Neighborhood Resilience Project

Rooted in the Gospel and teachings of the Orthodox Church, inspired by the Civil Rights Movement (American 1950s-1960s), the mission of the Neighborhood Resilience Project is to support the transformation of neighborhoods from Trauma Affected Communities to Resilient Healing and Healthy Communities through Trauma Informed Community Development. The vision of the organization is to inspire a movement in which suffering people are raised up from the ashes of trauma in unconditional love to become empowered healers, community builders, and positive change makers.

The Neighborhood Resilience Project has a record of serving an average of 2,230 persons each month with 50 staff members and 500+ volunteers. The people served includes:

• 1,500+ children provided 8 food items each weekend
• $4,000 provided to the community in emergency relief each month
• Participants in one of 13 therapeutic groups hosted by the organization each week.
• Participants who are supported through therapeutic interactions with trained staff (216 of which were completed in the past year).
• The people that are supported with Psychological First Aid and Mental Health First Aid through the Trauma Response Team deploying to 100% of gun homicide events.
• Our Community Health Deputies offer 8-12 wellness clinics each month to provide vaccines and health checks to people in medically under-served communities to help reduce the death gap.
• Participants helped through the roll out of our Trauma Informed Community Development Framework both on street blocks and in the housing projects.
• 600+ patients of the Free Health Center who receive all medical care for free.
• Training and support to advance Trauma Informed Community Development in multiple communities across the nation.