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Action Collaboration Transformation (ACT) A plan to break the cycle of youth violence and foster hope Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Strategic Work Plan 2008-2011 Mayor- City of San José Chuck Reed City Council Pete Constant Pierluigi Oliverio District 1 District 6 Forrest Williams Madison Nguyen District 2 District 7 Sam Liccardo David D. Cortese, Vice-Mayor District 3 District 8 Kansen Chu Judy Chirco District 4 District 9 Nora Campos Nancy Pyle District 5 District 10 City Administration Debra Figone City Manager Albert Balagso Director, Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Robert L. Davis Chief of Police 2008 Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Policy Team Chuck Reed, Co-chair Robert L. Davis, Co-chair Mayor of San José Chief of Police, City of San José Albert Balagso Jeff Bornefeld Blanca Alvarado Director, Parks, Recreation and Western Division Tech Team Board of Supervisors, District 2 Neighborhood Services Representative Santa Clara County City of San José CCPY, Executive Director Dolores Carr Norberto Duenas Mary Greenwood District Attorney Deputy City Manager Public Defender Santa Clara County City of San José Santa Clara County Telina Martinez Kevin Jensen Laura Lam Southern Division Tech Team Chief, Department of Strong Neighborhoods Manager Representative Corrections City of San José/ Law Program Director: Santa Clara County Redevelopment Agency Fresh Lifelines for Youth Jeff McLaughlin Assistant Supervising Paula Mitchell Sheila Mitchell Parole Agent Alternative Schools Director Chief Probation Officer CA Dept of Corrections & Santa Clara County Santa Clara County Probation Rehab-Division of Juvenile Office of Education Justice Bob Nunez Pastor Tony Ortiz Madison Nguyen Superintendent Faith-based Representative City Council, District 7 East Side Union California Youth Outreach, City of San José High School District Executive Director Mario Ozuna-Sanchez Joaquin Parra Jr. Foothill Division Tech Team Central Division Tech Team Dr. John Porter Representative Representative Superintendent Manager of Intervention Intervention Supervisor Franklin-McKinley Services: Catholic Charities of Santa School District MACSA Intervention Center Clara County Angel Rios Deputy Director Jeff Ruster George Rios Parks, Recreation and Deputy Director, Office of Assistant City Attorney Neighborhood Services Economic Development City of San José City of San José City of San José Evan Suzuki Cora Tomalinas Judge Patrick Tondreau Unit Supervisor Community Representative Presiding Juvenile Court Judge CA Dept of Corrections & St. Maria Goretti - People Santa Clara County Rehab-Division of Acting in Community Together Superior Court Adult Parole Operations Lindley Zink Commander, Office of the Sheriff County of Santa Clara Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Technical Team The limited amount of space in this document is insufficient to express our gratitude and appreciation for the many contributions and contributors to this strategic work plan. We wish to acknowledge the following organizations for their ongoing support and collaboration formalized by way of a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of San José: After-School All-Stars Gardner Family Care Corporation Alchemy Academy George Mayne Elementary School Allied Barton Security Service - Eastridge Mall Michael Gibeau, Consultant Alum Rock Counseling Center Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara Arbuckle-Poco Way Neighborhood Association Joyner Payne Youth Service Agency, Aquarius Project Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. Jubilee Christian Center/ Amer-I-Can Foundation Asian Americans for Community Involvement Mexican American Community Services Agency Bill Wilson Center Mid-Peninsula Housing Services Corp. Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Moreland School District California Community Partners for Youth National Network of Youth Ministries California Youth Outreach New Creation Covenant Ministries Campbell Union High School District Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Oak Grove Elementary School District Center for Training and Careers, Inc. St. Maria Goretti Church – People Acting in City of San José - Library Department Community Together City of San José - Strong Neighborhoods Initiative Parent Education and Resource Link Strategies City of San José - Work2Future Parent Institute for Quality Education City of San José - Youth Commission Pathway Society, Inc. Community Crime Prevention Associates Professional Security Consultants, Community Unification Project Regional Medical Center of San Jose Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy (CIC) Rohi Alternative Community Outreach Crosscultural Community Services Center San Jose Conservation Corps - Youth Corps District Attorney's Office, SCC San Jose Job Corps Center East Side Heroes San Jose Police Athletic League Eastfield Ming Quong - Children & Family Services San Jose Unified School District Eastside Union High School District Santa Clara County Juvenile Probation Emergency Housing Consortium - LifeBuilders Santa Clara County Office of Education Evergreen Elementary School District Starlight Community Services Family and Children Services The Tenacious Group Filipino Youth Coalition Ujima Adult and Family Services Firehouse Community Development Corp. United Way Silicon Valley FIRST 5, Santa Clara County Unity Care Group, Inc. Foundry Community Day School Victory Outreach - Community Services Agency Franklin-McKinley School District Victory Outreach Ministry Fresh Lifelines for Youth Volunteer Center of Silicon Valley Friends Outside in Santa Clara County YMCA Table of Contents Foreword………………………………………….………………………………………....... 1 Introduction………………………….…………..……...………………………………….. 3 Background……………………………………………………..………………………….... 5 Challenges and Emerging Trends…………………………………..................... 11 Next Steps: Building on Our Success……………………………………………… 17 Strategic Goal 1: Service Delivery……………………………............................. 23 Strategic Goal 2: Education and Public Awareness................................. 27 Strategic Goal 3: Capacity Building…………………………................................... 29 Strategic Goal 4: Crisis Response………………………………………………………... 33 Strategic Goal 5: Local, State, and National Collaboration...................... 37 Results………………………………………….................................................................. 40 Attachment A: Performance Logic Model Evaluation System…............. 41 Acknowledgements …………………………...……………………………………………. 43 Foreword “Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” -Albert Schweitzer Action Collaboration Transformation (ACT): A community plan to break the cycle of violence and foster hope- The Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force (MGPTF) 2008-2011 Strategic Work Plan, is a collaborative effort involving youth; private residents; city, county, and state government; community and faith-based organizations; schools; parents; and local law enforcement. This document was developed following an extensive community input process that began in Spring 2007 with a retreat that involved community-based organizations serving as members of the Technical Team. The community-at-large participated in the input process from April to May 2008, and included forty-three (43) focus groups that were facilitated at sixteen (16) distinct convenings involving over 1,200 participants. The MGPTF embarked upon an extensive community outreach process with the intention of capturing input from the different segments that make up San José’s diverse community. Emphasis was placed on gathering input from youth through schools, community centers, the Youth Commission, as well as detention facilities such as juvenile hall and the ranches. Town hall meetings were held throughout the City to afford all residents access to the process to voice their concerns, ideas, and commitment to reduce violence and anti-social behavior. One of the greatest strengths of the MGPTF is that it is inclusive and collaborative in its functioning, as was evident through the deliberate effort to dialogue with the community in developing the next iteration of the strategic work plan. Since 1991, a sustained commitment has been put forth by a diverse group of stakeholders, representing a range of entities, to “ACT” in the best interest of San José’s youth and families. With the leadership and support of Mayor Chuck Reed, these many contributors, both continuing and new, remain united behind a plan to intervene in the lives of youth – to “ACT” to address the anti-social forces of influence that have disconnected them from their families, schools, and communities. This plan incorporates the latest research on successful approaches to healthy youth development across a continuum of care with an emphasis on reclaiming gang- involved and disconnected youth through intervention services. Acting in the interest of San José’s youth is a commitment on behalf of the community to get them back into schools, reconnect them with their families and communities, provide them with a supportive and healthy environment to learn and grow, and redirect them toward more pro-social behaviors. Ultimately we envision youth acting with a sense of responsibility for their actions and accountability to themselves, their families and the community. San José’s youth will be afforded the opportunity and support to personally