LIFE CAMP Mission
We protect our community through outreach, intervention and engagement.
LIFE Camp provides youth and families that have been impacted by violence the valuable tools they need to stay in school and out of the criminal justice system. We provide programs and other holistic approaches to reinforce self-esteem and respect for life among one another and also connect and mobilize youth to prevent and heal from violence in New York City’s most underserved communities.
OUR PROGRAMS
Violence Intervention & Prevention Specialists
Our Violence Intervention and Prevention Specialists (VIPS) are frontline workers who canvass our communities daily, mediating conflicts and de-escalating gun violence. They mentor youth participants, preventing them from entering the school-to-prison pipeline. In addition, our VIPS distribute educational and informative materials to community members and partners.
Therapeutic Wellness Services
Wellness stands central in our philosophy at LIFE Camp. We provide conventional and conventional therapeutic and wellness services that promote self-care and healing from the mental and emotional impact of trauma.
Our Programs include The Peacemobile, Urban Yogis, Rites of Passage, Pain on Beats, “Healing Hearts: Mothers Of The Movement,” Community Garden, Wellness Tonics, Hydrotherapy, among others.
Youth & Community Investment
Violence is a public health crisis, and we need to heal our whole community from the ground up. We provide young people and our community a range of Wraparound Services and Educational Opportunities through regular programming at our I LOVE MY LIFE Center and through our Peacemobile.
Our programs and special events include I LOVE MY LIFE Days, Financial Literacy Classes, Wealth Building Courses, Peace Week, Census Outreach, Behavioral Management Courses, Youth WorkForce Programs, Emergency Work Programs, Technology Learning Lab, among others.
Goal
Using our Violence Intervention & Prevention (“VIP”) system, LIFE Camp adds a holistic extension to the Cure Violence model with customized wraparound services.
These highly curated offerings address the unique and varied development needs of high-risk teens and young adults, to prevent them from becoming perpetrators or victims of violence.
Through our strategic partnerships, these wraparound services are also provided to credible messengers and critical stakeholders in every aspect of that young person’s life, from parents, to teachers, law enforcement, health services, clergy, peers, VIP staff, etc.
WE ARE CO-CREATORS OF THE NYC CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
In The Last Three Years, The NYC Crisis Management System Has Contributed To A 15 Percent Decline In Shootings In The 17 Highest Violence Precincts In New York City.
Features
CBS Morning News: Keeping The Peace
With increasing rates of gun violence, the future of our children are at stake—if we don’t take action now! Watch an exclusive interview with Dr. Taranarula on CBS Morning News covering LIFE Camp’s frontline peacekeeping work and the dire need to end gun violence.
Red Table Talk: How Women Are Affected By Gun Violence
Watch as Life Camp CEO, Erica Ford, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and mother come together to discuss the on-going issues surrounding gun violence, and specifically, how it affects women.
Black Girls Rock: Erica Ford
Altice USA, in partnership with Black Girls Rock! and BET, recognized Life Camp Inc. founder, Erica Ford, for being an outstanding member of our community. Life Camp Inc. is saving lives in Queens and all over New York City by helping youth navigate away from the path of violence, and providing support for victims and families affected by gun violence.
Together we make peace real. It’s time to step up!
will you join our journey?
you can help us raise funds to stop the spread of the disease of poverty and violence.
It’s up to us to save our youth.
I LOVE MY LIFE CENTER
111-12 Sutphin Boulevard
Queens, NY, 11435
United States
email: info@peaceisalifestyle.com
tel: +1 (646) 258 - 0936