Heal The violence

By teaching and modeling positive leadership, we can help reduce the number of acts of violence in the NYCHA community developments.  Due to the sensitivity of those who may find themselves in precarious situations which could lead to a violent act, we will be working with educators who have expertise in facilitating activities for youth.  We will utilize the following activities to educate youth with tools they can use to de-escalate or prevent interactions from becoming violent:

Healing Circles:  It is important that participants recognize the value in others.  Healing circles give participants a safe space to grieve, share common fears and loss, and ways to celebrate life.

Asset Mapping:  Participants will come up with a list and create a map of people and places in the area that offer a safe harbor, mentoring, and job training.  Youth will learn there are multiple places in the community where they can find people who want to help them.

Community Engagement:  CASEL training is a social emotional learning intervention program which teaches youth Self Awareness, Self Management, Social Awareness, Responsible Decision Making and Relationship Skills.  Youth will learn about their own strengths and limitations with the intention that being more aware of themselves will lead to more prosocial behavior.  We will engage in community building activities as a group and partner with other organizations or community groups to establish connections, feelings of belonging, and peer and adult support.

Violence Responses:  An idea for this topic would be to offer Restorative Conferences.  Restorative Conferences are structured meetings between offenders and victims, sometimes including supporting parties. The meeting is a conversation that helps them identify the wrongdoing, who was affected, and how to repair the harm that was done.

Previous #beActivePlus Experiences

Experiences have been Rated 4.9 out of 5 by participants