Long Beach City Council
January 24, 2023

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LONG BEACH 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 10' Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-6711
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HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
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RECOMMENDATION:

To continue the local emergency caused by conditions or threatened conditions of Imminent and pritimate treat fo the Sately or persons and propert, within the cily. and;
Receive and file an update on the emergency declaration and associated activities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the emergency. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) has designated significant resources to address homelessness in Long Beach. Since 2020, more than 530 new interim housing units have been developed.

The City opened the first year-round ABC Shelter, secured three hotels along with the County of Los Angeles (County), and recently purchased the 78-bed Luxury Inn and more than 30 modular shelter units. The City also implemented three Restorative Engagement to Achieve Collective Health (REACH) teams, increased the number of outreach staff and call takers from 4 to 27, expanded hours for weekend outreach, began conducting localized interdepartmental response, partnered to provide mobile health care services, and doubled Police Department Quality of Life teams. In 2023, the City will include mobile Multi-Service Center (MSC) outreach teams, a mobile mental health and substance use treatment van, and will continue to focus on mental health prevention and treatment access.

The City continues to have approximately 3,300 people experiencing homelessness throughout Long Beach, which is a 77 percent increase since 2017 and a 62 percent increase from 2020 to 2022. Of these 3,300 people, more than 2,000 are unsheltered. The City and local community-based organizations provide approximately 1,300 interim shelter beds, and most of these shelters are operating at capacity, leaving few options for those currently without shelter.

Declaration of the Emergency
On January 10, 2023, the City Council proclaimed the local emergency, in accordance with the provisions of Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.69. This item will be reviewed every fourteen (14) days until the City Council terminates said local emergency or amends

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requirements for reporting frequency. A local emergency must be terminated at the earliest possible date as the conditions warrant.

Action Taken in the Past Two Weeks
Over the past two weeks, the City emergency structure has been established and below is a summary of the major items worked on. Supporting information is included in Attachment A. • Emergency operations staffing set up, dedicating over 100 key top leaders • Created a mission statement and focus areas for the emergency, and designated nine different workgroups
• Embedded the Equity Officer in the response to ensure equity considerations in policies, priorities, and resource allocations
• Announced the response at Billie Jean King Library and the immediate focus on the Downtown Area
• Informed all City employees about the emergency and that reassignment may be needed as disaster service workers
• Expanded the hours available for Multi-Service Center services through the introduction of the Mobile Access Vehicle
• Launch of the donation effort
• Kicked off the City's weekly update program to the community, which will be Tuesdays at 11:00 AM
• Announced the incentives available for landlords participating in the Emergency Housing Voucher program
Questions from January 10, 2023
At the last hearing of this item, there were several questions from the dais. Some were answered in person, and the following is a list of questions staff are working on a response to and their status. Attachment B includes additional documentation for some of these requests:
• Add a section to the mission statement to enhance the focus on public safety. • Response: This was completed, and the mission statement was updated. • Can the City focus on the public safety continuum and keep at the forefront of our discussion that the City partner with all its agencies to talk about prevention? • Response: The City's response absolutely builds on the public safety continuum.

Attachment C shows the various components of this concept, and all these departments are at the table as part of the emergency response.

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• Can the emergency response include an information sheet about the dashboard, to better explain the data available and what it means? • Response: Yes, this will be under development as the dashboard is created. • Can City staff report back on some of the demographics of homelessness, including information on who are getting the vouchers?
• Response: Information on persons experiencing homelessness demographics can be found within Attachment B. Additional time will be needed to provide demographic information on those getting the vouchers.
• Can staff include benchmark data where available around areas such as vouchers, goals for housing individuals, goals for increasing voucher use, etc.? • Yes, goal development will be part of the response as the data team gets underway.
• Please define: "Falling into homelessness"
• Response: This will be covered in the oral presentation on January 24, 2023 • Please define: "Efforts to reduce violence"
• Response: This will be covered in the oral presentation on January 24, 2023 • Can City staff schedule a presentation on the REACH team and what it does? • Response: This will be covered in the oral presentation on January 24, 2023 • Can the response include increasing the hours the MSC services are available? • Response: Yes, the City started that effort this week by rolling out the Mobile Access Center which for the first time has the ability to provide the majority of the services available only at the MSC out in the community. During the response we will be tracking the increased hours available for these types of services. • Will the response be looking at how to increase mental health services and assistance for those who need it?
• Response: Yes, that will be a key component of the response to look for ways to increase services available, either through the County or other partnerships. • Can the emergency help us speed up the available data through the Point in Time count?
• Response: The next Point in Time count will be held on January 26, 2023. Staff will look to use the resources from the emergency proclamation to help speed the time it takes to review and validate the count.
• Can the City staff provide a list of initiatives that have been done in the past? • Response: Attachment B contains a presentation provided to the City Council on January 18, 2022 that gives a comprehensive list of past efforts and provides a

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good grounding for the work that was done in the past.

Focus Areas for the Next Two Weeks
Staff will provide an oral report on January 24, 2023 on some of the areas of focus for the next two weeks. Topics will include:
• Efforts to engage partner agencies such as Harbor, Water and Transit • Efforts to engage educational partners such as City College, LBUSD, and Cal State Long Beach
• Efforts to engage Metro
• Efforts to engage the County of Los Angeles
• Efforts to engage the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG) in a discussion of regional cooperation on the issue of regional homelessness response and service • Work underway to plan for expanded shelter capacity and SAFE parking programs • Launch of business partnerships through grant programs for damaged businesses • Launch of partnerships with the Business Improvement Districts for safety, cleaning, and activation
• Further development of the emergency response efforts through the nine identified workgroups
• Development of a proposed budget to support the response effort for City Council consideration
• Approval of an Ordinance by the City Council to streamline construction projects related to homelessness response.
• Deployment of the Mobile Command Center
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Anita Lakhani and by Budget Manager Grace Yoon on January 19, 2023.

TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on January 24, 2023, in accordance with the Long Beach Municipal Code requirements for the renewal of the local emergency. In order to report back every two weeks and to allow time for updates with the actions of the past two weeks, the item will generally be released on the Supplemental Agenda with a presentation with the latest information provided to the City Council and community during the meeting.

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FISCAL IMPACT
The full fiscal impact is unknown at this time and will be based on the work required and projects implemented to respond to the homelessness crisis. As the Citywide strategy is developed, and tunding is identified, staff will return to the City Council with fiscal impacts and requests for appropriation. This recommendation will result in significant staffing impacts beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is expected to affect Citywide staffing workload and will cause priorities to shift due to this emergency. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.

SUGGESTED ACTION:

Approve recommendation.

Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS B. MODICA

CITY MANAGER
Attachments: A - Supporting Documentation on Actions Taken in the Past Two Weeks B- Supporting Documentation for January 10, 2023 Questions from the City Council C-A Public Health Approach to Safety
1/19/23, 10:45 AM Work Groups Established to Respond to Homelessness Emergency in Long Beach ATTACHMENT A

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1/11/2023
Press Release # 011123-2FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Work Groups Established to Respond to Homelessness Emergency in Long Beach Incident Command to be Led Jointly by Public Works, Health Department and immediately activating 100 top City leaders
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Long Beach, CA- Following the proclamation of a local homelessness emergency, in Long Beach yesterday, Jan. 10, City leadership has established an Incident Command Center and identified nine work groups consisting of 100 people to take on the various aspects of homelessness emergency response.

The emergency will use an Incident Command System (ICS) model of operation, which allows personnel from a variety of departments to work collaboratively to respond to the incident. It also provides a framework to manage Federal, State and regional assets assigned to the incident over a widespread geographic area over a prolonged period and provides logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet their objectives. "It is critical that we address homelessness by building shelter capacity, increasing mental health and substance misuse treatment options and working to make our city streets cleaner and safer for all," said Mayor Rex Richardson. "The team that has been assembled to work on this issue is made up of some of the City's best."
Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) Director Kelly Colopy and Public Works Department Director Eric Lopez will serve as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Incident Command. The EOC Command will coordinate efforts through City Manager Tom Modica and the City Management group and will be supported by Chief Public Affairs Officer Kevin Lee and Health Department Public Affairs Officer Jennifer Rice Epstein, City Attorney Dawn Mcintosh and City Equity Officer Alanah Grant.
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Focus Area: Intergovernmental Work
The intergovernmental work group will work with Los Angeles County officials and neighboring local governments to ensure all cities are engaged and contributing local resources to address homelessness in the region. This work will be led by Deputy City Manager Katy Nomura with support from Government Affairs, the Interjurisdictional Team, Financial Management staff and additional City Manager department staff.

Focus Area: Educational institutions, Businesses, Faith-based organizations and Nonprofit organizations
Led by Deputy City Manager Teresa Chandler, the educational institutions, businesses, faith-based organizations and nonprofit organizations work group will strengthen collaborations with these organizations to expand on current services, capacity and resources they provide to people experiencing homelessness. This work group will also work with local nonprofits, businesses, educational institutions, governmental institutions and faith-based communities to focus efforts on developing and resourcing upstream prevention strategies and identifying the strategies to address the root causes of homelessness. Homeless Services Bureau staff, Economic Development/Workforce Development staff, Financial Management staff and City Manager department staff will have also been assigned to this work group.

Focus Area: Public Health and Safety
The public health and safety work group will support ongoing efforts to expand mental health and substance use prevention and treatment; ensure housing includes behavioral health and other wrap- around service programming; and prioritize access to City services in areas where homeless resources are provided. This work will be led by Homeless Services Officer Somatra Church and Homeless Resource Coordinator Joel Reynoza, with support from the Homeless Services Outreach team, the Interdepartmental team, Police Department, Financial Management Staff, and other staff from the Health Department and Public Works Department.

Focus Area: Communications
The Communications work group will inform residents and the business community about strategies and resources the City is providing to reduce homelessness and ensure the safety of people living, working and visiting the city. This work will be led by Chief Public Affairs Officer Kevin Lee and Health Department Public Affairs Officer Jennifer Rice Epstein, with support from Public Information Officers and communications staff across the City.

Focus Area: Data and Technology
The Data and Technology work group will provide timely and accurate data that identifies areas of highest need, current gaps, Citywide resources provided, and number of people experiencing homelessness assisted. This work will be led by Technology Bureau Manager Behrang Abadi with support from staff members from Development Services, the Housing Authority, the Homeless Services Bureau and Financial Management.
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The Housing and Land Access work group will increase housing opportunities, both permanent and temporary, that provide greater access for people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness. It also will identify land and property, both public and private, that can be used for interim and long-term housing, safe places to sleep and emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness as well as ensure construction is quickly completed to bring the housing on board. This work will be led by Development Services Operations Officer Alem Hagos and Housing Authority Bureau Manager Alison King with support from Deputy City Manager Teresa Chandler, Homeless Services Bureau leadership, the Real Estate Development Bureau, Public Works and City Manager department staff.

Focus Area: Procurement and Finance
The Procurement and Finance work group will increase State, County and regional funding opportunities, resources, capacity and access to services available to people experiencing homelessness and streamline processes that impede the City's ability to expeditiously develop new housing and shelter facilities and sites to address homelessness. This work will be led by Procurement Agent Michelle Wilson and Recovery and Equity in Contracting Officer Augusta Gudeman with support from Financial Management staff, Homeless Services Bureau staff and Public Works staff.

Focus Area: Human Resources and Staffing
The Human Resources and Staffing work group will facilitate and accommodate staff reassignments to activation and focus areas, as necessary. It is led by Human Resources Deputy Director Fred Verdugo and Civil Service Executive Director Christina Winting with support from Human Resources Department leadership and staff.

Focus Area: Logistics
The Logistics work group will lead the logistics necessary to support other workgroup efforts. This work is led by Health Department Communicable Disease and Emergency Response Bureau Manager Sandy Wedgeworth with support from Public Health Emergency Management staff.

Leaders of the work groups convened today at the EOC and will continue to meet regularly to create and implement plans to reduce homelessness in Long Beach. All in all, nearly 100 people are involved in the activation with the expectation that others will be tapped as needed.

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Long Beach, CA - In an effort to more strategically conduct outreach to people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, the City of Long Beach has begun centralizing emergency response efforts in the Downtown area, expanding street outreach and deploying a new Mobile Access Center vehicle. These mobilization efforts, which will continue over the next three weeks in the Downtown area, https://longbeach.gov/press-releases/city-of-long-beach-centralizes-homelessness-emergency-response-efforts-downtown--deploys-mobile-access-ve.. 1/2 1/19/23, 10:57 AM City of Long Beach Centralizes Homelessness Emergency Response Efforts Downtown, Deploys Mobile Access Vehicle were announced during a press conference earlier today, where Mayor Rex Richardson and other City leaders delivered updates regarding the City's proclamation of a local homelessness emergency. "This focused activation in our Downtown area is critical to our overall emergency response. It allows us to reach more people experiencing homelessness and get them into shelter and connected to services," said Mayor Rex Richardson. "We must be strategic during our emergency response, lower barriers to services and meet people where they are."
Outreach teams from the Department of Health and Human Service's (Health Department) Homeless Services Bureau have enhanced existing outreach efforts in collaboration with the Interdepartmental Team, consisting of the REACH team, Long Beach Police Department Quality of Life officers, the Long Beach Fire Department and Public Works Clean Team. These teams are educating people who are experiencing homelessness about the services and resources available to them. With increased staffing levels and expanded hours dedicated to conducting meaningful engagement with unhoused residents, the goal is to foster rapport with these individuals and connect them to housing and other services.

The City has also deployed its new Mobile Access Center (MAC) vehicle Downtown, which will significantly lower barriers to providing case management services and other resources for people experiencing homelessness. Unlike other forms of street outreach, the MAC allows Homeless Services Bureau outreach staff to start the intake process right on the street. Operated by outreach staff and a public health nurse, the vehicle offers nearly everything available at the Multi-Service Center, excluding services from co-located nonprofits, a full-scale medical clinic and showers. For the next three weeks, the MAC will travel around Downtown. Over time, the MAC will travel throughout locations in the city where people experiencing homelessness congregate. The City will be adding a second MAC later this year.

On Jan. 10, 2023, the Long Beach City Council proclaimed a state of emergency for homelessness in Long Beach. Since the proclamation, the City has established an Incident Command Structure, led jointly by the Health Department and Public Works Department and comprised of nine work groups consisting of 100 City staff to take on the various aspects of homelessness emergency response.

The emergency proclamation allows the City to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of housing units and seek assistance from the County, State and Federal governments to increase focus, funding, resources and implementation of emergency assistance programs.

More information about the City's efforts to combat the homeless crisis and how to get involved is available at longbeach.gov/homelessness.

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Date: January 11, 2023
To: City Employees
Thomas B. Modica, Cily Manager TillL.

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Subject: Employee Response to Citywide State of Emergency on Homelessness Proclamation
City Team,
Yesterday, Mayor Rex Richardson and our City Council adopted the City Manager's proclamation of a state of emergency on homelessness (SEE: Resolution R-19) for the City of Long Beach. The emergency proclamation, in response to the City's homelessness crisis, will allow the City to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of housing units and seek assistance from the state and federal governments.

Key areas of focus include:
• Enacting a State of Emergency declaration on homelessness and announcing an incident command structure, mobile command center, data dashboard, and the rollout of mobile access centers.
• Calling for Federal, State and Regional response, including a declaration of emergency in the State of California and collaboration with adjacent cities and communities. • Boosting clean and safe team operations with an initial focus on engaging stakeholders and improving conditions in Downtown Long Beach corridors.
• Identifying sites for safe parking and additional shelter capacity. • Establishing grant funds for impacted local businesses • Conducting area-specific strategy meetings in high-need areas across Long Beach to identify resource needs and opportunities to better coordinate the delivery of services across the city.

As public employees, we are all designated as Disaster Service Workers (DSW). As a result of the declaration of a state of emergency, City employees may be assigned as Disaster Service Workers under California Government Code Sections 3100-3109-.

As a Disaster Service Worker, you may be asked to carry on with your work as usual, choose to volunteer or be assigned by your supervisor to a disaster relief capacity. The City will first seek volunteers and staff who have the expertise and desire to serve and be part of the emergency response to be assigned in the key response areas. All other City employees may be assigned to the emergency response only in the event that volunteers, and expert staff are not available or able to do so.

A disaster service assignment may be outside your regular schedule, which may require a change in work schedule and/or require overtime during the emergency. Examples of general disaster service duties include but are not limited to the following: Administrative and program support, coordination of operational functions, clerical support, answering telephones, delivering supplies, running messages, managing volunteers, food preparation and serving, interpreting and customer. Specific details of any potential reassignment will be coordinated through the emergency response team and each department Administrative Officer. The City will work through the meet and confer process for any potential impacts to working hours and conditions.

The process for reassignment is triggered when the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) receives an initial request for staffing. The City will focus on the following key areas:
• Intergovernmental (e.g., County, COG, Metro)
• Business, Faith-Based, Educational Institutions, and Nonprofit Organizations • Public Health and Safety
• Communications
• Data and Technology
• Housing and Land Access (Public and Private)
• Procurement and Finance
• Human Resources and Staffing
• Logistics
Addressing the homelessness crisis head on is a top priority for the City. We will continue to do all in our capacity to work with people who are unhoused to help them onto a path of stable housing and provide the supportive services they need to thrive.

Your flexibility and cooperation with potential reassignment are pivotal in helping us end the citywide homelessness emergency. Thank you for your service!
If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact your department Administrative Officer.

Tom Modica,
City Manager
1 Government Code Section 3100:

It is hereby declared that the protection of the health and safety and preservation of the lives resources is of paramount state importance requiring the responsible efforts of public and private agencies and individual citizens. In furtherance of the exercise of the police power of the state in protection of its citizens and resources, all public employees are hereby declared to be disaster service workers subject to such disaster service activities as may be assigned to them by their superiors or by law.
1/19/23, 11:02 AM City Announces Donation Campaign for Mayor's Fund for Homeless Action

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Long Beach, CA- The City of Long Beach is launching a donation campaign to raise money for the Mayor's Fund for Homeless Action (Mayor's Fund). Donations from residents, businesses and community organizations will support grants to organizations in Long Beach that address significant needs of people and families in the community who are experiencing homelessness. "We must go all in to address the urgent needs of those in our city experiencing homelessness," said Mayor Rex Richardson. "With the Mayor's Fund for Homeless Action, we are empowering our https://longbeach.gov/press-releases/city-announces-donation-campaign-for-mayors-fund-for-homeless-action/ 1/2 1/19/23, 11:02 AM City Announces Donation Campaign for Mayor's Fund for Homeless Action community to make a real difference and support those who need it most." The vision of the Mayor's Fund, formerly known as the Mayor's Fund to End Homelessness, is to activate innovative localized efforts to support people experiencing homelessness through outreach, connections to housing, supplies and opportunities for all community members and organizations to help in these solutions.

Contributions will aid the City and its partners in their efforts to address homelessness through a variety of critical needs, including relocation assistance, shelter services, transportation assistance, critical infrastructure improvements and repairs, replacement of mission critical equipment, move-in assistance, and other creative community-driven responses around homelessness. Money dispersed from the Mayor's Fund must be used to benefit people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach.

Donations are tax-deductible and can be made by credit card or check on the City's Homelessness website. Funds are administered by the Long Beach Community Foundation, allowing the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services to use the funds for traditionally under-funded aspects of addressing homelessness, such as prevention.

The City is also accepting physical donations such as:
• Hygiene kits with items like soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and a toothbrush, dental floss, feminine products, shaving cream and razors.
• Pet care kits that include items like pet treats, collars, leashes, pet toys or collapsible pet bowls. • Backpacks with needed items like hand warmers, flashlights, battery packs, batteries (usually D batteries), emergency blankets and charging cables.
• Gift cards to places like Target, Walmart, McDonalds, Taco Bell, In 'N' Out, Dunkin Donuts and grocery stores.
• Food items like canned food, bottled drinks like juices or water, snacks such as granola bars or power bars, instant oatmeal, instant soup, fruit and vegetables. • Unused clothing items like sweatpants, shirts, beanies, socks, underwear, scarves, caps, hoodies, towels or blankets.

People may drop off items at the Multi-Service Center (MSC) at 1301 W. 12th St., on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (except for Thursdays, when the MSC closes to the public at 2 p.m.). Please note that the MSC closes each day from noon to 1 p.m. Appointments prior to dropping off are not required but are appreciated; for appointments, please call 562.570.4MSC. People can also purchase items on the Homeless Services Bureau's Amazon Wishlist.

For more information on the City's efforts to reduce homelessness in Long Beach, people may visit longbeach. gov/homelessness and follow @Ibhealthdept and @longbeachcity on social media and follow the hashtag #EveryoneHomeLB.

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Housing Authority to Provide Program Incentives for Property Owners in Long Beach Jennifer Rice Epstein
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Long Beach, CA - The Housing Authority, of the City of Long Beach, a bureau within the Department of Health and Human Services, is offering several incentives to encourage new housing providers to lease up with people who are assisted through its Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) and Housing Choice Voucher programs.
"Emergency Housing Vouchers are a critical resource in meeting the City's housing needs," said Mayor Rex Richardson. "We need property owners to be 'all in' when it comes to solving the homelessness crisis, and the City is willing to help landlords make the leap and open their rentals to voucher holders." The Housing Authority is providing monetary incentives - including direct payments to landlords - to cover leasing bonuses, security deposits, utility deposits, application fees, and damage mitigation or repairs. Additional resources are available to help EHV families with costs associated with moving, renter's insurance and furnishing their units.
"There are hundreds of people who have been issued vouchers but are still in search of housing," said Health and Human Services Director Kelly Colopy. "These people are ready to match with a landlord, and we are doing everything we can to successfully pair participants with housing." Participating landlords are also supported through direct support by a dedicated Housing Authority team and constant communication through its Partners in Housing newsletter. Informational sessions for housing providers interested in supporting families can attend information sessions on Jan. 19, Feb. 15 or March 14. Visit longbeach.gov/haclb to sign up. Housing providers interested in learning more or signing up for an information session may can call 562.570.6985, e-mail [email protected] or visit longbeach.gov/haclb.
https://longbeach.gov/press-releases/housing-authority-to-provide-program-incentives-for-property-owners-in-long-beach/ 1/2 1/19/23, 4:27 PM Housing Authority to Provide Program Incentives for Property Owners in Long Beach As part of the 2021 American Rescue Act, the Housing Authority was awarded 582 emergency housing vouchers; to date, 357 participants have found housing. Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) are available to individuals and families who are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness; were recently experiencing homelessness or housing instability; or fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking.

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Addressing Homelessness in Long Beach
City Council Study Session - January 18, 2022

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2020 Point in Time Count
In January 2020, the City conducted a Point-in-Time Count (PIT) that accounted for 2,034 people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach.

Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Long Beach, CA 2019
Population over time
2,847
2,345 2,034
1,863 1,894
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Racial Equity Analysis
Native Hawaiian or Native Hawaiian or
multiple races Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander American Indian or
5% 1%
multiple races 1% Alaskan Native
5% 1%
Other
American Indian or 1%
Alaskan Native
Other 1% Asian
16% 2%
Asian
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White
44%
Black
13%
Black
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White
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Long Beach General Population LB Persons Experiencing Homelessness • Latinx/Hispanic General Population: 42.8% Persons Experiencing Homelessness: 24%

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Successfully gaining and maintaining permanent housing
Median Number of Days Returns to Homelessness w/in 12 Months of Experiencing Homelessness Moving into Permanent Housing • Median # of days: 91 Days Multiple Races 2.0%
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Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alakan Native 5.0%
• American Indian and
Alaskan Native: 137 Days Asian 0.0%
• Hispanic/Latinx: 106 Days
Latinx/Hispanic 8.8%
• White: 102 Days
Black 61.8%
• Black: 89 days
White 20.6%

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Visits to the Multi-Service Center
3,512 people sought services at the MSC from 1/1/21-12/31/21 Approx. 33,000 total visits in the year, 132 per day on average Age Group # %
Gender
0-17 74 2%
• 57 percent Male, 39 percent Female, 18-24 209 6%
>1 percent Transgender 25-34 681 19%
Race/Ethnicity 35-44 745 21%
• 39 percent Black/African American 45-54 656 19%
55-61 569 16%
• 37 percent White
62+ 503 14%
• 16 percent Hispanic/Latinx Unk/missing 75 3%
Disability Grand Total 3,512 100%
• 24 percent of clients were
experiencing a Mental Health
Disability

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Mental Health Calls for Emergency Services
Mental Health (Primary) by
Housing Status
2019 3440 747
2020 4124 922
• Housed • Unhoused
People experiencing homelessness are approximately .5 percent of Long Beach population but make up nearly 20 percent of calls when the person's mental health is the primary reason for the call.

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Factors Leading to Homelessness

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Why People Become Homeless
Reported Reasons for 19.2% Reported reason for homelessness episode Homelessness:

17.6%
• Insufficient wages 15.3% 14.8%

14.7%
• Family Problems
• Loss of job

9.5%

8.9%
• Loss of Housing
• Substance Abuse
• Mental Health
• Family breakdown Insufficient Family Loss of Loss of Substance Mental Other Income Problems Job Housing Use Health

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Risk Factors for Homelessness 9 BAO HUMAN SHACH LONGBEACH Service Characteristics of People Becoming Homeless
The California Policy Lab analyzed data from LA County Departments and found that of 200+ analyzed data elements, the following elements had the strongest correlation to who became homeless in the following year:
• Are already accessing county/city resources, having had contact with four or more agencies
• Receiving Calfresh or General Relief benefits
• Have been in jail
• Are receiving services through the Department of Mental Health • Are receiving services through the Department of Health Services LONG BEACH | CITY OF
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Connection to Early Childhood
• Persons who had a neglectful
parent are 13 times as likely to Death
Relationship
experience homelessness between early
Early Death
childhood
• Persons who had a physically trauma and Disease, Disability and social problems
abusive parent are 16 times health and
more likely to experience Adoption of
well-being
Health-risk Behaviors
homelessness problems
later in life. Social, Emotional, &
• Persons who experienced both Cognitive Impairment
Source: World Health
are 26 times more likely to Adverse Childhood Experiences Organization Birth
experience homelessness
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Focusing on the Upstream

EVERYONE HOME

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AI.T

UPSTREAM

PREVENTION

DOWNSTREAM PREVENTION

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Everyone Home Successes
Febuill
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Everyone Home Progress
Goal Area Target Progress

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Increase On-going Funding $25M $53.9M (215%)
Increase Interim Housing 200 beds 402(201%) made it
home
Increase Permanent Supportive 200 units 844 units
Housing Units (422%)

EVERYONE HOME
425 units (21%) LONG BEACH
Increase Low-Income Affordable 2,000 units GE

TASK FORCE

RECOMMENDATIONS
Housing Units
People exiting homelessness in less 75% 66%
than 6 months
Reduce Chronic Homelessness < 350 665(2020)
(SERVICE CENTER C
Create Employment Opportunities 600 Adult 84 Adult (14%) 240 TAY 0 TAY (0%)

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Current Funding

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DHHS Funding Utilization
Housing Housing Total: $50,656,048
3,286 Clients Served Annually
Services
5,162 Clients Served Annually Services Total:
35 Case Managers and Outreach $20,295,771
Workers
MSC
Operations
Total:
$6,192,742
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DHHS Funding Detail
Funding Activity Category Amount
Housing
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) $18,279,020.52
• We receive funding from a variety CIP Operations $4,948,666.00 of sources Interim and Rapid Rehousing $21,846,245.79
• These sources help to support our Permanent Supportive Housing $5,582,116.00 TOTAL $50,656,048.31
activities
Services
Outreach $5,541,600.38
Funding Sources Coordinated Entry System/Case Management $8,651,806.27 City of Long Beach $2,006,057.06 Employment Services $1,600,000.00 Prevention $4,502,364.52
County $7,292,973.88
TOTAL $20,295,771.17
State $29,673,429.94
MSC Operations
Federal $38,172,100.43 Planning, Data, and Administration $4,874,190.84 MSC Operations $1,318,550.99
TOTAL $6,192,741.83
GRAND TOTAL $77,144,561.31
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Homeless Service System

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Homeless Services Bureau Growth
Homeless Services
Bureau
(3 Staff)
Homeless Admin and Homeless Services Homeless Services
Operations Division Program Division Pandemic Resp.
(20 Staff) (53 Staff) (4 Staff)
• 80 City staff are budgeted for the Bureau
• Additionally, 3 maintenance workers and 3 security guards • Division had 25 City staff members in 2019
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Multi-Service Center Operations
• Address:1301 W. 12th St. Long
Beach, CA 90813
• Hours: Mon - Fri, 8am -
4pm, Thurs, the Center closes at MULTI SERVICE CENTER
2pm
• Services:
• Providing case management basic
services
• Co-location of medical and mental
health services
• Public benefits assistance
• Veteran services
• Family focused services
• Re-entry services and probation

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Expanding MSC Hours of Operation?
Considerations:
• Budget
• Operations and changes needed (most services or access to services are 40 hours per week), collocated partnerships would not be available Expanded hours of operation Monday - Friday
• Open at 7am close at 7pm
• Estimated $360,000 to add expanded coverage
Adding Weekend Coverage
• Estimated $800,000 to add weekend coverage; not including funding for partner organizations
24/7 MSC Coverage
• Estimated $3.2M to move to 24/7 MSC coverage; not including funding for partner organizations
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Homeless Services System (li) DONG BACH I LONG BEACH
Outreach Services Overview
DHHS:
• When Fully Staffed: 22 Staff
• Outreach services 7 days a week
• 2 Supervisors
• 1 Interjurisdictional Coordinator
• 7 General Outreach Staff
• 5 REACH staff
• 4 Attached to Mobile Outreach Stations
abc
• 3 Library Outreach Staff
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LBPD:
• 4 Quality of Life Officers and 1 Sergeant
• 1 Officer per Council District

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REACH Team Operations
Restorative Engagement to Achieve Collective Health (REACH) Teams • Mobile response team focused on urgent community requests and low-level, non- violent calls for services related to people experiencing homelessness • Two teams consisting of one public health nurse, one mental health clinician, and two outreach workers
• One FTE focused on field coordination
• Alternate response model focused on linking people to services such as interim and permanent housing, mental and physical health services, case management, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed care.
• Operating on weekdays from 7am-5pm, with further expansion as additional staffing and resources are secured. Diversion of 911 Calls for Service to begin once field coordination staff is onboarded.
• HOME-ARP funds will be used to augment the existing budget of the REACH Team for the purchase of program supplies, PPE, and technology.

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Recent Programs
Employment Services
Safe Parking Program
• VOALA: 60 Supported
Employment slots per year
• Goodwill SOLAC: Job
MSC: 15 spots 7pm - 7am development and coaching
LBCC: 10pm - 7am (students only) available at the MSC
RFP currently open looking for • TAY supported employment additional sites program in development
Long Beach Homeless Court occurs
UCLA Health mobile clinic providing every 3rd Wednesday at the MSC. opiate treatment services and harm People can have their misdemeanors reduction interventions to people heard and past records expunged by experiencing homelessness in Long the County Public Defender.

Beach. Last year 14 people died of an Item on tonight's Council agenda to opiate or fentanyl overdose begin providing DV batterers classes at the MSC after closing.

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Cleanup Costs (PW & PRM)
Clean Team - Homeless
Clean Team Expenses
Encampment Cleanups
5700,000.00
• Yearly Expenditure
Changes $600,000.00
• FY19 v. FY2O: 133% $500,000.00
• FY20 v. FY21: 18%
$400,000.00
• FY19 v. FY21: 145% Expenditures
• Clean-ups in 2021: 862 $300,000.00
$200,000.00
Parks, Recreation & Marine $100,000.00
• Conducted 550 cleanups
5- FY21
associated with FY19 FY20
homelessness in FY21 → Expenditures $255,485.63 $526,437.65 $626,209.61 25 LONG BEACH | CITY OF
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Interim Housing Additions
Program # of Beds
Atlantic Bridge Community 125
1725 Long Beach Blvd
102
(PHK Best Western)
5665 E 7th Street 43
(PHK Motel 6)
1133 Atlantic Blvd
132
(PHK Holiday Inn)
Total 402
• Project Homekey sites are being
converted to PSH
• Project Roomkey provides an additional
43 rooms through June 2022
• Average of 39 motel vouchers per night;
1,582 vouchers this year for 9,375 bed
nights
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Shelter Bed Inventory on 1/12/ 2022
Beds w/ COVID Current
Shelter Name # of Beds Protocols Enrollment Vacancies
Atlantic Bridge Comm. 125 83 65 (78%) On Quarantine
LB Winter Shelter 90 45 39 (86%) On Quarantine
PRK Days Inn 44 44 44(100%) 0
PHK Best Western 99 99 99(100%)
Project Achieve 40 30 Unknown Unknown
Long Beach RM 124 80 Unknown Unknown
Lydia House 43 35 Unknown Unknown
Elizabeth Ann Seaton 56 30 Unknown Unknown
PHK Holiday Inn 132 132 132(100%)
PHK Motel 6 43 43 43 (100%) 0
Motel Vouchers varies varies 53 As Needed
Total 831 639 Motel Vouchers only
• Winter Shelter had consistently been at capacity before entering quarantine protocols • ABC had been around 90% occupancy before entering quarantine protocols LONG BEACH | CITY OF
Homeless Services System 27 LONGBEACH
Emergency Housing Vouchers
• Long Beach Housing Authority was allocated 582 Emergency Housing Vouchers
• Awards were based on several factors, including the current utilization of Housing Choice Vouchers. As the Long Beach Housing Authority has been a strong performing housing authority with its utilization, Long Beach was awarded more vouchers than most other similar sized cities
• 228 vouchers issued to date, with 203 that are active and searching • 25 lease ups as of 1/17/2022
• Contracts with 4 providers for 25 case manager to provide supportive services attached to EHV vouchers
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Interdepartmental Services Overview
DHHS: FY 2020-2021 Quality of Life: FY 2020-2021
• 458 individuals permanently • 53 contacts resulting in housed across CoC programs permanent housing
• 4,601 enrollments into Coc • 169 contacts resulting in programs temporary housing
• 902 outreach contacts • 1169 referrals and follow up visits • 560 stabilized in emergency • 6,851 total contacts
housing
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LBRA and Future Programming

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Homeless Services LBRA Programs
LBRA Program Budget Funding Source
Motel Vouchers $184,000 ARPA
Social Enterprise and Healthy Foods $1,000,000 ARPA
Market Work Training Program
Modular Units/Tiny Homes $1,200,000 HOME-ARP
Mobile MSC Outreach Stations $2,208,101 HOME-ARP
Intensive Case Management Services for $4,261,769 HOME-ARP Emergency Vouchers
REACH Team Operations Support $177,004 HOME-ARP
Project Homekey Facility Conversion $1,369,898 HOME-ARP Total Funding $10,400,772
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Social Enterprise and Healthy Foods Market
Creation of a social enterprise healthy foods market that will provide workforce development opportunities for Transition Age Youth (TAY) experiencing or at risk of homelessness • Market will provide fresh produce and groceries to the ABC Shelter participants and the surrounding community
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Outcomes:
• Homelessness prevention and mitigation through workforce development and income
• Increased access to groceries for surrounding neighborhood Program Implementation:
• Clean-out and rehabilitation of property to code
• RFPs for developer, market operator, and workforce
development provider

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Non-Congregate Shelter/Modular Units
Construction of modular non-congregate shelter
units (i.e., "Tiny Home Shelters") at the Multi-
Service Center (MSC) for operation as temporary
shelter
Outcomes:
• 25-50 additional non-congregate shelter units to
serve as temporary housing pending placement
into permanent housing
• Decreased barriers to case management,
services, and shelter
Program Implementation Plan:
• Assess MSC and other potential sites for
necessary improvements
• RFP(s) for developer and operator
• Build out of non-congregate shelter units

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Mobile Outreach Stations
Staffing, vehicles, and resources for the operation of two Mobile Outreach Stations, each consisting of 2 Case Managers, 2 Outreach Staff, and 1 RN. • Teams will travel to high impact areas that have difficulty accessing the MSC, such as North or East Long Beach. HSB Staff will also explore partnership with other agencies and providers to accompany these teams.

Outcomes:
• Increased access to case management, shelter and housing referrals, social service enrollments, mental health and healthcare screenings and referrals, and other resources
Program Implementation Plan:
• Procure vehicles and recruit staff
• Tentative implementation of Mobile Outreach Stations in Summer 2022 LONG BEACH | CITY OF
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Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) for the 582 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) awarded to Long Beach through the American Rescue Plan. • EHVs are one-time housing vouchers provided to individuals or families experiencing or at risk of homelessness and/or fleeing domestic violence
• ICMS consists of case managers focused on increasing housing stability through housing navigation and planning, care coordination, physical and mental health linkages, legal support, housing retention, income assistance, and other services Outcomes:
• Increased housing placements and stability, as well as community belonging and wellness for EHV participants
Program Implementation Plan:
•RFP process already completed with four agencies selected • Contract began in December 2021

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Project Homekey Conversion
Conversion of the Project Homekey Facility from interim housing to permanent housing with supportive services.
• Using Project Homekey funds, the City purchased the Best Western and LA County purchased the Holiday Inn and Motel 6 in late 2020. All have operated as non-congregate
shelters since first quarter 2020.
• Conversion to PSH will include the installation of
kitchenettes, office space for supportive services, and other improvements
Program Implementation Plan Long Beach:
• Aggregation of other funding sources
• RFP project to affordable housing developer and
permanent supportive housing operator
Outcomes:
• Creation of 278 units of permanent supportive housing for persons who have experiencing homelessness.
• 102 Best Western, 132 Holiday Inn, 43 Motel 6

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Navigation Center - Youth Beds
ALLEY
Navigation Center at 1718-1722 Hayes Ave.
• 12 beds for transitional aged youth (18-24)
• Storage for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness Shelter Beds
• Enhanced services for youth staying at the site
• Close partnership with LBCC and CSULB
storage:
• 75 bins that can hold up to 60 gallons of items
• Storage available on a weekly agreement
• Intended to support people as they are working on housing goals I71 MaRA
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Enhancing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
DHHS will be conducting a feasibility study on expanding mental health services and coordination
• Data show that a significant number of people experiencing homelessness have a severe and persistent mental health issue and for many of those, they either are receiving no care or only crisis care when needed
• New State funding models as well as potential expanded partnerships with the County of Los Angeles could make it easier to develop programs and resources to better serve people's mental health and substance use needs
Mental Health
• Behavioral health step down beds
• Expanded crisis response
• Expansion of residential and board and care type facilities Substance Misuse
• Sobering center

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Coordination Efforts
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Interdepartmental and Interjurisdictional Partnerships

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• City department leadership meets monthly
to discuss policy and implementation Public Works

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• City departments meet weekly to
coordinate co-response as well as ensuring PW
protocols are followed LONG/BEACH

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• Interdepartmental meets bi-monthly as
well as a State County City work group that

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Interjurisdictional MOUs
Caltrans MOU
• Currently being finalized and will run through 6/30/2024 • $1.5M through Clean California Funds to cover 21 high priority locations • 1 Crew - 5 Maintenance Assistants
• Additional protocols for when persons experiencing homelessness are identified County MOU
• Draft MOU being reviewed by the County for addressing homelessness flood control • Proposal includes funding for Clean Team, HSB outreach workers, and LBPD patrol 41 LONG BEACH |CITY OF
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Encampment Response and Resolution
Increased State focus on addressing larger encampments in California • $50 million dollar towards pilot projects
• $500 million within Governor Newsom's proposed FY 2022-2023 state budget Intent
• Find solutions that resolve encampments through shelter/permanent housing • Reduce costs for response to larger encampments from law enforcement and Public Works • Being able to ensure space is utilized as intended by the full public The interdepartmental team has met and identified the areas with the largest encampments with impacts on public space and utilization.
• Applied for pilot program funding
• Track awarded pilots and innovative approaches for potential local implementation • Assess opportunities within FY 2022-2023 to apply for further funding to reduce/resolve the impacts of large encampments
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Legal Requirements and Protocols
ПРОБОИН

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Legal Standings
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and The Eighth Amendment The right of the people to be secure in their persons, subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable United States and of the state wherein they reside. No Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or describing the place to be searched, and the persons property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person or things to be seized. within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Enforcement of Requirement to Recourse for due
ordinances that inform people of process in retrieving
criminalize aspects of cleaning of public possessions during homelessness space so they can cleaning
• Jones V. Los Angeles secure property • California Health and • Martin V. Boise • Public Counsel V. Pomona Safety Code Div. 10 Ch. 8 • OC Catholic Worker V. • Public Counsel V. Pomona
Orange County
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Long Beach Protocol for Addressing Clean Up Efforts
Long Beach has established protocols for when public cleaning is to occur, cleaning is a means to ensure that public space can be safely utilized by all, and that public health is being maintained. • Outreach is conducted before posting to offer services including shelter • Space is posted with notice of intent to clean (minimum 48 hours), exception for when public right-of-way is obstructed or there is an imminent danger to public or personal safety
• Outreach is conducted after posting to again offer people services • Cleaning occurs with documentation of the process, including the cataloguing and notice left on how to retrieve possessions • Possessions are stored for 90 days in which they can be retrieved LONG BEACH | CITY OF
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Communications Strategy

MIRE LIES

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Long Beach Communications Plan- Approach
Goals to Accomplish:
• Assist people in accessing permanent stable housing
• Provide helpful information to community members experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming homeless, regarding how they can access services
• Raise level of empathy and support throughout community • Engage and Educate housed-community and businesses:
• Resources about homelessness
• Resources about services
• Create unofficial community ambassadors
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Long Beach Communications Plan- Tactics
External Internal insideLB
• In-person engagement • Staff FAQs
• Social media • Webinars
Ways You Can Help.
• Digital marketing • Toolkits
• Print marketing • Digital communications
• Print collateral • Common messaging
• News media
• Outdoor marketing
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Long Beach Communication Plan- Next Steps
What's Next
• Identify funding source
• Refresh Everyone Home LB website
UHU
(informational hub)
• Design campaign look and feel
• Develop campaign elements EVERYONE HOME
• Launch campaign LONG BEACH

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Department of Health and Human
Services
Thank you Homeless Services Bureau
City Manager's Office

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2022

CITY OF LONG BEACH
2022 Homeless Count
2022 Homeless Count and Survey
City of Long Beach

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LONGBEACH

CONTENTS
2 I. Executive Summary
7 Il. 2022 Demographics and
Survey Results
I. Demographics
II. Sheltered and Unsheltered
III. First Time and Chronic
Homelessness
IV. Subpopulations
V. The Underlying Conditions of
Homelessness
VI. Outreach Services and REACH
15 IlI. Count Methodology
18 IV. Looking Forward

1. EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY
2 INTRODUCTION
The City has a robust system of care to address the Additional practices that the CoC utilizes to support at-risk diverse needs of our community members or households experiencing homelessness include:
experiencing homelessness. The Long Beach
Continuum of Care (CoC), made up of over 80 • Individualized delivery of services that are grounded service partners, brings together vital resources to
in evidence-based practices for households
serve people experiencing homelessness. The experiencing and at risk of homelessness.

Homeless Services Bureau, as part of the City's
Health and Human Services Department, is the lead • Integrating key partners into the Coordinated Entry for the Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC). System (CES) to ensure a holistic approach to accessing and receiving services.

The Long Beach Health Department stands by a
Housing First model, which means providing access Coordinated intakes and application processes •
as quickly as possible to a stable setting without linked to supportive services and financial sobriety or health treatment compliance; self-
assistance programs.
determination; the belief that people's lives will
improve with support and a stable place;
Interdepartmental and interjurisdictional
individualized and person-driven supports; and coordination among government departments to social and community integration. utilize expertise and resources to address homelessness in a systematic way.

Individual or Family
Losing Their Home
Discharge Planning Street Outreach Network Self-Enrollment Criminal justice system and Led by DHHS in partnership with Walkins and phone calls to MSC healthcare insitutions other City Departments and and other entry points community organizations
Emergency Shelter and Emergency Shelter and
Transitional Housing for Transitional Housing for
Singles Families
Coordinated Entry
System HUBS
Permanent Housing for Permanent Housing for
Singles Families
3 Prevention & Diversion Services

POINT IN TIME (PIT) COUNT INFORMS

THE CITY'S SYSTEM OF CARE
The PIT Count is a nationwide count of people
experiencing homelessness living within a given
community on a single night in February. This count is
required by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) and the state of California
in order to receive funding to address homelessness.

The City of Long Beach's CoC receives these grants
and finds it is vital to better understand the trends,
issues and demographics of our fellow community
members experiencing homelessness.

By engaging fully in this annual count, we can provide
better data to service providers, government entities
and community members so we can continue to work
together on developing effective and appropriate
homeless interventions in the City of Long Beach.
20 4

SETTING THE CONTEXT
The 2022 PIT Count reflects a significant increase in homelessness in our community. A complex combination of personal, social and economic factors has led to this increase, and the pandemic exacerbated these factors. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, most providers significantly reduced in-person services. State Public Health Orders and CDC guidance reduced shelter capacity, set quarantine procedures that impacted shelter access and changed the way communities engaged with encampments. To reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in jails, people were released, often without places to live. At one point, the Multi-Service Center (MSC) was one of the only access points providing intake for services in Long Beach.

In addition to the reduction in shelter and treatment services, the pandemic caused a significant increase in unemployment, family disruption and domestic violence and a reduction in access to other health services due to fear of the COVID-19 virus. Rents and housing costs have increased significantly while wages have been stagnant. These are strains in areas that have been identified as being key factors leading to homelessness.

The City of Long Beach has responded from many
angles - setting up temporary housing structures,
purchasing and leasing motels, running isolation
and quarantine locations, keeping the winter
shelter open for more than two years, hiring Increase in Interim Housing mental health clinicians for the MSC, launching the
REACH teams and providing ongoing outreach and 530 beds case management throughout the pandemic.

Additionally, the City passed an eviction
moratorium, provided income supports to people
and businesses and is launching a re-entry
program to help people transition to the 60 beds
workforce and be connected to housing after
incarceration. 2020 2022
5 AT A GLANCE
The 2022 PIT Count was conducted in the early hours of February 24, 2022, with the help of about 250 volunteers consisting of community-based providers, members of the public and City staff.

Population over time
3,296
2,345 2,034
1,863 1,894
2015 2017 2019 2020 2022
3,296
people were experiencing
homelessness on the
morning of Feb. 24, 2022 2,287 1,009
(69%) Unsheltered (31%) Sheltered
47%
reported that this is their
first episode of
homelessness
1,282
(39%) were experiencing 123%
chronic homelessness*
increase
since 2020 in the number of people
"Chronic homelessness: having frequently
experienced homelessness 1+ year and having a experiencing homelessness who are disabling condition sheltered
6 Il. 2022 DEMOGRAPHICS

AND SURVEY RESULTS
Overview of findings generated from the survey
component of the 2022 Long Beach Homeless
Point in Time Count & Survey
7 DEMOGRAPHICS
2022 DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVEY RESULTS
2019 2020 2022
Population by Age
2,290
~30%
1,183 1,294 938
of people surveyed
are 55 and older 592 575
120 165 68
Under 18 18-54 55+
Population by Gender
2,337
~71% 1,422
1,252
928
of people surveyed
are Male 517 588
50 19 31
3 5 2
Female Male Transgender Gender
Non-Conforming
Population by Race
1,195 992 1,187
1,094
~3x 684 804
more likely for Black
Indigenous and Pacific 98133114 153
76 Islander communities to 29 37 54 68
experience homelessness
than other communities Native American Asian/Pacific Black/African White Multiple/ or Alaska Native Islander American Other
8 SHELTERED & UNSHELTERED
2022 DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVEY RESULTS
2022 Sheltered Vs. Unsheltered
31% 69%
Sheltered Unsheltered
1,009) (2,287)
The 2022 PIT Count reflects a 22%
increase in the unsheltered street
count. The number of people who are
in interim housing increased by 123%. 21%
of unsheltered people are
• 2020 • 2022 living in a vehicle (car or
RV)
1,802
1,481
1,009 Increases in those sheltered
was made possible by:
452 • The opening of the
Atlantic Bridge Housing
(125 beds)
• Purchase of a Project
Homekey hotel (101 beds)
People Unsheltered People Sheltered
• Lease of Project Roomkey
(non-vehicle) 123% increase
motels (75 beds)
22% increase
• Expanded motel
vouchers
9 FIRST TIME AND CHRONIC

HOMELESSNESS
2022 DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVEY RESULTS
First Homelessness Episode
47% 53%
of survey respondents are of survey respondents
experiencing homelessness for reported that this is not their the first time first time experiencing
homelessness
2019 - 2022 Chronic Homelessness
3,296
2,014
(61%)
2,034
1,894
1,369
1,262 (67%)
(67%) 171%
increase since 2020 in the
Non-Chronic number of people
1,282
experiencing chronic
(39%) Chronic
632 665 homelessness who are
(33%) living in interim housing
(33%)
(from 80 to 217)
2019 2020 2022
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SUBPOPULATIONS
2022 DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVEY RESULTS
Veterans - Sheltered Vs. Unsheltered
48%
Unsheltered Sheltered
451 increase in veteran
264 homelessness from 2019 to
304
175 (59%) 2022
91 76
(30%)
(43%)
213 187
99 (41%)
(70%)
(57%)
The number of
2019 2020 2022
unsheltered veterans
increased from 76 in
Our continuous efforts coordinating services with the Veteran 2020 to 264 in 2022
Affairs and partner agencies to house veterans has led to more veterans getting into permanent housing.

Families With Children - 2022
87% of homeless
families in Long 5
Beach are 33
sheltered
Sheltered Unsheltered
LGBTQ+ Students

10.7% 4.9%
are LBCTQIA+ are students
11 THE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS OF

HOMELESSNESS
2022 DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVEY RESULTS
Many people experiencing homelessness have underlying long-term trauma, mental health or substance use concerns or other health conditions, such as a traumatic brain injury. These conditions impair cognitive functioning and makes living in unsupported housing and holding a job much more difficult.

Long Beach saw a dramatic increase in the number of people experiencing these conditions, as well as family disruptions, in the 2022 PIT Count, and the pandemic exacerbated these conditions.

Past Histories Of Violence/Trauma
People with eight or more
Adverse Childhood Experiences adverse childhood experiences 21% have a more than 30% chance

15.8% of becoming homeless in their

12.9% 5.7% lifetime compared to 1% for
those with no adverse
experiences.

Former Child abuse Child neglect Child sexual
foster youth abuse
645 210
people (38%) identified were fleeing violence
experiencing at least one type when they became
of violence in their lives homeless
480
were formerly in foster
care
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Health & Behavioral Health
24% 23% 1,214 951
have a traumatic have a people interviewed have a have a substance brain injury (556) developmental severe mental illness use disorder disability (519) (a 143% increase) (a 70% increase)
36% 31%
have a physical have a chronic medical
disability (826) condition (704)
Family Disruption Financial
27% Nearly 44%
said they became homeless
said they became homeless due
due to unemployment or
to family disruption or
financial reasons, an increase
relationship problems
from 35% in 2020.

Rent Increase Race & Homelessness
Average Studio Governments have a long history of policies and practices that have negatively impacted the Black, Latino, Cambodian and other communities of color. These communities within Long Beach generally have higher rates of poverty and lower rates of home ownership. Black, Indigenous and Pacific
$700 $1450 Islander communities in our city also experience disproportionately higher rates of homelessness. If Long 2012 2022 Beach were able to eliminate these disproportionalities homelessness rates for communities of color were similar as In the past 10 years, rents have whites, 859 fewer people would be experiencing doubled for a studio apartment in homelessness for a 26% reduction of the overall count.

Long Beach.
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OUTREACH SERVICES AND REACH
2022 DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVEY RESULTS
Outreach Services
Our Outreach Network Team includes the Health
Number of Outreach Staff
Department, Long Beach Police Department, Long
• 2020 • 2022
Beach Fire Department, Quality of Life teams and
community- based organizations. Together they make
iiii 4
~2,000 contacts per year. It generally takes many
contacts with a person on the street to build trust and 00 24
relationship before they will engage in services.

Services Offered
• Health and behavioral health supports • Assistance with benefits • Interim and permanent housing • Assistance with resolving legal issues connections • Showers/mail
• Workforce development • Support for reunifying with family or friends Restorative Engagement To Achieve Collective Health (REACH) REACH teams are specialized teams that increase access to mental and physical health services as well as housing and case management resources. They are comprised of a
mental health clinician, public health nurse and outreach workers. OUTREAC
In the past year, the Homeless Services Bureau responded to 567 requests for services and engaged with more than 1,800 people.
14 III. COUNT

METHODOLOGY
15 CLB COUNT METHODOLOGY FOR DATA

COLLECTION
The 2022 PIT Count was conducted in the early
hours of February 24, 2022, with the help of about
250 volunteers consisting of community-based
providers, members of the public and City staff.

Teams led by experienced guides fanned out on
foot and by car conducting surveys of people
experiencing homelessness throughout Long
Beach. The number of volunteers participating is
critical to ensuring the map segments that cover
the entire City have comprehensive coverage.

The PIT Count process is designed to ensure comprehensive coverage of the 52 square miles of Long Beach. In the days leading up to the PIT Count, Outreach Teams conduct a specialized count that focuses in areas that are hard to reach and have safety concerns for the volunteers. Hot spot guides provide well-known areas of congregation for volunteer teams. On the day of the PIT Count, the teams were organized in small groups of three or four people with an experienced map lead that consists of outreach team, first responders (Police or Fire) and agency partners. Volunteer teams were provided hygiene supplies and snacks to hand out as well as incentive gift cards for people completing the demographic survey. All of the preparation, team design and incentives are critical to engaging with people who are unsheltered and getting an accurate count.

Prior to the PIT Count, all volunteers were required to attend an orientation session that provided training for the survey on the electronic application, engagement techniques and recommendations for the survey process. Training is a priority to ensure consistent data collection throughout all map areas, ensure safety practices in the field and to provide support to trained and experienced map leads.

Teams sent out to the field are provided with a 20-question survey that asks demographic information, subpopulation information, length and circumstances of homeless experience, cause of homelessness, previous engagement in services and determines if the count is confirmed through a survey or a visual count. All responses collected are based on a self-report by survey respondents. The Homeless Services Bureau continues to improve the count data collection methodology, to provide more insights to the population.
16 CLB COUNT METHODOLOGY FOR DATA

ANALYSIS
In 2022, PIT Count volunteers conducted an all-electronic count, using a custom-built application, for the first time.

The app allowed volunteers to gather survey responses
and included a real-time map to track all of the teams.

This allowed for a streamlined count process for
collection and analysis. Additionally, use of an electronic application eliminated the potential of error in data
interpretation and transfer from paper surveys. Another key data element of using the electronic application was the ability to geo-locate the position of all surveys. This made administering and monitoring the count much
easier and streamlined.

Once the PIT Count had been completed, data were compiled into an Excel document for analysis. For shelter programs, reports were generated from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and confirmed by the agency or generated by agencies that do not participate in HMIS.

Through unique identifiers created by key demographic questions, any flagged duplicative surveys were removed.

To improve the accuracy of recorded visual counts, additional surveying • - was conducted by outreach staff to estimate the rate of user error as well Survey Coordination
as estimate the frequency that there might be multiple people living within a car, van and RV. These were then used to make final adjustments of visual account numbers to get the most acurate estimate possible.

Demographics for the portion of visual counts was based upon sampling and the demographic surveys completed.

The Long Beach Count methodology and analysis was based upon best practices incorporated throughout the country as well as lessons learned

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from past PIT Counts. There are significant challenges that exist with COMPLETE CENSUS TRACT TRACKING capturing how many people are experiencing homelessness and Long Beach continues to find ways to improve and ensure our estimate is as accurate as possible.
17 IV. LOOKING FORWARD
18 LOOKING FORWARD
The City of Long Beach continues to innovate to bring additional services and housing to our city's unhoused. The COVID-19 pandemic had major impacts for people in our city, and particularly on the service systems designed for people experiencing homelessness. It caused disruption in access to essential social and health services but also focused funding on increasing interim and permanent housing as well as for prevention and outreach. Looking forward, The Homeless Services Bureau is focusing on:
• Bringing services to our unhoused community members through new mobile MSC units, REACH teams, and partnerships with mobile health clinics.
• Investing in interim and permanent housing models including motel purchases, modular housing (tiny homes), subsidized housing specifically for people at-risk or experiencing homelessness, and designing policies and programs focusing on expansion of low-income and affordable housing in the City. • Seeking landlords to participate in the housing choice voucher program to increase permanent housing availability • Partnering with Los Angeles County to increase and streamline access to mental health and substance use services.
• Investigating long-term, sustainable funding streams for services and supports • Investing in reentry services to ensure people released from incarceration have housing opportunities. • Expanding partnerships and coordination through city, county and state departments as well as private partnerships including managed care providers.

The focus areas listed above are important to addressing people at- risk or experiencing homelessness now. It is also essential to invest in our children, families and communities to break the cycle of homelessness and ensure that we are stemming the tide in the future. These efforts include investing in:
• Quality early childhood programming to create greater access • Strengthening and supporting families
• Youth mentoring and internships
• Workforce development
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • Mental health, substance misuse and trauma prevention AND HUMAN SERVICES • Nutrition security and health care access • Afterschool programs and community schools
• The overall strengthening of communities
• Health and racial equity efforts, working to reduce disparities in health, social and housing outcomes
The City believes that the only way to successfully address homelessness is if all of our systems and communities work together. It will take a strong commitment and it will take time. 19 CITY
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ATTACHMENT C
A Public Health Approach to Safety
Public Safety Commission
June 24, 2022

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LONGBEACH
Advancing Peace - A Public Health Model
Interrupt
Early Prevention/ Prevent violent events
Transmission of
Pre-Intervention before they happen
Violence
Increase
opportunities Invest in individuals and
Identify those at
for stable social, communities to enhance
highest risk of harm Advance Peace
economic, and and victimization quality of life and reduce and heal
emotional the propensity of violence
development communities
to increase pathways Change
for success over the Community norms to Promote community life course encourage collective connection and belonging care

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LONGBEACH
Addressing Violence - Increasing Protective Factors
Gun Violence Youth Violence
• Increase economic and social mobility. • Increase skills in problem solving non-violently • Increase pro-social, violence interruption • Increase connection to a caring adult and prosocial peers opportunities
• Increase employment opportunities
• Increase community policing • Increase connection to mental health services and • Increase neighborhood social connectedness various healing practices Child Abuse and Family Violence Community Violence
• Increase skills in problem solving non-violently • Increase social connected to schools and neighborhood environment
• Strengthen family protective factors (DCFS)
• Increase adoption of pro-social norms that are
• Increase family support and connectedness
inclusive of all, including formerly incarcerated
• Increase neighborhood social connectedness persons and their families • Increase community investments in impacted
communities

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LONGBEACH
Advancing Peace Initiative
Interrupt
Early Prevention/ Prevent violent events
Transmission of
Pre-Intervention before they happen
Violence
Increase
opportunities Invest in individuals and
Identify those at
for stable social, communities to enhance
highest risk of harm Advance Peace
economic, and and victimization quality of life and reduce and heal
emotional the propensity of violence
communities
development
to increase pathways Change
for success over the Community norms to Promote community life course encourage collective connection and belonging care

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LONGBEACH
Advancing Peace Initiative
PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Long Beach Advancing Peace Initiative (LBAP) improves safety and well-being for everyone in Long Beach by using a collective impact approach. The four goals of LBAP are to increase social connectedness, economic opportunities, health and safety outcomes, and provide trauma-informed approaches to high gun, crime and low economic mobility neighborhoods.

WHAT WE DO:
• Long Beach Advancing Peace Steering Committee leads community engagement efforts to increase social connectedness, brings resources directly into neighborhoods, and informs the city on priority areas to address safety. • Ideas for initiatives like the Gun Campaign, Safe Passage and Long Beach Activating Safe Communities have been birthed from LBAP.
• In Summer of 2021, we held five neighborhood events that reached 1,800 community members. The goal for 2022 is to reach 2,000 youth and families through these events.

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LONG BEACH
Long Beach Activating Safe Communities
Interrupt
Early Prevention/ Prevent violent events
Transmission of
Pre-Intervention before they happen
Violence
Increase
opportunities Invest in individuals and
Identify those at
for stable social, communities to enhance Advance Peace highest risk of harm
economic, and quality of life and reduce
and victimization and heal
emotional the propensity of violence
development communities
to increase pathways Change
for success over the Community norms to Promote community life course encourage collective connection and belonging care

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LONGBEACH
Long Beach Activating Safe Communities (ASC)
PROGRAM SUMMARY: ASC establishes a comprehensive response to gun violence by intervening to deescalate situations that can potentially lead to violence and provide trauma-informed services to victims of gun violence and their families. ASC, currently piloted in the Washington neighborhood, will expand to 13 additional neighborhoods in North and Central Long Beach that are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Partners include the Police Department, Economic Development, Parks, Recreation and Marine, Long Beach Unified School District, the Urban Peace Institute, the LA County Office of Violence Prevention, Toberman House Inc., and community- based organizations.

WHAT WE DO:
• Developed the Gun Violence Response Protocol, a process for DHHS and PD to coordinate efforts when incidents of gun violence occur. • Police provides immediate response for enforcement and investigation. DHHS provides wrap-around, trauma-informed care to individuals/families affected. • DHHS deploys civilian Peacekeepers to connect victims impacted by gun- related incidents to supportive services and economic opportunities. • The program reduces further violent crimes and retaliation by providing tools for de-escalation and community care.

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Safe Passages
Interrupt
Early Prevention/ Prevent violent events
Transmission of
Pre-Intervention before they happen
Violence
Increase
opportunities Invest in individuals and
Identify those at
for stable social, communities to enhance
highest risk of harm Advance Peace
economic, and and victimization quality of life and reduce and heal
emotional the propensity of violence
development communities
to increase pathways Change
for success over the Community norms to Promote community life course encourage collective connection and belonging care

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LONGBEACH
Safe Passages
PROGRAM SUMMARY: Focus on ensuring the safety of middle and high school students as they walk to and from school in areas highly impacted by crime and pedestrian injury.

WHAT WE DO:
• Community Peacekeepers and volunteers are placed along school routes to provide children and families with safe passages • Increase opportunities for residents to meet one anotherand promote community connection
• Peacekeepers and volunteers form relationships with youth and encourage/support them
• Currently offered at Washington Middle School in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
• Program expansion is expected to Jordan High School, Poly High, and two other middle schools (TBA)
• In the FY 22-23 school year, we will create business havens along the Walk School safe passage corridors where youth can enter in cases of emergency

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Long Beach Reentry Program
Interrupt
Early Prevention/ Prevent violent events
Transmission of
Pre-Intervention before they happen
Violence
Increase
opportunities Invest in individuals and
Identify those at
for stable social, communities to enhance
highest risk of harm Advance Peace
economic, and and victimization quality of life and reduce and heal
emotional the propensity of violence
development communities
to increase pathways Change
for success over the Community norms to Promote community life course encourage collective connection and belonging care

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LONGBEACH
Long Beach Reentry Program
PROGRAM SUMMARY: Launched in April 2022, the program is in its early phases of development. It will focus on an integrated service approach to support formerly incarcerated persons and their families. The goal is to decrease recidivism by providing a safe, welcoming environment where justice-involved persons and their families can thrive.

WHAT WE PLAN TO DO:
• Strengthen a reentry network of providers to serve reentry individuals and their families and ensure access to essential services.
• Provide referrals to case management, employment, education, substance use treatment, and mental health services.

ELIGIBILITY:
• Age 18 +
• Formerly incarcerated individual
• Family member of a formerly incarcerated individual
• City of Long Beach Resident
• Non-Sex Offender

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Human Trafficking Diversion- My Sister's Keeper
Interrupt
Early Prevention/ Prevent violent events
Transmission of
Pre-Intervention before they happen
Violence
Increase
opportunities Invest in individuals and
Identify those at
for stable social, communities to enhance
highest risk of harm Advance Peace
economic, and and victimization quality of life and reduce and heal
emotional the propensity of violence
development communities
to increase pathways Change
for success over the Community norms to Promote community life course encourage collective connection and belonging care

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LONGBEACH
Human Trafficking Diversion- My Sister's Keeper
PROGRAM SUMMARY: Provides support for victims of labor and sex trafficking to regain a sense of self determination and emerge back into healthy homes, relationships and communities. The program also provides human trafficking awareness trainings and presentations.

WHAT WE DO:

A collaboration with various city departments and community organizations to provide:
• Case management and linkages to support services
• Peer advocacy and accompaniment
• Trauma and mental health counseling
• Tattoo removal
• Employment and education assistance
• Misdemeanor case expungement
ELIGIBILITY:
• Ages 16+
• Persons who have experienced labor and/or sex trafficking • Family members of human trafficking victims

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Intradepartmental Collaboration and Community Partnerships Health
Dept
Police Community
Dept Members
Human CBOs
Resources
Disaster Fire
Prep Advancing Dept
Peace
City Economic
Prosecutor Development
Parks,
Development
Recreation
Services & Marine
Office of
Library the City
Services
Manager

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Advancing Peace - A Public Health Model
Early Prevention/Pre-Intervention: Increasing opportunities for stable social, economic, and emotional development to increase pathways for success over the life course.
•Host the Rocket Academy Mentorship Program and Girls Firecamp Fire Department
• Early childhood learning experiences to promote school success, family Library Services learning centers, and supportfor parents • Incentivizelocal hiring practices and bolster guaranteed income Economic Development
• Youth engagement and mentoring
Police Department
•Support mix of land uses to increase access to community spaces, Development Services services, and resources
• Early childhood programming and engagement
Parks, Recreation, and Marine
•Strengthening families programming, investing in maternal and child Health Department health, mental health, housing, nutrition security, and health careaccess

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Advancing Peace - A Public Health Model
Promote community connection and belonging
• Creating opportunities for families and residents to
Library Services
connect
• Employment training programs that are rooted in
Economic Development restorative justice practices
• Holiday/Community Block Party Engagements, Social
Fire Department Media Engagement, Spark of Love Toy Drive Police Department • Community Police Academy, Neighborhood walks • Neighborhood and community leadership programs
Development Services
City Manager's Office • Allocate funding to events that build positive human connection, focus on racial equity
• Activating community spaces with fitness and health
Health Department activities and focusing on health equity

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LONGBEACH
Advancing Peace - A Public Health Model
Invest in individuals and communities to enhance quality of Life and reduce the propensity of violence
•Job training and employment opportunities for underserved and Economic Development underrepresented communities
•Highschool Pathways at Jordan High School
Fire Department
•Expungement Clinics
City Prosecutor
•Clinician in jail program, juvenile diversion programs, and Quality Police Department of Life Team
•Services for people experiencing homeless, programming through Health Department the Office of Youth Development, and addressing mental health

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LONGBEACH
Advancing Peace - A Public Health Model
Prevent violent events before they happen
• Deterrence patrols and
Police Department
neighborhood walks
• De-escalation and intervention for
Library Services patrons in need of support
Disaster • Situational awareness training to
Preparedness first responders
• First Responder Mental Health
Fire Department
Awareness Training
Human Resources • De-escalation training for staff

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LONG BEACH
Looking Ahead
• Early Childhood Hub and state expansion of supported ECE opportunities (LBRA)
• Nutrition Security program (BRA)
• Expansion of Resource Line and referral system to additional providers (LBRA)
• Community Crisis Response
• Expansion of LBASC
• Improving mental health access and coordination
• Expansion of Safe Passages (at the request of Council) • Possibility of expanded shared use agreements to create additional safe learning and recreational spaces

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Concluding Thoughts
• An investment in public health and human services is an investment in public safety
• Investments in all areas of the model are important. The earlier the investments, the possibility of longer term, sustained
change. Generational investment/prevention is essential to slow the flow into the rest of the systems.
• Collective and coordinated work is essential to achieving peace across the City. It is all our responsibility together. No one department can cause the necessary long-term change.

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LONG BEACH
Kelly Colopy
Director of Health and Human Services
Erica Valencia-Adachi
Thank you
Collective Impact Bureau Manager
Ana Lopez
Community Impact Division Officer

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REQUEST TO ADD AGENDA ITEM
Date: January 20, 2023
To: Monique De La Garza, City Clerk
From: Thomas B. Modica, City ManagerTMll.

Subject: Request to Add Agenda Item to Council Agenda of January 24, 2023 Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.03.070 [B], the City Councilmembers signing below request that the attached agenda item (due in the City Clerk Department by Friday, 12:00 Noon) be placed on the City Council agenda via the supplemental agenda.

The agenda title/recommendation for this item reads as follows:

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the existence of a local emergency caused by conditions or threatened conditions of homelessness within the city of Long Beach, which if not corrected, constitutes an imminent and proximate threat to the safety of persons and property within the City, and;
Receive and file an update on the emergency declaration and associated activities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the emergency. (Citywide)
Council District Authorizing Councilmember Signed by
1 Mary Zendejas (Digital - attached email)
3 Kristina Duggan (Digital - attached email)
5 Megan Kerr (Digital - attached email