Creating a Shared Vision for Central Long Beach

 Creating a Shared Vision for Central Long Beach On June 8, 2011, community members worked in small groups to create posters with images and words that reflect their group’s shared vision for Central Long Beach ten years from now. Below are the shared visions created at the meeting: • Health • Safety • Nutrition • Safe friendly environment • Healthy foods • Safer walking environment • More farmers’ markets • Safer streets • Healthier eating options • Less traffic with more bikes and people • Accessible and affordable foods walking • Free food deliveries for the low-­‐income • More school crossing guards • More Fresh & Easy type stores • Education • Universal home visiting for all new • Art mothers • All children will have the opportunity • Que las escuelas y los parques to be involved in sustainable activities impartan clases de nutrición y ejercicio that maximize brain growth para padres e hijos. • Affordable childcare • Desarrollar temas de nutrición para • Childcare, especially birth to 3 yrs. old madres e hijos, específicamente • All children have the opportunity to después del embarazo. experience preschool so that they • Healthy pregnancies develop language and grow socially, • Prenatal exercise class emotionally, physically, and cognitively • Promover el ejercicio a todas las • Kids prepared and for school clinicas prenatales que sean gratis • Kids performing better in school • Healthy babies • More schools and better access • Healthy kids and parents • Parents more involved in their child’s • Recreation education • Places for kids to exercise • More hands-­‐on activities in schools • Parks with trees and grass • More parent activity groups • Updated parks • Integrated data between agencies & • More green areas community • Community recreation center • Peace for families • More parks • Happiness • Places for parents and grandparents to • Different cultures live together in get together with children harmony • Beautification • Everyone has a voice despite class, • Clean beaches race, or age • Cleaner healthy environment • Residents feel confident and successful • Less air pollution and contamination • Dream Act is a reality Best Start is an effort of First 5 LA, a child advocacy organization created by California voters to invest tobacco tax revenue in
programs that improve the lives of children in Los Angeles County. We focus our efforts on young children between pregnancy
and preschool because we know that more than 90 percent of brain development occurs in the first few years of life. That means
we’re building solid foundations for our children while making our communities stronger.
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All children are loved The community is caring and accepting of each other Better public transportation Mental health More services for children with special needs Better access to services All services are accessible in all needed languages Summer programs One stop shop with services-­‐legal, medical, housing, mental health, housing, other social services Other social services (substance abuse, domestic violence, government benefits) More free park activities for youth Teens focused on school and not gravitating towards gangs Safe places for kids to go after school More high school graduates •
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More mentors After-­‐school and weekend youth programs Parent education including positive discipline Kids are well disciplined Liquor stores are closed Families are employed Summer jobs for people Jobs close to people’s homes Trabajar junto con los padres Que el sistema se mejore de las trabajodoras socials que sean mas actives con los padres en lugar de secparar familias deben ayudar a que mejore la situacion Affordable housing/ownership Neighbors knowing neighbors More family oriented Llevar temas de autoestrma para que los bebes nascan Best Start is an effort of First 5 LA, a child advocacy organization created by California voters to invest tobacco tax revenue in
programs that improve the lives of children in Los Angeles County. We focus our efforts on young children between pregnancy
and preschool because we know that more than 90 percent of brain development occurs in the first few years of life. That
means we’re building solid foundations for our children while making our communities stronger.