Ventures

Black Girls Do STEM (BGDSTEM) provides a seven-year continuous pathway for Black girls beginning in 6th grade through to university and workforce entry. The 6th-9th grade girls engage in a Saturday Academy community-based STEM exploratory learning program for 8 months (28-32 hours) in community and 16 weeks (28-32 hours) as an after school program. This programming promotes innovation and understanding of many problem solving approaches and design methodologies. Students are introduced to the engineering design process, design thinking framework to help them utilize tools to better define and understand problems and create solutions. The girls also participate in group mentoring with BGDSTEM’s network of Black women in STEM. BGDSTEM is aimed at increasing curiosity and interest in STEM coursework in traditional K-12 educational environments and beyond into higher education and career development.

Detroit Heals Detroit builds access to healing, joy, and liberation for Detroit youth through healing justice, youth-led organizing, and asset-driven strategies that combat systemic and generational trauma.

Hipeexnu’ Kii’u Nuun Wisiix is a nonprofit language and cultural immersion program designed to serve community youth and families by teaching them the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) dialect, which is on the verge of extinction, through cultural lessons and summer activities.

MindCatcher disrupts the poverty cycle of hopelessness, disconnection, and inadequate resources in learning spaces and replaces it with the pursuit of equity, inclusion, and belonging. They are laser focused on supporting the leadership and social emotional growth of those closest to the most vulnerable communities, youth and site leaders of color.