On Wednesday, April 12th, nearly 300 people of various professions all doing work with men of color who have been harmed by violence joined together at the third annual “Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery: Revolutionary Healing” conference to discuss promising strategies that promote healing. The conference began with introductory remarks from Rommell Washington from Crime Victims Treatment […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are excited to invite you to submit a proposal to present for the third iteration of a dynamic conference, Revolutionary Healing; Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery on April 12, 2017 in Brooklyn, NY. The conference will focus on what works for young men of color who have been harmed by violence. This conference will build on our 2016 event, “Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery: Conversations with Young […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are excited to announce the third annual Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery Conference: Revolutionary Healing. This event will take place on Wednesday, April 12th at the St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf (260 Eastern Parkway). The conference will focus on innovative –dare we say revolutionary healing practices for young men of […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Monday April 25 we hosted our second annual conference titled “Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery: Conversations with Young Men of Color Who Survive Violence.” The event brought together over 150 people who are doing work with men of color who have been harmed by violence to discuss promising strategies that promote healing. […]
CONTINUE READINGOn March 7, 2016 Kenton Kirby, Director of Trauma Support Services at the Mediation Center, was interviewed on BK Live about how the Make It Happen program works to support high-risk youth. When asked about how he measures success among participants in the program he said: “We look at healing as a process. There’s going to […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Monday, April 25, 2016 we will be hosting our second annual “Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery: Conversations with Young Men of Color Who Survive Violence” conference. This year, “Paving the Way” will be held at Achievement First Endeavor Elementary and Middle School from 8:30AM-4:30PM. This event will be an opportunity to discuss/learn what strategies are effective for […]
CONTINUE READINGThe second annual “Paving the Way to Healing and Recovery: Conversations with Young Men of Color Who Survive Violence” conference will be on April 25, 2016! It is important to us that this exploration of promising practices lift up the experience not only of some of the larger nonprofits working in this area, but equally, the voices […]
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