Encourage Me
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The Story of Encourage Me I’m Young...
Inspired by the Journey of Calvin T. Mann, President & Founder
Written by: Heather Hetheru Miller
Written by: Heather Hetheru Miller
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It was the summer of 1992 and I had taken a job as a childcare worker for my friend’s home daycare service. I was 25 with a three-year old son of my own, so I already had my hands full at home. Now, I was caring for 12 additional rambunctious kids. I think a lot of parents know that when you work with young kids as much as I was, you must become perceptive very quickly to keep up. It’s like you have developed superpowers to sense what they need as soon as they need it. In turn, they develop a trust in you to love and protect them from things that scare or confuse them. It was just like this when I took up my daycare job, and I made sure to take both their trust and my new role very seriously.
I was enjoying my job and the children I cared for, but I never could have known how the experience would change my life forever by beginning the journey of Encourage Me I’m Young. My experience working with those children from the heart of Ferndale, MI helped me understand exactly what we owe to the children of our communities. I learned that it wasn’t good enough to sit idly by and wait for children to need our help; instead, we needed to take an active role in their development. Getting from this realization to the youth development program EMIY is today was a long journey, but the most pivotal moment happened during the summer of 2004. |
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About UsEncourage Me I’m Young (EMIY) Inc., a non-profit 501c3 based in Detroit is a grassroots volunteer driven organization dedicated to legacy. We have supported, developed, and nurtured children and fathers to reach their fullest potential since 2007. |
MISSION
Our work centers on restoring and strengthening the family structure through developing boys and encouraging fathers using prevention and intervention activities.
VISION
Through awareness, advocacy and action EMIY uplifts and encourages youth of all ages to become compassionate, intelligent, and logical decision makers while embracing their abilities to become the future leaders of encouragement and empowerment.
OUR WHY & HOW...
Our Advocacy, Awareness, Action Prevention and Intervention Activities
Awareness
Advocacy
Action
OUR WHY & HOW...
Our Advocacy, Awareness, Action Prevention and Intervention Activities
Awareness
- Smash Suicide Campaign
- EMIY National Respect Day
- Reading IS Life
- Mental Wellness Referrals with CNS Healthcare
Advocacy
- Target Males 3-24
- Serve on Policy/Advocacy Groups that support males
- EMIYTV Podcast
- EMIY Theme Song
- EMIY In School Programs
- EMIY Annual Pancake Breakfast
- EMIY Man 2 Man Youth Summit
Action
- EMIY Mobile Mentoring Bus
- EMIY Mentor Training Academy
- EMIY Boys Steps
- EMIY Future Leaders
- EMIY ELITE
- BOSS Session – mothers & grandmothers (Building Our SonS) and Fathers' Day - for fathers and father figures
- EMIY All YOU Got Football Camp and EMIY AAU Basketball
- EMIY Coalitions of Promise and Collaborations
Sponsorship
