Community Empowerment Training

2860 Ward Boulevard,Wilson NC 27893

02 June, 2022

Description

Join us as trainers from NCDHHS come to hold a free training about community empowerment. Community empowerment is a proven catalyst for advocating for social and systems change. Without community empowerment and collective action, we would not have the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the historic and ongoing Civil Rights Movement or paid peer support services. People who access services, be it for mental health, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or traumatic brain injuries are the subject matter experts of their lives. People who access these services, their family members, and their community will be empowered to use their voices to advocate for changes in the service system. Additionally, the session aims to help reframe the perspective of community members to view inclusion and participation as an essential tool to mobilize changes that enrich the lives of all people.