Thriving Communities Collaborative

2016 PLI Summit: Re-building Hope and Creating Change
2016-04-05 09:00 - 2016-04-07 15:00 (America/New_York) | Baltimore Harbor Hotel
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Toward More Nuturing Communities: An Evening with Tony Biglan
2016-03-29 19:00 - 21:00 | MD
The TCC is thrilled to co-host an event featuring one of the thought leaders in the field of using prevention science to build more nuturing families, schools and communities, author and scientist, Anthony Biglan, PhD. As we examine ways to build more thriving communities, Dr. Biglan, offers tested methods and strategies to help us get there. His recent book, “The Nuture Effect” examines effective interventions to prevent the most common and costly problems of childhood and adolescence. The evening will include an opportunity for Q&A as we discuss next steps for Baltimore in incorporating Dr. Biglan’s findings toward our ultimate goal of building thriving communities.
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This event is being hosted by Thriving Communities Collaborative and St. Johns’s Baltimore and sponsored by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the Children’s Hospital Association, Washington, D.C.

Penn North Wounded Places Screening
2016-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 | MD
Why do we as a nation make it so hard for children to thrive and how can we do better?
Wounded Places, from the Raising of America Series, examines how our long history of disinvestment and structural racism has ravaged communities and left so many residents suffering from the effects of chronic and toxic stress.
In partnership with the Penn North Community Center, we will be screening Wounded Places. This is the TCC’s 3rd screening, and we are excited about each opportunity to reach more community members. We hope you’ll join us as we watch the film together and engage in a dialogue examining how we begin to heal.

Wounded Places – Trailer from California Newsreel on Vimeo.

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#BlackMindsMatter Baltimore Rising: Summoning The Village - Call to Action 9
2016-03-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum, 1417 Thames St. , Baltimore, MD, 21231, United States
Behavioral Health: The Many Pathways to Recovery
With expertise and research interests in the areas of drug prevention and psychology among African Americans and other ethnic minorities, Dr. H. Westley Clark will present his work and provide insight on new strategies and interventions for drug prevention & the psychology among African Americans & minorities.
FREE CEUs are available
Free and Open to All – Registration is Required
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Wounded Places Film Screening & Talk Back
2016-02-18 18:00 - 21:00 | The Living Well, 2443 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Why do we as a nation make it so hard for children to thrive and how can we do better?
Wounded Places, from the Raising of America Series, examines how our long history of disinvestment and structural racism has ravaged communities and left so many residents suffering from the effects of chronic and toxic stress.
In partnership with The Living Well, we will be screening Wounded Places on February 18, 2016 at the Living Well.
We hope you’ll join us as we watch the film together and engage in a dialogue examining how we begin to heal.

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February 3rd TCC Planning Meeting
2016-02-03 09:30 - 11:00 | The Martin Pollak Project, 3701 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, 21224, United States
The final agenda for this next planning meeting will be set once the January 20th meeting has been completed, but mark the date on your calendars. We value and need input from the greater TCC community!
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TCC Jan 20th Planning Meeting
2016-01-20 17:30 - 19:30 | MD
The TCC is ready to move into 2016, building on the momentum coming out of our December meeting!
We have some great ideas to build upon and quite a bit of work to do. This meeting will be held at The Living Well. (Just scroll down for details.) We hope you’ll join us to continue the planning:
You can access minutes from previous meetings here.
Planned Discussion Topics:

Film Festival Initiative – Lock in details for the planned February event
Covenant & Info Gathering Tool – Gather input re: revisions & changes
Grant Initiatives
Trauma Informed Care Day
Other Business

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December 2nd TCC Planning Meeting
2015-12-02 09:30 - 11:30 | Center for Urban Families, 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Building upon our October planning meeting, the focus for the December 2nd meeting will be to continue to plan/prioritize how we will move forward in terms of presentations, participation and outreach leveraging the TCC Roadmap to Resilience. As a reminder, here’s the link to the minutes from the last meeting. Specific agenda items include:

Review/finalize survey for organizations desiring to be listed on the website
Develop a working plan for reaching out to additional constituencies
January Meeting Plans

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PLEASE NOTE: Enter through Main Entrance on Monroe Street.
Parking is available on side streets. Do not park on the surface lot just south of CFUF. You will be towed. Please note that we do NOT have permission to park at New Shiloh Baptist Church.

#BlackMindsMatter Baltimore Rising: Summoning The Village CALL TO ACTION 7
2015-11-19 06:00 - 20:30 | New Shiloh Baptist Church, 2100 N. Monroe St. , Baltimore, 21217, United States
Black Rage: The Crisis Confronting African American Men and Boys and the Blueprint toward Solutions

Keynote Speaker: Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields

Join the Black Mental Health Alliance in the 7th of their Call to Action events in the #BlackMindsMatter Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village series. They will host Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields in offering solutions to some of the issues confronting African American Men and boys.

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November 4th TCC Meeting - Building Resilience in Teens & Movement is Medicine
2015-11-04 09:00 - 11:30 | Center for Urban Families, 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
We hope you’ll join us for our next Thriving Communities Collaborative meeting.

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – Networking
9:30 AM – 11:30 PM – Meeting

Movement is Medicine – Presented by Nneka Nnamdi of The Living Well – A dancer’s perspective on how movement and music helped her thrive in an oppressive environment. Examining movement beyond self expression, looking at it’s ability to develop feelings of esteem and worth while encouraging critical thinking and a sense of community. The presentation will include practical ways to use movement and music to foster self and community development particularly within traumatized populations.

Building Resilience in Teens – Building protective factors and resilience is the only known way to mitigate the effects of trauma and toxic stress in teens. Learn how the Choice Program at UMBC is using the principles of resilience to support their work with youth.
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Please Enter through Main Entrance on Monroe Street. Parking is available on side streets. Do not park on the surface lot just south of CFUF. You will be towed. Please note that we do NOT have permission to park at New Shiloh Baptist Church.

Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village Call to Action #6 - Keynote: Dr. Gayle Porter
2015-10-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Eubie Blake National Jazz & Cultural Arts Center, 847 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
The Black Mental Health Alliance is hosting it’s 6th event in the Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village Call to Action. The Keynote speaker will be Dr. Gayle Porter, a researcher, author, clinical psychologist and lecturer in the field of mental health. An internationally know expert in the mental health care field, especially with regard to African-American women, children and families, Dr. Gayle will be speaking on the major disparities in health outcomes amonst Black women. She will also be discussing the often neglected physical and emotional health of Black women.
Importantly, Dr. Porter will be talking about strategies to reduce these health disparities. Get more information about Dr. Porter and her initiatives toward improving the health and lives of Black women today.
The local panel includes: Katie Allston, Executive Director of the Marian House, Rev. Deborah Hickman, Founder of Sisters Together and Reaching (STAR)
and the Why Women Cry Conference, Sister Leslie Muhammad, Director of the Nation of Islam – Women and Girls’ Training Program, Baltimore Muhammad Mosque #6
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TCC October 7th Planning Meeting
2015-10-07 09:30 - 11:30 | Center for Urban Families, 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Similar to our August meeting, the focus for the October 7th Meeting will be to continue to plan how we will move forward in terms of presentations, participation and outreach. We will also dedicate some time to addressing strategy planning coming out of the September 29-30th event, Building a Trauma Informed Nation: Moving the Conversation into Action. If you are interested in taking an active role in planning, please join us.
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BMHA - #BlackMindsMatter Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village - Dr. Lisa Delpit
2015-09-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Henderson Hopkins School Auditorium, 2100 Ashland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States
The Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) is sponsoring #BlackMindsMatter – Baltimore Rising: Summoning the Village Call to Action #5 – a Lecture/Discussion/Q&A with Dr. Lisa Delpit on Thursday, September 25th, at 6:00PM. Dr. Delpit is a noted educationalist, author, and MacAuthur “genius” fellow who is renowned for work she has done on teaching and learning in urban schools with a focus on the elements of public education that create a persistent achievement gap among children of color. Dr. Delpit will share her “Blueprint for Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children”. Check out this YouTube video of Dr. Delpit talking about her latest book, “”Multiplication is for White People”: Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children”. For more information & to register for the event go to http://blackmentalhealth.com/upcoming-events.html.

Trauma Informed Community Engagement with Groups, Healing Circles & More
2015-09-09 09:00 - 23:30 | Center for Urban Families, 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
9:00 AM – Networking & Coffee |
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Meeting |

In response to the riots following Freddie Gray’s death, community based organizations, professional associations, private groups and governmental agencies implemented initiatives to help promote healing and to strengthen communities here in Baltimore. We’ll hear about some of those initiatives and approaches as well as learn strategies on community engagement.
Featured Speakers:

Lynn Mumma – Director of Family Resources – Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB) – In response to the riots following Freddie Grays death, BHSB partnered with the Baltimore City Health Department and the Mayors Office on Criminal Justice to offer healing circles across the city. Lynn will be discussing this initiative and BHSB’s approach to help the city become more trauma informed.
Ivan Juzang – President – MEE Productions – As a specialist in connecting with to hard-to-reach urban and ethnic audiences, Ivan will be sharing a webinar he developed on Community Engagement. This is a great learning tool for practitioners and groups looking to maximize the effectiveness of their outreach and communication efforts.
Jan Desper Peters – Executive Director – Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) – The BMHA has been actively engaging the Baltimore community around mental health issues. Jan will be sharing her group’s experience around recent community outreach efforts.

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Notes About the Venue & Parking:
Enter the Center for Urban Families through the Main Entrance on Monroe Street. Sign in at the front desk, and the receptionist will let you know where the meeting is located.
PLEASE NOTE: Parking is available on side streets. Do not park on the surface lot just south of CFUF. You will be towed. Please note that we do NOT have permission to park at New Shiloh Baptist Church.
