The African American Recovery Mission
Restoration from residual trauma & societal barriers endured by African American Descendants of Enslaved People
Services
IT & Project Management Career Coaching
The AARM provides career guidance to those in the community desiring to "upskill" to obtain opportunities in information technology and project management.
Crime Prevention & Advocacy
The AARM provides services to encourage those of African American descent, who have experienced incarceration, by teaching on positive identity recovery, restoration of self-worth, and through re-establishing vital family and community connections.
Community Revitalization Consulting
The AARM will work with your organization to devise and implement effective strategies to address major issues impacting the African American community.
Community Psychologist Dr. Shanda Green
Dr. Shanda Green is a visionary community psychologist with a passion for the healing and recovery of African American descendants of enslaved people during the African diaspora and the era of chattel slavery in North America. Dr. Green brings a unique perspective for the need for restorative solutions for the well-being and progress of African American communities.
Specializing in intergenerational truama Dr. Green provides a wholistic approach towards healing deep-rooted psychological wounds of descedants of enslaved people in the areas of community, family roles, male/female romantic relationships, and issues regarding the construct of the "self".
Drawing from a deep well of lived experience, academic rigor, and community engagement Dr. Green facilitates transformative workshops, keynote presentations, and strategic consultations which center on restored identity, ancestral knowledge, and collective healing.
Oganizations, educational institutions, faith communities, and civic groups turn to Dr. Green to lead courageous conversations around racialized trauma, mental health equity, racial healing, and social impact. Her dynamic presence and evidence based approach make her a powerful catalyst for change, helping communities move from surviving to thriving!
If your organization is committed to equality, racial healing, and social impact, Dr. Green is the guide you need to move from intention to transformation.
Book Dr. Green for your next event, panel, or strategy session.
Specializing in intergenerational truama Dr. Green provides a wholistic approach towards healing deep-rooted psychological wounds of descedants of enslaved people in the areas of community, family roles, male/female romantic relationships, and issues regarding the construct of the "self".
Drawing from a deep well of lived experience, academic rigor, and community engagement Dr. Green facilitates transformative workshops, keynote presentations, and strategic consultations which center on restored identity, ancestral knowledge, and collective healing.
Oganizations, educational institutions, faith communities, and civic groups turn to Dr. Green to lead courageous conversations around racialized trauma, mental health equity, racial healing, and social impact. Her dynamic presence and evidence based approach make her a powerful catalyst for change, helping communities move from surviving to thriving!
If your organization is committed to equality, racial healing, and social impact, Dr. Green is the guide you need to move from intention to transformation.
Book Dr. Green for your next event, panel, or strategy session.
About Us
To be the arm that reaches out to enable the restoration of the identity, family formation, and community roles of African Americans that are descendants of enslaved people who endured chattel slavery
The Approach
To be present with a message of hope via penal, juvenile, and community restorative programs which educate, affirm, and reestablishes a path toward a restored sense of self, family, and community identity.
A Unique History
Descendants of enslaved people have a unique and tumultuous family history. Chattel slavery was an instrument used to break the human spirit and the foundation for building strong family lineage and generational wealth. It’s long reaching residual effects impacts positive family formation due to chronic & generational trauma impacting the areas of self-worth & relational value.
Speaking Engagements & Consulting Requests
- Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
- +1-630- 649-8018
- Recovery@theaarm.org
- Mon-Fri - 9 to 5 pm CST
Make A Donation
Restoration that educates, affirms, & provides a path forward...
Restoration Programs Matter!
One of the juvenile program this organization supports was inspired by a news report of a police officer with a black youth. The scene showed the young Black man being escorted to a police car after being caught for a carjacking on Chicago’s South Side. In the scene the young man’s pants which were sagging, hanging on by a belt, was falling down as the youth was being escorted to a police car and the reporter’s camera was focused on him.
Then something extraordinary happened! The officer escorting the troubled youth, reacted, the officer reached down to the young man’s back pocket and pulled the young man’s pants up. The act conveyed that the officer cared about the dignity and image of a young man who could not recognize the importance of these attributes in himself! In this awful predicament the youth got himself into, he needed someone to demonstrate that a Black youth in trouble still deserves dignity, has value, potential, and worth!
Restoration Programs Matter!
One of the juvenile program this organization supports was inspired by a news report of a police officer with a black youth. The scene showed the young Black man being escorted to a police car after being caught for a carjacking on Chicago’s South Side. In the scene the young man’s pants which were sagging, hanging on by a belt, was falling down as the youth was being escorted to a police car and the reporter’s camera was focused on him.
Then something extraordinary happened! The officer escorting the troubled youth, reacted, the officer reached down to the young man’s back pocket and pulled the young man’s pants up. The act conveyed that the officer cared about the dignity and image of a young man who could not recognize the importance of these attributes in himself! In this awful predicament the youth got himself into, he needed someone to demonstrate that a Black youth in trouble still deserves dignity, has value, potential, and worth!
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Join us
- Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
Your financial support will provide much needed restorative family and community programs for African American descendants of enslaved people. Offering a path forward to positive self-identity, strong family relationships, and enhanced communities.