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Refocusing Our Money Mindset 💰 Here are a few moments from last week’s C.R.E.A.M. event! Such a huge step toward building a community that empowers people of all ages to reframe their financial futures. We shared our experiences with money and tapped into tough topics like scarcity mindset, cultural & socioeconomic influence, and valuable lessons we can pass on to others in our community. This marks the beginning of our new approach towards the future of #financialeducation. #CREAM #futureofmoney #financialliteracy #dreamsducats

Spearheaded by the Harold K. Brown Knowledge, Education and Empowerment Program, the Vote and Amplify campaign is aimed at engaging with students of color — Black students, in particular — to inform them about the issues in the upcoming general election and empower them to affect change by exercising their right to vote. It’s an honor to build on the legacy of Dr. Harold K. Brown’s consistent and unwavering passion and service towards civic engagement! We had a great rollout of our “VOTE & AMPLIFY” Campaign last spring and look forward to continuing this critical effort in the fall. Working with community partners such as DREAMS+DUCATS and the San Diego Urban League Young Professionals, we will continue to educate and empower students at SDSU to become leaders in civic engagement!

Food Is A Right 🍎 A few moments from our recent #JOURNEYTOIMPACT event "BREAK BREAD". We heard powerful personal stories about the impacts of food insecurity on families and communities and systemic solutions to ensure that all people have equal access to food and nourishment. 💓 The power of youth voice inspires CHANGE + ACTION! Thank you to the @sdpubliclibrary, @ucsandiegoyouth, @sdfoodbank and the amazing panelists and community who made it all possible! 🏆 Be sure to get your free RSVP to our next event on April 20th! Link in bio! #youthvoice #foodforall

Join us for a day of community, culture and conversation! We're back Saturday, April 20th with our flagship program event #JOURNEYTOIMPACT featuring music, workshops, live art, raffles, resources, giveaways and a pop up market featuring local young entrepreneurs and San Diego's best creative small businesses! We'll be elevating the voice of the community through a pair of inspiring youth-led talks where local students will discuss social media and explore systemic solutions for improving its effects on young people everywhere. We're very excited to bring this experience to life in partnership with our friends at Good Faith, Quartyard and the Career and Technical Education program at Helix Charter High School! RSVP today! https://lnkd.in/gQxEKQe5

So excited to attend the "Break Bread" #JOURNEYTOIMPACT panel with lovely Julianne Luong this Saturday, March 9th, from 10 am to 12 pm at the San Diego Central Library! Looking back at my first event panel ever this summer with DREAMS+DUCATS is so surreal! I loved bringing out my coworkers, friends, and family to have a conversation about the climate crisis all while San Diego was preparing for a hurricane the following days. If you live in San Diego, you know the weather is only getting more strange and severe. Evidence of climate change and social inequity is happening in real-time with communities in Southeast and South Bay San Diego rebuilding after the floods. It is more important than ever to become involved in our communities! Thank you, DREAMS+DUCATS for believing in my story and helping me share the stage with amazing activists Keala Minna-Choe and Natalia Aguirre. Can't wait to learn more this Saturday about food security from the panelists!

Youth Drive Change 🟢 As we gear up for another #JOURNEYTOIMPACT, we wanted to share highlights from our last panel. A group of amazing young women came together to share their voice, views and perspective on #environmentaljustice. They spoke to challenges facing families in the San Diego/Tijuana River and inspired the audience with new ideas for how we can begin collectively contributing to a cleaner, more equitable world today. 🌼 Shout out to these incredible young leaders and activists! Have you gotten your free tickets to the next #JOURNEYTOIMPACT? Click the link our bio 🌍

Tap In With Us 🚀 Our community is full of bright, creative and visionary people who value social impact and change. They're everyday folks of all ages who champion small business, nonprofit work and good energy. If you or your organization would like to table at our events, shoot us a DM! We'd love to have you. 🎡 Tag your favorite small business and community organizations in the comments! #supportsmallbusiness #communityengagement #outreach

We Are Them 🌍 Change is driven by the bold. By the people unapologetic about their ideas for a new world and possibility. All people possess an inherent power in all of us to shift paradigms and transcend boundaries. We are them.

JOURNEY TO IMPACT OTW 🎤 Have you registered for #JOURNEYTOIMPACT yet? Get your 🆓 🎟️ at the link in our bio now! Tell us in the comments what your favorite program topic has been so far. #youthvoice #civicengagement #listentotheyouth

Multigenerational Connection ⛓️ Bringing together people of all ages is a core part of work. Strengthening communities depends on our ability to strengthen the bonds we share as humans with no regard to age or socioeconomic background. It's in this way we invite empathy, understanding and new possibility with each other. 💫