The Ella Baker Institute is a community-responsive organization centered on teaching and learning that catalyzes youth leadership and community well-being. Join us as we continue to uplift community inspired by Ms. Ella Baker.
WHAT WE DO Young People’s Leadership Cooperative In October 2022, EBI launched the Young People's Leadership Cooperative (YPLC). YPLC builds the skills and mindsets central to leadership development, community organizing and social emotional learning.The aim is leadership development, community engagement and career connectedness. This after-school program is grounded in the three R's of community-responsive education: Relationships, Relevance and Responsibility PCI will provide Black and Latinx young people ages 17 to 22 with community-driven, career- connectedlearninginachosenfocusarea.Changemakersinthisprogramwillgaina stipended cohort experience that amplifies individual and community well-being through Professional Changemakers Initiative (PCI) VOICE Framework for Organizational Change With an equity-centered and culturally competent lens, we focus on capacity building for organizations in in areas that span the following: Staff and leadership development, Program development,Landscapeanalysis,Measurement,learningandevaluation,Change management, Curriculum development, and more. Professional-Learning We provide staff development workshops, one-on-one and small group coaching. Focus areas include, but are not limited to: community-responsive education, parent engagement, collective leadership, culturally sustaining pedagogy, social-emotional learning (for young people and adults), as well as building an equitable and inclusive culture with an emphasis on serving vulnerable populations (e.g., young people with disabilities).
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