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BLACK COMMUNITY HEALTH STRENGTHS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE!

The Black Community Health Strengths and Needs Assessment Community Advisors Workgroup (BCHSNA) is a dedicated group of community members and organizational leaders committed to ensuring that the City’s actions better reflect the community’s strengths, assets, and priorities. They are Community-based Participatory Action Researchers (CPAR) representing the full diversity of Black Long Beach, including marginalized, under-resourced populations, and those traditionally excluded from policymaking and funding decisions.

The workgroup meets regularly to guide the design and implementation of the assessment. So far, they have achieved the following:

Hosted a Juneteenth Harmony Meeting, bringing together over 50 community members and organizations.
Produced a culturally affirming Guiding Process for Community Advisors manual, which outlines generational trauma-informed principles, defines Community Participatory Research (CPR), and explains how to operationalize equity in data collection, centering community voices, and information gathering.
Conducted a Community Listening and Learning Session for individuals at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness.

There are several opportunities for Long Beach Black residents to participate in this important work, with incentives being provided.

These include:

Community Listening and Learning Sessions
Community Health Participatory Mapping exercises
The Community Survey

If you're interested in participating in the assessment activities, please click on the button below.

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Welcome to the Health Department Black Health Equity Interns!

The Racial and Health Equity Team successfully onboarded three Black Health Equity Interns who are currently training in data collection and analysis and will be Research Assistants for the BCHSNA. Aaron Lorenzana is a Civil Engineering major at CSULB and Emmanuel Cox is a student at LBCC with an interest in Forensic Sciences. BCHSNA Research Facilitator Kristopher McLucas led the intern training with assistance from Community Advisor Diane Burkholder.

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COMMUNITY LISTENING AND LEARNING SESSION HELD FOR PERSONS AT RISK OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS!

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, members of the Black Long Beach community took part in a Community Listening and Learning session that focused on the voices of individuals at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The session was held at the multi-Services Center, which provides access to essential resources such as case management, housing services, homeless prevention, and medical care through a clinic. Licensed Therapist Kristopher McLucas and Shields for Families, the City's contracted Black Mental Health Services Providers, led the session. Additionally, the April Parker Foundation, Inc. provided culturally affirming housing and employment support on-site for participants with urgent unmet needs.

Parents/Guardians must provide consent and attend this event.

$50.00 gift card provided for youth participants.

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Attention Adults ages 25 - 54! You are invited to participate in a Community Listening and Learning Session

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City of Long Beach Black Community Health Resource Map coming soon!

Black Health Equity Collaborative, Inc (BHEC) has partnered with the BCHSNA team as a Facilitator to address health inequities and disparities in Black communities through one powerful voice. In 2022, BHEC was awarded 501(c)(3) non-profit status and BHEC continues to grow collaboratively through regular meetings to continue working towards our shared mission. Incentives will be provided for your participation. If you are interested, complete the form below.

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Fundamentals of Fatherhood Program Manager Position

The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation seeks a Project Associate to work with the Executive Director to provide administrative support.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Prepare reports, for Initiatives to keep track of partners, community health advocates, and health Influencers participating, hours, and expenses

· Created and maintained the Key Contact List Report

· Created and maintained the Payroll Hours Report

· Created and maintained Initiatives Expense Report

2. Prepare documents to help partners, community health advocates, and health Influencers with community engagement

· Slides

· Stay Calm & Stay Informed update as needed

· Flyers

3. Provide weekly Slides via email to partners, community health advocates, and health Influencers, and staff to aid with their community engagement

4. Prepare material for binders to help partners, community health advocates, and health Influencers with community engagement and to better understand Initiative #5

· Assembled binder and folders

5. Maintain The G.R.E.E.N Foundation Region Calendar and Google Calendar

6. Prepare agenda for weekly meetings and sent out reminders for weekly meetings

7. Maintain mailing labels for partners, community health advocates, and health Influencers, faith-based and community organizations, and The G.R.E.E.N Foundation

8. Assist with keeping Orange County faith/community-based organizations informed of services/events by mailing material, phone calls, and emails

9. Maintain computer files, Google Drive, and Gmail labels for easy access

10. Maintain Biweekly Report for Executive Director

11. Maintain Community Based Learning Assignment Log with the information provided

12. Supports Team Members

· Created an interview calendar for Executive Director

· Contacted candidates by phone or email

· Set up phone and Zoom interviews

13. Assist in different capacities at office community events

· Prepared goody bags and distribution (with volunteers)

· Meet and greet

· Set up and clean up

Skills:

1. MS Excel, Word, and Google knowledge

2. Flexible and adaptable to change

3. Organization skills, task-oriented and attention to detail

4. Work closely with the Executive Director and Project Coordinator

Experience:

1) A minimum of 2 years in an office environment

2) Some experience in a nonprofit environment is helpful (preferably)

Additional offerings:

The best candidate will be:

1. Reliable

2. Responsible (self-starter and can work independently)

3. Respectful

4. Core values include: honesty, integrity, and understanding the importance of confidentiality

5. Must be 21 and older

6. Must know - MSWord, MS Excel (immediate level) highly recommended (basic understanding of how to add, sort, and create workbooks)

7. Must have their transportation

This is what you can expect from The G.R.E.E.N Foundation

Benefits:

1. Flexible hours (will include some weekends and evenings) (15-20 hours per week) @$26 - $30 per hour) And office hours in Santa Ana

2. 401k - after probation period (3 months)

3. Increase management, communication, and coordination skills

4. Will increase their knowledge on health inequities, how to advocate for self and community

5. Working with an established professional organization

6. Payroll (every two weeks)

7. Assisting in being a change agent in public and community health

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