public health and safety town hall meeting

8/8/2019 Public Health and Safety Town Hall Meeting

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Building Community,

Restoring TrustTown Hall Meeting 3

Public Health and Safety

Presented by Valerie F. Leonard

Guest Presenters: Gatanya ArnicDr. Cynthia Henderson, M.D., MPH


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Public Benefits

Presenter: Gatanya Arnic


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Public HealthPresenter: Dr. Cynthia Henderson, M.D.


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Ex-Offenders

Over 650,000 inmates are released per year

in the U.S. and return to their families andcommunities

Without intervention, 40% of returninginmates will return to prison within 5 years

18,377 inmates were released to Cook Countyin 2001 . 15,488 (84.3 percent) were releasedto the city of Chicago.


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Chicago Communities With the Highest

Number of Returning Prisoners

Community Area Number of ReturningPrisoners

Rate Per1,000

Residents24thWard

Austin 1,681 14.3 Yes

Humboldt Park 699 10.6 No

North Lawndale 656 15.7 Yes

West Englewood 521 11.5 No

Englewood 429 10.7 No

East Garfield Park 412 19.7 Yes

Three of the 6 communities with the highest number of returning prisoners

are in the 24th

ward


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Common Issues Facing Ex-Offenders

Homelessness

Joblessness

Lack of work skills

Low educational attainment

Substance Abuse

Separation from Families


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Juvenile ArrestsNumber of Juvenile

Arrests by District, 2008

In 2008, 10 of the 25 Policedistricts accounted for 64% ofthe juvenile arrests.

Rank District

1 District 8

2 District 11 (24th Ward)

3 District 3

4 District 6

5 District 15

6 District 4

7 District 5

8 District 7

9 District 25

10 District 9

Source: Chicago Police Department, Juvenile Justice Volume 4 Issue 1Juvenile Arrest Trends 2003-2008


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Juvenile Arrests by Offense Type

The top two offenses were drugabuse violation and simple

battery.

The offenses with the largest

increases between 2003 and2008 were Robbery

Miscellaneous non-indexoffenses,

Vandalism and warrant arrests

The offenses with the greatestdecreases include Drug abuse violations

Simple battery

Motor vehicle theft

24th Ward Schools: Gaining Ground or on Shaky Ground/June 16, 2010

Source: Chicago Police Department, Juvenile Justice Volume 4 Issue 1Juvenile Arrest Trends 2003-2008


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Valeries Agenda


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Public Safety Agenda

Advocate for increased number of police on thestreet

Advocate for stronger CAPS programming

Holding local businesses accountable to be goodneighbors

Crack down on loitering and sales of drugs Fining businesses that dont comply

Crack down on illegal dumping


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Public Safety Agenda

Focus resources on entire range of issues,including prevention, intervention andrehabilitation

Prevention

Improving our schools

After School Programming

Bringing Back Truant Officers

Job Readiness Training

Resident Training through CAPS and otherPrograms


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Intervention

Increasing the number of policemen on thestreets

Balanced and Restorative Justice

Peer Juries

Community Courts

Mentoring


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Rehabilitation

Mentoring

Wraparound services

Job training

Housing

Healthcare

Ed


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Public Health Agenda Network with Federal State, County and City

government to conduct comprehensive healthassessment of the community Use the results to develop a comprehensive public health

plan for the 24thWard

Advocate for opening more federally qualified healthcenters

Advocate for more funding for prevention andprevention and screening measures rather thanconcentrating overwhelmingly on treatment.


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Invest in educating professionals and the public in

improving lifestyle. Engage local residents to play a major role incommunity outreach and participatory Research

Model: Sinai Community Institute and HumboldtPark-Community of Wellness Program

Work with local stakeholders to create initiatives toensure access to excellent health care for all children inChicago.

Focus on eliminating disparities in and other societaldisparities in health should be recognized andeliminated.


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How Will We Do this?


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Conduct Community Assessments Public Safety E

Things to Consider

How many ex-offenders are returning to the community on a

weekly, monthly or annual basis? Who is impacted by their return? (i.e., family, victims)

What problems do they face?

What do they need to successfully transition back into society asproductive citizens?

What services are available to them?

How well do the services work?

Where are the gaps in programs and services?

How can our organization fill the gaps?


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Develop an Evidence-BasedStrategic Planning Process*

Kick-Off

Community

Assessment

Community

Planning

Approval of

Action Plan

CommunityMobilization

and Education

Assessment ofProgress

Refine

the Plan

*National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 2006


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Develop Strong Collaborations

Collaboration

(Governance, Decision Making)

Program

Case

Management-Organization A

Mentoring-

Organization C

Housing-

Organization B

Job Training-

Organization C

Finance/Admin-Organization A

Grants

Management-Organization A

Marketing andOutreach (All)

Fundraising-Organization A

Legal structure could take on a numberof forms, including, MOU, Partnership,Joint Venture or New Corporation.Governance could occur through aMOU, partnership agreement, advisorycouncil, board of directors, etc.


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Assist Non Profits in Building Capacity to

Build Strong Programs

Recruitment

Intake

CaseManagement

Job Training

Mentoring

Job Placement Follow Up

*Adapted from U.S. Department ofLabor

Ready4Work Program Model

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