Our Foundation

Culture

“The ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, and art.”

Correct

Free from corrupt thinking and conducting yourself in proper order.

Creative

“Relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.”

Reginald A. Slade along with some photos from our Social Justice and Food Justice Programs.

Below are some slides explaining more about what we do in detail.

Reginald A. Slade

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Executive Director

Reginald A. Slade graduated from Springfield College with a degree in Human Services. He has worked for the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) system in New Haven, Connecticut as a Drop-Out Prevention Specialist for more than 20 years and currently serves as the Youth Coordinator for the NHPS. In this capacity, Mr. Slade has witnessed the effect of the harsh drug policies and sentencing of President Richard Nixon’s War on Drugs campaign. Launched in 1971, the War on Drugs wreaked havoc on the African American community with, as one writer notes, “traumatizing sentences that snatched parents from children and loved ones, destabilizing families and communities.". The 50-year War on Drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans. Consequently, many of the black youth Mr. Slade services have family members and friends who were or are incarcerated and these youth often accept incarceration as a way of life.