Good Journey Development Foundation

GOOD JOURNEY SUPPORTS & BUILDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES & YOUNG LEADERS WHO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WHO PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY.

OUR COMMUNITY OUR WORLD (COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BUILDING, SELF-HEALING, RESILIENCY & SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT) OUR COMMUNITY OUR WORLD IS A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM TO DEVELOP YOUTH LEADERS WHO ACTIVELY WORK TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH SELF-AWARENESS, EDUCATIONAL, CAREER, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES. THROUGH WEEKLY SESSIONS, YOUTH MANAGE AN URBAN FARM, PRODUCE PODCASTS, CREATE, AND ENACT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, VOLUNTEER IN COMMUNITY, MANAGE SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PREPARE TO ORGANIZE TO ADDRESS RACISM AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES, AND DEVELOP SKILLS NEEDED FOR GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES. OUR COMMUNITY OUR WORLD PROGRAM YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN BUSTANI YA UPENDA (GARDEN OF LOVE), SECOND LOOK PODCAST, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATION & MANAGEMENT, LIVE BLACK YOUTH CORPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & CULTURAL EXCHANGE.

SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT) SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A MULTI-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES YOUTH IN ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, COMMUNITY PROJECTS, CULTURE AND ARTS PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCES AND FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT TEACH COMMUNICATION, LIFE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. PARTICIPATING YOUTH LEARNED ABOUT, VISITED, AND REPORTED ON HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. OLDER YOUTH FACILITATE SESSIONS ON GARDENING, ROBOTICS, POETRY AND MORE. YOUTH SHARE THE VALUES OF COLLECTIVE WORK, RESPONSIBILITY, AND UNITY, AND KNOWLEDGE THEY GAINED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER PROGRAM WITH THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EXPERIENCE.

XPRESS U THRU ART (YOUTH HEALING ARTS) A MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE EXPLORE TRAUMA, OPPRESSION, EMOTIONS, AND BUILD SKILLS IN RESILIENCY, SELF AND COMMUNITY CARE, AND THE ABILITY TO POSITIVELY PROJECT INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY THROUGH THE CREATION OF ART. THE TEACHING ARTIST GUIDES YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR WORK THROUGH 25 SESSIONS AND 8 ART PROJECTS THAT SPEAK TO WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY FEEL. THE PARTNERING COUNSELOR HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN TO COMMUNICATE THEIR EXPERIENCES TO REINFORCE AND BUILD UPON THEIR HUMANITY TO CREATE SPACE FOR HEALING XPRESS U THRU ART YOUTH MAKE HEALTHIER LIFE CHOICES AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS.