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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, any subcontracts, and any necessary amendments, including any amendments to the award amount, with the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $1,102,698, for the Long Beach Activating Safe Communities Program in the Washington Neighborhood, for the period of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023, with the option to extend the agreement for one additional year, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $1,102,698, offset by grant revenue. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City), Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will implement the Long Beach Activating Safe Communities Program (LB-ASC) to interrupt the cycle of violence and improve safety and well-being in the Washington Neighborhood. Anchored in the City’s violence prevention collective impact initiative and using a shared safety approach, LB-ASC will establish a citywide gun violence response system in partnership with key system leaders and community stakeholders. LB-ASC also seeks to reduce gang and street gun violence by focusing on youth most at risk for engaging in or becoming victims of violence through an evidence-based street outreach, life coaching, and case management neighborhood strategy. In partnership with the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, LB-ASC will also organize new and expanded evening activities in the Washington Neighborhood through the Be Safe Program at Seaside and 14th Street Parks.
To reduce gun violence in the Washington Neighborhood, the Health Department will employ a comprehensive, collaborative, equitable, and neighborhood-based framework that: identifies and prioritizes youth-defined strengths and needs; activates key neighborhood spaces; and, catalyzes the ...
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