Organization: GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES
Mission: GIPSs mission is to promote healthy, safe and thriving communities, in partnership with residents and other stakeholders, by enhancing the physical, social, cultural and political context in which people live, work and play.
Activities: `````aGlobal Institute for Public Strategies (GIPS) is a California non-profit corporation incorporated on January 6, 2005. GIPS is a sister corporation to Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) a non-profit corporation. GIPSs mission is to promote healthy, safe and thriving communities, in partnership with residents and other stakeholders, by enhancing the physical, social, cultural and political context in which people live, work and play.During 2019, GIPSs program services consisted of the following:Building community capacity to improve safety and quality of life in Old Town Victorville, a long-ignored community in Victorville, California.Advancing health equity in the High Desert Region of San Diego County through agency coordination, collaboration and commitment.Large-scale alcohol and drug free events for the LGBTQ community in West Hollywood, California.Providing fiscal management to the Casa de Oro Alliance to support their vision of a historically rich, culturally diverse, thriving community that is attractive, safe, pedestrian friendly, and a popular destination for dining, entertainment and shopping.Promoting community wellbeing at Simon Middle School in Pomona, CA through a school-based community garden and mural.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition