ORGANIZE
STRATEGIZE
STRATEGIZE
It is time for us to unite and collaborate with one another so we can build a united front against gun violence.
STRATEGIZE
STRATEGIZE
STRATEGIZE
There are many leaders currently working in their individual silos, however, uniting stakeholders will help create a strategic plan to achieve our overall mission.
MOBILIZE
STRATEGIZE
MOBILIZE
We will mobilize the necessary committees to immediately take action and prevent continued gun violence.
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our amazing team of regular and part-time volunteers are committed to helping others. We take our convictions and turn them into actions. Think you would be a good fit? Get in touch for more info contact us via email or phone.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a networking partnership with our community leaders. To form and inform our families of available resources and programs. We want to inspire and encourage leaders to organize, strategize and mobilize in unity and love.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Vision
Our vision is to change the culture of our community from gun violence to love. We are working with all organizations who are willing to work in unity and share the responsibility of taking our generation to the next level vision.
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Help Next Level Vision (NLV) forge connections between stakeholders, build the bridges we need, and foster new perspectives and collaborations to address community gun violence. NLV is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Every dollar donated supports our mission and is tax deductible.
Executive Committee
Chief Executive Director
C. DeShola Dawkins loss her son, Timothy Dawkins-El to gun violence on August 21, 2013. She is the Founder of Next Level Vision (NLV) and Co-Founder, Coalition of Concerned Mothers (COCM). She is also the VP of the Washington Substitute Teachers Unite (WSTU). Ms. Dawkins is a native of Washington, DC and grew up in Anacostia. Ms. Dawkins holds a BA in Early Childhood Education and MSW from Howard University. She is the mother of seven children and proud grandmother of eighteen.
Executive Director
Tyrone C. Parker is a founding member and present Executive Director
of the Alliance of Concerned Men (“the Alliance”), a nationally renowned Washington, DC based nonprofit organization whose
mission is to combat juvenile crime by providing life and
social aptness skills to the youth of Washington, DC. In addition to his work with the Alliance, Mr. Parker has held several executive level positions throughout the District Government. During the Anthony Williams administration, Mr. Parker served as a senior official under former D.C. Housing Authority Director David Gilmore; he was also named the Assistant Administrator for the D.C. Institution of Behavior for Youth as well as an Intake Specialist with the D.C. Department of Corrections. Mr. Parker has and continues to lend his time and attention as a volunteer and mentor to several youth agencies throughout
the city.
Executive Secretary
Rachel Usdan grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and has lived in Washington, DC for her entire adult life. She is a structural engineer by trade, but found her life’s passion in social justice work and community organizing. She previously served as volunteer Chapter Leader for the Washington DC Chapter of Moms Demand Action, and as a lead volunteer with Serve Your City / Ward 6 Mutual Aid.
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