Two Year Update
March 14, 2023
STATEMENT OF POSSIBILITY
Youth are valued and empowered as decision makers in the City of Long Beach to lead long-term change and solutions for the betterment of youth now and future generations
VISION
All youth and emerging adults between the ages of 8-24 are healthy and empowered with the necessary resources to
develop into their true authentic selves.
STAFFING (3.0 FTE)
• Sherlyn Beatty, Youth Development Program Manager
• David McGill-Soriano, Youth Development Coordinator
• Yonique Edwards, Futures First Program Coordinator
Office of Youth Development (OYD)
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Funding Budget and Funding
Budget Overview
• Total funding is nearly $3.1M
• 71% of funding goes to programming and direct community investments • 69% of the budget is comprised of grant funding, including the Long Beach Recovery Act
Funding Sources:
• General Fund (Racial Reconciliation)
• Measure US
• Long Beach Recovery Act (LBRA)
• Grants
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Measure US
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FY22
Working with The Nonprofit Partnership, 70 local groups and organizations provided summer programs and fostering pathways of care and connection for children and young adults between the ages of 8 and 24 in Long Beach.
▪ 55 Youth 100 Mini Grants FY22 Mini Grants
▪ 15 Midsize Learning Community Grants FY22 Midsize Grants Cultural
Workshops/Events
STEM/STEAM
Activities GardeningArt and Music
Programming
School Supply
Distribution
Events
Academic
Enrichment
Leadership
Development
Physical and
Mental Health
Activities
Measure US
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FY23
• Youth 100 Mini Grants
• Youth Power PB Long Beach – a City-wide youth
participatory budget process
• Intergenerational Youth Development Grants
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Youth Advisory Council
Kimberly Lim
District 1 Alyssa Velasquez
District 3
Anaya Gillette
District 2
Charles Fair
District 4
Diana Michaelson
District 5
Isaac Julian
District 6
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Youth Advisory Council
Kevin Corona
District 7
Terina Faleono
District 8
Bryan Gutierrez
District 9
Maleka Lassiter
At-Large Member
Juvonne Mcneill
At-Large Member
Youth Advisory Council
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• 11 member advisory body of youth ages 16 to 26
• Focus is to ensure authentic youth-led
engagement in the implementation of the YSP
• Ensure implementation of the Youth Strategic Plan,
Administration of the Youth Fund, and engaging
the City’s Youth Voice
• Working alongside City departments, the
Commission on Youth and Families,other
youth leadership groups, and elected offices
Funding Youth Strategic Plan Review Process
The Youth Advisory Council has spent the past
6 months gathering information on the YSP's
progress to complete a comprehensive two-
year report that is being developed in
collaboration with the Office of Youth
Development and City departments.
This report will highlight:
1) Accomplishments
2) Activities in process
3) Future activities
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Funding Strategic Goals
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Authentic Youth Engagement
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Youth Leadership
Youth Voice in City Government
Youth Festival
Youth Power PB Long Beach
Second Annual Youth Festival
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Building a Strong Foundation
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My Hood, My City
✓ Youth Storytelling
✓ Youth Led Neighborhood Tours
✓ West Lb, North LB, Washington
Neighborhood
✓ Modeled after Chicago's My
Block, My Hood, My City
“I enjoyed how we got the
opportunity to show our
neighborhoods by taking pictures
of what we want to make better
and what we enjoy."
- Program Participant
Building a Strong Foundation
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City Employees Youth Mentoring
✓ Franklin MS, Hoover MS,
Lindbergh MS, Stephens MS,
Washington MS
✓ 81 City Employees have
completed mentor training
✓ June 2023-September 2024
Youth Civic Leadership Academy
✓ LB Youth Advisory Council,LA
City Youth Council, LA County
Youth Commission
✓ Certificate from USC SolPrice
School of Public Policy
✓ March 18, 2023 @ USC
Building Youth Social Capital
✓ Books & Buckets
✓ Californians for Justice
✓ Earthlodge Center for
Transformation
✓ Pools of Hope
✓ RightWayFoundation
✓ Youth Leadership Institute
Youth Interns
✓ Support Office of Youth
Development
✓ Pacific Gateway's Youth at
Work and Climate Corp
Programs
✓ Youth Festival
leads, community outreach,
and general office support
Building a Strong Foundation
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Partnerships and Collaborations
✓ City Departments: Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network, Parks, Recreation and Marine, Police Department, Long Beach Public Library, Human Resources, and Development Services ✓ Department of Health and Human Services Community Impact Division's Violence Prevention Team ✓ College Promise Network: LBUSD, LBCC, CSULB
✓ LBUSD's Sankofa Parent Village
✓ Youth Services Network
✓ LA County and LA City Youth Development Department
✓ Long Beach Foster Youth Futures Coalition
✓ Funding the Next Generation's CA Youth Departments/Divisions/Offices Cohort
Future Focus
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➢ Develop and sustain family-
centered approaches to health, mental health,
and trauma
➢ Enhance career development opportunities
➢ Strengthening partnerships
➢ Focus on transition-age youth housing
opportunities
➢ Provide safe and accessible transportation
Kelly Colopy, Director
Health and Human Services Department
2525 Grand Avenue | Long Beach, CA 90815
Office: 562.570.4016
www.longbeach.gov/health
Thank you!