COVID-19 The Pandemic Impact
Black youth and young adults cope with multiple layers of obstacles rooted in racism, poverty, discrimination, under-resourced schools, and community violence. Continued Traumatic Stress Disorder and COVID-19 has made matters worse for BIPOC Communities.
Black children and young adults have seen and experienced more COVID-related deaths in our communities. ER visits for suspected suicide attempts by 12- to 17-year-old girls rose by 51 percent from early 2019 to early 2021. Sexual assault increase significantly among black youth Black people and communities are experiencing four pandemics—COVID-19, Racism, the killing of Black People, and Homelessness. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the historical and contemporary inequities that Black families and communities have experienced throughout their lifetime and their daily lives.
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CORE VALUES
Our Vision
A World In Which All People Are Safe And
Our Mission
To create culturally specific awareness to prevent and end trauma as a result of domestic violence/intimate partner violence and sexual assault by helping people develop healthy relationships.
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Free From Violence In Their Homes.
Meet Our Board
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Board Chair Rhonda Carter
Board Vice Chair Stephen Harris
Board Treasurer Venice Gamble
Board Member Greg Burks
Board Secrtary Chinarain Howard
Board Member Daisy Newsom
Black Youth
Black Young Adults
8-17
18-26 Youth Impacted Houseless Foster Re-Entry Victims of Violence
Mental/Substance Use
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Healing Through Trauma Art Based Program Art & Writing To Heal Bullying Through Music Peer Youth Advocates Black youth and young adults, age 8 -26, and adults of all sexual identities in California, with a focus on South Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, Inglewood, South Bay, Long Beach, Lancaster, and Palmdale. We will focus our efforts to engage system-involved youth, gang-involved, gang and gun violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault, and those who have a history or background of mental health diseases.
Our Focus Youth Development Victim/ Survivor Support and Empowerment Demographics We Serve Latinx/Hispanic 16.5%
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Other 2%
Black 81.5%
Our Focus Professional Development Community Awareness Outreach Demographics We Serve Other 6.3% White 15.8% Black 45.3%
Latinx/Hispanic 32.6%
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Youth Development
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Stay Connected www.PRC123.org info@prc123.org @PRC123 @thepositiveresults Kandee Lewis, Positive Results Center
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