesto Bee and other local newspapers for local and regional news from January 1989 to the present.

Watch the short video below to learn how to access our local newspaper, The Modesto Bee, using our database, Access World News.

Local agencies often provide helpful information on their Web sites or publish useful reports.

Center for Human Services
Programs in the areas of shelter, juvenile justice services, mental health counseling, school based services, family resource centers, and substance abuse prevention and treatment for the youth and families of Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Community Services Agency
Government provided social services in Stanislaus County
The Food Initiative
The Food Initiative, formerly Inter-Faith Ministries, works to help those in the greater Modesto area who are in need of food, clothing and other humanitarian services.
Howard Prep
Local services for adults with disabilities

Children's Crisis Center
The Children's Crisis Center of Stanislaus County is a private, nonprofit, child abuse prevention and intervention program serving all of Stanislaus County
Stanislaus Family Justice Center
The Stanislaus Family Justice Center is a one-stop center offering help and hope for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse.
Stanislaus County District Attorney
Official site includes annual report, news, employment opportunities, and information on criminal and civil units

Stanislaus Homeless Alliance
"Stanislaus Homeless Alliance is the name of the collaborative entity formed to align homelessness services, planning, and funding among stakeholders in Stanislaus County."
Current articles on the unhoused in Modesto
The Valley Citizen regularly publishes columns by Eric Caine that report on the unhoused in Modesto.
Modesto Citizens Action Group
"Organizing families, friends and neighbors to care for the unheard in our society," this group advocates for the unhoused.
2021 Regional Plan to Address Homelessness in Stanislaus County
Comprehensive 2021 report including recommended goals. Available in English and Spanish.
"Homeless in Modesto" documentary film
From 2013 to 2018, a local film team documented Modesto's unhoused population, the community services available to them, and interviewed officials about how we address our homelessness.
City of Modesto Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness
Final report from September 2011

For more resources on researching homelessness in general, see our Homeless in America guide.

California Department of Education
Data on dropouts, truancy, test scores, etc., searchable by county, district, and school.
Modesto City Schools
School Accountability Report Card for each school in the district.

Modesto Irrigation District
Electrical power and water utility
Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner
Find the latest Annual Crop Report and more.
Public Policy Institute of California
Non-partisan research on issues of education, health, economics, climate, water, politics, and the correctional system in California.
Valley Improvement Projects (VIP)
Local organization with a "mission of improving the quality of life of underrepresented and marginalized residents of California’s Central Valley by advocating for social and environmental justice."