As a part of Heal America’s Summer of Healing initiative, Serve & Connect along with our partners Columbia Police Department, City of Columbia, Columbia Parks and Recreation and Richland County Sheriff’s Office invites the community to the North Columbia Youth Empowerment Initiative “Be Safe Summer” Block Party Finale. The event is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to come out and join fellow community members and local law enforcement in celebration of unity and their neighborhood through music, games and complimentary hot dogs and chips.

SPECIAL GUESTS:

• Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr., the co-chair of the Summer of Healing and pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens.

• Leon Ford, Survivor of police brutality, activist, writer, entrepreneur and change-maker