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On Wednesday afternoon, just prior to receiving Proclamations from the New York City Council, Amy Ellenbogen, Project Director of the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, shared this message with the community: “Today, I saw our program managers save a man’s life. They were incredible. On the way to receive a proclamation from City Council for the […]
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On Wednesday, June 21st, in observance of Gun Violence Awareness Month, the Council of the City of New York presented S.O.S. Crown Heights and S.O.S. Bed-Stuy with proclamations to honor the Cure Violence providers across the five boroughs for “the excellent work saving lives and their great progress in reducing gun violence in our community.” We […]
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Legal Hand Crown Heights has finally joined the Facebook wave! Follow our page here for updates on volunteers and community events, and to ask us any questions! Legal Hand is a nonprofit organization that trains community volunteers to provide free legal information, assistance, and referrals. In return, the volunteers can help community members with issues […]
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CALL FOR ARTISTS YOUR ART COULD BE FEATURED AS A PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION IN BROWER PARK The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center is looking for local artists who can create a public art installation that will encourage health and physical activity and celebrate the neighborhood. This work of art will be located in Brower Park […]
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On June 3rd, The Save Our Streets Clergy Action Network (S.O.S. C.A.N.) hosted the summer Strategy Breakfast at The Bethany U.M.C. at 1204 St. Johns Place. Over thirty people were in attendance. The highlight of the day was Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo who shared with the audience and held an hour long Q & A session. […]
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The S.O.S. Bed-Stuy Summer Kickoff on Saturday, June 10th, was a great day of fun, food, activities, and performances. There was a bouncy house, basketball shoot, face painting, nail painting, double dutch, FDNY touch a truck with water, a mobile library, young performers, and tablers sharing information with the community. Good music played in the […]
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At this year’s Arts to End Violence Gallery Opening, we asked judges from throughout the community to select the pieces by youth artists that they felt best demonstrated the most powerful messaging, inspirational personal statements, aesthetics, and creativity. Congratulations to the following artists, whose work stood out to our judges! Michael Afriyie – First Prize Alyssa Garcia – Second Prize Wilha […]
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Join us for a Shooting Response, a peaceful community gathering where a shooting incident took place, to express our concerns and make a statement that shootings and killings are not acceptable in our community.
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On Friday, June 9th, Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School teachers and 7th grade students planned a “walk-out” as the culminating event for their six-week study of the 2nd Amendment and the effects of gun violence on families and communities. At 10am sharp, students, wearing orange for national gun violence awareness, walked out of their classrooms and […]
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The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your loved ones to attend the closing for the Arts to End Violence Gallery. Our gallery opening was a huge success and we could not have done it without your support. We are having a Closing Party tonight with music […]
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