ONLINE: Taking back the Treasures of my "No No Box”- Preventing Child Abuse in and out of the Home

press release: In partnership with Madison Metropolitan School District Black Excellence Think Tank and Urban Triage, we are proud to present Thriving Through Adversity, a collection of workshops focused around a bold approach to supporting and advocating for black families in the Madison Metropolitan School District.

In April 2019, the Black Excellence Think Tank was challenged with the task of creating a new, safer, and engaging space for Black families. One of the initial community partners to step up to the challenge was Urban Triage. At Urban Triage, we began to do expansive research around what resources and workshops would best engage and support Black families.

Amid the planning and piloting, the world as we knew it changed forever. COVID-19 hit and the population affected the most was our Black families. To support families through the pandemic, Urban Triage shifted its focus to create supports specific to the needs of Black families created by COVID-19. We began to ask what the world would look like for our families after the pandemic. Would the job market be the same? Would our children need additional supports? What would the “new normal” look like? How could we support our families to Thrive Through Adversity?

In response to these questions, Urban Triage will be hosting a number of workshops in the upcoming weeks to help provide the answers.

June 10: In this workshop we will define Black Excellence through the lens of knowledge is power and how do we empower our children about ownership of their own bodies. It is said that 3 out of 4 young women and 1 out of 5 young men will be molested before the age of 17. Most of the time, families are only educated around what to do after something happens. However, what if I told you that 95% of abuse is preventable through education? Let’s empower our community and protect our children!