Our Mission
If you educate a girl, then you educate her community. We believe that if we invest in our girls, we invest in our community. The power of Black women is something that we firmly believe in, and we at The Collective Identity Mentoring seek to look beyond Black women and girls’ ability to survive to uplift and support their will to thrive. Unfortunately, young Black girls and women are force-fed negative stereotypes about themselves daily. Our mission is to create a psychosocial safe space for young Black women to explore who they are and how to identify themselves. Our mission is to do this through one-on-one mentoring and programs designed to help them define their path in life.
Our Philosophy
Being a Black woman is not a monolith, and we firmly believe that it takes a collective effort to change the future of Black girls, and gender-expansive youth. .
Our Vision
We envision the future of Black women to be full of opportunity and possibility. Our vision is to ensure that every young Black woman and gender expansive youth that graduates from our program is prepared to handle the adversity and hurdles of being a Black woman in America.
Our Core Values
One of the things that the founding board members had in common was the book, The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz. We learned that this book that was transformative for us all in some way. Therefore, we’ve adopted The Four Agreements as our core values as these are four great ideologies to follow in life!
Be Impeccable With Your Word.
Don't Take Anything Personally.
Don't Make Assumptions.
Always Do Your Best.