We believe that people are more likely to be well and thriving—and to realize their power and to become social justice leaders—when they have opportunities to:
- Heal from trauma
- Experience more happiness, resiliency, and joy
- Spend time in a safe space where they can truly be themselves with all their identities.
- Find a sense of agency (the belief they can set a goal and reach it)
- Make new friends and meeting new people who are different from them
- Feel a sense of community
- Learn skills they wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to learn
- See how their voice and their story matters
- Demonstrate effective, ethical leadership and allyship
- Take collective action
- Become decision-makers
- Share our expertise and be resources to the community
- Impact individual, cultural, political and systems change
- Prepare other organizations and systems to be better prepared to genuinely engage, support and be allies to underrepresented young people
- Access opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have
We measure these outcomes as part of our programming, which includes social justice cohorts, leadership camps, one-on-one coaching, monthly activities and more. Click here to learn more about programming at Momentum Alliance!