OUR MISSION:
Building a school to success pipeline by dismantling barriers for youth, connecting them to community resources and creating safe, culturally centered spaces and events to cultivate joy and purpose
Created in 2020, Love First Community Engagement is rooted in decades of community organizing, building up local leaders, and activism guided by the leadership and ingenuity of Saint Paulite, Chauntyll Allen.
Love First envisions abundant pathways and strong villages for liberated youth to grow, thrive and achieve lifelong success. We are building a school to success pipeline by dismantling barriers for youth, connecting them to community resources and creating safe, culturally centered spaces and events to cultivate joy and purpose.
Our values:
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- We believe that when Black youth are liberated, all youth will be liberated.
- We engage in trauma informed approaches.
- We support the self-directed identity and goals of young people.
- We work with a racial justice lens.
- We cultivate a village response to systemic injustice.