Who we are
I am a single mama, artist, and educational consultant whose purpose is to empower caregivers and youth. My mission is to inspire the joy of learning again. Our youth hold gifts! Let’s unlock them.
By booking a session with me we will identify the various learning pathways that can support your family. My approach is fun, goal-oriented, transparent, and compassion centered.
I studied Anthropology at Mount Holyoke College with a focus on education. I learned a lot about archiving, and the power of co-authoring our own stories. From my studies and experience, I developed a program called RYSE to encourage high school students to identify their “next steps” and learning options. After my graduation, I co-ran an intergenerational public health coalition regarding substance misuse prevention amongst teens. As a youth worker, I am trained in youth empowerment, including the impacts of adultism.
I’ve held baby playgroups, worked in public interest communications and Technical Assistance in Race and Health equity with the MA Department of Public Health. I conduct public health research and offer tailored presentations, trainings, and workshops on Black Maternal Health and harm reduction regarding substance use prevention.
I am ready and here to support your family in empowering our young people to reclaim their focus, attention and educational journey.
our youth can be free
If I viewed youth “as fertile land to shape and design without the partnership of their own choices and curiosities, then I would be colonizing that land, those children.”
By Akilah Richards in Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work