Programs of the American Reparative Justice Initiative:
Home Ownership and Land Retention
- sale or purchase of a house
- mortgage or rent relief
- tax sale abatement
- foreclosure abatement
- home repairs
- land acquisition
- support housing development initiatives
- support block purchases
- support of Black farmers
Education
- tutoring students in school, and other education centers individually
- adult education
- computer training
- vocational training
- aviation training
- agricultural science training
- support youth programs- i.e. King Randall – the X for Boys
- American Recovery Trust Fund Scholarships
Business & Financial Literacy
- investing with the idea of creating a robust retirement fund
- FIRE program (Financial Independence Retire Early)
- literacy program certificate
- sale/purchasing of car
- credit repair
- help with starting a business (providing capital & management assistance (SBA)
- The American Slave Business Incubator Program
Judicial/Political Support and Protection
- legal assistance, in both criminal and civil matters
- intervention with juvenile offenders
- assistance to inmates in prison, particularly with a view to helping prepare them for re-entry into society
- pool of lawyers that advocate for Reparative Justice and with the A.C.L.U
- end the government monopolization of and discrimination in our (hair care) industry
- support Reparative Justice candidates
- support the Harvest Institute- historical Black think tank
Medical and Mental Health Support
- help with obtaining mental health services
- dealing with drug, alcohol addiction
- dealing with smoking cessation
Financial Relief
- purchase of life insurance and burial insurance
- providing low cost short term loans (in lieu of pay day loans, auto title loans and pawn shop loans)
- direct cash payments for emergencies
- rent and utility assistance emergencies
- slave endowments
- Social Services Outreach
Identity Restoration
- providing genealogy research & support with ancestory.com and national archive research
- provide Dr. Claud Anderson’s book “the black history reader” to all participants.
Senior and Elderly Program
- will and trust preparation
- heirs property reconciliation
- day & meal programs
- medical equipment
Creative Arts & Media
- social sit downs
- support of Black history documentary film makers
- support of Black media
- support of Black music, art and dance