Directory of provider groups,
collaborations, associations and others that are meeting to discuss topics of
interest to San Diego area nonprofit agencies and providers. This list is a work
in progress - if your group is not listed below or your organization needs to
add or update their information, please
email us with the information (group name, a brief description, contact
name/number, email, and when/where meetings are held).
Health, Human and Community Services
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Alcohol & Drug Services
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Alcohol and Drug Services Advisory
Board, San Diego County
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month, 2:00pm
Location: County Health Services Complex, 3851
Rosecrans St., Coronado Room
Contact: County Alcohol and Drug Services, 619-584-5007 |
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Alcohol and Drug Services Providers
Association - Any provider of alcohol and drug
services in San Diego County is welcome to join.
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month, 10:00am
Location: varies
Contact:
Barbara Morton at 619-297-5131 |
Children's Services
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Association of Foster Family Agencies
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Association of Foster Parents
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Children's System of Care Council, County of San Diego
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Family and Youth Roundtable of San Diego County -
supports family and youth involvement with public
child - family serving agencies such as Child Welfare, Mental Health, Juvenile
Justice.
Contact:
Donna Ewing Marto, Executive Director or call 619-546-5852
New Address (2/1/06): 3320 Kemper Street Suite
201 San Diego, CA 92110 |
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First Five Commission, County of San Diego -
is committed to ensuring that every young child
in San Diego County receives the support he/she needs to enter kindergarten
"ready to learn." To achieve this vision, the Commission not only funds
programs, but also advocates for policy change, helps to coordinate resources
and builds community capacity to support long term improvements in the lives of
San Diego's children and families.
Meets 1st Monday of month, 2:00-4:00pm
Location: County Administration Center located at
1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego - locations may vary
Contact:
Susan Morgan, 866-726-8831(toll free) or 619-230-6460 |
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First Five Technical and Professional
Advisory Committee (TPAC), County of San Diego -
consists of experts and professionals representing many diverse segments of the
local community, including parents, health care providers, child development
specialists, researchers, community-based service providers, and educators.
Their role is to inform the Commission about community needs, existing
resources, research and best practices, and to advise the Commission concerning
the Strategic Plan.
Meets 3rd Monday of month, 2:00-4:00pm
Location: County Administration Center located at
1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego - locations may vary
Contact:
866-726-8831 (toll free) |
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Foster and Relative Care Services
Committee, San Diego County
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Group Home Association
Meets 2nd Wednesday of month from 10:00 to 11:30am
Location: San Diego Center for Children. Armstrong Street, San Diego CA.
Contact: Call Terry Brown from SDYCS at 619-521-3939 x202 for information. |
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Juvenile Justice Coordinating
Council, County of San Diego
Meets 2nd Wednesday of month from 2:00-4:00pm
Location: San Diego County Probation Administration Bldg., 944 Balboa Ave., Ste.
500, San Diego
Contact: Brook Smith at 858-581-5882 with questions |
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Residential Services Task Force
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San Diego County Commission on Children, Youth & Families
Meets 1st Friday of month, every other month (except during the summer - Jan.,
Mar., May, Sep., Nov.), 2:00-4:00pm
Location: County Administration Bldg., Rm. 302/303, 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy., San
Diego
Commission Info: Roseann Myers, 858-514-5660
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Committees: |
Child Abuse Prevention Committee
- meets the 4th Monday of each month, 11:00am - 1:00pm at HHSA North Central
Region Bldg., 8965 Balboa Ave., Rm 1-A/B
Contact: Kristen Lowrey at
858-514-5660 |
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All CCYF Committees
- Contact: 858-514-4660 |
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Community Collaboratives & Coalitions
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Alianza Collaborative -
Alianza's mission is to expand opportunities for success of all persons, in an
atmosphere free of prejudice or bias, and to promote health, education, and
welfare of families in under represented and under served communities in San
Diego County; programs and services include: community forums, community
education and training, consultation, advocacy, family counseling and support
services.
Meets the last Monday of each month, time and location varies.
Contact: Evelina Jaime Board President, 619-819-5726 Mailing Address:
ALIANZA P.O. Box 153573 San Diego, CA 92195-3573 |
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ECAN -
AIS Action Network serving East County.
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El Cajon Collaborative
Meets 1st Tuesday of month, 12:15pm - 2:00pm
Location: Cajon Valley Union School District,
Board Room, 189 Roanoke Rd., El Cajon
Contact:
JoAnne Bushby, Executive Director, 619-579-1191 |
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Generations in Action
Meets 3rd Tuesday of month, 8:00am - 9:30am
Location: Lemon Grove Community Center, 3140
School Lane, Lemon Grove
Contact:
Gabi Rivers, Executive Director, 619-698-4224 |
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Lakeside Community Collaborative
Meets Mondays 3:00 - 5:00pm, dates vary
Location: Lakeside School District, 12335
Woodside Ave., Lakeside
Contact:
Nancy Fink, 619-820-7653 |
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La Mesa Collaborative
Meets 1st Tuesday of month, 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial
Drive, La Mesa
Contact:
Yvonne Garrett, 619-667-1311 |
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Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network) - a
community collaborative working with over 50 community organizations and
agencies, our mission is based on the mobilization of members who are motivated
to change neighborhood conditions and the socio-cultural, technical, economic
and political systems that influence those conditions.
Location: 5150 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92105
Contact:
Kevin
O"Neill Tel: 619 283-9624 Fax: 619 641-7656 |
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Mountain Empire Community
Collaborative
Meets 2nd Monday of month, 2:30 - 4:00pm
Location: Mt. Empire Jr./Sr. High School, 3305
Buckman Springs Rd., Pine Valley
Contact:
Bett McDade, 619-478-5104 |
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SanDiCAN - AIS action network serving the
communities of Central San Diego County. A community based network of consumers,
volunteers and providers dedicated to improving the quality of life for older
adults, adults with disabilities.
Contact: Brian Rollins (858) 505-6305
Brian.Rollins@sdcounty.ca.gov |
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Santee Community Collaborative
Meets 4th Wednesday of month, 3:00-5:00pm
Location: Santee City Hall, Bldg. 8, 10610
Magnolia, Santee
Contact:
Meredith Riffel, Coordinator, 619-448-8175 |
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South Bay Partnership -
a community collaborative funded by ADS for the improvement of San Diego's
quality of life, serving the Bonita, Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach,
National City, Otay-Nestor, San Ysidro, & Sweetwater communities.
Contact:
Dana Richardson, Project Director, 619-472-4607 |
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Southeastern Coalition -
a community collaborative whose mission is the
integration and coordination of services – their focus area are the Southeastern
communities of San Diego (Encanto, Skyline, Paradise Hills, Diamond
neighborhoods).
Contact:
Mercedes Tucker |
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Southwestern Collaborative -
this new collaborative services the Southwestern
neighborhoods of the Central Region: Barrio Logan, Chollas View, Grant Hill ,
Logan Heights, Mountain View, Shelltown, Sherman Heights, Southcrest and
Stockton.
Meets 4th Wednesday of the month, 11:00am -
12:30pm
Location: Mountain View Recreation Center, 641
South Boundary Street, 92113
Contact:
Kevin
O"Neill Tel: 619 283-9624 Fax: 619 641-7656 |
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Spring Valley Youth and Family
Coalition
Meets 4th Tuesday of month, 4:00-5:30pm
Location: Spring Valley Library Community Room,
836 Kempton Drive, Spring Valley
Contact:
Barbara Warner, Collaborative Coordinator, 619-670-9916
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Disaster Response and Preparedness
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SDIVOAD: Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, San Diego / Imperial
Counties - SDIVOAD exists to foster better
service by its members to communities struck by disaster. This is done through
preparedness activities that include planning among SDIVOAD members and
providing education to the general public, and by responding to and helping
communities recover from disaster.
Contact:
Don Read, 619-446-026 |
Domestic Violence
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San Diego Domestic Violence Council
- To develop, promote and enhance creative prevention and effective intervention
initiatives which will reduce the amount of violence in intimate relationships;
to bring people together - in coalitions and committees - to build healthy
families in San Diego County.
Contact:
Dr. Amanda
Quayle, Past President & Executive Coordinator (619) 533-6041 |
Housing and Homelessness
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Homeownership Coalition of San Diego
County - is a coalition that works to support
people with disabilities to own their own home.
Contact: Bruce Willbrandt at Community Interface, North County, 760-729-3866
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Regional Task Force on the Homeless -
serves as a central clearinghouse on homelessness
in San Diego County.
Contact:
John Thelen, Project Director, 858-636-4111 |
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San Diego Housing Federation - a coalition of
nonprofit and for=profit housing developers that promote the production of
affordable housing for low income households. Takes positions on local, state
and federal affordable housing issues. Puts on an annual conference on the 3rd
Friday of October at Pt. Loma Nazarene University. Provides periodic training
sessions throughout the year.
Contact:
Contact email, 619-239-6693
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Human Services Councils
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East County Human Services Council -
The purpose is to be a region-wide influential
advocate for healthy communities in East County. Using broad representation, we
will proactively prioritize grassroots needs to increase resources in
communities and to improve regional health, safety and well-being.
Contact:
Amy Menolez (619) 668-3677 OR
(619) 668-3990 |
Mental Health
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Children's Mental Health System of
Care Council, County of San Diego - The purpose
of the System of Care Council is to ensure that all agencies serving San Diego
County children have coordinated services resulting in improved child, family,
and system outcomes consistent with System of Care Values and Principles. The
Council advises and provides input to the County Mental Health Director.
Meetings are the 2nd Monday of the month, 9:00-11:00am.
Location: 3255 Camino del Rio South, La Jolla Room
Contact:
Trini Miles, Administrative Secretary III, Mental Health Services,
619-563-2766 |
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EPSDT Task Force, County of San Diego
- This is an ad hoc working work.
Meets 3rd Friday of month, 9:00 am – 10:30am
Location: 3255 Camino del Rio South, Del Mar Room.
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Mental Health Board, County of San
Diego
Meets 1st Thursday of month, 4:00pm
Location: San Diego County Administration Bldg.
Conf. Rm. 302/303 1600 Pacific Highway San Diego
Contact:
Trini Miles, Administrative Secretary III, Mental Health Services,
619-563-2766 |
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Mental Health Contractors Association
Contact: Chair, Kim Bond |
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National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill (NAMI) - a grassroots, volunteer organization
of some 200,000 members nationwide dedicated to helping people with severe
mental illnesses through advocacy and education campaigns. 4 regional groups
meet regularly, visit link below or call for more information.
NAMI North Coastal San Diego County 760-722-3754
NAMI San Diego 800-523-5933
NAMI North Inland 760-745-8381
NAMI S.I.T. (Schizophrenics in Transition) 858-481-7069 or 760-941-2153 |
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Prop 63 Mental Health Services Act, County of San Diego
Contact: (619) 584-5063 or toll-free in the San Diego area at (888)-977-6763.
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Older Adults and People Living with
Developmental Disabilities
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Aging and Independence Services
Advisory Council, County of San Diego
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Committee for Persons With
Disabilities, County of San Diego
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Developmental Disabilities Board –
Area XIII, County of San Diego
Contact:
Rob Carley |
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In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Advisory Committee, County of San Diego
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San Diego County Aging & Independence
Services Long Term Care Integration Project (AIS LTCIP)
Calendar & more info
Broad and active participation of key stakeholders, providers, consumers and
consumer advocates involved with the care of frail elderly and disabled in San
Diego is pivotal to the success of the LTCIP planning process. To date, local
stakeholders have devoted more than 15,000 hours of time and in-kind support to
the LTCIP. All LTCIP planning meetings and workgroups are open to the public and
we welcome new members. All new members should call LTCIP staff to confirm the
date and time of the meeting posted.
For more information contact:
Evalyn Greb at 858-495-5428 |
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San Diego Regional Center (SDRC)
Vendor Advisory Committee - is a selected group
of vendors to advise the SDRC, not their board, which holds other
contracts/grants, etc. The advisory committee is chaired by Skip Covell, as the
elected member by the vendors to sit on the Board of Directors for SDRC.
Contact: Skip Covell, (858)715-3780 |
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San Diego Vendor Coalition -
a group of providers who offer services funded by the SDRC for people with
disabilities. It is not connected to the regional center.
Contact:
Carol Fitzgibbons, 619-448-3700 or Elaine Lewis, 619-460-7333
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Physical Health
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Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) -
seek to increase awareness of and responsiveness to community health needs,
support the healthcare safety net, and expand coordination among health
improvement projects throughout the San Diego Region.
Contact: Maleka
Hurley, CHIP Program Coordinator, 619-515-2854 |
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Health Services Advisory Board,
County of San Diego
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HIV Health Services Planning Council,
County of San Diego
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HIV Prevention Community Planning
Board, County of San Diego
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Social Services
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Community Action Partnership
Administering Board of the County of San Diego
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San Diego Caring Council
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Contact: Nancy Mitchell, 619-582-4451 |
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Social Services Advisory Board,
County of San Diego
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Veteran’s Advisory Council, County of
San Diego
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Transportation
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SANDAG's Coordinated Transportation Service Agency (CTSA) Council on Access and
Mobility (CAM) (formerly the Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC) -
the region’s transportation coordination agency facilitates the coordination of
all appropriate agencies and transportation providers into transportation
networks for each sub-regional area, and hosts meetings to provide a forum for
these networks to discuss unmet transportation needs and to develop solutions to
address these needs. The main objective of the CTSA is to expand the
availability of specialized transportation services by improved use of existing
resources through coordination and partnerships.
See website for meeting
schedule.
Location: Caltrans, Old Town
Auditorium 2829 Juan Street San Diego, CA 92110
Contact:
Stephanie Lewis will serve as interim CTSA Coordinator on a part-time basis
beginning in August. (619) 699-7330
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SANDAG's Transportation Committee - assists
in the preparation of the Regional Transportation Plan and other regional
transportation planning and programming efforts. It provides oversight for the
major highway, transit, regional arterial, and regional bikeway projects funded
under the Regional Transportation Improvement Program, including the TransNet
Program of Projects.
Generally meets: 9:00am -
12:00noon on the first and third Fridays of the month.
Location: SANDAG Board Room
401 B Street, 7th Floor San Diego
Contact:
Toni Bates, Division Director, Transportation Planning (619)
699-6950
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Arts and Culture
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San Diego Commission on Arts & Culture -
provides a foundation for the integration of this creative energy. We work to
insure the stability, success and continued growth of our artistic and cultural
providers. The Commission also serves as a partner and catalyst for artistic
innovation within our communities.
Contact:
Linda Sokol, Executive Secretary, 619-533-3440 |
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San Diego Performing Arts League - develops
cost-effective, collaborative programs that bring new audiences to the arts and
strengthen San Diego's performing arts with new sources of earned income and
management support.
Contact: 619-238-0700 |
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San Diego Regional Arts and Culture
Coalition
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Economic
Development
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San Diego North Economic Development Council
- work with local governments, chambers of commerce, business councils, health
and education organizations in this region to fulfill our common goals and
objectives.
Mailing Address: 100 N. Rancho Santa Fe San Marcos, CA 92069
Contact: Gary Knight, President & CEO, 760-598-9311 |
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San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation -
works to create and sustain a region that is globally competitive - fueled by a
diversified, technology-driven economy - and positioned to achieve sustained
economic prosperity and opportunity for its residents.
530 B Street, 7th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101
Contact: Julie Meier Wright, President & CEO,
jmw@sandiegobusiness.org
phone (619) 234-8484, fax (619) 234-1935 |
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South County Economic Development Council
- goals include: encourage private investment; promote diversified residential
and overall business development; publicize the cultural, educational, social,
and geographical opportunities of the area; serve as an advocate for the area's
public and private interests.
Mailing Address: 1111 Bay
Boulevard, Suite E Chula Vista, CA 91911
Contact: 619-424-5143 Fax 619-424-5738 or
cindy@sandiegosouth.com |
Philanthropy and Volunteerism
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DOVIA: Directors of Volunteers in Agencies, San Diego -
the mission of DOVIA is to develop volunteer
management skills and strengthen leadership through continuing education and
support.
Contact: 619-819-7747 or
email
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San Diego Grantmakers
Contact: Nancy Jamison, Executive Director, 619-744-2180
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San Diego Inclusion Network -
purpose is to foster interagency collaboration and encourage service inclusion
for people with disabilities; seeks to broaden and strengthen our capacity as
service programs and community organizations and to celebrate service.
Contact:
Karen Leventhal, Coordinator, Tarjan Center Service Inclusion Project
(UCLA), Toll-free: 866-698-7867, Direct Line: 310-825-0067 |
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Service-Learning Council -
convened by Volunteer San Diego, designated as the California Department of
Education's regional lead for service-learning in San Diego County. Meets
quarterly with other educations, program coordinators, agency representatives
and students who are active in service-learning. Expand your network of contacts
while getting new ideas of how to bring Service-Learning into your program!
Contact:
Jen Hamilton, 858-636-4137 |
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