Life Camp Inc. To Host The Very First Immersive Practicum in New York, for the University of Chicago's Crime Labs CVI Leadership Academy, In Partnership with the Black and Brown Peace Consortium

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Nov 10, 2023

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Ashli Gibbs ((646) 712-2692 lcprandbranding@peaceisalifestyle.com


**LIFE Camp Inc. To Host The Very First Immersive Practicum in New York City, for University of Chicago Crime Lab's CVI Leadership Academy, in Partnership with the Black & Brown Peace Consortium
New York, NY - November 13 - 17, 2023 - LIFE Camp Inc.

LIFE Camp Inc, a leading gun violence prevention organization in New York City and founding member of the New York City Crisis Management System, will be hosting the Inaugural Practicum for the very first cohort of the University of Chicago's Groundbreaking Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy. Over the past year, LIFE Camp Inc CEO and Co-Founder, Erica Ford, has Co-chaired a national steering committee called the Black & Brown Peace Coalition; together, they worked alongside the University of Chicago Crime Lab to initiate the groundbreaking Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA). From November 13-17, 2023 LIFE Camp Inc. will provide a first-of-its-kind immersive training for 31 emerging senior and executive leaders in the field of community violence intervention, who lead organizations across 21 cities around the nation that are disproportionately impacted by gun violence.

This Academy is one of the first of the Crime Lab's newly formed Community Safety Leadership Academies (CSLA), which was launched due to the success of data-driven management in cities like New York and Los Angeles respectively, and Crime Lab research showing the game-changing impact of overhauling public safety management practices.

This Practicum, entitled: Community Wellness: Building and Restoring Healthy Communities through a Systems Based Approach to Violence as a Public Health Issue, provides a hands-on practical learning experience through simulations and field work, all focused on the nexus of community wellness and public safety.

The week kicks off on Monday, November 13, 2023 at the NYPD Training Academy in College Point, NY, a state-of-the-art facility which will provide the backdrop for interactive simulations and engaging dialogue that will show the steps that LIFE Camp and the 113th pct used to overcome the barriers that preceded their success in achieving 562 days with no shootings and 4 years with no killings in their designated area.

"Individuals get the opportunity to put all of the things they've learned in the first two modules into practice and learn from experts in the field who have been doing this for decades. I'm excited that they get the opportunity to learn from a trailblazer like Erica Ford who has been doing this work for more than 30 years and can glean from her wisdom and her experienced staff to incorporate the things they have learned into their own organizations around the nation." - Says Dr. Chico Tillmon, Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab CVI Leadership Academy.

"To achieve true community safety in our neighborhoods, we believe the work of CVI is indispensable. Our hope is to see this civilian based ecosystem of public safety be mainstreamed and supported in the same way as traditional law enforcement with resources, professional development and technical assistance." States Pastor Micheal McBride Co-Chair of Black Brown Peace Coalition & Executive Director of Live FREE USA

"This is Historic moment at a time when Peace is needed more than ever to see us all coming together to learn, grow, professionalize and respect frontline credible messengers' workforce". "Personally to live to see the fruits of my labor and the labor of all those leading alongside me is humbling to say the least." stated by Erica Ford

Invited Guests include: NYC Mayor Eric Adams; First Deputy Mayor, Sheena Wright; Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey; NYPD Chief of Training, Olufunilo Obe and a host of other NYPD Officials; Greg Jackson & Rob Wilcox, Co-Deputy Directors, White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention; Calliana Thomas, Director, NY State Office of Gun Violence Prevention; All South East Queens Elected Officials; Czar, NYC Gun Violence Prevention, AT Mitchell and Leaders & Credible Messengers from across the New York City Crisis Management System; LIFE Camp Chief of Streets AU Hogan; LIFE Camp Chief Wellness Officer, Kheperah Kearse; Pastor Gil Monrose, Office of Faith Based & Community Partnerships; DYCD Commissioner Keith Howard; Oresa Napper-Williams, CEO, Not Another Child and Member of the BBPC Steering Committee; Dr. Chico Tillmon, Director, University of Chicago CVILA; Dr. Chris Smith, Principal, Eagle Academy for Young Men of Southeast Queens and many more.

EVENT SCHEDULE
Monday, 11/13 - Topic: Co-Producing Public Safety, highlighting the history of LIFE Camp's collaboration with the 113th precinct followed by Simulated trainings reflecting the organization's role in Co-producing public safety across the five boroughs Location: NYPD Training Academy

Tuesday, 11/14 - Topic: Youth & Community Development with Dr. Chris Smith, Principal at Eagle Academy for Young Men of South East Queens, followed by Support for Survivors of Gun Violence at York College (CUNY)

Wednesday, 11/15 - Topic: Social determinants of Health and the Impact on Public Safety
Location: Greater Nexus, Jamaica NY

Thursday, 11/16 - Topic: Personal Wellness & Self Care & Wellness followed by closing dinner Locations: SoJo Spa Club, Edgewater NJ & Brooklyn Chop House Times Square

Friday, 11/17 - Cohort Presentations on Restoring Community Safety. Location: Greater Nexus

About LIFE Camp:
LIFE Camp builds an ecosystem that provides high risk trauma-impacted youth, families and communities they live in with the tools to engage in healthier lifestyles and out of the criminal justice system, through comprehensive holistic, and culturally attuned programming . LIFE Camp is a founding member and architect of the NYC Crisis Management System: NYC's official gun violence prevention program, Peace Week & Peace Mobile. https://www.peaceisalifestyle.com/about-1

About the NYC Crisis Management System:
Through the NYC Council/Mayor's Office Anti-Gun Violence Initiative, the Crisis Management System is a network of 22 violence intervention and prevention sites, simultaneously operating across 17 communities citywide in neighborhoods that have the highest occurrence of shooting incidents. The supports include violence interruption, job training/readiness programming, conflict mediation in school settings, mental health services, employment, legal services and unconventional therapeutic wellness services.

About the Black & Brown Peace Consortium (BBPC)
The Black Brown Peace Consortium (originally called the Black Brown Gun Violence Prevention Consortium) was launched in 2018 as a multi-disciplinary group of more than 100 organizations across the country, consisting of violence intervention practitioners, training and technical assistance providers, advocates, and researchers.

In 2021, the Black Brown Peace Consortium launched the Fund Peace campaign to advocate for local, state, and federal funding for proven community violence intervention efforts around the country. "Their collective efforts contributed to the White House issuing Executive Orders whereby President Biden directed more than $5billion to be used for community-based violence prevention programs around the nation, through executive order, and various programs but most of all the establishment of the first ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

About the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA)
Launched on September 11, 2023, the CVILA is a rigorous 6 month leadership and management program, with the goal of fostering well-rounded and skilled CVI leaders who can enhance public safety at scale. During the first two months of the program, the inaugural cohort were taught at the University of Chicago, by expert practitioners and scholars in staff management and retention, data use, program administration and innovation, evaluation, evidence-based CVI programs and more. CVILA is more than a professional development training - it's a violence reduction initiative. ++

For media inquiries or more information about LIFE Camp, please contact Ashli Gibbs @ LCPRANDBRANDING@PEACEISLIFESTYLE.COM

Ashli Gibbs
Blue Ninja Media Group INC.
Brand Strategist
LIFE Camp Inc.
111-12 Sutphin Blvd
Jamaica NY 11235

We believe a healthy mind + body creates a more peaceful commuity."

A better world starts with a better neighborhood. Founded in April 2002, LIFE Camp, Inc. (Love Ignites Freedom thru Education) is one of the leading violence prevention and intervention organizations in America.

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