The West Long Beach Safe Passages Program empowers residents to take responsibility for the safety and security of their own neighborhoods. Safe Passages initiatives the utilization of local residents to serve as Safety Guides who are trained by partner agencies to observe and report dangerous or hazardous situations. By putting the power into the residents’ hands, Centro CHA saw increased engagement in its members who were shared in the vision of bringing safer neighborhoods to Long Beach.
Since 2010, Centro CHA has supported the Long Beach Violence Prevention Collaborative, an initiative to rally community leaders and reframe current systems to build a collective impact framework. By developing a set of shared principles and establishing best practices across all parties the goal is to support positive youth development from a younger age to start.
Recent data shows that in the areas in which the Be S.A.F.E initiative has been activated, crime has consistently been reduced by half of what it was before.
The West Long Beach Safe Passages Program empowers residents to take responsibility for the safety and security of their own neighborhoods. Safe Passages initiatives the utilization of local residents to serve as Safety Guides who are trained by partner agencies to observe and report dangerous or hazardous situations. By putting the power into the residents’ hands, Centro CHA saw increased engagement in its members who were shared in the vision of bringing safer neighborhoods to Long Beach.
Since 2010 Centro CHA has supported the Long Beach Violence Prevention Collaborative, an initiative to rally community leaders and reframe current systems to build a collective impact framework. By developing a set of shared principles and establishing best practices across all parties the goal is to support positive youth development from a younger age to start.
Recent data shows that in the areas in which the BE SAFE initiative has been activated, crime has consistently been reduced by half of what it was before.
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