Save Our Streets Brooklyn

Save Our Streets Brooklyn

Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) is a community-based effort to end gun violence. S.O.S. Brooklyn works in Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant. STOP SHOOTING.

START LIVING. Brooklyn works in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy, collaborating closely with local organizations, neighborhood churches and pastors, community residents and the individuals most likely to commit a shooting. provides immediate intervention whenever a shooting occurs in the neighborhood, reaching out to the victim, friends, and family to ensure that a retaliatory shooting does not take pla

Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 27/09/2024

Friday Photo Dump 🙃🔥

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16/09/2024

📣 We’re thrilled to co-host the Hidden Professions Career Panel with the Brownsville Community Justice Center ( )& Recess Kickball League () THIS Wednesday! 🤓

Join us on Sept.18th to discover careers in unseen industries and hear from a panel of phenomenal experts! 🎤✨

🗓️ Date: September 18, 2024
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Location: ** 50 Belmont Avenue, BK

Don’t miss this chance to explore new career paths! 🙌💼

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 13/09/2024

Friday Photo Dump 🙃

Summer is officially over, and will be missed! 🔥We’ve had a ton of amazing youth excited for starting school last week and as always we’re here for you. Pull up to the office, be safe this weekend & ‼️😎🦾

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22/08/2024

🎒📚 Get Ready for Our Back to School Bash! 🎉
Join us tomorrow for a day filled with activities, giveaways, games & raffle as we gear up for the new school year! Whether you’re a student, parent, or teacher, there’s something for everyone.

✨ What to Expect:
• Awesome games and prizes!
• Free school supplies and backpacks for students!
• Delicious refreshments and raffle draw @ 2pm!

🗓️ Date: Friday, August 23rd
📍 Location: 164 Troy Avenue
🕒 Time: 12 PM - 4 PM

Let’s make this school year the best one yet! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors. See you there!

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 27/07/2024

ya’ll🙃✨🧡From the team officially kicking off this summer’s AGVEP (Anti-Gun Violence Employment Program) with our amazing cohort of youth participants canvassing the neighborhood, to a recent tabling with Medgar Evers Youth and hanging out at the offices, we’ve been busy and loving every moment. ❤️‍🔥🦾

We love y’all and wish everyone a safe and fantastic weekend. Hit us up ✌🏾✨

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 25/07/2024

Last week at , S.O.S.hosted to provide healing and support following the tragic fatal shooting and recent gun violence in our community. 💔🕊️

Gun violence doesn’t just affect the immediate victims; it leaves behind survivors within the community who also suffer. Our presence aimed to offer a safe space for everyone to come together, share, and heal.

We fed over 50 people and created an atmosphere 💛✨

Join us for our next pop-up TODAY:
📍 Kingston Ave and Bergen St
🕟 4:30 PM

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15/07/2024

🚨❗️📢Stand with us tomorrow in Crown Heights at to denounce gun violence and demand change immediately, following the most recent shooting & fatality in our community and neighborhood.

This isn’t just about one life lost; it’s about the impact on our entire community. Bullets don’t just take lives, they shatter families, disrupt neighborhoods, and instill fear. We must rise together and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Join us tomorrow as we hold a Community to honor the young community member we lost and to make our voices heard. Let’s show that our community stands united against this senseless violence.

📧 For more info contact Dequann at [email protected]

📅 **Date:** July 16, 2024  
🕒 **Time:** 4:00 PM  
📍 **Location:** 1400 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213  

Your presence is powerful. Let’s come together to create safer streets and collectively address and DENOUNCE gun violence in our community. ✊🏾🗣️

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 13/07/2024

☀️Yerrrrr 🙃 Check out our latest Friday photo dump! Excited to share the amazing community carnivals, workshops & events we held in June for Gun Violence Awareness Month and some behind-the-scene flicks! From spreading love to making our neighborhoods safer, these moments mean everything to us. As we officially kick off summer, we remain dedicated to supporting those affected by trauma, loss and gun violence in our communities. Shout out to the youth in our communities and all the amazing work they’re doing! Safety this weekend y’all ❤️

Swipe through ➡️ for highlights and reach out, ✌🏾

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 24/06/2024

Join us this Friday for another summer carnival at Albany Houses! 🎉🎡

📍 205 Albany Avenue
⏰ 1-3pm

Come out for an afternoon of fun with food, music, games, and more! This event is a continued part of our celebration of community, togetherness and honoring Gun Violence Awareness Month.

👉🏾Check out some highlights from our recent carnivals this month and this past weekend with !

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13/06/2024

🔥Join us tomorrow, June 14th, for an epic community Father’s Day BBQ!🔥

🍔🌭We’ll be BBQ’ing on site, giving away free haircuts💈, handing out dad gifts & celebrating the father figures of our community. See you there!

🗓️ Date: Friday, June 14th
🕕 Time: 6-8pm
📍Location: 1135 Saint Johns, Brooklyn 11213

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 10/06/2024

📣 Join us in celebrating & with RISE Project ( ) this Saturday, June 15th!

Come hang with us at Brower Park in Crown Heights for a day filled with live music, delicious food, fun games, an ah-mazing lineup of workshops, meaningful conversations, and a day of community and solidarity as we come together in honor & respect of Juneteenth! 🖤❤️💚

📍 Location: Brower Park 🍃

🆘✨Sneak peek of the lineup! 🆘✨

📅 1pm: Healing & Wellness w/ & DJ Peter-Vibe ()
📅 1:30pm: Massage Therapy
📅 2pm: Breathwork
📅 5pm: Drum Lessons w/ Master Drummer Bi Lizie Tra
📅 8:30pm: Summer of Soul Movie Screening () w/ Council Member Chi Osse () and Rooftop Films ()

Let’s honor this important day as a community. See you there! ✨

Community

Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 30/05/2024

Join us for the 8th Annual Launch Charter School Walk-Out to End Gun Violence! Together with , we’re stepping up once again this year to confront gun violence and its enduring impact on our community and students.

Last year, our community came together in a heartfelt demonstration of solidarity & we’re uniting once more to take a powerful stand together against this devastating epidemic in light of

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, June 5th @ 10am
📍 Starting Location: Launch Charter School, 1580 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11213
📍 End Location: Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216

📢 Swipe left to see the unforgettable moments from last year that continue to inspire us.✨🧡

🆘 Reach out if you have any questions. We can’t wait to walk alongside you!

Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 24/05/2024

that means another S.O.S. photo dump & status update for the 📸 ✨

In the Catchment, we were up to 117 days without a shooting, until an incident in earlier this week. Despite the challenges, our team of Outreach Workers, Violence Interrupters, and Hospital Responders continues to diligently work on the ground, striving to make Brooklyn safer for all our community members, students, residents, friends, neighbors & loved ones. Here’s a recap!

🎓We’ve been hosting real talks at local schools including and diving into discussions about community safety and the impact of gun violence.

🚨Our ‘Know Your Rights’ workshop was a full house! We covered everything from I-Cards and the NYPD Gang Database to navigating police interactions and what to do if your rights are violated.

More info here: https://legalaidnyc.org/take-action/campaigns/yryp/?utm_source=PPTDeck&utm_medium=PPT&utm_id=CJUPPT

✊🏾Our Community Shooting Response at yesterday showed just how committed we are to addressing gun violence and community accountability.

We’re here to make a difference, and this is only the beginning. 🙃

📍 Come by and see us in action or get involved:

- Bed Stuy: 423 Gated Avenue**
- Crown Heights: 250A Kingston Ave**

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Photos from Save Our Streets Brooklyn's post 10/05/2024

Friyay photo dump!📸 we out here. Check out our mascot 🐶

Safety this weekend y’all!🫶🏾 🫡 #2024

09/05/2024

📢 S.O.S. Brooklyn invites you to attend our ‘Know Your Rights’ workshop happening tomorrow, Friday 5/10 @ 6pm.

🔍 Scan the QR code to RSVP and secure your spot!

🗓️ THIS Friday at 6 PM, IRL at 250A Kingston Ave.📍

Join us for an essential session where you’ll learn:

- The ins and outs of the Right to Know Act 📜
- How to recognize and respond to an illegal stop & frisk 🚫
- Techniques for de-escalating unexpected conflicts 🗣️
- Critical steps to take if detained or arrested ⛓️

Knowledge is your greatest ally—equip yourself with the power to navigate through unexpected street encounters
with confidence and calm. See you there! 🫡

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23/10/2023

Join S.O.S. & Rise for a Flavorful Annual Fish Fry, Where Community and Cure Violence Unite!"

17/01/2023

Join us as we celebrate a youth led event for .

02/11/2022

Peace Family. Just wanted to share this exciting opportunity for a community give back. We are hosting a Holiday Toy Drive and would love to be able to provide a wonderful Holiday to as many families and community members as possible.

If you are interested all information is on the flyer. 🎁

27/07/2022

TOMORROW!

Join us at the in NYC

We’re proud to announce that will be hosting a benefit concert in response to the increasing hun violence in the United States.

*A portion of the proceeds will be donated to our organization, Save Our Streets Brooklyn, and to allow us to continue doing the work that we do keeping our communities safe from violence*

Tickets available online or at the door. Link to the tickets can be found in ‘s bio. See y’all there!

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