Silent Cry, Inc. is a nonprofit human rights organization that takes a holistic approach to aftercare from mass incarceration, gun violence, and trauma. Founded by internationally-renowned advocate Shawanna E. Vaughn, Silent Cry works to support children and families impacted by poverty-related trauma. The team provides resources to those currently and formerly incarcerated, striving to help people heal through the process of self-development and overcoming grief. Silent Cry additionally raises awareness of Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder, calling for comprehensive prison and policy reforms across the country to address training for core competencies in all trauma-informed mental healthcare.
Silent Cry Inc. Serves Communities
2023 for Silent Cry has been busy…and difficult. We have had so many challenges, but they have been opportunities for growth and wisdom. More than anything, 2023 has been amazing—we have been able to do so much, and it is thanks to you, for supporting us as we support our communities. Now it’s time to end the year with a bang… and again, our successes will be thanks to you!
Silent Cry has been incredibly involved in our local communities in 2023.
Here are some of the ways in which we have made a real, measurable impact in the lives of our people this year!
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Numbers Don’t Lie: Silent Cry Inc. Touches Lives, One Person at a Time
In 2023, Silent Cry saw:
1887 people directly served
162 mental health referrals
Over 270 people fed
3000 people clothed
You read that right. This year for Silent Cry has been one of incredible growth and change, as we have worked on multiple fronts, but especially in two places that are dear to us: Michigan and New York City. We have worked both alone and with partner organizations to feed, clothe, refer, and walk alongside thousands of people in our communities this year.
We are pushing hard to end the year on-track, and that is why we need your help to meet those goals. Our fundraising goal is $50,000.00, which will help us continue meeting the needs of those whom we serve. We are doing big things in our local communities, from I Am Beautiful to Harvesting Hope. Our goal for 2024 is to open the Harvesting Hope adult pilot program for Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder and to implement our Trauma Bus program.
Every penny you donate to Silent Cry is tax-deductible, but it also goes directly to working in the lives of those who need help the most. We are system-impacted, peer-led, Black-owned and Black-led, focusing on the needs and empowerment of our people. Our goals are to break the cycle of poverty and racism and mass incarceration, to rebuild our communities and families, and to break the chains of trauma.
Help Silent Cry meet these goals! Please consider donating today.
Harvesting Hope
Harvesting Hope is Silent Cry’s farm property located in Southeast Michigan. When completed, this groundbreaking project will serve youth aging out of foster care and as a reentry vessel for those returning home from incarceration with Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder. With the assistance from the State of Michigan, the Survival and Flourishing Fund, and the help of individuals and organizations all over the country, our pilot programs will help over 100 people move from surviving to thriving. Please consider partnering with Silent Cry in making this project a success! Click here to learn more.
Remembering Daniel F. Jones
Nationally-renowned criminal justice advocate Daniel F. “Danny” Jones was taken from us far too soon. We gathered on November 20, 2023 to raise awareness about issues that touch Daniel’s Laws. One of the ways that Danny keeps giving back to his community and to the work he loved so much is with the Daniel Jones Juveniles in Incarceration Education Act, a new bill that seeks to improve the educational well-being of young people incarcerated in the state of Michigan.
For more about Daniel’s bill, click here. To learn more about the Michigan event on November 20 with State House Representative Donavan McKinney, click here.
Silent Cry Inc.'s Local Programming
Silent Cry provides local programming benefitting local people in local communities, one person at a time…thanks to your generous support. Click here to learn more about Silent Cry’s programs.
Silent Cry Inc. Founder Shawanna Vaughn: Spotlight On Excellence
Silent Cry founder Shawanna Vaughn was recently recognized for her leadership efforts in the community! She was featured in Pretty Women Hustle Magazine’s “Entrepreneur Spotlight.”
Additionally, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness recently granted her a Certificate of Recognition for completing the Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program training.
For more information about Silent Cry and how to get involved with community advocacy, visit silentcryinc.org. Support the Post Traumatic Prison Disorder legislation by clicking here, and donate to Silent Cry's other programs by clicking here.
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Shawanna Vaughn is an internationally-renowned humanitarian advocate and the founder of Silent Cry, Inc., a nonprofit human rights organization that takes a holistic approach to aftercare from mass incarceration, gun violence, and trauma. Silent Cry works to support children and families impacted by poverty-related trauma. The team provides resources to those currently and formerly incarcerated, striving to help people heal through the process of self-development and overcoming grief. Silent Cry additionally raises awareness of Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder, calling for comprehensive prison and policy reforms across the country to address training for core competencies in all trauma-informed mental healthcare.
For more information about Silent Cry and how to get involved with community advocacy, visit silentcryinc.org. Support the Post Traumatic Prison Disorder legislation by clicking here, and donate to Silent Cry's other programs by clicking here.
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Featured image: Silent Cry Inc. founder Shawanna Vaughn (center), with Michigan State House Rep. Donavan McKinney (left) and advocates, raises awareness for the Daniel Jones Juveniles in Incarceration Education Act (C) Silent Cry Inc.
