Good Journey Development Foundation

Summer Leadership Academy (Academic Enhancement and Leadership Development) Summer Leadership Academy is a multi-week summer program that engages youth in academic enrichment, community projects, culture and arts projects, educational field experiences and fun and engaging activities that teach communication, life, and leadership skills. Participating youth learned about, visited, and reported on Black Growers in St. Louis. Older youth facilitate sessions on gardening, robotics, poetry and more. Youth share the values of collective work, responsibility, and unity, and knowledge they gained throughout the summer program with the community at the conclusion of their Summer Leadership Academy experience.

Xpress U Thru Art (Youth Healing Arts) A multi-week program in which young people explore trauma, oppression, emotions, and build skills in resiliency, self and community care, and the ability to positively project internally and externally through the creation of art. The teaching artist guides young people in their work through 14 sessions and multiple art projects that speak to who they are and what they feel. The partnering counselor helps young people learn to communicate their experiences to reinforce and build upon their humanity to create space for healing Xpress U Thru Art youth make healthier life choices and develop as leaders.