North Carolina For Community And Justice Inc

NONPROFIT HUMAN RELATIONS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BUILDING COMMUNITIES FREE OF BIAS, BIGOTRY AND RACISM.

ANYTOWN PROGRAM:ANYTOWN IS A YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAM FOR TEENS. IT GATHERS DIVERSE GROUPS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SPEND A WEEK LEARNING HOW TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. ANYTOWN IS A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES, GAIN RESILIENCE, AND BUILD EACH OTHER UP.TOGETHER, THEY TACKLE TOUGH TOPICS LIKE RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF IDENTITY. THEY PRACTICE COMMUNICATING RESPECTFULLY, LEARNING TO APPRECIATE DIFFERENCES AND FIND COMMON GROUND. THEN THEY TAKE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED BACK HOME, READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND EVERYWHERE THEY GO.

YOUTH PROGAMS:- STARR: STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT RACE + RACISM IS A HYBRID (PART VIRTUAL, PART IN-PERSON) PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A SAFE, WELCOMING SPACE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT RACE AND RACISM WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT. - NCCJ'S ANYTOWN AT SCHOOL (ALSO CALLED "ANYTOWN ANYTIME") IS A MENU OF IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BUILT ON THE POWERFUL AND PROVEN CONCEPTS OF ANYTOWN. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO COMBAT STEREOTYPING AND BULLYING AND BUILD MORE COMPASSIONATE, INCLUSIVE AND RESPECTFUL SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. - NCCJ YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, A SERIES OF ONGOING MEETINGS TO MENTOR AND TRAIN ANYTOWN AND STARR GRADUATES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THEIR TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL.- YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AN ANNUAL, DAY-LONG CONFERENCE FOR UP TO 200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, IS LED BY NCCJ'S YOUTH AMBASSADORS.- BREAK THE CYCLE: BE THE CHANGE, AN ASSEMBLY-STYLE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON WAYS TEENS CAN IDENTIFY AND STOP BULLYING.

ADULT PROGRAMS:- THE RESET IS A FREE, SELF-PACED, EMAIL BASED PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE TIME AND SPACE FOR LEARNING, UNLEARNING, AND DISCOVERING MORE EFFECTIVE SOCIAL JUSTICE HABITS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE DAILY EMAILS FOR THREE WEEKS THAT EACH FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC CHOSEN BY NCCJ'S YOUTH AMBASSADORS AND INCLUDES CURATED RESOURCES.- OPEN MINDS RESPECTFUL VOICES IS A SET OF 5 COMMUNITY PRACTICES THAT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING IN MORE RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE AND ACTIVELY LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' PERSPECTIVES.- NCCJ'S WORKPLACE PROGRAMS EQUIP PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO CREATE MORE INCLUSIVE SPACES. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF INFORMATIONAL MODULES, EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES, AND FACILITATED DIALOGUE AND ACTION PLANNING, WE EXAMINE HOW UNCONSCIOUS BIASES, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND IDENTITY SHAPE OUR PERSPECTIVES AND IMPACT OUR DECISION-MAKING.