We are proud to announce the launch of the CHAMPS Podcast! The CHAMPS are a group of young men involved in the Make It Happen program at Neighbors in Action. Make It Happen is a program that offers therapeutic services, advocacy, and mentorship to young men of color who have been impacted by violence. The CHAMPS (Community Healers And Mentors for Personal Success) are a group of peer mentors who are leaders within their communities. These are their stories.
Listen here or find it on Apple Podcasts, and stay tuned for more listening platforms coming soon!
As you may know it’s Women’s History Month! Neighbors in Action wanted to do our own “Herstory” spotlight, so Libbie Pattison, a Project Planner, sat down with Naomie Azor, Neighbors in Action’s Peer Leader, to hear her reflections on Women’s History Month and her own personal history. Naomie spoke on cultural and political shifts that […]
CONTINUE READING →On Thursday February 28th, a group of about fifty community members of all ages joined us for Neighbors in Action’s 2nd annual Black History Month event. The night was organized by team members from S.O.S and Youth Programs. The space was filled with young people creating art pieces based on famous African American art and […]
CONTINUE READING →During the second week of March, S.O.S. Brooklyn responded to two different non-fatal shootings in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. The S.O.S. Outreach Team and Neighbors in Action staff were joined by community members as well as staff members from other nearby Cure Violence sites, G.M.A.C.C. and Brownsville In, Violence Out (BIVO). The anti-gun violence group, […]
CONTINUE READING →Yesterday, the youth organizers from YO S.O.S held a flashmob and speak out against violence. They gathered in Bed-Stuy and staged a fake fight which they then interrupted with a dance, followed by a rap and then closing remarks. Youth held anti-violence signs and banners documented the event on social and by filming, and passed […]
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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.
