BECOME BALTIMORE’S NEXT FUTURE LEADER
LEAD AND ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF AND THE GREATER PENN NORTH COMMUNITY*
August 2023
Saturday, Aug 5 9am-1pm Too Legit to Quit -Side Hustle to Success
Saturday, Aug 19 9am-1pm Communications Across Generations
Wednesday, Aug 16 10am-2pm Radical Practice Self Care
Wednesday, Aug 16 5:45pm-8:45pmToo Legit to Quit -Side Hustle to Success
BCAAN Leadership and Advocacy Trainings
Earn while you learn! Trainings will teach participants where and how to resolve common issues with government, how to become leaders and change agents in the community, how to advocate for their families and how to create and preserve Black health and wealth.
Earn $75 Stipend for completing workshop!
Food and Refreshments will be served!
September 2023
Wednesday, Sept 6 10am-2pm Taking Power: Fighting for your Community
Wednesday, Sept 6 5:45pm-8:45pmTaking Power: Fighting for your Community
Saturday, Sept 9 9am-1pm Black Mental Health First Aid
Saturday, Sept 23 9am-1pm Black Mental Health First Aid
All workshops held at Center for Urban Families
2201 N. Monroe St. Baltimore, MD 21217
www.cfuf.org/bcaan
October 2023
Wednesday, Oct 4 10am-2pm Intro to Community Organizing
Wednesday, Oct 4 5:45pm-8:45pmIntro to Community Organizing
Wednesday, Oct 25 10am-2pm Conflict Resolution & De-escalation
Saturday, Oct 7 9am-1pm Wealthy & Wise – Preserving Black
*Penn-North, Reservoir Hill, Whittier-Monroe, Woodbrook-Parkview, Mondawmin, Druid Heights, Auchentoroly BCAAN is an initiative of Center for Urban Families *Penn-North, Reservoir Hill, Whittier-Monroe, Woodbrook-Parkview, Mondawmin, Druid Heights, AuchentorolySession
Description
Intro to community organizing Discussion and exploration of who is our community and what do we want.
Black Mental Health First Aid
The radical practice of Self Care
Bridging the Divide: Communications Across Generations
This workshop offers training on how to normalize mental health conversations, identify signs and symptoms and intervene before a crisis occurs.
This workshop offers tools and techniques to de-stress and focus on our healing and health.
This workshop is designed to break down communication barriers between younger and older generations and foster stronger family connections.
Conflict Resolution & De-escalation Tools for de-escalating conflicts at home and in community and tools to facilitate conversations.
Democracy 365
Discuss how democracy impacts our lives beyond election day. Workshop will discuss how to influence democracy through voting and beyond.
Speaking your peace Workshop is designed to help people get over their fear of speaking in public and with strangers in one-on-one and interview situations.
Making it Memorable - Public Speaking Part 2
Too Legit to Quit -Side Hustle to Success
This workshop is designed to build confidence when speaking in public using storytelling techniques.
This workshop is focused on turning a side-hustle into a “paper-ready” business that can build credit worthiness and access institutional and government contracts.
Grant writing for Beginners
Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of nonprofits, becoming a recognized 501(c)3, developing a case statement their own projects and building a model grant proposal.
Wealthy & Wise – Preserving Black Wealth
This workshop discusses how to protect generational wealth through Wills, Trusts, Land Deeds and Titles.
Step Up to Lead
This workshop is for active citizens who want to increase their leadership role in the community.
Advocating for Your School
This workshop focuses on how community members can advocate for neighborhood schools during school closure and school budgeting process. Participants will learn how to organize, advocate and challenge School Board decisions.
Taking Power
A primer on local and state legislative and policymaking process and practical guidance on how community activists and advocates can influence budget and policy decisions within these bodies. How to build coalitions, develop a power analysis and an effective strategy.
Advocating for your children
Understanding Baltimore City BudgetAdvocating for your Community’s Needs
Networking with a purpose
This session will give tips on navigating School Systems; it will also cover School Choice Process, feeder programs for younger children and private schools.
This workshop focuses on how tax dollars are allocated and how to influence budget decisions to ensure community’s priorities are funded.
This workshop will help participants understand how to build strategic relationships and learn when and how to network
*Penn-North, Reservoir Hill, Whittier-Monroe, Woodbrook-Parkview, Mondawmin, Druid Heights, Auchentoroly