The Keep It Together Project provides “The KIT” a set of diverse social emotional learning tools to serve the mind, bodies and souls of underprivileged black & brown youth breaking boundaries, barriers and rewriting the cycle of generational trauma. Mission:
The Keep It Together Project mission is to positively impact the Social Emotional health, wellbeing and development of underserved black & brown youth in a way that is culturally relevant to those in marginalized environments. . Vision statement:
To foster and ensure that underprivileged youth develop social emotional wellness while aiding school communities with diverse curriculum centered on black and brown experiences and resources to deal with mental wellness. Values:
Inclusiveness: We believe in providing marginalized youth and communities with access to diverse SEL opportunities and resources tailored to promote wholeness, empowerment and allow them to thrive within a meaningful life. Positivity: We believe in equipping youth with the skills needed to fully maintain their stress and anxiety by practicing mindfulness activities and maintaining a positive outlook on life’s situations. We must maintain a level of honesty with self and within our social circles in order to fully break generational cycles. Optimism: We believe it is important to always look forward with grace, empathy and understanding remaining optimistic throughout your life’s journey. What we provide:
The Keep It Together Project provides “The KIT” a set of diverse social emotional learning tools to serve the mind, bodies and souls of underprivileged youth breaking boundaries, barriers and rewriting the cycle of generational trauma allowing them to build meaningful relationships, the ability to maintain stress and fulfill a purposeful life. The KIT plans to impact over 15,000 marginalized black and brown youth, Title 1 schools and underserved communities with:
1. Digital and Print media in the form of color books, SEL materials, posters and other reading materials with illustrations that provide representation across all ethnic demographics.
2. Diverse Curriculum fostering brown and black experiences with courses that enable youth to gain an understanding of what it is to possess emotional intelligence, build meaningful and positive working relationships, be spiritually aware and foster mindfulness activities in their daily lives as a means to cope with stress.
3. We aim to provide districts, teachers and communities with mindfulness training and diverse social emotional learning curriculum used in classrooms, professional developments and organizational team building sessions.
