We remain involved and active in raising awareness. Our goal is always to share knowledge. Because knowledge is power!

A Conversation on Autism & Policing will be facilitated by our team - with the leadership of @tapflos - who’s on frontline advocating for families impacted by autism.
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This seminar will be an ongoing conversation between @tapflos and the Yonkers Police Department to strategize on how to improve the relationship between individuals on the spectrum and law enforcers. It’s vital to support Tapflos and it’s mission to advocate for issues concerning autism because their mission is a very crucial one.
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Our organization jumped on board to support because we believe it takes a village to build the village - and we advocate for those in need and those ignored.
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S/o to the Police Commissioner John Muller and the Police officers @seanb11 who attended this seminar. ...

GET FRESH YONKERS 🙌🏼 let’s go!
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We are honored to be receiving our 14th donation for “The Streets Give Back Program” - from a local fashion store called @getfresh_yonkers.
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A huge s/o to them for reaching out and supporting our movement. They donated hoodies/hats/sweats/& shirts of all sizes - thank you 🙏🏻
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914united is thankful to receive the love and support from the business owners and the people in our city. Our work will continue as long as the people remain behind — we will continue leading the way.
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To our brothers and sisters coming home - you’re not alone. We got you🤞🏻🤞🏻
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#914United #streetsGiveBackProgram #getFreshYonkers #GetFreshBronx #YO #yourenotalone #weGotYou #yonkers #westchesternonprofit #giveback #returningcitizens #shareanddonate ...

Helping the formerly incarcerated speaks to the heart of our mission.
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Our “Streets Give Back Program” served the residence of The Abraham House located in the Bronx last week! The Abraham House is a grassroots organization that offers holistic programs and services for those involved in the criminal justice system, and for youth and families affected by incarceration and other social factors such as poverty, violence, truancy, and a lack of quality education.
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The connection was made by @skratchline_ent - who supports the 914united movement and wants to assist those at The Abraham House as he’s on the frontlines advocating for the formerly incarcerated in New York. Salute to you brother for making this happen.
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The team introduced themselves and made a connection with the recipients - and is more motivated than ever to continue to push the advocacy work on behalf of returning citizens. If you or anyone you know has a clothing line and is looking to give back - put us in touch. We are always accepting donations.
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#streetsGiveBackProgram #fromYOtoBX #914United #clothingdonation #yourenotalone ...

We are our Brother’s Keeper!!
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914UNITED is excited to provide an update on The Streets Give Back Program - which launched in February 2021 to extend support to the formerly incarcerated.
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We are glad to have showed love to one of our brothers @eric_x93 who’ve served 20 plus years incarcerated. He’s recently returned to society and is seizing every opportunity to secure a promising future. Jonathan Alvarez crossed paths with his close friend in Sing Sing Correctional Facility in 2012 and they both bonded a brotherhood. As a comrade & close friend of Jonathan, he will always have the support from the 914UNITED family as we care about our returning citizens.
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S/o to @toplevel_official for being a huge sponsor of our program. Thank you!
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Our ideas come to life. Our words are put to action. Our work makes a change!
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Please donate and support our cause to extend support and resources to the formerly incarcerated.
#prisonreform #streetsgiveback #supportreturningcitizens #helpothers #loveyourbrother #communityinformers #communitybuilding #criminaljusticereform #criminaljustice #returningcitizensmatter ...

The team remains present and active - working to pour life into the community
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Yesterday we launched our first “Know Your Civic Power” workshop, which taught the meaning of civic engagement and the power of being a change agent in the community. This workshop was co-facilitated by Assistant Director John Cabrera & Public Relations Deana Renee Robinson - and both did an amazing job in explaining the three branches of American government and how we have the power to hold those in office accountable in changing our communities for the better.
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S/o to @jamaalbowmanny @shanae4clerk @tashadiaz4yonkers for taking the time to share words of wisdom to our participants - speaking on their professional experiences as public servants and their sources of inspiration. We appreciate you all for attending our workshop - and more importantly, for adopting your roles in the name of a better society
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To our viewers:
Our purpose with this seminar is to provide civic education with the aim to inspire civic engagement in the @cityofYonkers
We need to begin using our voices and exercising our democratic rights to hold those in office accountable! In the words of Congressman Bowman: “The people don’t work for those in office, they work for us.”
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Please join our movement in raising civic awareness among our youth specifically and the community in general.
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If you support this cause, please share, comment, and donate!!
#civiceducation #civicawareness #civicengagement #communityinformers
#communitybuilders #yonkers #mentors #fillingthevoid #bridgingthegap #forthepeople #westchester ...

The relationship between the 914UNITED Co-founders Jonathan Alvarez & John Cabrera is one to admire - given their long history of friendship now turned partnership in social justice impact work.
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They’ve known each other since kindergarten, a 28 year-old friendship which dates to 1993 (see the last slide)
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Back in 2005, these men have parted ways as Alvarez jumped full-time into the streets and Cabrera decided to turn his life around and complete school. But the departure didn’t separate them for long. When Alvarez was arrested at the age of 17, Cabrera supported his friend throughout the entire process - from the court proceedings to the prison visiting rooms hours from home (see slide 4) to Alvarez’s first day back home. So while one experienced the criminal justice system as a detainee, the other experienced it as a visitor. Both learned the ugly nature of the penal system from different perspectives.
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Upon Alvarez’s release, Cabrera was a pivotal piece to his friend’s transition into society and his success as an entrepreneur by providing him with positive reinforcement on his journey of choice. So much so that Alvarez’s vision to launch a nonprofit inspired Cabrera to jump on board - since their unique lived experiences are valuable to their mentorship work. As builders of the organization, Alvarez is the visionary and Cabrera is the executor.
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Both have a passion to build the same community they once negatively impacted as troubled teens - driven and determined to support those in need.
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To learn more about their individual journeys, visit our website 914United.com
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Motivational Men on a Mission
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#communitybuilders #mentorship #brotherhood #founders #prisonreform #youthmentor #friends #progress #growthmindset #growth #supportothers #yourenotalone ...

The team remains active with our “Real Estate w/ Janita” seminar!!!
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It was a pleasure to educate community members - which include family, friends, mentees, and local residents - on the fundamentals of real estate and how to start a career in it. NY & soon-to-be FL licensed realtor Janita Mercado @realestatewithjanita injected her fun personality into the educational seminar - successfully stimulating group engagement and laughs simultaneously.
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In the words of one of the participants: “this was official, it was great” - referencing the workshop.
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In light of our mission, the team will continue to bring education-based seminars to the community to provide the people what was not available to them during their grade-school experiences and what’s not available to the youth today!!
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What’s amazing about our reach is that we had a diverse audience in the same space - a mixture of men, women, youth, and formerly incarcerated individuals - all of whom are seeking financial education by people who look like them and who they relate to!! We need more of Yonkers residents to step up and be the change they want to see!!!
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Our aim is to secure more role models from the community to educate, support, and inspire the community!!
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Salute to the team and the participants for making this happen. S/o to @thepowerlab for offering us their space to educate the people!!
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914UNITED will be continue to advocate and serve the people! #community #communityinformers #financialeducation #financialfreedom #financialliteracy #financialindependence #realestate #realestateagent #realtorlife #realestateyonkers #realestateinvesting #womenempowerment #womenleaders #womenentrepreneurs
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#yonkersfirst #westchester #westchesterrealestate
#giveback ...