Tag: Community Boards Executive Director Darlene Weide

On June 3, Da’Nille Lemon, a 14-year-old eighth grade student at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School, will become the youngest recipient of Community Boards’ The Gail Sadalla Rising Peacemaker Award at their annual Peacemaker Awards. Bayview resident Da’Nille serves as the peer mediation project leader for the Restorative Mediation Program and participates in her school’s Peer Resources elective, a program that empowers youth to create just change.

Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement Executive Director Jacob Moody recently accepted this year’s Community Boards Leadership Peacemaker Award on behalf of the over 40-year-old organization, which provides tailored, comprehensive support for at-risk youth in Bayview Hunters Point. The award was presented by Community Boards Executive Director Darlene Weide at the fourth annual Peacemaker Awards luncheon.