r Muriel Bowser Regarding Resources to Address the Rise in Violent Crime

 

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John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004    Phone: (202) 727-2643  Email: muriel.bowser@dc.gov  Chief of Staff:  John Falcicchio  City Administrator:  Kevin Donahue  Director of the Mayor's  Office of Legal Counsel:  Eugene Adams  Senior Advisor:  Beverly Perry  Director of Mayor's Office of   Community Affairs:  Jackie Reyes-Yanes  Director of Mayor's Office   of Community Relations and   Services:  Julia Irving  Scheduling Requests:  mayor.dc.gov/page/invite-   mayor                                       November 17, 2021 Letter from the Mayor Your safety is my number one priority. I want you to know that we will curb the number of guns in our community; arrest people using guns in our community; and work with all our partners to make sure we are preventing crime before it happens, but also holding people accountable who are making communities less safe for women, our children, our brothers and sons, and our families. We are throwing every resource at the rise in violent crime in DC, and we will keep pushing on all fronts until we see positive results. We will continue to deliver: ·        More focused deployment of MPD in areas with elevated gun activity, including strategic use of overtime. The data shows us that targeted efforts like the Summer and Fall Crime Prevention Initiatives work to drive down crime. ·        More hiring of DC residents to become DC police by increasing funding for MPD hiring and the MPD Cadet Corps Program. Today, I introduced legislation to make more DC residents eligible for the Cadet Program. ·        More trust between MPD and the community. In 2016, we made DC the first major city to require body-worn cameras for all patrol officers. This year, MPD formally adopted a new national best practice training program that prepares officers to perform an intervention on a fellow officer, a subordinate, or a superior officer. The community can continue to support MPD’s work by participating in the Private Security Camera Incentive Program. ·        More intelligence-based policing strategies that help us get to guns before they are used in crimes. We will continue to work with federal law enforcement partners to enhance and expand our capabilities to track and identify illegal guns and get them out of the hands of those intending to do harm. ·        More violence prevention resources where needed, including historic investments in the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, Violence Interrupters, and Building Blocks. ·        More opportunity for DC residents to choose good-paying jobs or start small businesses. For people involved in violence or at-risk of getting involved in violence, there are other paths they can choose. We expanded those options with the creation of the DC Infrastructure Academy, the Pathways Program, the Aspire to Entrepreneurship Program, Families First Success Centers, and pilot housing programs for returning citizens.  COVID has upended so much in our lives, including the very fragile public safety ecosystem in our community. Getting back to normal operations in our courts, jail, parole and probation agencies, and job training programs will also tilt the scale toward safer communities. Know that I wake up every morning focused on the safety of our city and willing to create or expand any program that will make our neighborhoods safer.     Keep the good ideas coming our way, and let’s continue to stick together until we flatten this curve too.  Sincerely,

INVITATION to the Urban Collab Conference IFRC-German RC_Nov2021_REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

 

Dear Urban colleagues and friends,

We are delighted to invite you to the Red Cross Red Crescent Urban  Collab Virtual Conference 2021 taking place on 24-26^th of November 2021.

This year, we are proud to co-host the conference with the German Red Cross, and with the generous support of the German Federal Foreign Office.  

As the 2021 Urban Collaboration Platform Conference edition is virtual this year, we are looking forward to your active participation during an event scheduled across all time zones (8AM-8 PM  CET).

In these intense times - full of opportunity and urgency - we must turn conversation into deeper action. This event is a milestone to learn from each other and our partners and connect to city stakeholders to scale the solutions to meet climate targets, while at the same time ensuring communities are resilient to future shocks and stresses.

The themes identified for our conference are:

• Hidden Vulnerabilities in Expanding Cities 
• Preparing, Assisting and Responding in Cities 
• Future of Cities: Innovative Urban Solutions we see

 

Please click here to register for the Collab. More details to follow on the agenda will be available closer to the date.

We encourage you to share this among colleagues who wish to be part of our UCP network to {share, connect, engage} on urban matters.

Looking very much forward to connecting with you all,

Sandra and Wolfgang

Sandra D’URZO
Shelter Senior Officer &Urban Disaster Risk management,
Disaster Climate and Crisis (Preparedness, Response and Recovery)

T +41 (0)22 730 4681 | M +41 (0)79 2173314 | E sandra.durzo@ifrc.org 

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

 

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SAMHSA's PATH Program Supports Services for People Experiencing Homelessness November is Homeless Awareness Month and SAMHSA is doing its part to fill gaps within existing community resources playing a crucial role in communities’ strategic plans to end homelessness. In fiscal year 2020, SAMHSA’s Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) grantees enrolled 60,000 individuals and connected nearly 40,000 to community mental health services. Nearly 40% of these individuals reported co-occurring disorders and approximately 39% of these individuals were experiencing chronic homelessness. The PATH program was created to reduce or eliminate homelessness for individuals with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring substance use disorders, who are experiencing homelessness or are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. More on the PATH 2020 Annual Report Data is available at: https://pathpdx.samhsa.gov/public?tab=searchdatareports

Reminder: Violence Against Women Awrensss Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

 Greetings, 

This is a friendly reminder of tomorrow's Violence Against Women Awareness Event. Please find the link below and join us .

The Greater Los Angeles FGM Task Froce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Violence Against Women Awrensss

Time: Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 10:18 AM African Coalition <sadmassu@africancoalition.org> wrote:

Greetings ,

Please find attached flyer and link below and join us. 

 

Time: Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Sincerely, 

Senait Admassu

President

African Communities Public Health Coalition

3731 Stocker St. Suite 211

Los Angeles, CA 90008

Office : (213) 909-0985

www.africancoalition.org

 

Proclamation on National Rural Health Day, 2021

 

November 17, 2021   NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY, 2021   - - - - - - -   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION

America's rural communities feed and fuel our country, steward our precious lands, and are home to 1 out of every 5 Americans.  As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and make the investments we need to build back better, we must ensure that our recovery includes and strengthens our Nation's rural communities.  On National Rural Health Day, we recommit to supporting the health and well-being of rural Americans and celebrate the rural health care providers who work tirelessly to meet their needs. Rural Americans face unique challenges accessing the care they need and deserve.  They often have to travel greater distances to see a health care provider, are less likely to have access to broadband to utilize telehealth services, and are more likely to live in an area that has a shortage of doctors, dentists, and mental health providers.  While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has spared no part of the country, rural areas have confronted additional challenges that affect the delivery of services, including limited health care infrastructure and fewer clinicians. My Administration is committed to improving the health of rural communities and ensuring that those who call these communities home have equitable access to the resources and services routinely available to people living in more densely populated areas.  That is why my American Rescue Plan (ARP) is providing $8.5 billion to rural health providers to keep their doors open and continue responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This builds on over $820 million in ARP spending from earlier this year to support COVID-19 testing and mitigation across 4,200 Rural Health Clinics and over 1,500 small rural hospitals and $100 million in ARP funding to support the vaccine outreach efforts of Rural Health Clinics.  My Administration's plan also provided $500 million to create the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program, which is helping rural communities provide more COVID-19 testing and treatment, purchase medical supplies, deliver food assistance, and renovate health care facilities.  These investments are complemented by funds to expand telehealth and support training for new rural health care providers, including community health workers and respiratory therapists.  This funding has supported thousands of Rural Health Clinics, small rural hospitals, and community health workers. My Administration's Build Back Better framework will build on the successes of the ARP by delivering lower cost, higher quality health care to rural Americans.  My Administration's proposal is the biggest expansion of affordable health care in a decade and will lower prescription drug and other health care costs for rural Americans, keep rural hospitals open, and work to address the root causes of poor health, including outdated drinking water infrastructure across rural America.  Additionally, my Administration is coordinating efforts across Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local governments and incorporating health equity principles, policies, and approaches in our efforts to better support rural communities.  This means supporting rural hospitals and clinics, expanding telehealth and workforce development, improving community health, and providing greater access to capital so that every American can receive lower cost and higher quality health care.  On National Rural Health Day, we recognize the importance of the health and well-being of our rural communities.  As our Nation builds back better, we recommit to supporting our rural health care providers and working together to bring about a stronger, healthier rural America. NOW, THERFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 18, 2021, as National Rural Health Day.  I call upon the people of the United States to reaffirm our dedication to the health and well-being of rural America. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.                             JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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