MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday, as part of our Greater Memphis on a Mission Series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. This week, our Corie Ventura tells us about a group that believes in “empowering, equipping,” and “changing lives.”
“They’re seeing the world from a different lens. This actually can become a skill. I actually can grow from this. I actually can make money from this. Not only change my life, but my family’s lives.”
Carlton Moore is the Vice President of Membership for Breakthrough Leadership Foundation.
A non-profit organization that helps individuals and organizations discover and fulfill their purpose.
They wrapped up their digital boot camp, which served 14 to 26-year-olds.
They offered a three-tier program. Their first tier was created for 9th and 10th graders.
“Their main concept was soft skills, leadership, communication, and time management. We also pivoted to product design and branding,” said Moore.
Tier two was heard towards 11th and 12th graders and digital content creation.
“Storyboarding, creating an ad campaign. Building together the script and being able to not only record but also edit,” said Moore.
Tier three was slated for the adults.
“They need skill sets that they can actually use now. Something to gear towards, to grow their income. Grow them in a way to where they can walk away better than when they came,” said Moore.
“I run my own consulting agency. It derived from a mentor program that I started in 2018,” said Jasmine Johnson. Ascent booty camp participant.
“I was hoping to learn really how to run a business properly,” said Johnson.
Johnson took the three-tier course.
“I thought that I had to move outside of Memphis, find this and find that but no. I learned that within the community, there are resources there to help,” said Johnson.
Kylan Matthews, 16, signed up for the tier two program.
He plans to go into real estate and major in psychology in college with a minor in marketing.
“I thought I was really good when it came to communication and talking to people. But this really gave me, it was an eye opener for me because I learned that there’s so much more I can do with it. So much better I can be,” said Mattews.
For Jeremiah Gee, 16, he signed up for the tier one session in hopes of improving his social skills.
“I learned a lot about, like, how to speak up, how to present myself, how to stop being so shy. I also learned how to make things and how to be more creative with how I’m making things,” said Gee.
That is why Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the Mid-South Genesis CDC donated $1,000 to Breakthrough Leadership Foundation because empowerment builds strong and creative communities.
Click here to learn more about the foundation.