ReCAST BR News

Please mark your calendars for 1:30 to 3:00 pm on both dates ( Thursday, May 20 and June 17, 2021) .  During our virtual May ReCAST Coalition meeting, we will hear from mental health professionals in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month. And, during our June RCBR, we will hear from LA SPIRIT staff and others.   Hope you can join us.

City-Parish telephone numbers for several offices and departments have changed, including RCBR, effective April 29, 2021. Please dial the following number and extensions when attempting to contact RCBR staff:   Joyce Plummer, Project Director                                225-389-8771 ext. 3130   Daryl E. Blacher, Program Manager                           225-389-8771 ext. 3131   Vedette Bush-Jones, Administrative Specialist         225-389-8771 ext. 3132

  REGISTER HERE   Dear Colleagues,   Registration for LASACT ’21 is now open, so be one of the first to take advantage of the Early Bird conference registration rate—ending June 25th, 2021. After this date, the full, non-discounted conference price will go into effect. Beginning July 25th, 2021, an “At-The-Door” price will be provided to those still seeking registration. All prices can be found on the registration page:  https://virtual.tpn.health/ lasact-2021-conference- registration/ . We are also very close to finalizing a tentative agenda. Once this is completed, we plan to upload it to the registration page as well as to our LASACT website. Be on the lookout for that and get in NOW to secure your reduced price today!   For more information on how you can register today, please read the following  STATEMENT .   --- Stay safe,   Jordan Blacher  Jordan Blacher Communications Director P:(225)-766-2992  F:(225)-766-8552 www.lasact.org

  Pictured: Professor Clarence Nero posing with ReCAST Program Manager Daryl E. Blacher at film premiere, April 22. The April 22 premiere of BRCC Professor Clarence Nero's moving short film  Voices  was very well attended and received. For those who missed last week’s premiere, you can tune in to watch it this Thursday, April 29, beginning at 6 pm. See image below for details.

 

  If further information is needed, please contact:   Dedra L. Evans Urban League of Louisiana-Baton Rouge Workforce Services Career Pathways Program Coordinator 445 North12 th  Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Email:  devans@urbanleaguela.org Phone:504-324-4444              Ext. 408 (Direct)   225-938-0515(Mobile)  

Yes, I’m In My Feelings. Processing Through Pain to A Place of Hope.  It’s a virtual event to provide hope and resources to college students that are feeling stressed due to a disruption in their normal college life, civil unrest and Covid related issues.  

 

The Bridge Center for Hope is the first-ever crisis stabilization center serving East Baton Rouge Parish residents 18 years or older.     The Bridge Center for Hope in partnership with RI International is pleased to host a special community event during May, Mental Health Awareness Month, to help spread the word of how important mental health is to the citizens and community of East Baton Rouge Parish. The event will be an opportunity for citizens and community partners to learn about The Bridge Center for Hope and the agencies and organizations who are providing critical services addressing the mental and behavioral health challenges in our community.   But we can’t do it alone!   We graciously ask for your help to support this event. Friends and community partners are encouraged to pitch in by participating in this exciting event.    Please view our attached flyer for more information on this great event!     If you’re interested in learning mor...

Hello Colleagues and Partners, This is a star-studded event featuring Soledad O’Brien, Lamman Rucker (Greenleaf), Film Director Willie Burton, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and others begins at 1:00 pm, Thursday, April 22.  The event will be held in the Magnolia Theater on the main campus of Baton Rouge Community College.   As a ReCAST Coalition member, our partner BRCC, has extended this invitation to each of you.  Please respond via text to 318-599-4613 regarding your attendance.   See the flyer for additional event details.   We look forward to seeing each of you there!

Timely and exciting webinar for all the youth, 11-17 years old, in your life! Parents are welcome to join in but we want the young people to speak up and have their voices heard!