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Join us tonight! All are welcome at the S.O.S. Night of Prayer Against Gun Violence. The event will take place at 7:30pm at Union United Methodist Church, 121 New York Ave, Brooklyn NY.
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After a long summer full of events and activities, our Clergy Liaison Rev. Kevin Jones brought the faith community back together in a “Regathering” S.O.S. Clergy Action Network Breakfast, Saturday, September 17th. Rev. Jones has written a guest post to share his experience with us: The S.O.S. C.A.N. Breakfast was held at Ebeneezer W.M.C. and pastored by Rev. […]
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We are saddened to report there has been a shooting in the S.O.S. Bed-Stuy target area. On September 19th, a 20-year-old male was fatally shot on Gates Ave between Marcy and Nostrand Ave. Stand up against gun violence and join us for a Shooting Response. A shooting response is a peaceful gathering where a shooting […]
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Creative Healing Collective brings us Compassion, the Antidote to Grief: an Osho Meditation and Yoga workshop for those living through grief and loss In order to heal, we must go through. Compassion is the act of being with suffering – to stay with the moments we want to stay with the least, to turn towards […]
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Young Men ages 16 to 24 come join our Men’s Group! The next Make It Happen men’s group will start on Wednesday (9/21) at 6pm at the Bed Stuy PAL located at 495 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, NY. The Make It Happen Men’s group provides therapeutic services to young men of color by helping them overcome the difficult […]
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We are saddened to report that last night, a fellow Violence Interrupter Supervisor from Man Up, Inc. was shot in East New York while in the line of duty. Luckily, his wounds were non-fatal but once again, senseless gun violence has plagued our community. Be a leader in stopping gun violence and show your support […]
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Legal Hand, a community legal resource center in Crown Heights, is now seeking volunteers Legal Hand Volunteers will be working within a legal self-help program operating out of the Crown Heights storefront office. This program aims to eliminate barriers to legal access for low-income residents by bringing legal help to the community itself. the volunteers […]
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On Saturday September 10th, 2016, Save Our Streets Brooklyn hosted our 5th Annual Lead By Example basketball tournament. The theme for this year’s tournament was the “Battle of the Brooklyn Neighborhoods- Safe Summer Edition.” Close to 200 people packed St. John’s park from all over Brooklyn to see who would come out on top. The […]
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On Saturday August 27, more than 500 community members came out to Kingston Avenue to celebrate at our S.O.S. Back to School Play Street! The two blocks on Kingston between St Johns and Eastern Parkway were filled with a dunk tank, DJ booth, book give away station, popcorn, cotton candy, food grilling, an inflatable obstacle […]
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Are you interested in learning more about community based initiatives working with young men of color who have been impacted by violence? Register for the webinar “Supporting Male Survivors of Violence” on August 25 at 11 AM featuring Kenton Kirby, our Director of Trauma Support Services, to hear more about Make It Happen and how the […]
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