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The first Rainbow
Referral Guide was published in 1979 by Glenda Riddick and was 56 pages
long. Its goal was to help people and organizations more efficiently
identify and access the wealth of low to no-cost resources available.
This inaugural directory was filled with
supportive articles and related resources for foster parents in Orange
County. There were only 12 chapters in the first edition and about 300
agency listings. Five years later there were 48 chapters and over 3,000
agency listings in just the Orange County directory alone. Most of the
additional chapters were in response to changes in society and feedback from
users and college students. Eating Disorders was first added as a separate
chapter in 1985, Self-Help Groups was also added during the same year. In
1987 a chapter on "Infectious Diseases" was added.
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In 1988, the first edition of the Los
Angeles Directory was published and new chapters for AIDS/STD,
Youth/Anti-Gang, and Prison Inmate-Parolee were added to the chapter
listings. Separate chapters for Volunteer Opportunities and Teen Pregnancy
were added in 1991 and the first editions were published for Riverside and
San Bernardino Counties. Even with careful editing of the services covered,
the Los Angeles County Directory has grown to include over 12,000 listings.
Today we are proud to be the leading
social services referral guide in California, publishing five directories
containing over 25,000 listings.
Rainbow Referral Guides
c/o James Publishing
3505 Cadillac Ave., Suite H
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 755-5450
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