Creating Conditions that Allow Youth to Thrive
Move 4WARD
Together, we can shift, change, and recover.
Our mission is to create the conditions that youth from marginalized populations need to be successful in life. Our leadership and trauma-informed programs are for 4 groups- youth, educators, caregivers/parents, and community organizations.
Our programs empower Black and Brown families from low-to-moderate income backgrounds to activate their voices to solve problems in their communities, starting with their own goals. Our 3 pillars guide us in all of our programs. They are education, empowerment and exploration.
Our Focus
Our focus areas are the systemic issues that our organization works to reduce. How we achieve our goals will be found under programs.
Our mental health services offer comprehensive support to adolescents struggling with absenteeism, substance abuse, isolation, and interpersonal conflict. Our goal is to help young people (and their families) regain a sense of belonging, self-worth, and emotional balance, empowering them to navigate life’s challenges successfully.
Mental Health
Our evidence-based violence prevention programs proactively reduce violence in communities by preparing youth to address negative emotions, identify triggers to trauma responses, and encourage responsible decision-making.
Violence Prevention
Poverty Reduction
We offer financial literacy workshops, mentorship, and skill-building initiatives to empower individuals and families to improve their economic stability. We work to create long-term pathways for success and opportunity, helping disadvantaged communities thrive.
4 Programs
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Ready 4 Life Youth
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Educators 4 Equity
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Parents that HELP
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Community Organizing
Highlights
Each quarter, we will share updates regarding upcoming workshops and milestones! Please check out photos of our teens, young adults, and parents engaging in content during the year!
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What People Are Saying
“ I found your session informative and it really pushed some serious self-reflection. I would love to use one of the handouts you provided in this session as a way to get some leaders to do some of my school leaders to do self-reflection as well. It made me feel and think about myself and potentially others with whom I work. ”
— Counselor, Detroit
“I like when we just start discussions on our own because they become really engaging and heated and we learn so much from them.”
— Middle School
Student, NYC
The session was great. It was a refresher on the way we think about our students and self-reflection and how to improve on the biases across the board.