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Long Beach Briefs: LBPD Doubles Quality of Life Team, City Opens More Safe Parking for People Sheltered in Cars and City Seeking Partnerships in Homelessness Response

LONG BEACHLong Beach Police Department Chief Wally Hebeish recently announced the expansion of the department’s Quality of Life or QOL team and the selection of four new QOL officers. These additional positions will augment citywide efforts to address homelessness, focus on issues related to people experiencing homelessness and homeless encampments, including during the current local homelessness emergency.

In addition, the City of Long Beach is expanding its safe parking program, which provides a safe, dignified environment for people sheltering in their vehicles to park overnight while receiving access to basic needs and being connected to services

Finally, Long Beach is seeking partnerships with community organizations and local companies that are interested in partnering with the City of Long Beach to collaborate with the city’s homelessness emergency response and assist in serving residents experiencing homelessness.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/LB-quality-of-life-team

https://tinyurl.com/Safe-Overnight-Parking and https://tinyurl.com/LB-community-orgs-partnership

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