• Our "Ready to Excel Backpack & School Supply Giveaway & Rally" has provided thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies, hundreds of dollars in scholarships in the form of Walmart gift cards, and school uniform vouchers. We have involved motivational guest speakers and artists, who have always provided tremendous inspiration during our events for our school-aged children and youth returning to school. We have provided well over 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to children and Youth in underserved communities.
• Holiday Giveaways & Blessings – We have donated hundreds of bags of groceries and turkeys and hams during Thanksgiving, and provided scarves, gloves, and hats to the families of needy children during our Mitten Tree campaigns. Also, to date, we have helped approximately 175 Youth in need and their families during Christmas by providing thousands of items fulfilling numerous wish lists, including clothes, pajamas, coats, scarves, hats, boots, toys, video game systems, beds, etc.
• Our girl’s mentoring sessions (The Princess Paradigm) for our young girls and teens have included everything from hygiene and etiquette classes, to pajama parties and girls’ empowerment workshops at hotels, to cultural enrichment outings and luncheons located in downtown Chicago.
• Performing Arts – In an effort to revive, inspire, and encourage the communities we serve, we have created innovative programming which includes utilizing the mediums of drama, dance, and music to address cultural issues including gun and gang violence, mental health issues, poverty, and financial hardship. Our dramatic presentations and stage productions have been nothing shy of uplifting and transforming.
