Youth Leadership Development
By All Means Leadership Alliance Inc.(BAMLA), is a nonprofit, 501c3 that develops young people into leaders who do service within their communities. We foster the growth and well-being of people through leadership development programs, educational initiatives, internships, and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) projects that lead to impactful social justice installations.
Core Values
BAMLA’s core values are rooted in several principles that are relevant to under-resourced and marginalized communities locally, nationally, and globally.The first of those principles is Leadership. Specifically, leadership by men of color in our communities. BAMLA believes that reform of systems and the creation of opportunity for BIPOC youth is rooted in increasing the agency of its participants. To increase the agency of a young person, it is necessary they see themselves as leaders in a variety of environments and have access, mentorship, and dialogue with BIPOC men that have overcome similar obstacles and transformed their own trajectory with simple strategies and the use of their social capital alongside education as tools of empowerment. The relationship we build between young people and BIPOC male leaders is an intentional transformation of the notion that BIPOC men are not suited for or capable of equal participation in the nurturing of our communities alongside leaders of different genders and races.
The second principle of BAMLA is Community Service. We at BAMLA believe that civic responsibility is at the crux of the evolution of all great leaders. Both younger and mature persons should care about the communities they live in and the action of caring is a critical component of empathetic leadership. BAMLA fosters conversations and experiences for its participants to understand the goals, needs, and interests of different factions and stakeholders in their local communities. Through these moments, BAMLA participants increase their understanding of how to best contribute to the development of their community and create engaging service projects that are both responsive and effective.
The last principle that makes up our tripartite approach is Equity. BAMLA centers equity in all of its interactions. BAMLA leadership defines equity as transactions and exchanges between parties of different resource levels, genders, cultural and racial backgrounds, and diverse identities; interactions where there is equality of voice and a balancing of both inputs and positive outputs for all stakeholders. BAMLA shares this vision of equity with partners, participants, donors, and communities we work with. BAMLA claims no exclusive expertise or ownership of solutions and reform. We believe that the responsibility for change has to be shared in order to break the stranglehold of systemic oppression.
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Is a youth leadership program, mentorship, and success partnership between BIPOC leaders and young male identifying persons. The mentors at BAMLA help youth apply practical and traditional skills into useful means of challenging expectations, personal responsibility, and expanding perspectives. The leader facilitators at BAMLA use their own professional experiences as tools for transformation and increasing the opportunity capital of its participants.
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FEATURED SOCIAL JUSTICE INSTALLIONS
Anti-food Apartheid Mission: Young people learning entrepreneurial and leadership skills through food justice events and food truck initiatives to provide free healthy meal options in the food deserts and swamps in affected NYC communities.
Fall Healthy Meals Giveaway
Spring Healthy Meals Giveaway
Healthy Food Truck Initiative
BAMLA youth leadership programs help in developing skills of:
MINDFULNESS * PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY * EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION * OVERCOMING BARRIERS * TIME MANAGEMENT * SERVANT LEADERSHIP * CRITICAL THINKING * CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING * SELF-CONFIDENCE * POSTIVE THINKING * ASSERTIVENESS * EMPATHY
Positive Mentorship
The passion and belief that all adolescents should have the chance to develop skills and talents that will enable them to be productive members of their communities. Embracing innovation and understanding the power of building healthy communities for our collective future.
Support and Social Justice for Our Communities
Developing urban adolescents into future business, community, and professional leaders. This program encourages participants to take agency of social justice inequities and to work hand-in-hand with other advocates for reform in their community.
Specialized tutoring to achieve the possible
We offer tutoring programs to support young future leaders outside of their classrooms. We offer STEM curriculum, College Prep, and GED completion tutorials. We support students in discovering their potential and developing confidence in their personal strengths.
Mentoring future young leaders
Implementing a holistic approach to health and social survival by encouraging participants to learn tools of discipline, leadership skills, and to develop strategic networks that are necessary to accomplish their life goals. The objectives are to uplift and guide our participants by helping young people understand who they are, where they are going, and how to get there.
Contact
BAMLA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that is developing Servant-Leaders community by community to serve first, to foster the growth and well-being of people, and to work within the communities to which they belong.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
info@bamlainc.org
Phone
(347)907-3705