Youth
All Youth are welcome to participate.
We focus on Youth who face inequities of systemic discrimination and poverty.
Many of these Youth typically face the following challenges:
- Housing, nutrition, healthcare, transportation, and relationship/family insecurities
- Low self esteem and weak social emotional skills
- Academic struggles
- Lack of background knowledge, lack of travel, lack of outdoor experiences
- Lack of cultural history knowledge
- Sense of isolation and fear
We guide students on the following journey:
- Welcome to the Movement
- Discipline and respect
- Lessons in cultural history
- Lessons in the Power of Youth
- All Participants must watch the Children's March documentary
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5enZRwbnISQ
- Field trips
- Introduction to community leaders
- Mayor
- City Council Members and County Commissioners
- Police and SWAT
- State legislators
- Judges
- Business owners
- Sports
- Reading
- Entrepreneurial training
- Graduations
- Introduction to Youth Council
Expected outcomes:
- High self-esteem and strong social emotional skills
- Achieving at grade level or above in school
- Knowledgeable about their cultural heritage
- Have a plan with a clear path to success
- Prepared to help build Villages wherever they live and create a more just society