Peace Walk in Astoria, Queens NY A significant part of our Human Justice and Healing programs in the community is our prompt and immediate deployment of healing resources to support individuals and families confronted with any form of distress or trauma. One of our healing-centered approaches come in the form of galvanizing the community through […]
Monthly Data Report – February 2023 Events /Meetings/Trainings (29) CCD Astoria Houses Peace Walk Alfred E. Smith Houses Tenants Association Meeting Restorative Justice Citywide Roundtable Community Board Meetings Brooklyn/Queens Remembrance Ceremony for Eric Garvin Staten Island Operation Hood Shooting Response Coney Island Flossy Organization Shooting Response Canarsie Marc Rowley’s Financial Literacy Presentation “Dollas Make Sense” […]
Black History Month: Celebration of Courage & Black Resistance“Because it helps us to remember, there is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history” – Lonnie G. Bunch 111 African-American renown historian, Carter G. Woodson popularly known as the “father of Black History” set out in 1926 to designate a time to […]
Our Personality of the Month Marla Davis Bellamy, J.D., M.G.A was recruited to the Katz School of Medicine atTemple University in 2010 and is the Director of Philadelphia CeaseFire, a publichealth evidence- based violence intervention prevention. Prior to joining Temple, Marla was the Executive Director of the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia (AVP) and for 5 […]
The CCD team was present as Rise Light & Power announced plans to redevelop the Ravenswood Generating station into a new renewable energy hub to help New York achieve its nation-leading climate goals. Our leadership at CCD has been at the forefront of advocacy for renewable energy in Black and Brown neighborhoods who are daily […]
Our Executive Director, k. Bain Joins researchers, academicians and community leaders to speak on “Dismantling Structural racism” at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary leaders’ program, led by University of Minnesota in New Orleans. This is a leadership forum that convene researchers, community leaders, advocates and organizers, using the power of applied research to inform […]
Our Executive Director, k. Bain joined Global Public Health Experts at a session on Leading for Global Public Health: Lessons from a Pandemic, at the “Leadership Through Global Change” Summit, NYU Steinhardt, Abu Dhabi. The Panelists comprising experts from various fields in the public health sector, spoke on the state of global public health with […]
Annually our city comes together to celebrate what has come to be known as Peace Week. This allows communities to come together to celebrate a culture of peace by performing activities and encourage positive actions for peaceful coexistence. It equally allows the community an opportunity to honor the life of Dr. Mathin Luther King Jr. […]
Measuring the social impact of our Human Justice and Healing programs is important for us to evaluate effectiveness and highlight how positive change continue to infiltrate more communities that we serve and improve more lives. A track record of success like ours also help to ensure resources committed have the right social impact and encourage […]
Message from Executive Director K. Bain Americans mourn once again as we watch the horrific videos of five police officers brutalizes Tyre Nichols, a 29 years old black man to death in Memphis. The bestiality of this Killing is condemnable, inhuman and a violation of the sanctity of human life. We at Community Capacity Development […]