Recently, 2014 OSI Community Fellow, Van Brooks, was named Director of The Governor’s Office of Service and Volunteerism. Brooks, who founded Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc (SAFE) to help young people from the Franklin Square neighborhood by promoting education and life skills, will continue to lead the foundation while in this new position.
Brooks used his fellowship to expand SAFE’s “Yards for Success” program, a flag football program that brings together local law enforcement officers, fire department personnel, and local middle school students.
Earlier this month, NBC featured Brooks in this profile. Read more about Brooks and his project in “Yards for Success,” part of OSI’s Impact Series, as well as this piece in our 2016 Impact Report.
