As Congress nears final budget negotiations on emergency relief legislation, now is the time to reach out to your elected officials and ensure that they understand the importance of expanding rental assistance and building affordable housing. Here’s how to get involved:
1. Enter your contact information [click the link below] to find your Member of Congress.
2. Personalize the letter and tell your Member of Congress who you are, what you do, and why you’re writing.
3. Send the letter!
From the origins of brutality, captivity and barbarism that marked the arrival of Africans to the United States; to the generations of marginalization and oppression that impeded their pursuit of freedom and equality; to systemic institutional and cultural factors that continue to impede quality of life at disproportionately high rates, it can be argued that trauma is an integral part of the Black Male American experience, as baked in as the legacy of mistreatment that continues to impact their everyday lives.
Ironically, one of the glaring byproducts of this legacy of inequality is a fundamental disparity in access to care for the very trauma and mental illness that it creates.
Here is the link to the mental health guide:
Black Men Matter – Examining Mental Health Issues Among Black Men – A Guide To Freedom
In this guide:
From The Origins Of Brutality, Captivity And Barbarism
Rates Of Mental Illness Among Black And African American Men
Mental Health Treatment Barriers Facing Black And African American Men
Mental Health Resources For Black And African American Men
Your voice matters! Take the Youth REACH MD survey. What is the Youth Reach MD? Youth REACH MD (Reach out, Engage, Assist, & Count to end Homelessness) is an effort to begin to address youth homelessness in Maryland by obtaining information on the number, characteristics, and needs of youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability to help inform efforts to end and prevent youth homelessness.
We have several events coming up in February into April. Free Pop-up Closet on the following days: Sat, Feb 20 with Lead4Life, Sat, Mar 13th, Thurs, Mar. 25, Sat, Mar. 26, Sat. Apr 10. Movie Days at the center on Fri, Feb 26, and Fri, Mar 26. Then last but not least our first-ever Virtual Game Night on Tues, Mar 16. In addition to the Youth Count Survey is our Prize Bundle! Each participant will be able to receive a $10 electronic gift card provided by Youth Reach MD. Since FYP is built differently. We are throwing in our own Prize Bundle. This includes a book bag, a $50 visa gift card, headphones, and a Chromebook. A winner will be selected on Sat, Apr 10. Prize Bundle is Sponsored by The Night Watch Childcare.
Hope to see you all there!
