Summer Night Lights Data and Evaluation

The City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) Comprehensive Strategy aims to foster healthy, peaceful, and thriving communities through targeted programming. Its core initiatives include organizing community engagement events, partnering with community-based organizations to provide gang prevention and intervention services to youth and their families, and coordinating responses to gang violence. These efforts are designed to enhance the overall well-being of community members and reduce gang-related issues. A key component of this strategy is the Summer Night Lights (SNL) program, launched in 2008, which operates during the summer months in 44 parks and recreation centers across the city. The SNL program focuses on engaging residents of all ages during evenings when community violence tends to increase, with the goal of improving safety and community cohesion through various activities and resource provisions. The current contract, titled "Summer Night Lights Data and Evaluation," was posted in April 2024 with a response deadline in May 2024. It is a solicitation under NAICS code 561330, targeting organizations capable of supporting data collection and evaluation efforts for the SNL program. The contract is managed by the Mayor’s Office of California, with primary contact being Paula Afanador. The initiative emphasizes assessing the program’s effectiveness in achieving its intended outcomes, ensuring that resources are effectively utilized to promote safer, more engaged communities during the critical summer months.