City of Gonzales
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
ACTIVITY REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: November 21, 2022
FROM: Carmen Gil, Community Engagement & Strat. Partnership Dir.
THROUGH: Carmen Gil, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT: Community Engament & Strategic Partnerships Activity Report Gonzales Youth Council
1. The Gonzales Youth Council has been meeting on a bi-weekly basis. They are continuing to work on their mental health project and are meeting with Dr. Jennifer Lovell to conduct an analysis of the data they gathered during the second round of surveys.
2. They are also planning to conduct a community clean up on Nov. 19th from 9:00 – 1:00 starting 449 Belden and are considering taking on a school beautification project as well.
Current Activities
1. In the month of October, the Community Health Workers (CHWs) conducted 16 COVID-19 tests and 2 completed Medi-Cal applications.
2. They assisted in five food distributions. Four with Salvation Army (average of 70 individuals) and one with the Monterey Food Bank (average of about 200 cars). These distributions are important because they help boost the numbers for Medi-cal and they are able to connect them with additional resources.
3. On October 18th, the Community Health Workers supported two community events. One of the events was a safety event in which CHOMP doctors shared how to use Narcan, the Fire Chief shared fire safety tips with the community and the Gonzales PD and Sun Streets Centers discussed gateway drugs and offered tips on prevention. Over 50 people attended the event and there was a really good response and interest from the community in support of more events to AGENDA
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8 help educate the community and provide resources. The other event was a Flu Clinic held by SVMH where the CHWs and the Fire Department distributed approximately 50 Narcan sprays to the public.
4. The CHWs were also able to participate in multiple training courses in the month of October, including a training with the Monterey County Elections office and another pertaining to Domestic Violence.
5. Additionally, CHWs worked with the Fire Department to host a Narcan distribution during Halloween where they educated the public on how to use Narcan and provided additional resources at the fire house.
Activities in Planning Phase
1. The City of Gonzales Community Health Workers will be assisting with applications for a Toy Drive. Applications are scheduled to start being collected on November 19th and 20th outside of the Fire Department and Police Department. It is planned that at least 150 gifts will be distributed due to the generosity of local community members. The actual gifts will be distributed tentatively on December 17th and 18th by participating City Departments.