I appreciate it. Thank you. Now our second item. Clerk, please call the next item number two is a hearing on Police Staffing levels, the Police Departments recruitment strategy and process, attrition and retention of officers, progress towards civilian isaiah and of appropriate positions and details regarding the demographics of the department including age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and others. This is president yees item so i will recess this for five minununununununununununununununu 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe Neighbors Park Fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that Public Investment has transformed our neighborhood. The playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the childrens play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that
First off, i want to give a huge shout out to the Domestic Violences consortium and fearless leader of the event, beverly upton. [cheers and applause] Domestic Violence is an issue that spans many departments and agencies here in San Francisco. As a safety, we have worked very hard to develop strong partnerships. I want to welcome supervisor Catherine Stefani. [cheers and applause] supervisor safai, City College Trustee i. V. Lee, fire chief janine nicholson, we welcome her david lazar. Representing San Francisco airports, front seth francesca garcia, and on her way is the sharp director Kelly Densmore who is the new director of the office of Sexual Harassment and assault response and prevention. So tonights theme is building pathways to safety. We recognize that Domestic Violence is an issue that impacts every gender, race, sexual orientation, immigration status, and we need to meet our Diverse Community members where they are. We are so proud of our Partner Agencies that work so hard
Ombudsmen at laguna honda. Any role that we could play in a corrective action plan or protecting and advocating for Resident Safety i think would be strongly welcomed by the Ombudsman Program. Can i ask you a question. You mentioned that the Ombudsman Program would like to expand its support to residents or patients at laguna honda. Is there a specific proposal around that . As you may know, the Ombudsman Program is really staffed by volunteers. For that reason and because of limited funds, i would guess there would be a lot of constraints around significantly expanding the role of the ombudsman presence at laguna honda. That said, we are actually undertaking that. So we are right now forming more of a Group Presence there so that the ombudsmen there are talking to each other more and trying to bring together what we are experiencing the problems with communication, especially the reticence of residents to speak out when they have a concern or a complaint because theyre very dependant,
In 2017, our partners filled in 25,000 service calls, provided 25,000 hours of counseling and reach 12,000 individuals in violence education and prevention programs. Our Strong Network of partners and Provider Services and dozens in dozens of languages works to ensure that their work with the survivors is done in a culturally competent and sensitive way. Again, we always look past the numbers and the humanity. The people that faces every day to make sure that we are providing the needs of this community. So make some noise again for our Partner Agencies who are doing this work every day. We are so proud of you. [applause] even with all of that, the demand is greater than the supply. For every one person served in our Emergency Shelters, we are about four people who are turned away every day and placed outside of San Francisco. We have to do better. There is more work to be done to ensure that survivors and their families are on a path toward safety. Every day, survivors are faced with
This work every day. We are so proud of you. [applause] even with all of that, the demand is greater than the supply. For every one person served in our Emergency Shelters, we are about four people who are turned away every day and placed outside of San Francisco. We have to do better. There is more work to be done to ensure that survivors and their families are on a path toward safety. Every day, survivors are faced with the impossible choice between remaining in an abusive environment that are potentially lifethreatening, relieving and becoming homeless. Or leaving and becoming homeless. We must invest in expanded services and more shelter spaces for Domestic Violence and their families. By providing safe places for survivors and supporting them to rebuild their lives, we can break the cycle of violence. Is our guest of honor here . Fantastic. With that, i want to introduce someone who i am honored to work with. Our supervisor Catherine Stefani , i know is not afraid to stand up and