On October 11th, 2022 several thousands of people from across the world, Joined Executive Director K. Bain of Community Capacity Development (CCD) along with the New York Public Advocates Office, the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, various community led violence interruption groups along with other New York City organizations, national and international partners. The aforementioned […]
Community Capacity Development MONTHLY DATA REPORT March 2023 Events /Meetings/Trainings1. DMC helping the community Clothing Giveaway (Jamaica)2. Yoga (2 sessions)3. Peace Walk (Astoria)4. Mass shooting press conference and shooting response5. We are public safety6. Rally for Najee (New Jersey)7. Kings of Kings (Women event)8. Charity basketball game (Long Island)9. BIVO Shooting response10. Queensboro Hall Women […]
Call to action Our team took active part joining a “call to action” to march for True Safety and Accountability making passionate demands for Human Justice and investment in the youth and the vulnerable in the community. Marching from Brooklyn Borough Hall, across the Brooklyn Bridge down to city Hall Park, it was an opportunity […]
CCD Executive Director Our Executive Director K. Bain was an Honoree at the 2023 Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities annual fundraiser Gala. Elmcor has served as the bedrock for countless families and community members ensuring that young and adults in systemically disinvested neighborhood have access to services and support, they need for improved quality of […]
CCD Personality of the Month In this edition of our newsletter, we put a spotlight on Trahern Polland, Founder & Executive Director of We Push Peace Forward based in Minneapolis. The strategy deployed by Trahern in his neighborhood is by creating a Pathway to bridge a cohesive gap through education, mentorship and creating opportunities for […]
K. Bain and the CCD team joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr; speaking on issues relating to the borough’s overall well-being and progress. The president’s address includes the Boroughs economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvement, education and social programs while also highlighting the specific achievements and challenges faced by the borough over the past […]
Queensbridge Housing Projects – CCD Our Executive Director received the ABC News Nightline crew led by Byron Pitts for aninteractive interview session at our Queensbridge office. It was an opportunity for K. Bain to share the story of CCD and the impact of the work that we do as a leading organization in advocacy for […]
Our Executive Director presents at the UCLA’s C.A.L.L Festival “Reclaiming our humanity to achieve Human Justice” alongside notable panelists Asia Johnson, Professor Celes Tisdale, and Josue Paseda. The festival brings together artists, attorneys, and scholars to share strategies for ending mass incarceration through innovative collaborations at the intersection of ARTS and LAW. K. Bain’s Human […]
Message from our Executive Director – Over 12, 368 Americans have died this year from gun violence related homicides in the United States, according to statistics from Gun Violence Archive. Aside this senseless loss of precious lives, the social and economic impacts of gun violence in America are significant and far-reaching. On a social level, gun […]
“This is the latest example of President Biden’s proactive and robust action for more stringent and accountable gun control measures, and we are very proud to be part of advocacy leading up to this Executive order” k. Bain says, On March 14 at the Monterey Park, California, President Biden announced an Executive order to reduce […]