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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to submit a grant application to the State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for a Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (Cal GRIP) Program for Cities grant, in the amount of $500,000 for a period of three years; and to execute any documents necessary for the implementation and administration of the Program, including a required in-kind match of $500,000. (Districts 1,6,7)
DISCUSSION
The Office of the City Manager, Human Dignity Program, has identified a grant opportunity for' funding of gang reduction, intervention, and prevention through the State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (Cal GRIP) Program for Cities. Cal GRIP provides funding to cities for reentry, education, job training and skills development, family and community services, and gang suppression activities.
The Long Beach GRIP Program would address unmet community needs necessary to effectively address youth and gang violence through a youth-centered, community-wide approach that would enlist the expertise and resources of numerous City departments including the City Manager's Office, Department of Health and Human Services and the Police Department, community-based organizations, Long Beach Unified School District, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and additional regional partners. The Long Beach GRIP Program would be designed to provide youth who are identified as already involved in criminal or gang activity or are at-risk of becoming so, with positive alternatives to gang participation in a safe environment. The Long Beach GRIP Program would also be designed to promote community awareness and education through antigang messages and to enhance the coordination of existing youth and gang violence prevention efforts to maximize the return on the investment of limited resources.
The City of Long Beach currently receives funding from the federal ...
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