Social Enterprises 2500

“A highlight this year, was seeing our participants take on more ownership over projects. They help me grow by seeing how ready they are to learn and lead,” Hector Avitia, Coordinator of Screen Printing shared. Social enterprises in screen printing and woodshop offer young adults a safe space to grow and learn alongside mentors as they develop their professional skills, social-emotional learning, and technical training. In 2022, young adults worked over 1,500 hours in woodshop and screen printing social enterprises.

Garments Printed Talking Pieces Sold

In 2022, screen printing made over 2,500 t-shirts, hoodies, bandanas, and aprons, including shirts for the young men and women in Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. The woodshop sold 425 talking pieces and built 9 new garden beds for the Urban Farm. In addition to the apprenticeship program, the screen printing and woodworking programs expanded to include afterschool progarmming for youth.

NACRJ Conference

The 2022 National Associ ation of Community Resotrative Justice Conference took place in Chicago, and PBMR was honored to participate. The team helped lead circles, workshops, conversations, and exhibition booths throughout the week. It was a powerful time of building relationships with RJ practitioners from around the world and sharing work and practices.