Brooklyn Centre | Community Organizing
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Darren T. Hamm is a community organizer and activist in Brooklyn Centre, a near west side neighborhood. As President of the Brooklyn Centre Community Association, he has taken an active role in engaging other residents in a number of projects around youth development, neighborhood health and safety and community beautification among others. Darren and his wife travel internationally studying social justice work, most recently spending several weeks with Dr. Arun Gandhi exploring grassroots development throughout India. Darren received a Masters of Nonprofit Management in 2007 from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from Kent State University. Currently he works as a Foreclosure Prevention Counselor at Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland.
