On November 21st, 2017, Save Our Streets Crown Heights held their first Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Celebration throughout the entire program’s history. The event took place at Cultivate Bklyn, which is located at 267 Kingston Avenue. Leah, Anti-Violence Projects Coordinator, Violence Interrupter Zayquan Daniels and youth workers decorated the store front, creating a more intimate […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Thursday, November 20th, 2017, The Crown Heights Mediation Center’s Youth Programs Team held their Thanksgiving Dinner celebration at Repair the World. The theme of the event was expressing gratitude for the wonderful things within our communities and reflecting on the past year. More than 75 people attended the dinner. Guests included staff and participants […]
CONTINUE READINGGreetings Neighbors and Friends, Last week on November 15th the SOS Bed-Stuy team held their annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner at First Corinthians Baptist Church. We were able to serve dinner to 46 community members and some special guests including Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright, staff from the office of Crime Victims Services, and a reporter from Sweden […]
CONTINUE READINGDevonte first became involved with S.O.S. Bed-Stuy through his best friend. His best friend’s mother was aware of the kinds of high risk activities that Devonte was involved with at the time, and convinced him to apply to become a participant with S.O.S. Bed-Stuy. Initially, Devonte believed that S.O.S. was, “full of junk, and that […]
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