Saigon to Participate in Charity Event for In Arms Reach

Because we will strive to cover all possible GOOD news in hip-hop from the NY area, we are happy to see releases like this. In Arms Reach is a non-profit group which works with children of incarcerated parents in areas such as art and music, to help them cope with the issues they face. In an earlier interview post with Saigon, he mentions his own community-based outreach endeavor, Abandoned Nation, so we salute his all-around involvement in these sorts of organizations.

From the release:

Rapper SAIGON will once again be participating in a charity event for IN ARMS REACH on September 29th at City College in Harlem , U.S.A.

SAIGON and IN ARMS REACH will be empowering kids of incarcerated parents with Art and Music to help them develop new skills and realize their full potential.   SAIGON will sit down with the kids and gives them guidance and show them how to deal with issues differently through outlets such as music.

IN ARMS REACH, INC. is a non-profit art, music, prison visitation and educational mentoring organization that exclusively services children whose parents are or were formerly offenders of the criminal justice system. IN ARMS REACH, INC. works in conjunction with City College for the City University of New York in partnership with the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Programs and workshops are run on the City College campus.  This September event will be the Orientation for the First Class of the year. SAIGON will be introduced as the instructor and he will give an intro into the course.

This nonprofit event, gives SAIGON the opportunity to give back to the community and inspire kids suffering from neglect.

Who: SAIGON & IN ARMS REACH

What: Non-Profit Organization empowering kids of incarcerated parents Art and Music to develop new skills and realize their full potential

Where: City College ( Harlem ), 160 Convent Ave, New York , NY 10027

When: September 29th 5 -7 PM

In Arms Reach Inc. recruits through after-school programs, group homes; foster care agencies, NYS and federal prisons, community-based youth and social service organizations. Members are required to attend regularly and present their report cards in order to remain in the program. Other artists who have worked with In Arms Reach are John Forte and Remy Ma.

SAIGON ‘s new album, “Warning Shots 2,” will be released on October 6th, 2009 on Amalgam Digital/E1 Music.

For more information please visit www.InArmsReach.net.

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