City of Pomona, CA
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Building Safer Neighborhoods, Year After Year
Violence prevention is long-term work. Progress happens through consistent engagement, trusted relationships, and sustained support. The following areas show how efforts are building stability and strengthening the community over time.
Community in Action
Voices from the Community
This program will build a community, a safer community; it's a life changing program. — Adolfo Quintanilla, God's Pantry
Impact and Results
- Continued outreach through presentations, neighborhood meetings, and community events
- Regular opportunities for residents to connect with services and information
- Annual awareness activities, including the Peace Walk
- Ongoing relationships with youth, families, and neighborhood leaders
- Individuals engaged in intervention and diversion services each year
- Increased connections to mental health, employment, and other stabilizing supports
- Ongoing mentorship and consistent contact through credible messengers
- Focus on reducing risk factors and increasing long-term stability
- Expanded network of community-based organizations working together
- Integrated partnerships across mental health, youth services, housing, and workforce programs
- Improved coordination across city departments
- Regional and state-level collaboration supporting local efforts
- Continued state and local investment in violence prevention
- Infrastructure developed to support sustained programming
- Ongoing evaluation and data tracking to guide improvements
🪧Looking Ahead
We remain focused on:
- Expanding youth and early intervention efforts
- Deepening neighborhood outreach
- Strengthening partnerships
- Using data to guide decisions
- Ensuring long-term sustainability