The Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership

The Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership (Formally The Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force) is a collaborative effort that began in 2003 as a community-wide response to address the increase of youth violence in Santa Rosa. As a result of this initiative, Santa Rosa has seen a reduction in youth violence and an increase in programs and resources available to youth.

Strategic Goals:
• Awareness: Create an education and awareness campaign regarding the risk factors affecting youth and the resources available to them.
• Prevention: Increase the number of prevention programs with the priority target being high-risk neighborhoods.
• Intervention: Increase intervention services and create positive opportunities for high-risk and gang-involved youth and their families.
• Enforcement: Increase enforcement efforts of serious and violent crime and enhance the sense of safety reported by the public.
• Re-Entry: Insure the successful re-entry of youth and adults re-entering our community after incarceration.
• Regionalization: Assist other communities in our region to work together to address the mobile nature of youth violence and gangs.
• Metrics/Measurements: Create a delivery system and measures to track effort, effect, and results of ongoing programs.