Events

Navigating Linkages Between Mental Health and Homelessness in Utica is a panel discussion moderated by Judge Ralph Eannace (ret.) with panelists Ashlee Thompson, Ernie Talerico, Mike Ballman, and Bram Mansbach '24.  Homelessness is on the rise throughout the United States, with more 650,000 people who experienced homelessness according HUD's point-in-time (PIT) count in 2023, a 12% increase from 2022 (and a number that is well-understood to be an undercount). Our local community has seen a similar uptick, with PIT counts revealing a 16% increas...

"Reflecting on Our Semester of Inspired Action: A Justice Lab Experience"   The students of the Spring '24 Levitt Center Justice Lab program, "Inspired Action: Community Building and Social Change", are excited to share their experiences both in the classroom and in their group projects. This term, students took courses in Government, Sociology, and American Studies and participated in a community based project alongside Reverend Sharon Baugh from Hope Chapel AME Zion Church in Utica. The Justice Lab also collaborated to make a collection of cr...