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Farewell to Jerome Hall
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PROJECT EMERGE
a collaboration with
Vera House & ARISE
Is pleased to announce the
completion of
videos created using
American Sign Language that are accessible to all
(hearing and Deaf).
The
videos will be featured on the Deaf web page of Vera
House's new website this Fall.
Please join us for a preview of the informational
videos:
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Onondaga Community College
Storer Auditorium
For
more information contact:
Lindsay Ryan, Deaf Community Advocate
(315) 472-3171
OR
Jennifer Shaw, Project EMERGE Director
(315) 425-0818 x234
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Vera House welcomes
Chauncey Brown
Men's Outreach Program Coordinator
Vera
House is pleased to announce the appointment of Chauncey
D. Brown as Men’s Outreach Program Coordinator. Chauncey assumed the role on July 16, 2010.
Chauncey will be responsible for continuing the work
established by Vera House’s original Men’s
Outreach Program Coordinator, Jerome Hall. In this role
Chauncey will oversee the agency’s Men’s Outreach Program
including the "12 Men Model" initiative launched in 2009
that encourages men to rethink and redefine masculinity
and male roles.
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Chauncey has served in a volunteer capacity at Vera House
for several years on the White Ribbon Campaign Steering
Committee and the Syracuse Area Domestic & Sexual
Violence Coalition’s Religious Task Force and has
facilitated Alternatives, a domestic violence education
and accountability program designed to challenge the
beliefs and attitudes of men who have been abusive in
their relationships. Vera House Executive Director Randi
K. Bregman states, "We are fortunate to have an
individual as passionate about the mission of Vera House
as Chauncey to fulfill this integral function. I am
excited to partner with Chauncey to focus efforts on
violence prevention."
Chauncey resides in Syracuse and is also the Pastor of True
Vine Baptist Church.
For
more information about the Men's Outreach Program or
our 12 Men Model, please contact Chauncey at
315.425.0818 x228 or click below to email Chauncey.
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Although we're thrilled to have Chauncey join our
team, we'd also like to
bid farewell to our dear friend, Jerome Hall,
who was Vera House's first Men's
Outreach Program Coordinator.
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Jerome is relocating to North Carolina, but during
the nine years he spent with Vera House, he left an
indelible mark on the agency and the work we do in
the community. Jerome worked as an
Alternatives Program Facilitator, Alternatives
Program Co-Coordinator, and most recently, Men's
Outreach Program Coordinator from 2006 - July 2010.
Jerome was the driving force behind an initiative
launched during the 2009 White Ribbon Campaign
called the 12 Men Model.
Jerome enlisted men to take a leadership role in
helping to spread the Campaign’s core message: to
never support, commit or remain silent about abuse.
Jerome recruited 13 men who each recruited 11 more
men in their efforts.
The 12 Men Model encourages men to
rethink and redefine masculinity and male roles. The
program is meant to challenge the thoughts of those
involved in the program, and empower them to
challenge the thoughts of others.
By receiving
education, they are able to confront others, reach
out to their communities, and be leaders in ending
domestic and sexual violence.
Read about Jerome's work in a recent Post Standard
article by Sean Kirst by clicking on the below link.
To learn more about the 12 Men Model or to become a
male leader, please contact Vera House Men’s
Outreach Coordinator Chauncey Brown at (315)
425-0818 x228.
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