Julia N. Allen, MSW, is a 2010 graduate of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Most recently, Julia graduated from the 2019-2020 cohort of the Neighborhood Leadership Program. At 73 years old, she is a lifetime resident of The Ville neighborhood and has been an advocate for the under-represented in her community for many years. “I’ve lived, played, studied, worshiped, or worked in every major institution in The Ville. I was born at Homer G in1949. I attended Simmons Elementary, Turner Middle and Sumner High before returning to work at Homer G until it was closed.”