Melanin Magic F.I.N.E
(Females In Need of Empowerment) - Community
Melanin Magic L.E.A.D
(Ladies Excelling Above Disadvantages) - Lincoln High School
Melanin Magic L.E.A.D
(Ladies Excelling Above Disadvantages) - Dickinson High School
A Few Topics at Participating Locations:
1. Loving the skin I’m in-What is Melanin
2. Protecting your Power- I AM ENOUGH
3. Prioritizing Academics and School Attendance
4. Safety Circle-what happens here, stays here!
A private not-for-profit agency that provides care coordination for Hudson County youth ages 5-21 who may be struggling with mental health or emotional issues, challenging behaviors, substance use or developmental disabilities. This partnership provides benefits to at risk youth in Hudson county through mentorship services and developmental informal community supports.
This partnership exhibited benefits for youth and families because it assisted in direct connection for Summer Fun Employment for Youth involved with the Connected VINE.
We currently also partner in the Summer Fun Expansion program with Jersey City Recreation. The Summer Expansion Program aims to teach, empower, affirm and mentor youth towards positive life options; providing the tools, information, access, experience and skills sets needed to compete in an ever-changing world.
An initiative where we facilitate a female youth empowerment group weekly in Booker T. Washington Housing Complex. The group “Melanin Magic-F.I.N.E (Females In Need of Empowerment) is made up of a group of girls ages 5- 18 that reside in the Booker T. Housing Complex or surrounding areas. This group is a community effort to provide life skills, maintenance of academic goals, and develop positive social relationships amongst the group.
~Coming Soon...Spring 2023~