“It’s about going back to communities who are impacted, communities that are overlooked & going back there to find the people who have the potential to lead,” #EGFellow William M. Evans sat down w/ theGrio.com to talk restorative justice & starting Neighborhood Benches bit.ly/3fGMIFj

And another organization doing the work in The Bronx. 💪🏾 shoutout to William M. Evans . Check out my interview below.

.William M. Evans is the founder of Neighborhood Benches, an organization focused on educating people on leadership and good practices that break cycles of youth violence and incarceration, making it easier to focus on leadership roles, educational studies, and next steps.

Shout out to Neighborhood Benches + William M. Evans for helping to give Jakobe hope in his fight against leukemia. We need more New Yorkers to sign up as potential marrow donors. It's free + easy. Sign up here: join.bethematch.org/nyc #MondayMotivation #Harlem

Andres David Lopez Neighborhood Benches William M. Evans Thank you William M. Evans for including yourself! We hope you get the opportunity to save a life 💙

"I was a young black boy who grew up in the Jackson Houses in the South Bronx, survivor of gun violence & police brutality, but I wanted to make a difference" William M. Evans #CMJC2021

"I started Neighborhood Benches because I wanted to come back to where it all started for me in my home community" William M. Evans Neighborhood Benches #CMJC2021

"We have to make a clear distinction between Credible Messengers and Credible Messenger Mentors. Your lived experience makes you Credible, but that doesn't mean you have the skills to mentor youth" William M. Evans #CMJC2021

"Lived experience gives you a story to share, but to reshape that narrative in a way that uplifts an entire community is the goal" William M. Evans #CMJC2021

"Tap somebody on the shoulder who you think could be a Credible Messenger..." William M. Evans #CMJC2021

"Check out the Institute for Transformative Mentoring ITMTheNewSchool because healing is important" - William M. Evans #CMJC2021

I have a feeling 2022 is going to be an AMAZING year.

In this piece, Cheryl L. Dorsey President Echoing Green, Amy Goldman @GHRfoundation & Francois Bonnici Director Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship talk about how supporting social innovators can help drive racial equity: bit.ly/3AEwyqs

We recently caught up with Lisette Nieves, President of the Fund for the City of New York (FCNY), and asked her about her vast leadership experience, her work at the FCNY, and how her support of Echoing Green has grown throughout the years. bit.ly/3s2cha8

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Join us on 🗓️ May 12 for our first public screening of "Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation," a short film that reflects on the legacy of Black innovation through the voices & visions of some of our Black Male Achievement #EGFellows. Register ➡️ bit.ly/3xXMUev

Don't miss the virtual premiere of Echoing Green's Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation on May 12. I'll be in conversation with Tiffany Thompson about the power & impact of meeting Black leaders in community & being in authentic conversation. Register now: bit.ly/3uVFK8k

The NACRJ 8th Annual Conference in Chicago. How many practitioners research the impacts of historical trauma on restorative justice practice, both the ways in which these traumas enhance and impede our work with participants in the spaces we hold? Restorative Roots Collaborative.