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1 results foundAuthor: Gonzalez, Naihobe Title: 2016 - 2017 Oakland Unite Agency Report Summary: This 2016-2017 agency report describes the agencies that make up the Oakland Unite network, summarizing information about the participants they serve, how they serve them, and the successes and challenges they face. This report does not examine participant outcomes, which are the focus of other reports; the box below provides a summary of the recent impact evaluation of two sub-strategies. The agency report is based on analyses of administrative data, site visits, grantee interviews, and document reviews. This executive summary characterizes high-level trends across the Oakland Unite agencies, and in the chapters that follow we provide details for each specific agency. Oakland Unite agencies serve people who experience violence, contact with the police, and disconnection from education. A central goal of Oakland Unite is to target services to people in Oakland at the highest risk of involvement in violence and/or violent victimization under various sub-strategies. As a result, "high risk" can be defined a number of ways, including by self-reported involvement in dangerous activities such as gun use, police records of arrests or reported victimization, or school records indicating disengagement and behavioral challenges. Among adult-serving agencies in the employment and education support services, life coaching, street outreach, and shooting response sub-strategies, the vast majority of participants report having been shot or seriously injured, being at immediate risk of violence, or both. In line with the populations they target, many of the participants in Oakland Unite agencies have been arrested by the Oakland Police Department before enrollment in the programs, have reported a violent crime or assault to the Oakland Police Department before enrollment, or both. Participants in youth-serving agencies face barriers to educational success, including high rates of suspension and chronic absences from school. The Oakland Unite network provides light-touch assistance for individuals in crisis, and a subset of participants receive more intensive services. In the Oakland Unite model, sub-strategies provide different but complementary services to participants. These services can be provided individually, in groups, or in large public event formats and range from light touch to intensive. Although the fact that there are many agencies providing different services makes them difficult to compare along a single metric, the diverse set of services provides multiple opportunities for participants to get the support they need. Oakland Unite agencies serve participants together with other agencies in the network. Many participants receive services from multiple Oakland Unite agencies. Collaboration between agencies can occur within and across sub-strategies. High levels of collaboration were observed for the life coaching, commercially sexually exploited children, street outreach, and shooting response sub-strategies. Housing is a frequent challenge for Oakland Unite agencies. Most agencies report that the high cost of living in the East Bay, particularly the high cost of housing, is a challenge. According to staff, participants feel strained to afford their housing in Oakland and are often forced to move or face homelessness. Residential location can affect program eligibility and access to services and employment opportunities, and high residential mobility makes it difficult for participants to stay involved in programs. High cost of living also contributes to agency staff turnover, as staff report that their salaries are too low to afford housing in Oakland. Some Oakland Unite agencies provide housing services for participants, including temporary shelter, relocation services, or connections to longer-term situations. Oakland Unite agencies allocate significant shares of their budgets to financial transfers for participants. Agencies promoting work readiness and training offer participants opportunities for subsidized work experience. Life coaching agencies provide financial incentives for participants to achieve predetermined goals. Other agencies provide direct supports to participants by covering the cost of relocation. Staff report that these supports are critical to helping participants get by financially as well as to motivating them to participate and progress through the programs. Building strong relationships with participants with complex needs is a key strategy highlighted by staff, but staff turnover is a challenge. Agency staff report that many Oakland Unite participants struggle with experiences of trauma, mental health needs, and substance abuse. Leaders of most agencies reported that a key factor in providing services to this population is hiring staff with the right combination of professional training and personal experience who are able to build authentic and lasting relationships with participants. However, most agencies find recruiting skilled staff with backgrounds similar to their participants to be difficult and staff turnover due to burnout and low pay to be a challenge. Details: Oakland, 2018. 115p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 5, 2018 at: http://oaklandunite.org/blog/oakland-unite-agency-report-2016-2017/ Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: http://oaklandunite.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2016-2017-OU-Agency-Report-4.13.18-final.pdf Shelf Number: 151527 Keywords: Arrest RatesViolent OffensesViolent Reduction Programs |