Community Alliance for Safety and Peace Collaborative Health

Community Alliance for Safety and Peace Collaborative Health and Human Services B. A. Public Administration Concentration Nicolette Rodriguez Community Leadership Academy

Agency Description ❖ Mission: To mobilize a multidisciplinary leadership team to assess, plan and implement effective strategies and share resources to build, support and sustain a peaceful community (CASP, 2011) ❖ Key Principles of CASP ❖ Action is research and data driven ❖ Youth are at the center ❖ There is a deep and meaningful engagement with the community Image taken at CASP General Assembly meeting.

Gang violence in Salinas is too high ❖ Vicinity to correctional facilities and state prisons ❖ Salinas is the Nuestra Familia headquarters ❖ Gang recruitment begins in elementary school ❖ 85. 7% of Salinas’ homicides were gang related (SWP, 2013) ❖ Salinas residents fear local gangs

Capstone Project ❖ ❖ ❖ Implementation of a Community Leadership Academy Provide the community with knowledge and skills Measure knowledge and skills obtained Image taken at Alumni Committee Presentation given about keeping communities clean.

Community Leadership Academy Implementation Nov. 2014 - Dec. 2014 Curriculum Development Nov. 2014 - Jan. 2015 Participant Recruitment Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2015 Workshop Implementation April 2015 Program Evaluation

Community Leadership Academy Implementation Workshops ❖ ❖ 2 hours; twice a week for 6 weeks ❖ dinner, lectures, guest speakers, activities and group discussions Participants ❖ ❖ 15 -20 ❖ ages 18+ Alumni Committee ❖ ❖ Graduates of CLA

Evaluation Expected outcome: ❖ ❖ Participants feel empowered and gain knowledge and skills to become leaders Methodology: ❖ ❖ Survey of participants after the sessions were completed

Evaluation Skills ❖ Advocacy ❖ Communication ❖ Public Speaking ❖ Addressing Community Concerns Knowledge ❖ Collaboration ❖ Community Needs ❖ ❖ Professional Engagement Understanding Goals

Conclusions ❖ Program was effective and beneficial to participants ❖ Participants learned: ❖ To work with others with similar visions and goals ❖ To utilizing resources available to them Participants began to: ❖ ❖ Attend General Assembly Meetings ❖ Attend Alumni Committee Meetings

Recommendations CASP ❖ ❖ ❖ Next Generation of CHHS Students Academic environment Offering snacks instead of meals Stress the importance of consistent attendance and showing up on time ❖ ❖ ❖ Do your homework! Treat your internship like a job Do not fear feedback

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