OJJDP's State and Community Development Awards program was established to provide grants and cooperative agreements to organizations that OJJDP has selected for funds in prior years. This program has been authorized by an Act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice.
The National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention (Forum) was established by the White House in 2011 and is a network of cities united in their drive to prevent youth violence with federal agencies and private partners. The Forum has expanded to a total of 15 cities that are implementing strategies and evidenced-based programs to reduce youth violence. The Departments of Justice, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor as well as the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Office of National Drug Control Policy provide key supports to the Forum cities. OJJDP provides funding to support the core activities in Forum cities linked to the approved comprehensive plans.
The City of Long Beach will focus on strengthening its Safe Schools strategy by implementing the All In Campaign, a robust attendance improvement effort which engages residents, businesses, school faculty, and the City Prosecutor in a strategic process to reduce truancy and subsequent delinquent behavior in the community, as well as develop a data management platform. This effort will both strengthen and expand the school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports component currently being implemented through the Long Beach Unified School Districts Safe and Civil Schools Policy. This will be accomplished through the following goals: 1: develop and implement the All In Campaign and 2: reduce truancy through organizational and systems improvement. Performance Measures include: establishment of a database and percentage of program children/youth exhibiting desired change in the targeted behavior (short and long term).
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