Organizations Filed Purposes:
ONE COMMON UNITY BREAKS CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND BUILDS COMPASSIONATE, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC, ARTS, AND PEACE EDUCATION.
INSPIRING PERSONAL GROWTH & COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING & ARTS PROGRAMMING.
FLY BY LIGHT (FBL): OCU'S FLAGSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM BUILDS PATHWAYS TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND THE HEALING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. OVER THE YEAR, OUR DYNAMIC AND HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING ENGAGED 3,500 D.C. YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS TO LEAD A SHIFT AWAY FROM VIOLENCE THROUGH IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CITYWIDE CAMPAIGNS, TEACHER TRAINING, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, COMMUNITY CONCERTS, AND ART SHOWCASES. OUR ACTIVITIES USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, ARTS EMPOWERMENT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL-LEARNING, MINDFULNESS AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS: MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS ENGAGED 415 STUDENTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. CLINICIANS INTEGRATE INTO EACH SCHOOL'S MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM, WORKING TO SUPPORT YOUTH, ESPECIALLY THOSE IMPACTED BY CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OCU'S 14 CLINICIANS EACH PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TO AN AVERAGE OF 25 STUDENTS PER WEEK, FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING STUDENTS TO COPE WITH TRAUMA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, STRESS AND OTHER NEEDS. TEACHERS, SCHOOL STAFF, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND/OR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED STUDENTS FOR TREATMENT.
ARTS, CULTURE AND PEACE EDUCATION: FINALLY, OCU PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTS AND PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE TRAINED DOZENS OF D.C. EDUCATORS IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, CULTURAL HUMILITY, CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, AND OTHER TOPICS AS NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY, OCU'S PERFORMANCE TROUPE, COMPRISED OF FIVE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND ALUMNI OF THE FLY BY LIGHT PROGRAM, GAVE MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES ACROSS THE CITY TO PROMOTE A COMMUNITY-WIDE SHIFT AWAY FROM VIOLENCE AND TO BUILD HEALTHY, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. WE REACHED OVER 1,500 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS AND 300 PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH SEVEN SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLIES AND TWO COMMUNITY ART SHOWCASES. FINALLY, WE RELEASED AN ARRAY OF MUSIC VIDEOS, SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ALL DRIVEN TO PROMOTE COMPASSIONATE AND NON-VIOLENT CULTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rajeev Kasat | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $130,222 |
| Randall Amster | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Prashant Khetan | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sherryleen Lynch | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Daryn Cambridge | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew Daub | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Rachel Moo | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Amanda Munroe | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| John Taylor | TREAS., THEN BRD MBR (TRANS. 10/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Tisha Deloney | TREASURER (FROM MAY 2019) | 2 | $0 |
| Sheherazade Jafari | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Dory Halati | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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