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Healthy
Black Communities, Inc.'s programs and initiatives are incorporated
into the "Centers" model that
houses each program and initiative taken on by the organization.
A description of each Center follows along with a link to its web page
to acquire more information.
Center
for Black Family Wellness: This center focuses on developing
programs and services responsive to health disparities within the
Black community (i.e. HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Cancer, Hypertension,
Suicide, Homicide, Teenage Pregnancy, etc.). Wellness is a term CEO Evans adopted to broaden the approach of addressing
health disparities to be inclusive of ten essential parts of the
human being experience: intellectual, physical, mental, spiritual,
sexual, educational, emotional, political, financial and social.
The primary focus is to develop programs separately and collectively
that approach building and improving the Black Family infrastructure,
not from an American "family" model, but African
centered model that includes neighbors, community organizations
and members, faith based institutions, etc.
Center
for Black Same Gender Loving Development: This
center focuses on developing programs and services responsive to
mobilizing and improving the quality of life for same gender loving
Black people. SGL is a cultural term that
affirms the same sex attraction between men and women, created in
the early to mid 90's. The primary focus is to work within the SGL
Black community, giving infrastructure and capacity building assistance
to individuals, organizations and businesses that focus on providing
a product or service that enhances the SGL Black experience. We believe everyone with Black skin or any variation thereof, has value and worth and is a part of the Beloved Family.
Center
for International Excellence: This center focuses on
partnering with organizations outside the United States to share
program initiatives adopted or proven concepts/strategies that will
improve the quality of life for developing countries or marginalized
communities outside the United States. International
Excellence is HBC's approach at making sure that international
non governmental organizations are mentored and supported in developing
their infrastructure in a way that is responsive to the needs of
their targeted communities. The primary focus is to share what we
know and utilize Pablo Freire's community development model to improve
the life of global community members.
Center
for Organization & Technology Development: This
center focuses on developing organizational and technological infrastructures
that will assist in building programmatic and structural capacities
to operate programs and services responsive to the needs of communities.
The landscape of nonprofit organizations is constantly changing,
with new laws and advancements in knowledge and information. HBC's COTD will identify resources to assist
the small to medium sized faith based and community based organization
change their landscape as well. In addition, the role of technology
permeates the lives of individuals as well as organizations, we
feel it is our responsibility to provide programs and services that
assist in bridging the digital divide already in existence within
Black communities, domestically and internationally. |