Program areas at Momentum Alliance
Youth equity collaborative (yec) -Momentum Alliance convenes a collaborative or 6 youth organizing programs including: ma (lead), opal youth environmental justice Alliance, multnomah youth commission, capaces turno, latinos unidos siempre, and Oregon student association. The collaborative provides leadership opportunities for youth in Oregon to build a statewide youth-led intersectional social justice movement. Yec addresses the need for more multi-identity and multi-issue youth of color organizing across the state.
Partnership / sponsorship: clothing drive: we provide internship dollars and support to youth-led projects. 2022 youth leader umair zaidi organized a clothing drive in portland or and seattle wa. Youth leader accomplished the following: 1) collaborated with community organizations to host the drive- leading to 10 collection sites, 2) hold sites for sorting clothes, and 3) fundraised 6000 minimum to fund the transportation of the shipment container, 4) find a location to hold the shipment container. Zaidi worked with an international organization to facilitate the transportation of clothing and distribution. Clothing drive was essential relief for the thousands of people in pakistan impacted by the fall 2022 flooding. (ongoing into 2023) organization: world Oregon (portland, or) Momentum Alliance annually works with wo to provide free training(s) to youth that are international leaders and ambassadors of their countries. Trainings offered: - iraqi youth ambassadors, august 2022 - south american: bolivia and peru youth leaders, october 2022 organization: somali american organization (portland, or) samo is dedicated to reducing the longstanding inequities faced by somali immigrants and refugees in Oregon and increasing their access to valuable support and resources. Our culturally-specific programs create a safe and welcoming space for members of the somali community where they can form meaningful connections and gain the confidence they need to succeed. On october 29th, samo held an annual career fair which targeted somali high school, college, and young professionals. The fair allowed attendings to explore different career options and equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed professionally. Coming from low-income backgrounds and a community of color, somali youth are much less likely to have access to job services and career development opportunities than their peers. Goal of career fair is uplifting somali students and supporting them in their academic and career journeys.
Black youth programming (annual cohorts camps + monthly activities included in this program) - the hiring of a previous black youth participant to staff - practicing our leadership model- and development of our new program in replacement of previous cohort themes, young gifted and black youth cohort. The development and design of the program was created in summer 2022-dec 2022
Leadership development of all staff, youth, board as a youth-led social justice nonprofit whose mission is to inspire future social justice leaders by providing leadership opportunities, we are often providing leadership opportunities within the organization for our youth interns, staff and board. We are constantly learning.