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SAFE PASSAGES
SAFE PASSAGES is a program designed to promote the safety and well being of the students in the City of Pomona. In collaboration with the Pomona Unified School District and local Community based-organizations, Safe Passages functions in 4 main ways: Before and after school field ambassador support on school campuses and surrounding areas of safety concern, in-School campus engagement including staff trainings, incident response and lunchtime activities, Individualized student Case Management, and lastly, after school safe spaces and community programing.
SERVICES:
● Safe Passage to and from to school including,
- Walk-Alongs
- Bus Ride-Alongs
- Vehicle Transportation (Case by Case)
- Uber/Lyft in urgent situations
- Ambassador Presence at local areas of safety concern surrounding schools
● Individualized Case Management/Referrals
- One-on-One mentor support
- Parent and family resourcing
● Campus and Community Safe Spaces
- Rhythm and Flow (Self Made Studios)
- Creative Digital Influence (Trickshot Cop)
- Art On Deck (Conceptual Art Therapy)
- Behavioral Boxing (Sunday-Thursday) with Fists of Gold Gym and Brownstone Mentoring
- Evening Basketball open gym free runs (Sunday and Thursday) @ 1st Presbyterian Church
● Incident/Safety Concern Response
- Campus Supervision Support
- Utilization of De-escalation tactics for conflict management
● Positive Mentor Presence
- Skits and talks at Schools targeting safety concerns at rally’s, during lunch, in wellness centers/career centers etc.
- Presence at School sporting events and extracurricular activities
- Specialized Safe Passage Led Community Engagement Activities and Events.
Who Should I Refer?
We will Utilize Apricot and our existing External link for Safe Passage Referrals Consider Clients for Safe Passage Referral if you can say yes to any of the following:
- Has the student been suspended 3 or more times due to violence?
- Do they feel safe walking to and from school?
- Has the student been a victim of violence?
- Do they feel safe at school?
- Do they feel like they need to look over their shoulder
- At any point and time walking to and from school?
- Does the student feel like they need to be on guard consistently while walking to and from school
- Does the student feel they need to carry a weapon for protection?
- Has the student thought about or considered joining a gang for protection? Has the student been a victim of bullies?
- Can the student identify aggressors or threats on school routes?
- Has the student felt victimized by other students but feared retaliation if speaks up?
- Are there suspicious vehicles and/or people on the school route that seem out of place causing you to feel unsafe?
If you have a concern and think it may be applicable but it is not listed, please submit a referral with a detailed description of the reason behind the submission.