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Racial Equity Dialogue Series - How Stress and Trauma Impact People of Color Experiencing Homelessness

Join us for the continuation of the Racial Equity Dialogue Series, presented by the NC Balance of State CoC Racial Equity Subcommittee! This will be the second session of our 2022 series. A panel discussion will be followed by time for Q&A.

All are welcome! Please RSVP to receive more details. If you have any questions, reach out to sarah@ncceh.org.

Note: Zoom caps attendance at 100 participants so please be on time to the event to ensure you can enter.

Speakers to include:

Washella Simmons, PhD 

Dr. Washella Turner Simmons is originally from North Carolina. She is currently an Associate Professor of English at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. She has been teaching for 23 years with 20 of those years in higher education. She has taught in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Her research interests include Afrofuturism as well as the depictions of interracial organizations for equal rights for African Americans in 20th-century African American literature. 

Dionne Holiday

For more than 10 years I have worked as a Non-profit Organizer and Volunteer for Rape Crisis, Domestic Violence Advocate, Red Cross, The Helene Foundation, Guardian ad Litem, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Crisis Hotline, Medical Responder and an Education Guardian/Advocate for at-risk high school students. 
 
I am a member of N.C. Victim Assistance Network, N. C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, N. C. Steering Commitee, N.C. Conservation Network, Cumberland County Local Re-Entry Council, Association of Professional Women, Black Career Women's Organization, Christian Women Counselors and a Debt Management Counselor. 
 
As a Religious Program Specialist for the United States Navy I learned the true meaning of honor, courage, and commitment. I was honorably discharged with a priceless education in leadership and team building skills, and an understanding of the importance of paying attention to detail. 
 
Currently, I am the Site Supervisor for Cumberland County Bridge Housing, a program for homeless/at risk of homelessness men and women who have a diagnosis of mental health and/or substance use disorder and interim Site Supervisor for Durham County Coming Home, a similar program for the formerly incarcerated. 
 
My passion is assisting others in building their dreams and creating an environment of hope for those that have none.

 

Tambra Chamberlain

Tambra is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor's in Social work with a minor in Psychology. Tambra has an extensive career in Human Services that spans over 35 years. For the past 18 years, Tambra has worked for Moore County Schools as a Licensed School Social Worker.

In 2020 Tambra transitioned into the Moore County Schools Lead Homeless Liaison and Foster Care Point of Contact. Tambra is a strong advocate for Unaccompanied Youth, and with the help of an interfaith committee, stakeholders continue to mobilize and educate others at the local, state, and national levels. Tambra Chamberlain has served on many community boards, and presently is a Board Director for the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth and a CEO of a Transitional Home for unaccompanied young women ages 18-24 in Pinehurst, N.C. Tambra is married and has two children, Mia and Malachi both attending Universities in North Carolina.

Location: via conference call/webinar

Date: June 21, 2022, 11:30 a.m. - June 21, 2022, 1 p.m.