Community Assets an Indy affiliate of Rescue Release Restore - Simba/simsa
SIMBA/SIMSA offers African American youth (ages 8-17) a safe space to examine their lives, their cho
Safe in My Brothers Arms/Safe in My Sisters Arms (SIMBA/SIMSA)
The Indianapolis Chapter was formed in 2009 thru the leadership of Community Assets.
The male program (Simba Circle) was instituted when a group of African American community leaders recognized that there was a need to mentor young black males into becoming healthy, non-violent adults. The actual male camping experience began in 1994 through grant support from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The actual female experience (SIMSA) began in 2007. During these camping experiences youth are introduced to an Afrocentric orientation to life focusing on these six basic elements: The Centrality of Community, Spirituality, Harmony with Nature, Reverence for Ancestors, Personal Centeredness, and Survival.
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