Project Legacy

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Project Legacy

Contact: Karen Edmonds ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: Olmsted Outreach ; Three Rivers Restorative Justice

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Basic Needs, Best Practice, Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Public Safety

Level 2: African American, Basic Needs, Children & Youth

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Financial Stress/Homelessness

Type of Project

Programming  

The philosophy of Project Legacy derives from a recognition of the historical context of people of color in this country. It is founded on a belief in the necessity of rekindling a sense of hope and possibilities. In order to accomplish this, the connections, access, legacy paradigm needs to be translated into the reality of life for the youth who are served. In other words, a group of adults who genuinely care and commit to the mission and philosophy of the program must create connections to ideas, information and opportunities. They must advocate on behalf of the youth to guarantee access to those opportunities and resources that support and sustain the belief in the possibility of a positive future. With hope comes a belief in one’s ability to control one’s destiny. Armed with a sense of empowerment, youth will be emotionally and socially prepared to embark on a path to making dreams a reality and thereby creating their own legacy for the future.

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Rochester by mid-October

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3Q2024: July 2024 Admin Message and Reports

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

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