Strong institutions: Police, Schools, Accountability process for connecting Churches resources and collecting data Fact we’re fed up with status quo Build capital better legislative clout Neighborhood-focused opportunities to Intentional community-based policing engage History of innovation Beautiful schools Public transit History GAPS AND INSUFFICIENCIES THREATS AND CHALLENGES Job creation Accountability, tracking (we’re cutting Parental engagement and training jobs in sectors regularly cited to be most Early intervention for youth important by citizens, like parks and Youth activities libraries) Sharing resources and collaboration info, relinquish resources to the Excessive politics people who need them, more action, Information and education, health less talk education Make sure residents get a % of jobs Financial literacy coming into town, especially in Ways to reduce access to guns construction Holistic family supportive services We focus too much on tertiary Bias toward authoritarian response prevention, need focus on primary Poor relationships, cliques, bad Individuals need to know how to interact communication with politicians, need advocacy training Lack of vision for youth and group presence Lack of cohesion between Need to meet people where they are neighborhoods with honesty and a holistic approach Poor understanding of cultural diversity Need to report on more than just the Racism and segregation bad news Blight, trash, poor environment Lack of regard for parents; when parents Mistrust are hard to engage, they’re ignored or Lack of forgiveness worked around Generational gaps Lack of valuing all opinions/ideas, esp. youth Elitism/classism Trauma-informed teaching Effective re-entry programs Poor dissemination of information and research Don’t address the impact of violence before violence occurs Engagement of people needing services Poor engagement of county and surrounding towns VALUES DEVELOPED BY THE GROUP
Strong institutions: Police, Schools, Churches Fact we’re fed up with status quo legislative clout Intentional community-based policing History of innovation Beautiful schools Public transit History Accountability process for connecting resources and collecting data Build capital better Neighborhood-focused opportunities to engage GAPS AND INSUFFICIENCIES Job creation Parental engagement and training Early intervention for youth Youth activities Sharing resources and collaboration Excessive politics Information and education, health education Financial literacy Ways to reduce access to guns Holistic family supportive services Bias toward authoritarian response Poor relationships, cliques, bad communication Lack of vision for youth Lack of cohesion between neighborhoods Poor understanding of cultural diversity Racism and segregation Blight, trash, poor environment Mistrust Lack of forgiveness Generational gaps Lack of valuing all opinions/ideas, esp. youth Elitism/classism Trauma-informed teaching Effective re-entry programs Poor dissemination of information and research Don’t address the impact of violence before violence occurs Engagement of people needing services Poor engagement of county and surrounding towns THREATS AND CHALLENGES Accountability, tracking (we’re cutting jobs in sectors regularly cited to be most important by citizens, like parks and libraries) info, relinquish resources to the people who need them, more action, less talk Make sure residents get a % of jobs coming into town, especially in construction We focus too much on tertiary prevention, need focus on primary Individuals need to know how to interact with politicians, need advocacy training and group presence Need to meet people where they are with honesty and a holistic approach Need to report on more than just the bad news Lack of regard for parents; when parents are hard to engage, they’re ignored or worked around VALUES DEVELOPED BY THE GROUP
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