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San Francisco relaunches Community Ambassadors program after yearlong pilot
Summary
City officials and the Police Commission on Aug. 3 relauched a permanent Community Ambassadors program for District 10 after a yearlong pilot that logged more than 22,000 resident interactions; program leaders said ambassadors will focus on safety, translation and referrals while remaining civilian and unarmed.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Aug. 3 heard a full presentation on the Community Ambassadors program, a community-led public-safety outreach effort relaunched this week as a permanent city program. Adrianne Pond of the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs told commissioners the pilot logged "over 22,000 interactions with District 10 residents," citing the program's role in language access, conflict resolution and city-service referrals.
Pond said the ambassadors operate as a visible, civilian presence on transit corridors and commercial strips, offering multilingual information, immediate referrals to 311 and community partners and basic first-aid and safety assistance. She described the teams as "multi-racial, multi-lingual"…
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