; and (C) provides low-cost land and housing while maintaining community control over neighborhood resources, including by acquiring land that will be held in perpetuity so as to provide permanently affordable homeownership to those who might not otherwise be able to afford a home. (3) First responder The term first responder means an individual with relevant experience who responds to crises in a way that meets the definition of qualified approaches to community safety. (4) Qualified approach to community safety (A) In general The term qualified approach to community safety means, with respect to a program or service, that the program or service is established or provided in a manner that is disconnected from carceral institutions, including law enforcement, criminal courts, prosecution, probation, child welfare services, or immigration enforcement. (B) Disconnected from carceral institutions For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term disconnected from carceral institutions means having no relationship with respect to administration, staffing, or funding, or otherwise cooperating with, collaborating with, or reporting to, any carceral institution in any situation, except where the program or service involved is bound to engage in such cooperation or reporting by existing Federal, State, or local law. (5) Participatory budgeting The term participatory budgeting means a democratic engagement process in which community members deliberate and decide directly how to allocate a portion of a public budget. (6) Safety needs assessment The term safety needs assessment means a systematic, participatory process for identifying the safety needs in the local community. Such process shall include— (A) soliciting input from persons who represent the broad interests of the local community, including those who have been directly impacted by arrest, incarceration, criminal supervision, immigration detention, or other criminal legal system involvement