06/17/2026
🎙️ PCITI NATIONAL DROP-IN CALL
The next PCITI National Drop-In Call is Next Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Hosted by our core partners at CBPS Collective
This month's topic: Preparing the Next Generation: Youth Leadership, Mentorship & Community-Based Public Safety.
As community-based public safety continues to evolve, the question of how we prepare and protect the next generation is at the center of the work. This conversation is for the practitioners, mentors, and leaders thinking about how to develop young people into the next wave of community safety professionals, peacemakers, and change agents.
We will be discussing youth leadership, the role of mentorship in violence prevention, and how community-based public safety can intentionally invest in the development of the youth who will carry this work forward.
This call is open to certified PCITI Alumni and Members.
📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
⏰ 3PM PT | 6PM ET
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FQ2Xj0k7TYiPf7vZcSsSjA #/registration
📞 800-926-2155
🔗 buildprogram.org
06/15/2026
🧠 MINDSET MONDAY
"I will not sit at tables where respect is no longer being served! A long time ago, I learned to leave the table when respect stopped being served. It was the most impactful move I ever made in my life. From that point forward, I became unstoppable."
— Dr. Aquil Basheer
Swipe through. This one is for anyone who has ever stayed at a table too long.
This is the standard Dr. Basheer set, in his life and in his work. It is the foundation The Build Program was built on, training credible practitioners to operate with both expertise and self-respect, in rooms that recognize their worth.
That's the BUILD mindset.
📞 800-926-2155
🔗 buildprogram.org
06/10/2026
💪🏽 WARRIORS AT WORK |
Warriors, BUILD-PCITI was recently with our beloved family and special partners out of Newark, NCST Newark Community Street Team, for a Level 2 Refresher that brought our practitioners back to sharpen what they have built and continue carrying the methodology forward!
The BUILD program remains committed to developing practitioners through ongoing training, refinement and professional growth. Led by our National Master Lead Trainer, Bro. Daamin Ali , this refresher reinforced the skill sets, protocols, and disciplined intervention practices that keep practitioners ready, sharp, and effective in the field.
This work is bigger than any one person. It requires continuous learning, refinement, accountability, and a commitment to excellence. The communities we serve deserve practitioners who remain prepared and equipped to carry the methodology forward and continue building sustainable community capacity.
Together we BUILD. ✊🏾
Big salute to NCST, Mayor Ras J. Baraka , and all of those who are playing a role in the transformation of Newark. Real work is getting done by real people who are genuinely committed to the cause of community safety and community ownership.
📞 800-926-2155
🔗 buildprogram.org
06/08/2026
🧠 MINDSET MONDAY
The Commander on growth and responsibility.
"You're never too old to learn and you're never too young to teach!"
— Dr. Aquil Basheer
This is the mindset that keeps the work moving forward.
No matter how long you have been in this work, there is always more to learn, more to refine, more to sharpen. The day you decide you know it all is the day you stop being useful to the community you serve. The most seasoned practitioners are the ones who stay students of the work.
And no matter how new you are, you carry something somebody else needs to hear. Your experience, your perspective, your story. The next generation is watching, listening, and waiting to be taught.
Stay a Student and stay a Teacher, both at the same time.
That's the BUILD mindset.
📞 800-926-2155
🔗 buildprogram.org
06/08/2026