Uhuru Justice Counseling and Consulting Center
Uhuru Justice Counseling and Consulting Center
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Offering Person-Centered Therapy to Improve Your Mental Wellness
Offering Person-Centered Therapy to Improve Your Mental Wellness
Hello! Welcome to Uhuru Justice Counseling and Consulting Center (UJCCC)!
For years, there has been a lack of culturally competent mental health services for people of African American Ancestry and other people of color in and around San Jose, California. The stigmas generated by mental challenges and the lack of trust people of color have in the medical system are reasons why our communities of color do not seek mental health wellness.
At UJCCC, we offer mental health services grounded on a genuine understanding of the professional and cultural needs of people of color. Our work specializes in lessening the stigma of mental health challenges by educating our communities on the importance of mental health wellness and providing optimal service delivery with empathy and compassion
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Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Our goal is to provide freedom and equity through mental, emotional, social, and spiritual wellness.
Biography
Biography
Virginia Jones, BA, MSW, LCSW, EdD, has over 25 years of experience in San Jose, CA, working with children, families, and adults in implementing, managing and directing a variety of programs at the city and county level, as well as, meeting the needs of the community in receiving individual, family and group therapy. Virginia has a passion for educating the San Jose community on mental health challenges while lessening the stigmas, barriers and obstacles that exist in communities of color. Furthermore, her dissertation, “The Victimization of Children Left Behind”, focuses on mass incarceration and the experiences and stigmas of K-12 students who may have or had a loved one incarcerated.
Virginia remains active in the community as a consulting director of a faith-based re-entry program, Maranatha’s Mission Possible, which offers hope and help to those who are recently released from jails, prisons, or on probation or parole. She also is an advisor and consultant for Maranatha Christian Center’s Outreach Center’s, Building Our Own Kids (B.O.O.K.) Academy tutorial services.
Virginia is registered with the Board of Behavioral Science, as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and is also skilled at community organizing, focus groups, and facilitating and staffing workshops and forums. She collaborates and is affiliated with the San Jose African American Community Service Agency, the Black Leaders Kitchen Cabinet of Silicon Valley, amongst other Santa Clara County agencies. She has also served as a board member with Active Youth Against Obesity, (AYAO). In 2019, she received the Mother of the Year in Advocacy Award from Daughters of Zion Ministries and in 2015 she received the Women of the Year in Advocacy Award from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. In 2007, also from Daughters of Zion Ministries, she received the Helen P. Logan, Servanthood Award.
