March 11, 2025
Library and Community Services
DATE: March 11, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: Sam Vaughn, Deputy Director of Community Services – Office of Neighborhood Safety
Subject:
Grant Award from the Chevron Community Engagement
Foundation
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The receipt of this grant will provide $35,000 to the Office of Neighborhood Safety to enhance street
outreach/mobile crises response.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City staff is requesting acceptance and appropriation of the grant award from the Chevron Community
Engagement Foundation in the amount of $35,000 to
enhance Street Outreach/Mobile Crises response to
Richmond citizens in need and provide necessities for
participants.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE a
grant award from the Chevron Community Engagement
Foundation for the Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS)
to Enhance Street Outreach/Mobile Crises Response –
Community Services Department (Sam Vaughn 510-620-
5404)
AGENDA
REPORT
March 11, 2025
DISCUSSION:
The City of Richmond Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $35,000. This grant has been provided by the Chevron Community Engagement Foundation. These funds will be used to enhance Street Outreach/Mobile crisis response to Richmond citizens in need and provide necessities for participants ranging from supportive and connective services, such as groceries, emergency housing, transportation cards, clothing, hygiene items, acquiring official government documents or identification materials, etc. The grant funds will help support the work being done by the recently established Community Crisis Response Program (CCRP).
CCRP will provide community-focused, trauma-informed, and healing-centered responses to Richmond residents when needed. By utilizing mobile community responders with strong ties and connections to Richmond, residents will receive crisis support from responders who can respond in a respectful and non-stigmatizing manner.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Grant Award Letter
Attachment 2 – Resolution