During the second week of March, S.O.S. Brooklyn responded to two different non-fatal shootings in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. The S.O.S. Outreach Team and Neighbors in Action staff were joined by community members as well as staff members from other nearby Cure Violence sites, G.M.A.C.C. and Brownsville In, Violence Out (BIVO). The anti-gun violence group, […]
CONTINUE READINGYesterday, the youth organizers from YO S.O.S held a flashmob and speak out against violence. They gathered in Bed-Stuy and staged a fake fight which they then interrupted with a dance, followed by a rap and then closing remarks. Youth held anti-violence signs and banners documented the event on social and by filming, and passed […]
CONTINUE READINGNeighbors in Action Youth Recommendations for a Safer City About Us Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S.) is a program of Neighbors in Action (NIA) and the Center for Court Innovation. YO S.O.S. gathers young people from Central Brooklyn who have been impacted by community violence, and trains them to address issues […]
CONTINUE READINGOn January 30th, the Center for Court Innovation convened leading voices from Brooklyn to discuss neighborhood safety and well-being on a panel at the Robin Hood Foundation. The discussion, moderated by NY1’s Errol Louis, sought to re-frame the public discourse surrounding the definition and creation of safety and invited policymakers, city agencies, and […]
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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.
