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Serving The Needs Of Native Americans Health Welfare Safety Education Culture Economy And Employment Addressing The Lack Of Internet Access Created Over 650 Miles Of PointToPoint And PointToMultiPoint Links Supporting 105 Tribal Buildings Building Healthy Life Styles Empowering Indian Families So They Can Support And Nurture Themselves Their Children And Community Southern California Tribal Chairmens Association The Southern California Tribal Chairmens Association SCTCA is a multiservice nonprofit corporation established in 1972 for a consortium of 25 federallyrecognized Indian tribes in Southern California. The primary mission of SCTCA is to serve the health welfare safety education cultural economic and employment needs of its tribal members and descendants in the San Diego County urban areas. A board of directors comprised of tribal chairpersons from each of its member Tribes governs SCTCA. SCTCA coordinates and administers numerous grant programs for its members and the southern California Indian community including Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy FamiliesTANF Law Enforcement Food Commodities Information Technology Services Rincon Child Development Center Adult Vocational Training Career Development Center Low Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramLIHEAP the Library Program Child Care Development Services Tribal Digital Village TDV and Resource Prevention Program.