Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc.

In this episode, we will discuss domestic violence, HIV, and human justice work in our communities. Elmcor's Executive Director, Saeeda L. Dunston, Elmcor’s Board Secretary/MSW, MPA Nadine Juste, Executive Director of Voces Latinas, Nathaly Rubio-Torio, Elmcor’s Clinical Director-Program Development, Denielle Francis.

In this episode, we will discuss harm reduction approaches to people living with substance use disorders. Elmcor's Executive Director, Saeeda L. Dunston, Joe Turner, CEO of Exponents, and Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of Drug Policy Alliance.  Disclaimer: One of our speakers was in the community at the time of recording; therefore, there will be minor background noise. 

In this episode, we will discuss COVID-19 and what is necessary to decriminalize and de-stigmatize substance use disorder and public health concerns. Elmcor's Executive Director, Saeeda L. Dunston, Dr. Divine Pryor, Senior Policy Advisor, Community Capacity Development (CCD), and Tracie Gardner, Vice President of Policy Advocacy.

In this episode, we will discuss the intersectionality of COVID-19, Race and Gun Violence, and Community Engagement. Elmcor's Executive Director, Saeeda L. Dunston, K. Bain: Entrepreneur, co-founder and Executive Director of Community Capacity Development, and Michael-Sean Spence, Deputy Director of Criminal Justice Policy & Enforcement at Everytown For Gun Safety.

In this episode, we will discuss conscious education and the intersection of education, race, how we see it with COVID-19, and how we see it as a public health issue within the black and brown communities.  Elmcor's Executive Director, Saeeda L. Dunston, Dr. Samuel Roberts: Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS), and Candice Abreu, Teacher Leader, Curriculum designer, and instructor at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Queens.