The City Manager's Office:
Angel Rios Jr., Deputy City Manager
Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
September 14, 2023
Recommendations
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• Accept the Children and Youth Services Master Plan
Status Report.
• Direct staff to support and integrate Blue Zone assessment and findings throughout the design and implementation of the Children and Youth Services Master Plan.
• Direct staff to return to the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee on December 14, 2023.
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City of San José
the second-best place to raise a family in the country, U.S. News & World Report in the Best Places to Live for Families in the U.S. rankings for 2023-2024. 6 San José zip codes (95112, 95111, 95122, 95116, 95127, 95123), are overrepresented:
o Adult and juvenile populations criminally charged in Santa Clara County o Juveniles arrested and cited in Santa Clara County
58% of San José Latino/x and 58% of Mixed (multi-racial) have a high school degree or less. o 70% of survey respondents from 9 Project Hope neighborhoods (n=1,831) have a high school degree or less. 74% of respondents identified as Latino/x. The youth and young adults experiencing homelessness represent nearly 23% of the overall unhoused San José population.
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Background
4 Mayor’s June 2021
Budget Message
Joint Special Meetings on
City of San José and the
County of Santa Clara
Bill of Rights for Children
and Young Adults, and
Audit Report
Education and Digital
Literacy Strategy
Youth
Empowerment
Alliance Strategic
Plan
REIA: Racial Equity
Impact Analysis
City Council’s approval
of the spending plan for
$10.5M of ARP
(American Rescue Plan)
Funds
San José Education
Initiative
(Education Policy 0-30)
COVID-19 Recovery Task
Force (Recovery Task Force)
OVERARCHING GOALS
Create and expand pathways and supports from
cradle to career for all San José children and
youth/young adults (birth through age 24).
VISION
All children and youth/young adults, particularly those most vulnerable, have increased opportunities to gain
21st century skills that lead to better health
outcomes, sustainable employment, and a
competitive living wage so that they can live and
thrive in this community.
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Overarching Goals and Vision
5 Objective Visioning for the Common Agenda
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Strategic Framework
Systems
Transformation
Continuum of
Support
Integrated
Service
Delivery
Collective
Impact
Approach
Guidance on
Policy Priorities,
and Investments
Long-term and
Sustainable
Impact and
Measurable
Outcomes
6 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Generational Trauma and Inequities
Structural Racism and Barriers
Community Engagement
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Advisories and Committees
Focus Groups, Town Halls,
and Listening Sessions
Parent/Caregiver and Youth
Surveys Nearly 3,000
individuals
30+ Focus
Groups
Over 120
organizations
Community Themes
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Childcare & Family Supports
Connected Neighborhoods & Safe
Communities
Housing Access & Security
Learning & Empowerment
Meaningful & Sustaining Jobs
Mental Wellness & Belonging
Equity
Accessibility
& Inclusion
Collaboration
Themes – Goals (Draft)
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Themes Goals
Childcare and Family
Supports
Access to culturally responsive, affordable, inclusive, and quality childcare in settings that support a living wage for childcare providers and caregivers.
Connected
Neighborhoods/ Safe
Communities
Access to safe, beautiful, and abundantly resourced places where youth and family voices are prioritized in the development and provision of community resources.
Housing Access and
Security
Access to and the ability to choose safe, sustainable, affordable, and quality housing that best meets their needs.
Learning and
Empowerment
Access to equitable and quality opportunities and spaces that allow youth and their families of all ages to grow, develop, and thrive academically, professionally, and socially.
Meaningful and
Sustainable Jobs
Access to robust and inclusive community-to-employer connections that actively support and provide equitable opportunities for youth and families to thrive throughout their career and employment pathways of their choosing
Mental Wellness and
Belonging
Awareness of and access to an abundance of mental health services and resources that are tailored to meet the diversity and cultural needs of the community.
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• Goal
• Key Result
• Objectives
• Indicators
• Children and Young Adult Bill of
Rights
• City and Community Initiatives
Strategic Approach Youth and Family Voice & Decision-Make Role Lived-Experiences Marginalized/Opportunity Youth
COMMUNITIES
County
Agencies
City
Departments
Community
Organizations
and
Stakeholders
Educational
Vocational Institutions
Training
Programs
Student
Services
Expanded
Learning and
Community
Schools
Parks,
Recreation &
Neighborhood
Services Youth
Intervention
Services
Library
County
Office of
Education
Social
Services
Agency
Grassroot
Organizations
Juvenile
Probation Behavioral
Health
JusticeInvolved
Youth
Ethnic/Race
and CulturallyBased
Organizations
FaithBased
Special Needs/
Developmental
Disabilities
Housing
Police
Department
Transportation
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Systems Transformation
NEIGHBORHOODS
LGBQTIA+
PreK-12
Grade
Institutions
of Higher
Learning
11 Timeline Overview
13 - Integrate City
and County
Initiatives
- Draft Briefing
Report
- Community
Advisory Meetings
- Integrated
Service Delivery
- Writing and
Finalize Children
and Youth
Services Master
Plan
- Co-Create and
Design Systems
Transformation
- Implementation
Work Plan
- Blue Zones
Assessment and
Analysis Report
May – July 2023
August –
December/Beyond 2023
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Integrated Service Delivery System
12 The City Manager's Office:
Angel Rios Jr., Deputy City Manager
Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
September 14, 2023
The City Manager’s Office
Angel Rios, Jr., Deputy City Manager, [email protected] Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager, [email protected] Consultants
Collective Impact Solutions
Research Development Associates
THANK YOU!
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