SERVICES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Every child has a leader inside of them. Every child has a different voice of leadership. Here at the Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc., we like to tap into those many different voices and find that leader by empowering them through self advocation. Some may take longer than others to figure out what strengths they may have, or what weakness they posses and how to overcome them. Together we will help them achieve the goals that they want to do, or they never thought possible.
With the help of our mentoring program we hope to embark on a new generation of leaders.
LIFE SKILLS CENTER:
Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc. and All About Change hope to fill your children with the life skills needed to survive in this world today. As many of you all know there are a lot of resources not available inside our communities anymore. We would like to help put some of those resources back by coming together and networking with other churches, organizations, businesses, corporations, and educational services to give your child the best chance possible to succeed. By ourselves we do not have all the answers, but together we can prevail as a whole and save our youth. Let them live! They are the next generation!
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AND ADVOCACY
Our organizations volunteer with other activists, advocacy and peace organizations. Along with helping the community ourselves by connecting within our own communities. Our children come up with their own ways to give back to the community as well as advocate for themselves and others.
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YOUTH-LED DISCUSSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Mentorship/Support
Within the Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc., we have designed a children based atmosphere. When the youth meet they discuss topics that matter to them, create workshops that helps them become more successful in life. As well as plan trips to different colleges and places of interest.
We encourage our youth if the topic of interest bothered them to a point of discussion, please feel free to do as you feel about the situation. If its in your heart to educate, advocate, or help we back you up 100%.
Support for youth around issues of sexual orientation and gender identity
Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc. has its safe zone training certification giving by Out Alliance. We understand and support issues of sexual orientation and gender identity among our youth today. We encourage our youth to contact our organization if they have any concerns or questions about their sexual orientation or gender identity or the comfortability thereof.
Crisis intervention and advocacy services for LGBTQ victims of crime
Our organization is apart of The Roc Against Gun Violence Coalition. This Coalition has been working tirelessly to come up with ways to prevent gun violence and violence in our community, and has come up with our new mobile crisis response unit. Working alongside RPD, and other crisis preventive organizations this unit will be most helpful with crisis intervention. The mobile crisis response unit is is available.
Rise up Rochester another organization we work with is also offers crisis intervention and grieve support. You can reach them at RiseUpRochester@yahoo.com
Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc., and All About Change not only teaches our youth to advocate for themselves but we advocate for others as well. We are not a bias organization and see the rights of our LGBTQ community to be just as fair as any other community or race.
24 hour crisis line
Mentorship Program
Safety planning
We refer our youth to use the Strong mobile crisis hotline at 585-529-3721, unless they are in immediate danger. Than please call 911.
National Domestic Violence hotline number is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and its private.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255). Spanish speaking 1-888-628-9454. Deaf or hearing impaired 1-800-799-4889
www.suicidepreventiolifeline.org
The Crisis Text Line
Text "MHFA" to 741741 free 24/7 crisis counseling
The Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-723-TALK (8255); select #1
Deaf or hearing impaired 1-800-799-4889
The Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-935-5990
Text "TalkWithUs" to 66746
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
The National Sexual Assault Hotline and Online Hotline
800-656-HOPE (473)
https://hotline.rainn.org/online
Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse 24 hour online
https://helpingsurvivors.org/domestic-violence-and-sexual-abuse/
Greece Gators: Inspiring Prime Greatness Mentor Program
Run by Daryll Smith
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Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc. has its certification in CPR and AED, and First Aide training. As well as its Safe Serve certification for handling food. Our organization also took a nutritional cooking class through food link to learn how to handle cooking utensil properly, plus the proper nutrient value and calorie intake of processed to unprocessed foods. Therefore allowing us to teach our children proper cooking techniques and healthy meals to eat.
During this Covid-19 pandemic we understand the need to social distance, keep our hands clean and sanitized, and wear face covering at all times. We provide our own masks and hand sanitizer for our children. and due to the small numbers we have right now, we can properly practice social distancing.
Mental health support
Navigation of legal and medical systems
Information, education and referral
Currently Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program Inc., and All About Change both have had support group facilitator training through the mental health association. With those certificates we are allowed to facilitate small support groups and individuals.
Morgan Williams Youth Advocate Program as of 12/14/2020 is now certified in Mental First Aid Training. We do not treat, diagnose, or prescribe any conditions or medicines for these individuals. We notice and observe signs and behaviors associated with mental health challenges and may be the first step towards that individual seeking and receiving professional assistance.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
If you need assistance due to a crime, homicide, domestic violence there is some assistance with the Victims Assistance Unit. You can contact them at 585-428-6630. They are open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 noon
The unit provides:
Crisis support services after a crime
Home or hospital visits
Explanation of the criminal justice system
Referrals to other agencies
Transportation to and from court for victims and witnesses who have exhausted all other means of transportation
Assistance in filing NYS Crime Victims Compensation
Strong Hospital is still our number one leading hospital in trauma care. We advise that if you have a person who has been wounded from a gun, fire, drowning, stabbing, strangulations, suffocation, poisonings, etc. To contact your emergency centers as soon as possible for the quickest way to resolve the need of the situation.
Emergency/Fire - 911
Poison Control - 1-800-222-1222
We hope to educate your children in areas that we can, but if we are unable to provide what they need we will refer them to other educational services. It is our duty and their right to have the proper information and the right to succeed at all times.
In need of food, Word of The Cross Church has a food pantry available times and dates are available below.
Every Saturday
9a.m. to 12p.m.
you may only come once a week, but are welcome back at anytime.
Any questions please call the church, number listed below.