2025 NE Streetworker Conference — Culture Cures: Embracing Strength, Overcoming Trauma, and Cultivating Joy

Training Name

2025 NE Streetworker Conference — Culture Cures: Embracing Strength, Overcoming Trauma, and Cultivating Joy

Training Description

Theme: "Culture Cures: Embracing Strength, Overcoming Trauma, and Cultivating Joy". The New England Streetworker Conference at Gillette Stadium on September 26th, 2025, will bring in speakers from across the country, celebrate accomplishments, and provide an opportunity to re-energize all street workers. Over the years, the New England Streetworker Conference has become a cornerstone event for frontline street outreach workers in our region, offering a platform to celebrate and educate those dedicated to community violence intervention.

Training Type

In-Person, Annual, Conference

Training Topic

Support for CVI community, including streetworkers

Training Learning Objectives

• Build professional connections – During the event, participants will connect with at least 5 violence interventionists and streetworkers, with the opportunity of exchanging contact information to expand their professional network.
• Engage in peer support and knowledge exchange – Participants will be able to actively contribute to at least 3 conversations or sessions, where they both offer and receive advice, strategies, and encouragement related to CVI work.
• Learn and identify best practices – Participants will be able to attend at least 2 workshops and identify 2 or more best practices relevant to their work.
• Strengthen understanding of community mobilization – Participants will engage in sessions focused on community mobilization and identify at least 3 actionable strategies discussed during the event.
• Participate in professional development – Participants will take part in at least 2 professional development sessions and note key skills or approaches they can use in their roles.
• Network and celebrate collective work – Participants will attend at least 2 networking or celebratory activities and engage with peers to acknowledge and reflect on shared successes in CVI work.
• Contribute to strengthening the streetwork field – During discussions and sessions, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences, insights, or resources at least twice to contribute to collective learning and field-building.
• Support staff wellness – Participants will have an opportunity to learn 1-2 wellness practices.

Training Syllabus / Curriculum

• Keynote Speaker: Erica Ford
• Legacy Award: Minister Randy Muhammad
• Go Viral or Go Further: TikTok for Impact — Iya Thomas
• Understanding the Intersection Between Trauma and Restorative Justice — Patrick Stephens
• STEM and Soul: Crafting Your Own Self-Care Bouquet — Keena Lunde
• Building Culture Through Icebreakers and Community-Building Activities — Will Vilas Novas
• Sisters in Streetwork Circle — Lisa Pina-Warren, Linda Ketsith, & Anita Morales
• Hands On Defense Workshop: Fighting for Fair Housing — Leslie Credle, Naia Wilson, Jose Lorenzo
• Flowing Beyond Barriers: A Creative Journey from Stagnation to Flow — Samantha Stichman
• Sacred Piece - Crafting Talking Pieces for Peace Circles — Ebony LePenn
• This Work will not Kill Us: Spirit Repair and Survivance for Streetworkers — Dr. Stacy Seward
• Conflict, Mediation, and De-escalation Training — Jeffrey 4X Lewis
• More than Music: Deconstructing Hip-Hop as a Tool for Healing, Resistance, and Joy — Corey "R.E.K.S." Christie
• Hood Health and the Science of Self — Dr. Sujan Dass

Instructor Information

Multiple presenters

TC4E / UTEC

This conference features keynote speaker Erica Ford alongside a full slate of workshop facilitators from the GVP network.