Our campaigns are led by Southeast Asian women and youth but the victories & milestones have advanced equity & justice for low-income Black, Brown & Asian families in our city, region, and state.
Young people who experience poverty and violence from living and going to school in historically divested neighborhoods are the best leaders who can offer the best solutions to change the very system that has harmed their families and communities.
Our campaigns are opportunities for these young leaders to actively participate in community organizing, shared governance, collective healing, and shaping culture.
Current Campaigns & Initiatives
Long Beach Invest in Youth
The Long Beach Invest in Youth Coalition is a citywide network of grassroots organizations and community members who believe all young people should be loved, believed in and cared for!
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Through centering BIPOC youth leadership and integrating power building strategies, we ensure our city guarantees its youth residents opportunities to thrive in strong, healthy, and whole communities no matter their zip code, age, race, ability, income, or immigration status.
Milestones and victories include:
- Launched a community survey where survey findings were received and filed as official city data
- Secured seed money of $200K from the city to fund a strategic plan process
- Mobilized voters to pass Measure US, a progressive tax that secured revenues for youth and community programs
- Created a city-wide youth strategic plan which serves as a blueprint for prioritizing the expenditures of Measure US funds as recommended by youth leaders
- City council unanimously approved revenue from Measure US to fund programs for youth development, climate resilience and racial justice
- The first-ever Office of Youth Development emerged as institution set to support and implement the Long Beach Youth & Emerging Adults Strategic Plan
The Long Beach Invest in Youth Coalition is now taking applications from individuals and organizations to participate in next phase of Budget Implementation.
Apply to endorse or become a steering committee member at: bit.ly/endorseiiylb
Brothers Sons and Selves
Brothers, Sons, and Selves (BSS) coalition is a group of ten community-based organizations across Los Angeles and Long Beach. Our mission is to end the criminalization of young bois/boys and men of color by creating and influencing public policy that invests in young people and their future.
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Too many young bois/boys of color are being pushed out of schools and into prisons. We say, enough is enough. We’re calling on all young bois/boys of color to join us. It’s time to eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline and demand a system that supports all youth to succeed.
Keep Families Together
Through our Keep Families Together (KFT) campaign, we connect individuals and their families to legal aid and resources to take action. We also participate in local, regional, statewide and national efforts to raise awareness and advocate to end deportations, orders of removal, and family separations caused by the ICE, unjust criminalization, and over-policing of our communities.
Housing Justice
Zone In: City Core, previously known as the Anaheim Corridor Zoning Implementation Plan (ACZIP), is part of a larger rezoning and joint effort between the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach community to update zoning regulations in the area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, 10th Street, Magnolia and Ximeno Avenues.
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The Zone In: City Core project will update zoning regulations to support the development of new housing and a greater mix of uses particularly along commercial corridors in the area, including Anaheim Street and Pacific Coast Highway. The plan will create a more complete community where residents, businesses, jobs and shopping are located near each other with a more pedestrian-friendly design. View the Zone In: City Core Project Area Map.
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