CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR POPULATION (CROP)

CAPACITY-BUILDING, RESOURCES, & OPPORTUNITIES FOR POPULATIONS (CROPs)

Established in 2016, CROPs' vision is "building the capacity of people & populations to be healthy and well" and it's mission is "to cultivate, empower, and support the

capacity and skills development of vulnerable populations - improving self-efficacy, wellness, and well-being". Thus, in an effort to better service - build the capacity of vulnerable populations , CROPs acquired its 501 (c) 3 status as a public charity, 509 (a) (2).

CROPs' leaders believe that building one 's self -efficacy supports improvements in one's wellness and well-being.

CROPs' scope of work focuses on three target populations/vulnerable communities:

African-Americans/communities I Same-gender loving, Trans and Queer (SGLTQ) people /communities I Persons with Behavioral Health issues/communities

CROPs' leadership team, approach framework, and community involvement-activities can be seen below (Pictures below can be enlarged by clicking them).

CROPs Program Director, Michael Robinson, facilitating a

listening session - assessing self efficacy . The session was for

African-American men in Jackson, Mississippi.

BACH CROPs' LCSW Michael Robinson and Dr. Benjamin lecturing about SGLTQ social determinants of health at Tulane University School of Public Health's 2017 Health, Racism and Communication Series.

CLICK THIS LINK TO READ REPORT - BACH's CROPs Baton Rouge Community Convening Report Summary:
Police Brutality, Policy Recommendations

“I will find the way to do this. So be it! See to it!” - Octavia Butler

CROPs, with other community members and

organizations, met with New Orleans Police Precinct 2

Commander Gernon and Sergeant Heillon. CROPs

leadership helped coach and support community

gatekeeper, Tela Love, in outlining the needs of her

community for this convening.

Click here: pictures of the 2017 BPEEtalks fundraising event, "Eats New Orleans"

Black Pride Education Empowerment (BPEE) Series

BACH's CROPs' black pride educational series are events and mediums that focus on same-gender loving (SGL; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual), trans , and

queer people's health disparities and resilience. The series' inaugural event, the BPEEtalks, took place November 25th at the New Orleans Jazz Market. The event was a success, with over 200 registrants. BPEEtalks event pictures can be seen below and videos can be seen on the

Black Pride Education Empowerment Series Facebook page.

The second annual BPEEtalks will take place in November, 2018. Other, smaller, BPEE Series events will be taking place throughout Louisiana starting

in 2018. These events will include smaller community edu-empowerment gathers in Shreveport and Baton Rouge. The Talks - 15 minute Facebook

Lives where Black SGLTQ persons' lived experiences will be featured and discussed, will also be starting in 2018. More information on The Talks will be shared soon.