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We are a group of Alameda County organizations and community members who share a commitment to reducing the number of people with behavioral health needs in Santa Rita Jail. We also fight to prevent the future incarceration of Alameda County residents with behavioral health concerns. We call on the County to divest from the systems that cage and criminalize our community members, and to invest in holistic healthcare, permanent supportive housing, and life-affirming resources that create true safety and healing for Alameda County residents.
📣 5 Priority Demands to the Alameda County Supervisors
1. Unanimously Adopt all Care First Jails Last Recommendations 2. Reinvest $26M into a Community Based Continuum of Care 3. Implement Jail Diversion Now! 4. Democratize Alameda County’s Budget Process 5. Gather County Data to Measure Unmet Needs |
The Time for Care First Jails Last is NOW!
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CARE FIRST JAILS LAST COMMUNITY FORUM
On May 30, 2024, CFCC convened a wide swath of community members for an in person panel and workshop to commemorate the finalization of the Care First Jails Last recommendations. The panelists, including CFCC members and Care First Jails Last Taskforce appointees, laid out their case for The People's Plan, a subset of 25 critical recommendations that ensure the end of chronic homelessness and incarceration in Alameda County. |