In YO S.O.S., youth organizers are stepping up to share their recommendations for safer schools and safer streets in our city. Safety is about much more than punishment, safety is about people having safe housing, livable wages, and the opportunities to pursue the lives they want to live. While limiting access to guns is an […]
CONTINUE READINGLegal Hand is holding voting sessions for participatory budget proposals this week Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday. We encourage all residents of the 36th district to come make their voices heard and have an impact on how their tax dollars are spent! How it works: Participatory budgeting is a democratic process in which community members […]
CONTINUE READINGIn collaboration with Project CARE, the Offices of Council Members Darlene Mealy, Robert Cornegy, and Laurie Cumbo, and Senator Jesse Hamilton, the Mediation Center participated in an evening of community celebration at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum on March 25. To honor Women’s History Month, neighbors gathered to enjoy soul food and kosher sushi, as well […]
CONTINUE READINGThis week the Mediation Center and Crown Heights Jewish Community Council celebrated the accomplishments of the young women in the Youth Entrepreneurship Program with a graduation ceremony and book launch party for the cookbook they created, Crown Heights is Cookin’. The young women, from diverse backgrounds themselves, interviewed and photographed a diverse group of Crown […]
CONTINUE READINGYesterday the young women in our Youth Entrepreneurship Program conducted an interview with Lillian Jackson, a community member and wonderful cook, to kick off the oral history interviews for their cookbook project. This program is a collaboration between the Mediation Center and the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council. Ms. Jackson captivated the group with stories […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Tuesday evening, June 30th, nineteen community members graduated the Leadership Training Institute of the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center. The event was attended by over 60 community leaders, friends, and family members. The graduates were recognized with citations, certificates, and representatives from the following elected officials: New York State Senator Eric Adams, State Assemblyman […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Sunday June 7th, 3,000 residents of Crown Heights joined together for a Crown Heights tradition – a full day of celebration at the 15th Annual Family Day Picnic at Lefferts Park. The day began with a parade down Empire Boulevard. Families then had the opportunity to eat and play together during the picnic. Activities […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Leadership Training Institute is working in collaboration with the 71st Precinct Community Council to plan this year’s Family Day Picnic. This is a Crown Heights tradition where people from all across the community come together to celebrate one another and spend a fun day with playing on rides, eating food, enjoying entertainment, and gathering […]
CONTINUE READINGShirely Dor and Kathleen Riley, two members of our Leadership Training Institute, have been working hard with the 71st Precinct to organize a dance performance during the Unity Showcase Festival. They have arranged a group of students from PS 241 to perform a dance and step act from 3:30-4:00pm on the main parks department stage. […]
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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.