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Receive an oral update of the Monterey County Gang Violence Prevention Initiative's (MCGVP) Progress Report for the Action Plan for Building Safe & Thriving Communities.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Health and Human Services Committee:
a. Receive an oral update of the Monterey County Gang Violence Prevention Initiative's (MCGVP) Progress Report for the Action Plan for Building Safe & Thriving Communities.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Office of Community Engagement and Advocacy of the CAO functions as the Backbone Agency to the Monterey County Gang Violence Prevention Initiative (MCGVP) and a liaison between Monterey County departments, community based organizations, grass roots organizations and local municipalities to further advance local efforts to reduce youth and gang violence.
MCGVP Community Engagement:
On June 9, 2015 the Board of Supervisors approved the Action Plan for Building Safe & Thriving Communities. Direction of the Board of Supervisors was to include a Community Engagement component to the Action Plan for Building Safe & Thriving Communities.
Since then, MCGVP staff has met with several general community groups and established two specific population groups to include the voice of lived experience. The general community groups include: Castroville Neighborhood Watch, enLACE - Leadership and Civic Engagement Spanish Cohort in Salinas and South County Four Cities for Peace (4C4P) Police Chiefs. The two specific population groups were formed in partnership with MILPA in Salinas and The Village Project in Seaside. These groups include individuals who have experienced incarceration in local, state and federal institutions for a varying number of terms and sentences, including gang enhancements.
All groups were given a full overview of the Action Plan for Building Safe & Thriving Communities and were engaged in dialogue that confirmed relevance of the Action Plan's ...
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