About Us
We at MY Project USA believe all children have the right to a safe, enriching environment that will allow them to reach their full potential as productive citizens. To achieve this, we become the catalyst to protect and empower underserved youth. We build capacity and uplift families through education, social services, civic engagement and advocacy, creating compassionate youth who will build a safer, stronger, just and more inclusive America.
Vision
Compassionate youth building a safer, stronger, just and more inclusive America.
Mission
Be a catalyst for protecting and empowering youth by uplifting families through
education, social services, civic engagement and advocacy.
Focus Areas
Youth Protection
Combating:
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Human Trafficking,
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Extremist violence,
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Drugs & Gangs,
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Substance Abuse,
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Suicides,
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Bullying,
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Female Genital Mutilation,
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Forced Marriages, etc.
Youth Empowerment
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Successful entrepreneurs
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Committed public servants
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Strong community leaders
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Protectors of other youth
Parent Empowerment
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Cultural Competency Training
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Positive parenting
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Foster and Adoptive Parents Training
Strategic Goals
1. Protecting & helping our youth becomes a community priority.
2. Supporting and protecting at-risk and young victims before it's too late.
3. Empowering our youth with skills to:
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protect themselves and their peers
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tell their stories
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uphold their civil rights and moral values
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launch their own initiatives
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start their own businesses
4. Establishing youth-driven community service projects as the norm within our communities.
5. Preparing parents with the skills need to deal with parenting challenges in the USA.
6. Increasing the number of registered foster parents throughout the states.
7. Addressing youth's needs for social services through faith-based organizations, and professional youth counselors and mentors as mandatory staff members.
8. Offering workshops as a faith-based organization about drugs, drinking, trafficking, and similar issues.
9. Informing and training community leaders so they can speak about the issues that our youth are facing on a daily basis.