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What part of the processes you just mentioned was your firm involved in?

Sorry, JIL BALOGH Tarzana, CA from Chumash land.

Good evening, Irma Cooper, Covina, CA Family Member

Services- Transitional Housing, Mental health services

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Meeting ID: 817 9127 8029

Can we agree to not have county presentations and just hear directly from the people. That would be a great group agreement! Thanks

^^^^^^^^^^

Ben "Taco" Owens agrees

I agree

Bambi .......

I second Bambi’s proposal!

Me too Dolores

I agree!

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Can my suggestion be included please and thank you

I did not find the breakout groups last night to be helpful at all.

I also support the proposal not to hear county presenters/presentation and hear from the people closest to the pain.

Will the slides be made available?

if it's TRUE that we are members, then please hear from the people. we dont want presentations, we want dialogue, discussion, agreements in recommendations. Please make sure that as community representatives you speak about the needs of the people. No Presentations PLEASE!! Only, people's voices!

@Yolanda Yes, the slides will be sent out to everyone on the call!

^^^^^ What Bamby said

I agree we need to hear from the members especially the ones who are affected on front lines when their loved ones are released back to the community and what services they need for their loved ones to successfully transition back to the community

We need to hear fro the People!!!!!!

Who decided what information should be presented?

Meeting #3 is going to be focused on Community Wisdom and Community Ideas

I'm also curious to who decides what is presented

I appreciate the presentations because I like to learn about the resources that are available as examples for ideas

The county did

& this is why voting a 3rd co-chair was so important to us as a community. it is being stated what we want for our community & yet the subcommittee is deciding that's not what they want

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Also curious about who decides the avenda?

I would Love to know who decides the presentation!!

A 3rd Co-Chair is definitely needed

Andrea Welsing, Office of Violence Prevention, Department of Public Health

Robert Saucedo, President of Community Build, Inc. should be contacted to participate in this subcommittee. The number is 323-290-6560.

@Journey I think someone said the “County” decided who presents? Is this correct? I thought community orgs were going to present and that community groups were going to lead re-entry?

Thank you David

For folx who are neuro-diverse and those who process in distinct ways it would be helpful for all presenters to provide PPT presentations in advance of our meetings for review and prep. Would that be possible?

is this a pitch?

thank you for taking the time to present

I'm thinking so Dom

Who provides this prevention work through your department? And how do they get those positions?

I thought the same Delores.

I'm still curious about who decides what will be presented..

@Dominque: Not a pitch. These folks are presenting information to give folks in the room who might not know what’s going on with Reentry a sense of the information.

please, we do not need to hear about the county programs. we need to hear from people. we need to talk about new programs and how to fund them. The establishment is taking over what is supposed to be a community driven process and all of us are contributing to what "they" want us to do. I would like to propose that we cancel all the following presentations and gear directly from the people!!

I agree, I don't trust the county!

Mz Chrysta, who decides what will be presented?

agreed @Bamby

I'm deciding to view these presentations as what is NOT working.

what about generating new data using community participatory research???

We need Transitional Education Centers located in different areas of the city to help former incarcerated persons to learn what have changed, learn basic resources in the community, get driver license, get ID card, how to fill out an application, How to build a resume, How to use a phone, how to use a computer, how to hold a conversation, re-enforce how to control anger, how to manage in the work place, etc.

ebony great question

agreed!!

Out of the information that came from Meeting #1, ATI staff identified presenters. Co-chairs sent information to each presenter to help ensure what is shared can supplement the wisdom that everyone in this meting came with.

I am enjoying hearing about what the current county departments are doing for the reentry population. I'm sure we will be hearing from people with lived experience at some point before any decisions on how to spend the money are made.

Why cant the people (members) present

We should be hearing from other models that work and not what the establishment has designed for us!!

We have some great presentations coming up from CBo's doing the work on the ground.

Exactly, Gina!

Want to uplift our group agreements. I know systems harm communities—I’m a Black woman—I believe that everyone here, community members and the County staff that is working on Alternatives to Incarceration—are here working on Measure J because they deeply care about decarceration and community healing. I just want to be mindful of connecting the identification of presentations to nefarious intent.

Are we about to be presented all 24 slides?

At some point?

Let's keep in mind there are community members like myself who haven't heard some of this stuff. I appreciate everyone's input to further my understanding and learning.

There has been a lot of research and data on formerly incarcerated persons but criminal justice systems,the cities and states are not using the data. I want to the funds to go to where it is needed in the neighborhoods

Million dollar hoods is doing some great work with that, Irma

Ronnie!!!!!

@Irma: Please bring these ideas when you all start making these recommendations on where and what to fund.

Yes thanks for uplifting Million Dollar Hoods

To add equity, perhaps the county departments could help to analyze how well the grass roots organization are doing. That way there would be access to exactly what the people we are serving need. We should all work together to capture the needs of the reentry population in order to direct the funding to the most important services needed.

Hi Journey!

@Chrysta, it is not about the county, it's about the people. money should not go to any of these programs but rather to the people. Were you proposed these presentations or were they told to you that this is what you should do? It's about transparency and not about dictatorship...

Agree Gabriela

How do we determe

+1 to Bamby’s note.

Do people want to know how we are doing work to eliminate the violence that Trans people face?

tell me what you're doing about eliminating violence in Trans women of color

How do we determine gang homicide and violence from general violence?

service planning areas

Basically Zoning by geographical areas

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/chs/SPAMain/ServicePlanningAreas.htm

based on census

theres a reason why there is so much violence, because people have not gotten the support that they need in order to survive. if we provide basic services, there will less violence, that is proven!!

Compton, Crenshaw, Florence, Paramount, Rosewood, Watts, West Adams, Willowbrook, Windsor Hills … Million Dollar hoods has data on these SPA’s that are under-resourced and have high incarceration rates

on top of that they dint even respect the time....

Thank You Dolores

nail on the head @Bamby

Yes Bamby!

what is the relationship between gang homicide and the type/quality of resources put into the SPA’s? is money for schools, teen centers, unemployment etc. What has been done to improve these stats that you are talking about?

So the County will get more time then the people

The county cannot determine, better than those of us with LIVED experience here in (and from) South Central Los Angeles, where the money should go AND the resources needed.

that was a long 45 seconds

I want to know what's being done to heal & empower BLACK GANGMEMBERS to reduce the violence from an equitable & truthful lens the gang banging & gang violence is a COLLATERAL DAMAGE of the violence that Black folks endure historically & curre

I just want to say these slides could have been emailed. Breezing through this information is not actually effective education.

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Can this presentation be shared?

currently!!!!!!!

Thank you Ms. Welsing

Exactly Shonique

Thank you Andrea

Latanya ward is on point and the question should be asked and answered

Thank you

Kristian Huling - AGREED - can the presentation be shared?

stack please

agreed! Thank you

Thank you

that’s right Alex

Thanx Dontay

yes how is state violence being measured and tracked

Thanks Dolores Canales

Great subject Alex

Thank you for allowing me to present. Do not hesitate to reach out to me if I can further answer questions or provide additional information. In peace, Andrea, awelsing@ph.lacounty.gov

Yes this is so important Alex, thank you for raising it!!

Thank you Andrea

Thank you!

and how do we bring reparations back to community thru jobs, resources, and healing and fundamental investments in most impacted communities

Is it possible to have more time for public comment in the future? There are a lot of insightful comments in the chat and 170+ community members on the call. It would be great if we could hear from more than 5 folks after each presentation

Thank you Andrea

Great point Alex

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say it Tanya!!!

Tanya, the truth!!

Aparna, can you please be a timekeeper for county employees in the same way you are doing with community members?

Great point Ebani

Yes we need to support hire and train folks with lived and shared culture and experience to support reentry efforts. This funding should not go back to county programs.

YES

public comments set at 1 minute & immediately dismissed in the middle of speaking is not effective communication. the subcommittee speaking unlimited amount of time and still not answering the community comments thoroughly

Speak Baba!!

Agree with Baba

Yes Baba Akili!!!

Speak on it Baba Akili!

Yes Baba Akili!

Say THAT!!!!

Not give them to County programs. The Grass Root Orgs should be receiving all the funds

Amazing Point!!

YES grassroots struggle, not centering institutional representatives or voices.

YES.

Yes, defund the sheriff and invest in our communities

Defund the SHERIFF

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I agree that there should be much more room for discussion and less presentations. We should have breakout groups that generate discussion and items for the broader group to consider. The selection of anyone to present inherently limits the voices to a small few who are pre-selected. There is so much wisdom and lived experience in this group and I personally want to hear from the members of the group.

Why can't we get the info ahead of time to start digesting it? This is counterproductive

How do you get to present your organization?

We need to have a way that shows true outcomes of the re entry population and how it is working for those of color black and brown how it affects gang members. We need to be able to have people who have lived experience to be the teachers, we need people with lived experience to be able to say how this money will work best for us!

We can google search what the organizations are doing. those of us in this line of work know who doing what so the presentations. so who are the presentations for?

The people on the ground who are respected, and do it for FREE

YES JAMIE! That handpicked shit is BULLSHIT!

More resources to meet the needs

Yes agencies* that claim to help others, but fail to do so!!! AGREE

Jamie beck has said all that needs to be said. The legacy continues. If we are limiting the voices to the few preselected chosen ones guess what. They are doing the same thing with the funding.

And thats OUT

Just want to acknowledge and extend appreciation for earlier chat comments from LaTanya Ward, Ebani Abram, Irma Cooper, Dolores Caneles, Bamby Salcedo, and Ronald Taylor.

@Dontay

Greetings team, salutes to you Brother Ray. Most of you know me and our Organization. We’re on the ground across the nation, we’re here to assist in any way we can. Here is our contact information: build program.org (takechargeinc@aol.com) (213) 219-9204

Lived experience those with lived experience are the ones who need to decide where this money goes

gang preve tonight

yuppp

gang prevention, housing, elder care for lifers coming home, family reunification, trauma informed care by people who have been there with loved experience for the community by the community

To the question of barriers - the barriers are there are too many strings attached and limitations to government funding. These limitations are created by people who do not do this work or understand the populations we work with. It makes it so hard for us nonprofits to do the work we are trying to do and we spend more time applying for funding and managing it than doing the work.

thank u bamby yesss!!

Thank you all for being the voice of the community

If we could receive the timeline that y’all have planned, that would be helpful for us to put this time into perspective

Los Angeles Intervention Coalition

Why are we not lifting up the recommendations from the ATI report?

There is deep distrust because many "community meetings" just end up being platforms for institutional representatives to speak or present. this is a real and valid tension. maybe county can share data and stuff beforehand and not be centered going forward. THANK YOU BAMBY

what VANESSA SAOD

said

Also if there are going to be presentations can we get the presentations ahead of time

That work was done with community input.

we did this work already thru ATI WITH POST IT NOTES AND EATING

Why so many county presentations and limited time for public comments

With all due respect thats way over 1 minute

Ur taking up time that could be used more wisely

I like the suggestion of building a survey of ATI policy recommendations for everyone to vote and start conversing on

Thats why the ATI community engagement went with the top 7 SPA’s on Million Dollar Hoods and Advancement Project data and had the community suggest what orgs should lead the community engagement in different SPA’s. It was amazing organizing with Homeboy Industries, Good Seed, Accent, Paving The Way, Proto Types, Community Coalition … and more! But it was organizations with system impacted folks leading

Immigrant youth are being criminalized, they are falling pray of gang violence and they are seeking somewhere to belong to feel protected. We need to invest in our immigrant youth.

We do not want to hear from probation officers and parole officers, more institutional folks that are paid to cage people.

Doug Bonds, Troy Vaughn and Sam Lewis, Anti-Recidivism Coalition who will share about State and Local Reentry efforts

No Parole and probation, they had their chance

what!?! seriously??? probation has NO PLACE in a measure J. conversation

It was a beautiful process @dolores

Nope, do not want police, probation or parole officers here. No thank you

EXACTLY TIM!

@Victoria G: AGREED

WHO TF WANTS TO HEAR FROM THE MUTHAFUCKAS WE'RE AIMING TO PUT OUT OF BUSINESS. BE FOR REAL!

Thank you Elizabeth

Group agreement reminder: #3 “Practice Grace and Openness - We are all here with good intentions and want to improve people’s lives, let’s give each other a chance”

Please refrain from profanity in the chat.

We have all agreed to community agreements to speak, chat and treat each other with humanity. Please respect these agreements

ronald and Dolores we've done the work made the recommendations now we have to do it again?

RIP OZELL. He was amazing!

Thank You Doug

Ozell we love and miss you!

Just want to highlight that Measure J language was clear that money cannot go to probation or law enforcement

amity is awesome

PROFANITY?! PROFANITY IS THE LEAST OF OUR CONCERNS MA'AM.

Speak Doug!

Thank you Doug, it takes the building up of people to develop healthier communities

Thank you Dominque! Love you!

Thank you Doug!

Real Talk! speak Doug!

Thank you, Doug. Collaboration is key.

SAY THAT DOUG

Thank you Doug

Thank you Doug

Definitely the community voice Doug

Awesome Doug!

Thank you! All the children impacted should be a priority because that's the next gen

Thank you Doug for sharing your story and shining light on the community work that’s being done in the trenches

unity is needed. too much division.

You're doing an Amazing job Troy

we need to end the cycle of generational trauma

Salute Troy!

Thank you, Doug.

Thank you @Doug Bond! Ugh the children :-( Wow @Troy I knew you were FIP but had no idea you were homeless too! Thanks for the work you both do for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated thats whats up!

Grace & openness is not disregarding the asks of community who went through the struggle of making this all possible or having institutional representatives attempt to speak over our heads as tho we aren't best equipped for the tasks being uplifted.

Well said it takes all of us to help any of us thank you Doug!

Now that;s speaking for the community

Thank you Doug, well said!

Hi Troy! Good to see you, and God bless you for the great work you are doing. Thank you for remembering the AV!!

Second what LaTanya is saying!

thank you Doug and Troy

Preach Troy!!!!!

Has Susan Burton of A New Way of Life been contacted?

YESSSS Troy thats REAL! We have lost so many of our formerly incarcerated sisters :-(

We did it.... The community not the county

Lets help some more folks along side Troy Vaughn and LARRP....thanks Doug...

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Exactly and its all of OUR money

Troy we are grateful that you are a member of the community and here to be of service.

Say that Troy :-))

People of Color, so there should be more color..

Whoa! From Victim to Victorious!!! Come on Now I know thats right!

Substance abuse curriculum would help.

Stay Woke!

Thank you both Doug and Troy on your leadership. Community support, resources, and mentorship is the key to defeat incarceration and overdoses in our community.

Speak on it Troy!!! this is called the TRUTH!!

Clapping hand emoji!!! A lot of them! Troy keep on and saying what communities need

Speak ON

Absolutely! We are in a public health crisis, long before covid

Now this is a Presentation...

Right @Journey!!!!

All are invited to a Town Hall discussion TOMORROW @ 4:00 PM, regarding visitation for incarcerated people and strengthening rights and paths for family connections.

https://www.facebook.com/events/214519933707863

Absolutely speak Troy we have a responsibility to set them up for success

More of this and less of the other stuff!!

I agree with Baba Akili .. I think reaching out to Susan Burton is a great idea. And reaching out to TransLatinaCoalition leaders like Bamby needs to happen as well

Thank you Elder Troy!

Yes, public health! not just for those with insurance who don't care. they come out with nothing, they leave health last

Healthcare should include providers who are trusted by communities, respect culture and may not be licensed.

Agree Teach!

That is why we need universal health care not connected to employment a single payer system

^^^^^^^^

FAAAAAACTS

yes Troy!

Yes!!!

Troy! Speak to em'!!!!

pipeline of care, YES

Teach Troy!

great presentation

Exactly, so many intersections

Yesssss

This is an excellent presentation, Troy!

Real Talk straight talk!

Fantastic presentation!

YES TO SYSTEMS NAVIGATORS!

Whole person care

Troy!!!!!!!!!

Preach and teach it my friend...…...

YES in our lifetime

Break every chain !

Lift it up brother

Amity(MCRP), ARC housing, & LARRP helped me in my transition after over a decade of incarceration. Now we need to expand, enhance, elevate, and make inclusive in our reentry systems. Making an overall Healthy Reentry must be our focus! Coming together is the only way.

You must listen to this Presentation

Great points Troy! We can learn a lot from you

Family support is key

You continue to be a great teacher Troy!

Thank you, Troy!

touching almost all basis!!

So much wisdom for reentry programs and services to identify the gaps to support our returning siblings and families in this chat and in these speakers.

How do we connect/ outreach/ care for folks before they are even released?

Absolutely we are better together

yes collaboration.

I am a former ab109er

@ Jay - There are orgs that work with folks who are about to exit, assist with the exiting support, and reentry after. Pride In Truth is one of these organizations.

breaking Barriers needs funding

NOTE THIS PLEASE

Thank you, Victoria!

AB109 showed us that we should not have money move through LASD and Probation!

Speak on it..

@Anthony Garcia thank you for sharing, that's amazing!

Yes, Troy!!!

We need an entirely new channel of funding unrelated to the systems that cause us harm..

Can we collect a list of all the great groups and efforts that are mentioned here doing reentry support?

But this was the point of Measure J - to divest from legal and law enforcement and INVEST in communities

the money should go to the people and not the establishment

Most of the $$ goes to law enforcement

great point Troy

there should be someone noti.g solutions from the chat in real time

Yes, Bamby

@ Dominique, most of these solutions are mirrored in the ATI recommendations

Amity has grown and evolved over the years in terms of support and programming for returning citizens..

Yes. We need autonomous, CBO, community land trusts efforts too for long term resilience.

Yes Lami...and then they hire us :)

Amity…??

that is why we are here. to ensure that there is programs driven by our peoples and not by the establishment

AMEN Dontay!!!!!!

yes @Jay!!

Yeah they don’t know the amity those of us released within the past six months that we know

WHO is being neglected: Native Americans, specifically the First Nations from these landsWHAT: Tribal Government have NOT been invited/allowed into the service process. In contrast, the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians had to secure a State contract for youth diversion.HOW to change: Embrace Tribal Consultation (this CAN work and is used by many state and federal entities). Embrace other ways of knowing including serving populations that are NOT place based (I.e. historically resilient communities that have gone underserved such as Native Americans. Embrace datasets that are not ONLY using/requiring ZIP Code based data sets. Embrace culturally competent programs and services. Currently ZERO county contracts are operated by Native Americans entities (there is a definition) with specific training to work with this population. Embrace new County infrastructure that is more flexible. Embrace a a framework that acknowledges that communities are their own experts. Embrace a program/services model

@victoria understood but of they are asking for us to uplift these places again why not note it agao. and run it with the i for gathered at the ati tables (i facilitated 2 ati workgroups)

Is anyone here expert or work with creating those community land trust type structures ?

we get the resources by allocating the resources to the people and not the police, probation etc

Amity has grown since my days there in 2015.. multiple sites, ODR-Whole Person Care, more services than before, etc,

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I can't wait to really look into all these slides. I'm exited to see what the process is and how it's put into action

great presentation

…(continued for public comment) mbrace a program/services model that honors and allows community to offer needed supports. Embrace changes to the way contracting works that allows a more diverse set of incorporated entities to "do the work" (i.e. broader allowances for contracting agency types). Embrace trauma informed care, especially since some Native Americans have shared they did not receive Native American religious/ceremonial access while incarcerated, thereby were not treating all their traumas therefore not being healed. Embrace leveraging resources/other types of programs that are doing innovative work to help. Embrace differing evaluation methods (i.e. Indigenous programs have been developing their own evaluation models and collecting datasets that PROVE outcomes outside status quo "evaluations").

excited

We must shift the culture of punishment

Is there data that shows recidivism rate over time?

Real talk educate

Time from release?

yes educate 👏

@Pamela yes so true!!!!

Teach!

*ie: after 3 vs 6 months from release

Reentry programs should also be harm reduction based not just 12 step programs or coercive treatment and programming. Sometimes all people need to re-enter is permanent housing

Teach Doug!!

absolutely!

yess

Thank you we need to stay woke! keep teaching

Thank you Doug. Amity, along with all the organizations represented here can work towards an effective way to change the landscape of impacted community

peer led programs are proven to work

Yes Collaboration ! We build together!

Yes to service navigation and care coordination

yes, trauma informed support, stipends for organizations that support alternatives to the police (will not immediately call the police)

Yes to peer led, Bamby!

We are better together

When I was in prison and when I came out in the early 70’s there some support trying to end recidivism but a few year later it lock them up throw away the key because the people were Black

Excellent presentation Troy and Doug!!

Union Jobs

The research on what works in reentry focuses on mentors and peers

Fire Fighter Jobs

thank you Amity, Doug and Troy, we need to collaborate with you and your team,

we also need to talk about incarcerated trans people and the criminality that Trans people face, particularly trans women of color

Jobs in the entertainment industry

Excellent presentation

We need to see the amount of funding that was given to the CBOs who provide the services and how much was kept by the larger foundations and organizations

Great presentation!!

#Salute Doug and Troy, great presentation!

Thank you, Doug and Troy! Awesome and informative presentation!!

Bamby 1000% we need to include trans people experiencing incarceration

thank you so much to all the presenters. but super thanks to Troy and doug

Thank you, much respect to LAARP and the work you all do

Great presentation, thank you for your wisdom and voices

Great job, Doug and Troy! Thank you!

Excellent presentation and appreciate the support by all......Community is the answer.

Thank you Doug and Troy! Excellent Presentation.

thank you doug and troy, such a great presentation!

Excellent presentation! Thank you Doug! Thank you Troy!

yes Bamby! and yes to harm reduction and peer-led support!

Thank you Doug and Troy.

Go Doug and Troy!!! We truly appreciate you!!

Great presentation guys. I learned a lot and realize I have a lot more to learn. Ben "Taco" Owens

thank you for the presentation. I'm glad this was not another "county presentation"

Totally agree @Bamby!

great job Troy and Doug !!!

Thank you gentleman (Troy and Doug) the presentation was thoughtfully delivered and received.

Great Presentation Doug and Troy!

Does Amity offer help for members of the LGBTQIA+ community?

Current Stack:Shonique WilliamsPhillip Rock LesterTrent GrandberryKristian HulingTim KornegayAdriana MendezKacey BonnerJose Osuna

Can we get presentation info ahead of time so we can digest it before the meeting?

Great Presentation, thank you!

we need to make sure lifers who are coming home with major medical concerns are linked to services and funding prior to being released and have access to care

I have no idea

victims services, gang intervention, sustainable housing, family reunification, elder services, care for system impacted people COMMUNITY BASED CARE

Phillip Prevention yesssss!!!!!

!!!!!!

Formerly incarcerated also looks like: Accountants, lawyers, Nurses, Insurance brokers, Mortgage brokers, Real estate agents, entrepreneurs, Investors, Lenders / Bank owners, business owners, etc... We still have a lot of work to do regarding career / Job opportunities.

excellent presentation from LARRP. Thank you troy Vaugh and Doug Bond

Thank you Phillip

Thank you Philip

Great presentation. Can we get a copy distributed, this was a lot of information to digest...?

Yes to focusing on lifers. We should make sure Francisco Homes has a voice in this space.

Pound of prevention quote was powerful!!!

Great Presentation Troy and Doug

Thanks Troy and Doug!

Great question Philip! Love the quote as well!

take away the problem of disparity to prevent incarceration

Much agreed Anthony Garcia on the work that needs to be put into workforce development for reentries!

Education and awareness!

We need to be able to build healthy people. We need to look at a holistic way to address the disparities in our communities

JOBS JOBS JOBS and job training :)

well paying jobs so people feel valued

Thank you Tim

Absolutely Tim!!

Good point Tim.

Agreed Tim!!

Tim speak the truth!!!!!!

Speak on it TIM!

WE NEED TO MOVE GANG INTERVENTION OUT OF THE MAYORS OFFICE TO CITY OR COUNTY, BETTER YET MAKE IT PART OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

TIM!!!!!!!

Bravo Tim!!!!

Agreed Alex!!

Yes Tim!!

Agreed Tim. Thank you 🙏🏼

TIM!!!

HAVE to filter out those only interested in money….not healing ourselves and communities. We are watching and are not going for any more imposters!

Great job Philip!

Great job Tim!

Yes! Thank you Kacey!

Yes thank you!

I meant as a voice of outcomes

We already have the work such as Gang intervention and Gang Prevention work being done in and around Los Angeles, we need to bring them in and have them help form the spending of Measure J

Great point Kacey!!

Well said

Being that a lot of small organizations don't have a lot of data

There is also an infrastructure development that needs to happen in our communities, particularly small organizations who do not have access to county funding. that is why is important that they do not distribute the money internally but rather to our peoples!

^^^^^^

Thank you Kacey Bonner

Yes we need to recommend, clear, simple, maybe 3rd party held funding process. Not burdensome or with heavy reporting. Also Background checks process can be a burden and barrier

#housingfirst

SPEAK KACEY!!

Thank you Kacey +++++++

Data collection is a good idea. Vet that process well though

thank you Kacey

Good Points Kacey

Adriana good points

Great comments Kacey!

Agreed Kacey!

Well said Kacey!

Kacey right on with data

Black people and womwn

Yes!

Who do I need to speak to about the opportunity to present about adequate services for trans people?

YES JAY!

African Americans

poor people

Black people and woman are the most impacted why isn’t one the co-chairs a woman or a Black person?

The children who lost a parent ton this system for the past 20-25 years

we need to heal the intergenerational trauma that our peoples have experience from the system

www.whanautahi.com best data system on generational change

is already there ppl

Trans people that have experienced incarceration

What about our youth who are impacted by mental health issues…age out of probation and end up homeless.

African Americans!!

AFRICAN AMERICANS.

Everyone has different needs that impact their own communities.

Yesss Baby, we need to heal intergenerational trauma and heal families

elderly formally incarcerated it's no housing or employment that can sustain in re entry

Miles!!!!!

Hi Miles

Thank you Bamby for lifting up the needs of trans people throughout this process and making sure they are not left out of this process or services.

Transformative/restorative programs for pre and post incarcerated people for conflict resolution.

@Alex 💯

ARC inspired me while I was sitting in my cell with 2 life terms. Thank you ARC...

Yes!!!! Thank you Myles

ARC playeda huge role innmy

People Closest to the Problem is Closest to the Solution..

^Truth

Are the slides supposed to be changing?

Good!!

no casey massimino

Thanks Rayceana

@Robert Luca & @Jason Espinoza, Same here!

ARC played a huge role in my transition! Awesome organization!

🖤💛

Simply doing the work everyday

Great work ARC… Putting it in always…

75% of ARC staff are formerly incarcerated.

Yes Prevention and Intervention Programs work

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we need to develop individualized case plans for people, in other words, work with them to designed what would work best for them rather than forcing them to do something that they do not want to do. People know what they need and want, not what we think they need or want. The work needs to be informed by the people

ARC is one of the leaders in this work and truly a collaborative organization, nice job Myles.

Excellent job Myles

Good job Myles! I learned from you today.

Great Job Myles!

Thank you Myles

Excellent job

great job Myles!!!!

Thank You Myles!!

Great job Myles!

Great job Myles!!

Great job, Myles!! Love ARC fam!

Thank you, Myles! Appreciate you

Great presentation Myles!

thank you, Myles!

THANK YOU MILES

https://www.menti.com/1uzxr69bje

A ride home should be a key component to successful reentry. Thank you Myles!

Thank you for the presentation. Excellent

Arc Organization is on point

Bamby that’s what germany does from the moment you are incarcerated for a crime. They have the lowest recidivism rate in the world

Menti: https://www.menti.com/1uzxr69bje

Immigrant!!!!!

AFRICAN AMERICAN GANGMEMBERS!

Women of color

BLMLA help fund and did a lot of work to pass Measure J I question if wecan’t continue to be supportive unless there are Black woman in leadership of this committee

LGTBQ+

what is the code?

Black woman

African American/Black Families (children and families)

menti code

I concur Baba Akili

The code is 23 84 07 4

Brown and Black Women run Orgs

2384074

Link: https://www.menti.com/1uzxr69bje

Family reunification

Health care

healing generational trauma

Law enforcement is a barrier

resources for men who have experienced domestic violence.

Abolition.

Foster care youth need love

vocational and technical training.

System impacted individuals with drug use disorder and mental health

Common sense gun control;

Post-conviction relief - In order to get jobs we need to help people clean up their criminal records so they can get a fresh start and not have barriers to getting jobs, housing, education, etc.

yes, policing is a big barrier. need alternative crisis response measures

Black and minority owned housing providers with underused capacity given priority.

Yes, @JoseOsuna!

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IF you haven’t entered your ideas, feel free to to share: https://www.menti.com/1uzxr69bje

YES!

Yes to Bamby presenting. Could we also invite Susan Burton to speak?

The same with Susan Burton sharing

Thanks @Gabriela <3

+1 to Susan Burton and Bamby

+1 to Susan Burton and Bamby

I love Susan B!

Thank you everyone. I appreciate your time. Have a peaceful and blessed night

ALL FACTS! Thank you Sam!

YES!!!! PREVENTION ANS INTERVENTION

+1 for Susan and Bambi!

Yes to that!!

Yes, stop it before start a subcommittee

The Formerly Incarcerated....... We lived it!!!!

Yes another committee for prevention and intervention, and also another subcommittee of formerly incarcerated folks only to review all of these suggestions

Very well said Sam Lewis

Well said Sam

jay yaasss

We should start that subcommittee. The formerly incarcerated. We know how to get it done

Another Sub Committee

That’s right Alex!

yesssss

Undocumented friends should be made whole

That's right Sam! Truths that can't be DENIED! w

well said Alex

Neighborhood approach

We cannot use the same approach to every neighborhood.

Thank you Alex. Good point

If there is an opportunity, I would like to say something...

Great Points Alex

And it has continued in the transitional houses

Yes!!!

Yes !!

All are invited to a Town Hall discussion TOMORROW @ 4:00 PM, regarding visitation for incarcerated people and strengthening rights and paths for family connections. Event Details - https://www.facebook.com/events/214519933707863

Reentry needs extra intentionality with Covid. Thanks for this.

Transparency Of Where the funds are actually going!!

Hosted by Coalition for Family Unity

Thank you, Jason.

Very little services as of now for our undocumented friends leading to increased drugs use, worsening mental health, and so on.

Very Questionable aboutnot having the voice of any Black Person..

Black women abolitionists made this happen

Thank you Baba Akili

We spoke that at the first meeting!!

Yes thank you Baba Akili for uplifting Susan Burton and other femme leaders from BLMLA

Absolutely!

Perhaps one of the chairs could give his seat to a Black woman

What about being on the subcommittee!!

Thank you Sir Baba

but a Black Woman needs to be not just in this committee but in the ATI who is impacted!!

Happy to talk with Susan about joining this conversation. Love the idea

If a seat is rendered bylaws are irrelevant,

Go to facebook.com/AsmRobBonta tomorrow @ 4:00 PM for the Town Hall discussion

What Shadeequa Said!!

I am sorry Roberto but you are justifying the system. That is awful!!

This is where Roberts Rules is really limited/ traditional/ aka exclusionary. Maybe find a way to have a 3rd Black women cochair in practice even if it's not official. We need to change these processes

Thank you, Roberto.

What Jay said!

Yes @Jay!

Thank you and your heart is in it!

Thank you Roberto

Women often lead from a position without an important title. It's called ROBERTS RULES of order for a reason.

Ozell was Amazing! Thank you Robert

I believe in you Roberto

thank you Roberto! love brother!!

thank you Robert

No matter what ARC will continue to support ALL formerly incarcerated people.

I move that we elect a Black Woman to be part of the leadership of this group even if its not acknowledged by the system

Thank you Robert.

Collaboration and Community

Thank You Sam and ARC for all that you do

it has never been sexy but it we are resilient!

Yes Tommy is excellent! I didnt get to hear Myles because I was on a call but I can imagine how great he did!!! Thank you all for your amazing work. And Sam I totally agree that no one can speak for the actual experience of spending days, years in a cell. And thank you to Roberto and Raymundo both for being open and transparent

That’s right Bamby I agree with you on that

I felt that Roberto. What a blessing…

I agree Bamby- we have a choice in how we practice real time even if its not on paper.

Thank you Robert

Ozell was an incredible human being and many of us are better people because of him. His light continues to shine through the many people who's lives he touched.

Thus, this is why its important to have a Black Woman in leadership in this space, because its not appropriate to use the word "sexy" in the context that you are using it. Respectfully stated, we need a seat to be relinquished.

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Absolutely!! that a fact in LA.💪🏿💪🏿

The pie AND the ingredients to bake more!

Our babies learn from our division and competition. We can change that

A couple shout outs to a few African Americans and I should feel appeased...

But the truth is that this particular system has been already set up. It has not been a community process. This how the system is wrong!

@Victoria SO True!!!! And not only can we change that but it should be our responsibility

Ozell would be proud to see this and so many coming home. He was brought through a process by incredible women like Regina Slaughter and Naya Arbiter.

yes, let's come together and be a new vision and force

Right Bambi.

@Dolores Yup!!

If you have recommendations on speakers, please send those to ati@lacounty.gov

County Website to access materials: https://ceo.lacounty.gov/measure-j-2021-spending/

why can't we have advanced notice of what's going to occur at the next mettig

Thank you, good night everyone

Agendas are posted on the main website

Thank you and good night everyone great meeting!