S.O.S. Bed-Stuy Archives
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On Saturday August 15th, Save Our Streets held the fifth annual “Lead by Example Basketball Tournament”. The event took place at St. Johns Park in Crown Heights, where over 100 young people came out to support, play ball and have fun. Summer Youth Employment Program interns assisted staff in the set up and activities of […]
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S.O.S. Kicks Off Summer Youth Intern Program with Trainings, Job Placements, and Backyard Barbecues!
S.O.S. and the Mediation Center were recently selected to participate in a special Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) initiative focused on gun violence prevention. Both the Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy offices welcomed groups of roughly 20 young people between the ages of 14 and 24 to work with us and in the community as paid interns. […]
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On Wednesday, July 8th, Save Our Streets Bed-Stuy gathered for a shooting response after the fatal shooting of a 54 year-old man over the holiday weekend. Members of S.O.S. Bed-Stuy, S.O.S. Crown Heights, the Mediation Center, and the community large attended. Staff spoke out over a bullhorn reminding the community that it is everyone’s responsibility […]
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On the evening of Wednesday, June 24th, S.O.S. and the Mediation Center hosted approximately 50 volunteers and community partners in the beautiful backyard of the S.O.S. Bed-Stuy office. We could not do the job of creating safer and stronger communities in Brooklyn without the steadfast dedication and passion of our concerned neighbors, volunteers, clergy, business […]
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On Saturday, June 13th, S.O.S Bed-Stuy held the first Bed-Stuy Festival, packed with tablers, performers, neighbors and families, and more. Over 200 guests attended the festival which spanned the length of Lafayette Ave from Marcy to Tompkins as well as the interior of Von King Park. Performers of all ages took the stage to sing, […]
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May was a busy month for the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center! The Annual Kingston Ave Festival and the Arts to End Violence Gallery Opening gathered hundreds of community members and supporters to celebrate music, art, and community building. The S.O.S. Clergy Action Network partnered with CAMBA and the School for Democracy and Leadership to host the Second […]
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On Thursday, April 16 S.O.S. Bed-Stuy hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary “The Interrupters” at the Police Athletic League in Bed-Stuy. The film covers the work of Cure Violence in Chicago and gave neighbors the opportunity to learn more about how Save Our Streets works in Brooklyn. Approximately 12 community members gathered at the […]
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The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center is seeking a Violence Interrupter for the Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) program in Bedford-Stuyvesant. S.O.S. Bed-Stuy is a replication of the Cure Violence program (formerly known as CeaseFire Chicago) a gun violence prevention model that aims to reduce and prevent shootings through the use of public health strategies. Violence Interrupters […]
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On March 11, 2015, DNAinfo Bedford-Stuyvesant published a feature article about the work of Save Our Streets Bed-Stuy and Program Manager Juan Ramos. The article focused on how the new organization has already impacted the community through the implementation of credible messengers, employment services, legal services, and community building. Brooklyn native Juan Ramos received a second chance […]
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