George Washington University |
Changing the Narrative on Firearms Violence: A Community Collaborative Intervention
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Michael Wallace is an Intervention Coordinator and Community Co-Investigator with the George Washington University “Changing the Narrative on Firearms Violence” project. Michael is also a member of the Steering Committee and Community Engagement Workgroup.
Michael Wallace is a graduate of Howard University where he holds a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medicine Biology and is completing a Masters in Community Oriented Primary Care from the GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health with 7+ years experience in grants management and non-profit development. As President of Mint Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, he applies his experiences in strategic partnerships, capacity building, and financial administration to build up communities-in-need with hope and a future to leave people, spaces, and organizations better than he found them.
As a ministry leader, between work and worship, Michael leads the Mint Project with the simple mission to “feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, and clothe those in need”. His work places him on the ground with homeless and at-risk youth and adults. His organization, among other initiatives, leads a Beautification Program which hires many of the homeless and at-risk youth in their community to beautify spaces and places while transforming themselves along the way. Working in positive youth development, his works aims to serve the whole person to break the cycles of unemployment, low SELF-Development (Social-Emotional Learning and Faith Development), and low-educational matriculation in the DC area and beyond. Studies show, many of these cycles lead to increased social-determinant insecurities, and inter-community violence regardless of race or ethnicity.
As is in any effective public health programmatic work and as is his motto: Let’s Plant Love in the Hearts that need it most.
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