Walking With Our Youth Into What Is Next

Dear friends,

As we step into December at Unidos, one line keeps coming back to me. Together for their tomorrow. It is the heart of our year end goal to raise 125,000 dollars so we can keep walking with our youth.

When I think about that line, I think about Orlando.

Orlando grew up in this neighborhood and has always carried big questions about what a flourishing life could look like for him. Over the years at Unidos he has tutored younger students, helped lead programs, and continued to imagine how his gifts could shape this place. 

This month, he is joining our Unidos team to help with data and systems, learning how to track the very programs he once attended. Through a career class at Unidos, he was connected with a data management company that began teaching him the ropes of tracking information, systems, and impact. A whole field he might never have heard much about suddenly became real and possible. For him, this feels like laying a foundation that began in this neighborhood and will support many others after him.

Volunteers, peers, community members, and staff have all poured into youth like Orlando. That is what it takes to ensure our youth can see what they are capable of and build a neighborhood where all of them can thrive.

This month I invite you to join in that shared work. Your gift, in any amount, moves us closer to our goal of 125,000 dollars and keeps open a place where youth can learn, lead, build, and look toward what tomorrow can hold for them.

Thank you for being part of this story with us.

Gratefully, 
John Chapman
Co-Executive Director