For the first time, Newark officials expanded the Public Safety Awards Ceremony to recognize more than just the police department in the quest to build safer communities. EJUSA’s Will Simpson, our director of violence reduction initiatives, was just one of three honorees who is a member of the EJUSA family.
“The award really belongs to many people at EJUSA,” said Will, “Lionel LaTouche and Tracee Thomas (who run Trauma to Trust), and Zayid Muhammad (our new strategist in Newark), and plenty of others who are helping ensure that Newark is seen as a model for public safety.”
LaKeesha Eure, Newark’s Director of the Office of Violence Prevention & Trauma Recovery, was one of two members of the EJUSA Trauma & Healing Network honored on June 1. The other was Al-Tariq Best, founder of The HUBB Arts & Trauma Center.
We are proud of the recognition but far more so of our work in partnership with so many leaders to make Newark safe.
