Shneaqua “Cocopuff” Purvis, first joined the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center as a founding member of the S.O.S. Bed-Stuy team. Having lived in Bed-Stuy for her entire life, Coco was well prepared to be a credible messenger about issues of gun violence in her community. Coco emphasized the excitement of joining S.O.S. from the […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Thursday November 9th, YO S.O.S hosted a College Panel and Fair at Repair the Word, entitled, “College Night: It’s A Different World!” There were 12 panelists, all men and women of color, who spoke about their experiences at many schools including Howard, Harvard, FIT, Fisk, Morrisville, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Oswego, Connecticut College, and Earlham. […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are happy to introduce our newest position at the Mediation Center, the Community Engagement Liaisons, which are held by David Grant in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Karolin Betances in Crown Heights. The Mediation Center is expanding and we want to make sure our relationships with the community expand as well, which is where our liaisons come […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are happy to introduce our newest position at the Mediation Center, the Community Engagement Liaisons, which are held by David Grant in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Karolin Betances in Crown Heights. The Mediation Center is expanding and we want to make sure our relationships with the community expand as well, which is where our liaisons come […]
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