THE MISSION
Building youth into the next generation of future leaders in their community.
Mentoring
A mentor is a trusted adult friend with a long-term, consistent commitment to provide guidance and support to a youth. Formal Mentoring Programs are focused on supporting the relationship between mentor and youth (mentee) and developing the character and capabilities of the young person. At the most basic level a mentor is there to help the young person understand that they are valued by their community and were born with their own unique gifts and purpose. At the deepest level mentors stand by and guide young people when they suffer the challenges and initiations in their development.
Character Building
Bloom Project offers character building to the youth that we serve to help cater to their overall development as a teenager. Our programs are designed to build a diverse network of leaders resulting in a powerful ripple effect of inclusion throughout the community. We build leaders in the community through our programs focused on discrimination, entrepreneurship, relationships, and much more. We connect our young men with mentors across the city that has a passion to help our youth develop and mature into successful citizens. The character development of our youth is so important to their future endeavors. We strive to make sure that what we provide to our youth is something that they can benefit from and use for future use.
Service Projects
Bloom Project Inc. is committed to helping young people become part of the solution to societal problems by impactful actions that can make a difference in the lives of others. We provide high-quality volunteer service experiences for our participants. Also, we establish a field of service-learning to the communities young adults through the Project King Program. This opportunity encourages community participation and engaged citizenship through direct service to homeless and underserved people.
We believe our youth should be involved within their community and show their civic responsibility by giving back through community service. Bloom Project Inc offers our youth and our mentors opportunities to serve their community through service projects. These projects can vary through different community events. Our goal is to show our young men communities success with their input. We strive to ensure our youth realizes their max potential.
College Preparation
Bloom Project, Inc offers college preparation to the youth enrolled into our organization. Primarily, we provide college tours providing exposure to various colleges of their interest. We also strive to partner with local colleges, institutions, universities, and vocational schools who connect through our mentoring workshops in providing information regarding their institution’s academic programs. Another way we provide college preparation is by hosting a variety of mentoring workshops that focus on the importance of education and higher learning. We strive to provide academic tutoring for our youth in academic areas that require some improvement. We take our youth’s educational development very seriously. One of our program goals is to make sure that 95% of our boys attend post-secondary education after high school.
Career Exploration
How do we expect young people to dream if they don’t know what they can dream about? Opportunities for career exploration give young people broader exposure to the working world they will one day enter. It helps them “connect the dots” between school and career pathways that keep them motivated to graduate with a skillset they will gain for the future. Bloom Project Inc. provides opportunities for our participants to improve their academic performance, improve their attitudes about their career possibilities, and motivate them to persevere. We encourage our young men to develop and work towards their goals during these critical years as they begin to venture beyond their home environment.
We provide career preparation through our mentorship program for our youth. Each workshop begins with a career introduction for each student to explore. We obtain the career interests of our youth and invite those professionals to our events. We partner with professional associations, community leaders, and any other business/corporation who volunteer their time in speaking with our youth.