The Census Information Center (CIC) provides an effective vehicle for the dissemination of information and data produced by the U.S. Census Bureau to underserved communities. The CIC Program is a cooperative program between the U.S. Census Bureau and non-governmental organizations that make census information and data available to the public. In 1988, following a year of joint development, the National Urban League and the U.S. Census Bureau inaugurated the CIC Program. This was a cooperative venture that engaged national community-based organizations and their affiliates as auxiliary data distribution centers serving segments of the underserved population.

The Center for Pacific Studies at the Interwork Institute of San Diego State University serves persons with disabilities with a focus on individuals who are Pacific Islanders. The Center, through its use of education, research, and advocacy, work in partnership with individuals and organizations to enable communities to support, appreciate, and engage diverse members from traditionally underserved populations. The Center at the secondary Education within the College of Education, San Diego State University, and operates under the direction of Professors Fred McFarlane and Ian Pumpian. The Center for Pacific Studies is an outgrowth of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center of the Pacific at San Diego State University (RRTCP). The RRTCP was a five-year project funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.

The Interwork Institute's mission is to enable individuals, organizations, and communities to support, appreciate, and engage diverse members in community integration through the use of education, research, and advocacy. To achieve this mission, the Center has initiated seven strategic choices:

• Foster, demonstrate, and furnish quality learning opportunities, such as formal academic degrees and certificates, to promote preparation of diverse competent and knowledgeable educators, counselors, administrators, employees, and other providers who assist the target consumers and organizations
  

• Enhance the continued qualifications of such providers
  

• Expand and sustain partnerships with organizations, constituency groups, and individuals to insure diversity
  

• Impact policies and practices via a comprehensive plan to achieve inclusiveness
  

• Demonstrate research and evaluation models that enhance outcomes for the target consumers
  

• Use stat-of-the-art technologies to insure that the needs of diverse learners are met
  

• Articulate and demonstrate values consistent with inclusive communities

Contact Information:

Center for Pacific Studies at San Diego State University
Interwork Institute
3590 Camino Del Rio North
San Diego, CA 92108