Meet our Staff:
Karianna Kearns
Kari is the Director of Youth and Family Health, mentoring coordinator and mentor at PBMR. Kari is a Wisconsin native who has lived in Chicago for five years. Kari has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy from Adler University. Kari has experience in crisis intervention; trauma education; sexuality education; group, individual, and family therapy, youth development, mentoring, probation and parole, and community organizing. Kari feels passionately about social justice, criminal justice reform, dimensions of culture, and empathy and compassion in relationships. Kari likes spending time outside, reading, watching television shows, travelling and experiencing new things.
Kari loves being at PBMR and it has become her second home. The values of hope, healing, and radical hospitality carry Kari in her work at PBMR and she feels honored everyday to get to know the people and the community and to experience their many insights and wisdoms. The relationships that Kari has formed with many youth and their families allow her the privilege to wake up everyday excited and eager to come to work.
PBMR Partners with Sherman Park Library
In September, PBMR began a partnership with the local public library, by offering a monthly peace circle at the library for children attending its Peace and Games after school program.
One Tuesday a month Sr. Janet Ryan and a PBMR volunteer
facilitate a peace circle with children ages 7-12yrs old. The kids enjoy using different talking pieces, playing ice breaker games, creating art work which expresses who they are and sharing their feelings in a safe space.
This partnership with Sherman Park Library provides PBMR the opportunity to extend its mission beyond the confines of the PB Center and to reach out to some of our younger neighbors!
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