We are saddened to report there has been a non-fatal shooting in the S.O.S. Crown Heights catchment. Stand up against gun violence and join us for a Shooting Response on Friday September 7th from 6:00 – 6:30 pm. A shooting response is a peaceful gathering where a shooting incident has taken place. The purpose of […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Wednesday, August 22nd was the Summer Cohort of JCP’s graduation! Over the last six weeks, youth have put in nearly one hundred hours towards reaching educational achievements, job readiness, personal growth, and civic engagement. They have written resumes and practiced interviewing skills, learned about conflict de-escalation, attended two Bed-Stuy shooting responses, shadowed professionals in […]
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On Wednesday, 8/15, forty people gathered at Ghost Gallery in Crown Heights for a moving showcase of intimate portraits of the Bed-Stuy community all taken by a group of youth artists and activists in Brooklyn. The youth spent six weeks documenting people and places in Bed-Stuy as well as their stories. The youth came […]
CONTINUE READING“Guns down, books up! Guns down, books up!” On Saturday, August 18th, Kingston Avenue rang out with messages of anti-violence at this year’s Back to School Peace and Play Street, attended by over 800 people. This year’s annual event was special because staff shared with the community that the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center will […]
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S.O.S. works hard to create safer and healthier neighborhoods and we invite you to join us in these efforts.
since the last shooting
S.O.S. works hard to create safer and healthier neighborhoods and we invite you to join us in these efforts.
