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. S. H. Green
Dr. Shanda Green Community Psychologist | Speaker | Change Agent
Dr. Green is a visionary community psychologist and sought-after speaker dedicated to healing and empowering African American descendants of enslaved people. Her work bridges the past and present addressing the lasting psychological and cultural impacts of the African diaspora and the legacy of chattel slavery in North America. Through her dynamic presentations and experiential workshops, Dr. Green inspires audiences to confront racialized trauma and embrace restorative pathways toward collective healing, equity, and transformation.
Specializing in intergenerational trauma, Dr. Green offers a holistic framework for understanding and healing deep-rooted wounds that shape community dynamics, family roles, relationships, and individual identity. Drawing on lived experience, academic rigor, and powerful storytelling, she creates transformative spaces where truth, empathy, and action intersect.
Organizations, educational institutions, faith communities, and civic groups partner with Dr. Green to lead courageous conversations on racial healing, mental health equity, and social impact. Her evidence-based approach and authentic delivery move audiences from awareness to action empowering them to create lasting change in their communities and institutions.
Ready to elevate a commitment to equity, and social transformation, book Dr. Green for your next keynote, panel discussion, or leadership workshop.
Dr. Green is a visionary community psychologist and sought-after speaker dedicated to healing and empowering African American descendants of enslaved people. Her work bridges the past and present addressing the lasting psychological and cultural impacts of the African diaspora and the legacy of chattel slavery in North America. Through her dynamic presentations and experiential workshops, Dr. Green inspires audiences to confront racialized trauma and embrace restorative pathways toward collective healing, equity, and transformation.
Specializing in intergenerational trauma, Dr. Green offers a holistic framework for understanding and healing deep-rooted wounds that shape community dynamics, family roles, relationships, and individual identity. Drawing on lived experience, academic rigor, and powerful storytelling, she creates transformative spaces where truth, empathy, and action intersect.
Organizations, educational institutions, faith communities, and civic groups partner with Dr. Green to lead courageous conversations on racial healing, mental health equity, and social impact. Her evidence-based approach and authentic delivery move audiences from awareness to action empowering them to create lasting change in their communities and institutions.
Ready to elevate a commitment to equity, and social transformation, book Dr. Green for your next keynote, panel discussion, or leadership workshop.
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
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Restoration Programs Matter!
At the heart of our mission is the belief that every young person deserves dignity, guidance, and a chance to rebuild their future. One of our most powerful youth restoration programs was inspired by a moment that touched hearts across the nation.
During a news report from Chicago’s South Side, cameras captured a young Black man being escorted to a police car after a carjacking. His pants, hanging loosely and barely held by a belt, began to fall as he walked. Then something remarkable happened—the police officer gently reached down and pulled the young man’s pants up.
In that simple act, the officer restored a measure of dignity to a youth who could not yet see his own worth. It was a moment that spoke volumes: even in failure, our young people deserve compassion, respect, and the belief that they can rise again.
Our Restoration Programs are built on this very principle. We create spaces where youth in crisis can rediscover their value, rebuild their confidence, and reclaim their future through mentorship, education, and community healing.
Your support makes restoration possible. Join us in showing young people that they matter and that dignity, hope, and transformation are always within reach.
At the heart of our mission is the belief that every young person deserves dignity, guidance, and a chance to rebuild their future. One of our most powerful youth restoration programs was inspired by a moment that touched hearts across the nation.
During a news report from Chicago’s South Side, cameras captured a young Black man being escorted to a police car after a carjacking. His pants, hanging loosely and barely held by a belt, began to fall as he walked. Then something remarkable happened—the police officer gently reached down and pulled the young man’s pants up.
In that simple act, the officer restored a measure of dignity to a youth who could not yet see his own worth. It was a moment that spoke volumes: even in failure, our young people deserve compassion, respect, and the belief that they can rise again.
Our Restoration Programs are built on this very principle. We create spaces where youth in crisis can rediscover their value, rebuild their confidence, and reclaim their future through mentorship, education, and community healing.
Your support makes restoration possible. Join us in showing young people that they matter and that dignity, hope, and transformation are always within reach.
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- 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.