“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 new school year started last Tuesday, and what better way to celebrate than with a block party! S.O.S. Bed-Stuy hosted “Back 2 School” on Marcy Avenue between Gates and Lexington to get the community together and excited for the new year. Kids ran from booth to booth, jumping on inflatables, getting face-painted, making crafts, […]
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 […]
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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.
