In June of 2019, Neighbors in Action relocated its youth services to the NIA Youth Center, a three-floor townhouse at 1644 St Johns Place, near the intersection of Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, and Brownsville. The space features a workshop and games room, a media arts lab, staff workstations, and two rooms for coaching sessions and breakout […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Thursday May 23rd Neighbors In Action held our 9th annual Arts to End Violence gallery opening where over 100 community members, elected officials, friends, families, and neighbors came together to appreciate the anti-violence inspired art, share food, and enjoy live music from Reverend Ken Bogan’s jazz band. The many works of art presented at […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Saturday, April 6, 2019, the Fifth Annual Paving the Way Conference gathered about 240 healing practitioners, advocates, organizers, researchers, survivors, service providers, and community members at St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf. It was a remarkable day of learning, healing, and uniting. This year’s theme, Healing Equity: From Practice to Power, asked […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring the evening of Monday, April 8th, 2019, a teenage black man, only 19 years old, was non-fatally shot in the leg at 1213 Prospect Place. Two days later on April 10th, S.O.S. Crown Heights gathered at the site for a shooting response. That Wednesday afternoon was a sunny day, and many young people were […]
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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.
