Summer Safe, Inc.
Summer Safe, Inc.’s team is creating new alliances between community members and their organization. They will host a celebrity basketball game and field-day activities, including literacy seminars, health and nutrition classes, free food, haircuts and giveaways.
Shoot Film Not Guns
Through a series of summer workshops, the Shoot Film Not Guns team plans to bridge divides between law enforcement and Atlanta, Georgia, community members. The workshops will introduce students to the art of filmmaking and acting. At the end of the summer, the students will create a short film and present it to key community […]
Be the Bridge
Representatives from Be the Bridge are creating new alliances to reduce neighborhood violence. Throughout the summer, their team will train staff and teachers at Peace Preparatory Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, on how to understand some of the challenges students may be going through and provide them with tools to address them.
Brothers United ATL
At Brothers United ATL, their team is hosting monthly meetings designed to uplift young men and reduce incidents of violence in Atlanta, Georgia. During the sessions, they will discuss holistic wellness, financial literacy, social responsibility, workforce development and entrepreneurship.
DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation
DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation is hosting an event to bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. The event will feature a panel of male leaders from all walks of life and provides a group bonding activity to keep the young men engaged. The event will kick off the foundation’s annual teen development program. […]
The American Youth Arts Society, Inc.
At the Atlanta Youth Arts Society, Inc., their team is forging new alliances between community organizations that significantly reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. Through the Shoot Film Not Guns Youth Initiative, students will experience workshops, panel discussions, and hands-on film experience throughout the summer. After the twelve-week program, attendees will create anti-bullying and anti-violence public service […]
The Confess Project
At The Confess Project (TCP), their team is creating activities to bridge the divide between law enforcement and the community. They will kick off their summer activities with an event in Atlanta, Georgia, that will bring together TCP staff, the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Violence Reduction, mental health leaders, barbers, community leaders, members of the […]