Join Resilient Sacramento on Feb 9th at 3PM for the monthly zoom meeting. The featured speaker will be Imani Lucas, Executive Director of United and Guided. United And Guided is committed to developing economic security and emotional wellness in traditionally under-served communities through education, service learning, and local ownership. The leaders of United And Guided recognize that underserved communities face large disparities in health, justice, literacy, and economic stability. To address these issues, United And Guided is committed to providing academic coaching, life skills development, and service learning instruction to serve youth and families in underserved communities. They envision a social enterprise that engages in profitable business strategies and partnerships that raise unrestricted funds to help lead our mission towards improving the socio-economic conditions of our people from traditionally low-income communities. Check out their website at: http://www.unitedandguided.org/
Imani Lucas is a proud father of two, and has over 25 years experience working in marginalized communities from the City of Sacramento to the rural aldeas of Northern Guatemala. Imani has a Bachelors degree in Sociology, and a Masters in Organizational Management. Imani is a Veteran of the United States Navy, and served a complete 27-month tour in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Imani provides Conflict Mediation and Restorative Justice facilitation in English and Spanish. He worked early in the inception of the Adverse Childhood Experience movement in Sacramento and understands the connection between ACEs and marginalized communities.
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