A Plan for a Safe, Healthy, and Active Summer 2024 Meeting

Welcome/Introductions

● Background of “Summer Safety” Planning

● Recap of Summer ‘23

○ BPD Data

○ Strengths

○ Gaps

● Strategy for Summer ‘24

○ Step 1: Preparing the Plan

○ Step 2: Previewing the Plan

○ Step 3: Publishing the Plan

● Open Discussion re: Step 1: Preparing the Plan

○ Discussion Questions

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Discussion Questions

Overall Goals

● What goals should we set for the Summer?

● What do you want to make sure that we accomplish during the Summer months? (e.g. Employment Opportunities, Community Building, Space Activation, Violence Reduction, etc)

Community Violence Reduction

● What specific recommendations do you have related to reducing gun violence enduring summer months? (e.g. directed patrols place-based meetings, expanded access to clinical care, etc)

● What programs/efforts would you like to see implemented during these months?

● What specific recommendations do you have related to reducing youth/juvenile violence enduring summer months?

○ (e.g. prosocial events, expanded access to employment & engagement opportunities etc)

● What programs/efforts would you like to see implemented during these months?

Engaging relevant Community Stakeholders

● What specific recommendations do you have surrounding the role of the Clergy/Churches?

● What specific recommendations do you have surrounding the role of the Neighborhood Associations?

● What specific recommendations do you have surrounding the role of small-businesses?