1. BMS @ Jefferson SBHC
400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
718.922.0650. 1241
To Whom It May Concern:
Please be advised Mr. Carl Pollard served as a consultant for our Young Men’s Peer Leadership Initiative
(YMPLI). The YMLI is an expansion of a proven Peer Education model – engaging youth where they
gather (in school settings) rather than taking on the often challenging task of recruiting during out of
school time, building on existing programs by creating value added expansion (stipends and socializing
activities), maximizing on youth capital (youth reaching other youth) and training them to turn-key
information thereby promoting ongoing education through creating opportunities for meaningful
application of the learning (peer health education and community outreach) and these applications take
place during school and out of school time when youth are most at risk for negative behaviors. Mr.
Pollard spearheaded a number of various activities in addition to mentoring 25 at risk young men who
have either been exposed or engaged in gang activity that reside in the NYCHA housing. Mr. Pollard’s
task were of the following: -Identify and train young community leaders who will engage their peers in a
campaign to spread anti-violence,
-Deliver age-appropriate lessons on an array of life skills topics (including conflict resolution and
violence prevention),
-Model positive life choices, and Share health and social service information that will help to
reinforce positive behavioral change.
During Mr. Pollard’s time here he was able to create a sustainable support system that allows a continual
succession of participants to scaffold their newly acquired life skills to become active, engaged youth
leaders/health advocates in their right and to provide them with relatable and relevant alternatives to
engaging in violence and gang activity.
Sincerely,
Ashley C. Cornett
Program Manager
347-622-3095