“Power concedes nothing without a demand.” – Frederick Douglas On Friday, October 19th Neighbors in Action had the pleasure of hosting two site visits from Middle School 839 and South Brooklyn High School. Youth Specialist, Rahson Johnson, and Youth and Community clinician, Gerina Davis, were the hosts and facilitators for these groups. The middle school […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Nation recently published an article about the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center’s Youth Organizing to Save Our Street (YO S.O.S.) program. The article focuses on last year’s YO S.O.S. cohort and interviews both alums and staff of the program. Check out the article here!
CONTINUE READINGGreetings extended family and loved ones of the Mediation Center! Last Wednesday marked the end of another great year with YO S.OS where we held our commencement ceremony for our 2018 cohort. Our very own, David Gaskin, Project Manager for S.O.S Crown Heights, was the master of ceremonies for the night. He spoke beautifully about […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Friday June 8th, BRIC hosted Art as a Catalyst for Change– a city wide program initiated by several Council Members including Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and Jumaane D. Williams. The event showcased artwork submitted by students in the BRIC art gallery. Nationally-recognized social and criminal justice advocate Marlon Peterson (also the co-founder of YO S.O.S.) opened the […]
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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.
