URBAN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

The Urban Youth Empowerment Program is the cornerstone of our organization. This program gives youth equal opportunities and courage to follow their passions through educational enrichment activities, mindfulness meditation, social emotional support, and homework help. It also provides them with a safe place to gather, build positive peer relationships, and actively participate in their communities. Through this program, we aim to reduce intergenerational poverty, health disparities, and crime by providing youth with life skills in areas such as workforce development, financial literacy, educational enrichment activities, experiential learning, and community engagement. This program is free for city youth and provides free lunches to those in need.

DETAILS

People Served: Rochester City School District students and City of Rochester residents aged 6 - 17 years old

Time Held: Weekdays all year round, 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Janessa Parnell holding a Triple C award
Working with a model human body
With the Riverie
At the park
At the beach in life vests
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Carving pumpkins for Halloween
Sewing with a sewing machine
With Red Wings cart
In front of a Malcolm X poster
Celebrating Black history
Learning financial skills
In front of a Frederick Douglass statue
Eating lunch
With firefighters
In the yard of our main building
Horse riding
In our main building
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension- it is the presence of justice."
With a dalmatian
Doing a math problem
Building with Legos
Lunch at the round table
Learning numbers
Showing off certificates
At Hipocampo Books
In the park
Gardening with a mascot
Showing off our produce
Playing Jenga
Learning
Learning
Writing
Showing off artwork
Learning how to use a screwdriver