ALIANZA COACHELLA VALLEY

EMERGENCY RESPONSE: TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY DURING TIMES OF CRISIS, ALIANZA COACHELLA VALLEY INTEGRATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS ACROSS ALL AREAS OF ITS WORK. WHILE NO COVID-19 RELIEF WORK WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE YEAR (JULY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2025), ALIANZA DISTRIBUTED $27,000 IN DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO 54 HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY THE HILARY STORM. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADDRESS URGENT FINANCIAL NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE STORM.

BETTER SCHOOLS:ALIANZA AND ITS PARTNERS, INCLUDING PARENTS AND EDUCATORS, WORK TO BRING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AS A MEANS OF CREATING POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO ADVOCATES FOR TRANSPARENT AND RESPONSIBLE EDUCATIONAL SPENDING THAT BEST HELPS AT-RISK STUDENTS. THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER SCHOOLS MET A TOTAL OF 89 TIMES DURING THE YEAR (JULY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2025) FOR STRATEGY MEETINGS, RETREATS, ONE ON ONE MEETINGS AND OTHER MEETINGS WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY. THE TEAM ENGAGED WITH OVER 622 PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND CAREGIVERS IN SCHOOL BUDGET TRAININGS, TRAUMA INFORMED TRAININGS, INTRODUCTION TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SESSIONS, VIRTUAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIRCLES VIA ZOOM, AND ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETINGS. ALIANZA STAFF AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS CONTINUED TO BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN (LCAP) AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.