Maurice Lacey

Professor Lacey has over twenty-five years of direct care experience with vulnerable populations and nearly two decades of supervisory and managerial experience in complex organizations. 

He currently works at Street Corner Resources (SCR) Inc. A Cure Violence Program, in the position of Social Work, Operations, and Compliance Coordinator. He provides direct trauma informed care to victims of gun violence, their families and persons that cause harm. This program operates from a public health, restorative justice, and solution focused model of care. He works in collaboration with street teams of: Violence Interrupters, Hospital Responders, and Outreach Workers in high-risk communities affected by gun violence and other forms of aggression. 

He is a Core Trainer for the People’s Institute for Survival & Beyond (PISAB). He travels around the country conducting Undoing Racism and Community Organizing Workshops primarily to human services, healthcare, education and philanthropic organizations.  He is a firm believer that racism and other oppressions were constructed and therefore can be deconstructed. 

He has taught Advocacy, Social Policy, Integrated Seminar, Field 1 & 2, Human Rights, and PROP Foundations courses at Columbia University School of Social Work and Silberman School of Social Work and Fordham University School of Social Services.  He was a contributing member of Power, Racism, Oppression & Privilege (PROP) curriculum development committee He believes that teaching is the most important gateway to influence and empower the next generation of leaders and service providers and change agents. 

He also has a broad range of experience in criminal justice reform, anti-violence, adolescent services, substance use disorders, policy development, community organizing, health care rights, program development, immigrant rights, safety net programs, and global human rights.

He is a highly respected community leader, advocate, and social justice activist that is grounded in anti-racist, anti-oppressive, de-colonizing and strengths-based practice methods and ideologies. 

He received his MSW from Hunter College School of Social Work and holds MS Ed. in Counseling and Education from St. Johns’ University. He graduated with Honors from both schools. He is currently a PhD. Candidate at Adelphi University. 

He received NASW’s Social Work Image Award 2008 and the Exemplary Mid-Career Leader Award in 2014. He also received the Field Instructor of the Year Award from Adelphi University in 2007.