The Community Workgroups have made the following recommendations

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* 1. Thinking specifically about Education, are these recommendations responsive to the needs of the community?

  • School districts provide an avenue for the community to engage in the design of programming through a Community Council, Wisdom Council, or existing Family Youth Council
  • The county creates and expands programs to recruit, retain and advance teachers of color
  • Students have curriculum and appropriate resources to bring forth the mental, physical, and emotional wellness of Black and brown young people

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* 2. Thinking specifically about Health and Human Services, are these recommendations responsive to the needs of the community?

  • Increase accessibility and availability of low-income and affordable housing.
  • Increase accessibility and availability of healthy and culturally relevant foods.
  • Increase accessibility, quality and availability of culturally relevant comprehensive health care.

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* 3. Thinking specifically about Juvenile Justice, are these recommendations responsive to the needs of the community?

  • Pilot no-barrier residential community housing for young people up to age 25 years old
  • Provide transparent dashboard with contact point analysis for youth and resource mapping
  • Hire and train pipeline BIPOC mental health professionals to provide culturally responsive care to at-risk impacted youth and families

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* 4. Thinking specifically about Workforce Development, are these recommendations responsive to the needs of the community?

  • Fund livable wage youth/young adult employment initiatives with benefits including transportation.
  • Support CBOs that build adaptive skills to gain and retain employment i.e. second chance/returning citizens opportunities.
  • Provide technology equipment and digital training for laptops, smartphones, necessary software, internet/hotspot to find and keep employment

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* 5. Thinking specifically about Community-Led Safety, are these recommendations responsive to the needs of the community?

  • Scale up funding for data driven, culturally connected and practice informed strategies that allow for hotspot monitoring and crisis response.
  • Support the needs of Black and brown young people through programs that have been proven effective at diversion.
  • Implement intentional education about community-led safety for impacted youth and their families.

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* 6. Do you know of any organizations or people doing good work within these five key directions? Please list below

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* 7. Do you have suggestions about how we can accomplish these goals above, or any other general suggestions for us?

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