Youth Mentorship Organization
About
Khalfani A. Ajamu
Helping Our Youth Achieve Inc. was established on December 18, 2014, by founder Khalfani A. Ajamu, driven by his passion and commitment to aiding troubled youth in changing the course of their lives. The organization began its services in 2013 at Wexler Grant Middle School in New Haven, CT.
Initially, Khalfani managed the Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports Program (P.B.I.S) and served as a Therapeutic Mentor on the student care team, collaborating with the principal, social worker, clinician, and other staff. Following this, behavior and academic support programs have been implemented in various middle schools.
In the 2018 academic year, curriculum development included a behavior and academic development program called, “The ABCs Of Our Youth Today,” based on the neuroscience quadrant. This program, which stands for Attitudes, Behavior, and Consequences, highlights their interconnections. Since its inception, we have provided these services to multiple middle schools and consulted on student behavior intervention processes.
My Vision
Promote academic achievement, reduce violence, create leaders, maintain partnerships, and promote the value of life. 1. Promote Academic Achievement: Encourage our youth to commit to the pursuit of academic achievement. 2. Reduce Violence: Create a model for reducing violence that will provide participants with the necessary skills and resources that will effect positive change in their lives. 3. Create Leaders: Develop our youth into leaders with the challenge to extend the same services to their peers. 4. Create Partnerships: Build partnerships between public and private sectors to respond as a whole. Encourage stakeholders to respond collaboratively and holistically to the issue of youth self-empowerment and youth violence. 5. Promote the Value of Life: Teach our engaged youth to value their lives and the lives of others. To promote a safe community that can exist without violence.