Bridging Education and Pan-African Families
Embracing Me Youth Empowerment is an academic based empowerment group that provides support, advocacy, and skills development opportunities to Pan-African youth and their families. We work with school faculty and district leadership to ensure that Pan-African youth have access to equitable socio-emotional and academic development opportunities.
Programs and Services
Youth Development (Click to RSVP using the "Events" Calendar)
We host a Rites of Passage program using our "Embracing Me" Curriculum to develops youth life, social, and emotional skills. Workshops are hosted monthly and include:
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Pan-African Culture
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Setting Goals and Decision Making
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College Preparation and Readiness
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Scholarships
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Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
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Mentoring
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Effective Communication and Public Speaking
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Leadership
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Emotional Intelligence
Pan-African Youth and Family Coalition
We meet monthly to:
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Discuss initiatives, policy changes, and legislation that impacts education provisions
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Plan and report status on EMeYE events and activities
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Announce/Report community, district, and school campus changes, incidents, and occurrences that impact our youth, their safety, and their education
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Engage with community advocates and agencies that offer services vital to the success of our youth and families
Events and Activities (Click here to view or Calendar)
We host a number of cultural and social activities for our members. Here are a few:
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Monthly Parents' Night Out
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Monthly Youth/Mentor Activities Day
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Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
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Monthly "Buy Black" Marketplace
It Ends NOW! Anti-Bullying Network and System
Bullying has become a leading cause of youth depression, youth substance abuse, and youth suicide within communities throughout the United States. To address this disheartening epidemic, Embracing Me Youth Empowerment; Ngesus; and Wargait Media Group have developed “It Ends NOW!”, a comprehensive anti-bullying system that provides a viable solution to preventing, and responding to bullying incidents that occur on middle and high school campuses.
The system includes:
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Campus Assessment
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Monitoring and Surveillance
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Anonymous Incident Reporting
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Bullying Response and Triage
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
The 1954 integration of public education in the United States failed to establish a sound integration plan for its African American youth. Since 1954, African American youth and families have struggled to understand how to navigate academia. For the past six (6) generations, many African American families have struggled to use education as part of their strategy for transitioning from poverty and into the middle and upper economic classes. We believe that when education and academic resources are understood and equitable; Pan-African youth are capable of succeeding and enjoying the same qualities of life experienced by many of their non Pan-African peers.
MISSION
Our mission is to create a bridge between the public education system and Pan-African families that is culturally appropriate; advocates for the academic success of Pan-African youth; and promotes academic social responsibility within the districts that serve our youth.
WHAT WE DO
Embracing Me Youth Empowerment is an academic based empowerment group that provides support, advocacy, and skills development to Pan-African youth and families. We work with school faculty and district leadership to ensure that Pan-African youth have access to equitable socio-emotional and academic development opportunities.
WHO WE ARE
We are a network of students, parents, alumni, community members, youth advocates, and educators that are passionate about creating equitable access to quality education, academic resources, and skills development opportunities for Pan-African youth.
GOALS
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Educate and inform parents of district resources, policies, and programs
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Advocate for equitable access to academic resources for Pan-African youth and families
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Provide practical and culturally appropriate development activities to students, parents, and teachers
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Advocate for practice based cultural awareness improvement workshops for district and school leadership
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Encourage and support youth focused partnerships between parents, educators, and administrators
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Promote Pan-African culture and traditions on middle and high school campuses
