Experience

African American Planning Commission, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Jul 2004 - Present

  Serenity House Family Residence (SHFR), a project of the African American Planning Commission, Inc., is a transitional residence designed to offer survivors of domestic violence and their children, a safe but temporary haven in which to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. The secondary goal is to prepare families for independent living within or outside the State and to offer a host of on-and off-site supportive services that will help empower survivors. Serenity House Family Residence (SHFR), a project of the African American Planning Commission, Inc., is a transitional residence designed to offer survivors of domestic violence and their children, a safe but temporary haven in which to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. The secondary goal is to prepare families for independent living within or outside the State and to offer a host of on-and off-site supportive services that will help empower survivors.



Victim Services (Safe Horizon)

• Greater New York City Area

• Director of Hotlines

  • Jun 1990 - Sep 1996

  Oversaw five (5) 24 hour hotlines: Domestic Violence Hotline, Crime Victims Hotline, Elder Abuse Hotline, Incest Helpline and Runaway Hotline. Oversaw five (5) 24 hour hotlines: Domestic Violence Hotline, Crime Victims Hotline, Elder Abuse Hotline, Incest Helpline and Runaway Hotline.