Dr. Lisa Millsaps-Graham, third from left, entrance row, and Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Membership President Jean Joseph, fourth from left, and Brooklyn Canarsie Lions.
Picture by Nelson A. King
Dr. Lisa Millsaps-Graham – who, along with her husband, Hashim Muhammad-Graham, P.E., on Saturday coordinated a Faculty and Vocational Profession Truthful together with the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Faculty and Vocational Profession Planning workforce – says that the occasion “showcased a concerted effort to handle the rising wealth hole in Brooklyn communities.”
Dr. Millsaps-Graham advised Caribbean Life on Tuesday that the occasion, at P.S. 227, on East 83rd Avenue in Canarsie, Brooklyn, was held beneath the theme, “Advancing My Future.”
She stated the initiative, “keenly supported” by Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Membership President, Jean Joseph, “aimed to boost consciousness, elevate, and equip neighbors with the required instruments to safe and maintain private and generational wealth by means of larger training and profession development.”
“Regardless of enthusiastic responses from a whole bunch of Eventbrite registrants, who resonated with the imaginative and prescient by means of flyers, ads or private invites, the occasion noticed a turnout of solely 25 %,” Dr. Millsaps-Graham stated. “These attendees had been handled to a wealthy and various program.”
She stated the occasion featured greater than 40 vendor tables, representing establishments equivalent to State College of New York (SUNY), Metropolis College of New York (CUNY), Traditionally Black Schools and Universities (HBCUs), personal faculties, commerce colleges and vocational options, “catering to a variety of instructional aspirations.”
“Workshops delved into strategic faculty planning, navigating monetary assist, advocating for the advantages of a campus hustle, and emphasizing the significance of staying engaged inside tutorial environments,” Dr. Millsaps-Graham stated.
She stated a spotlight of the occasion was “a energetic flash mob step present” by the Mu Nu X Fraternity from Brooklyn Faculty, “injecting a vibrant and interactive factor on the truthful.”
Dr. Millsaps-Graham stated one other spotlight was “the presence and empowering phrases” from elected officers, together with Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, consultant for the 58th Meeting District; and Councilmembers Mercedes Narcisse, consultant for the 46th Council District, and Farah Louis, consultant for the 45th Council District — all in Brooklyn.
“We can not afford to not compete,” Narcisse, a Haitian-born registered nurse by coaching, advised truthful attendees. “I’ve began placing vocational colleges within the excessive colleges. All of my college students can’t be a health care provider, or a lawyer or a nurse.”
Later, she advised Caribbean Life that “exposing our kids to occasions just like the Faculty and Vocational Profession Truthful is so necessary in shaping their future success and private growth.
“Such experiences present invaluable alternatives for younger students to discover numerous tutorial and profession pathways,” Narcisse stated. “By introducing kids to a various array of instructional and vocational alternatives, we open doorways they might not have even identified existed, permitting them to find their passions and pursuits, serving to them make extra knowledgeable selections about their tutorial and profession paths.”
She applauded the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Membership’s dedication to service, stating that it “shines brightly by means of their many group initiatives, which considerably improve the standard of life in Canarsie and past.”
“I used to be thrilled to accomplice with them and different native elected officers in internet hosting this Faculty and Vocational Profession Truthful,” Narcisse stated. “This occasion underscores our dedication to empowering our youth with the information and sources wanted to succeed.
“I commend the distributors and volunteers whose selfless contributions made this occasion doable,” she added.
Joseph, a Dominica-born licensed public accountant, additionally advised Caribbean Life that the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Membership is “a service group with a big group involvement.”
“Sponsoring a university truthful demonstrates a dedication to helping native college students and their instructional goals,” she stated. “The membership had hyperlinks to native colleges and sources, making the truthful extra accessible to kids who won’t have in any other case attended, in addition to these in smaller areas who may profit from a extra personalized expertise.
“The faculty truthful targeted on giving college students with helpful data and steering,” added Joseph, stating that “the truthful was profitable as a result of it linked college students with faculties that met their wants and pursuits.”
Dr. Millsaps-Graham stated that “Advancing My Future” succeeded in offering “a complete platform for group members to discover instructional and profession pathways, fostering dialogue and empowerment.”
Transferring ahead, she stated the Canarsie Lions Faculty and Vocational Profession Planning workforce shall be contemplating methods “to reinforce outreach and engagement, guaranteeing that the dear sources and insights shared at such occasions attain a broader viewers and proceed to make a significant affect in addressing socio-economic disparities.”
The listing of collaborating vendor tables comprised: US Military; NYC Division of Correction; Virginia State College; KAPPA DELTA PI sorority; Metropolitan Faculty of New York; CUNY Brooklyn Faculty; CUNY Guttman Group Faculty; CUNY Kingsborough Group Faculty; CUNY Borough of Manhattan Group Faculty; CUNY La Guardia Group Faculty; CUNY Reconnect; CUNY Staten Island Faculty; CUNY Faculty of Labor and City Research; Lengthy Island College- Brooklyn Campus; SUNY Plattsburgh; SUNY Morrisville; SUNY Genesee Group Faculty; and SUNY Tompkins Cortland Group Faculty.
Others had been: Brooklyn Grownup Studying Heart; Coalition of Involved Medical Professionals; Small Enterprise Administration – SBA; Lincoln Tech; Unified Political Affiliation; NYC District Council; Berkshire Hathaway; Primerica; The Hope Program; East Flatbush Village, Inc.; and Millenium.
