by Rosalyn Williams | Feb 2, 2018 | Healing, Policy, Racism, Resilience
This week, we had the opportunity to hear, the President give his State of the Union address where he painted a rosy picture of the US economy and the initiatives undertaken by the legislative and executive branches. We also had the opportunity to hear the opposition...
by Rosalyn Williams | Nov 30, 2016 | Community Engagement, Policy
When we first began holding meetings as the Thriving Community Collaborative (TCC), one of the topics of greatest interest was driving Systemic Change. As a new administration prepares to take over in Baltimore, as well as on the national stage, several...
by Rosalyn Williams | Oct 31, 2016 | Brain Science, Community Engagement, Policy, Resilience
Back in the early 2000’s, I volunteered in a program here in Baltimore called B4Schools. The program partnered people in corporations as mentors to students in Baltimore City Schools. Each mentor stayed with their student for the duration of their high school...
by Rosalyn Williams | Sep 29, 2016 | Community Engagement, Policy
What will it take to convince our leadership at the city, county, state and federal levels that we should prioritize prevention over punishment, that we should fully fund and support programs that empower people living in under-served, at-risk communities? Recently,...
