YouthTank's mission is to be an opportunity gateway for young people to thrive in Detroit’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, earn while they learn marketable design and tech innovation skills, and build professional relationships and confidence that drive upward economic mobility, as they contribute to real world outcomes and feed the talent pipeline to Detroit's economic growth and community prosperity. My role: - Lead grant writing and fundraising efforts to support YouthTank programs and initiatives.- Co-design and develop comprehensive programs that teach entrepreneurship, leadership, community engagement, social emotional learning, and career readiness. Ensure programs address the needs and interests of participants. - Define program goals, objectives, and designed age-appropriate activities and curriculum.- Establish and maintained partnerships with schools, community organizations, and other stakeholders to enhance program effectiveness and reach. Collaborate with external partners to leverage resources, share best practices, and expand programmatic offerings.- Create a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters youth voice, leadership, and participation. - - Engage youth in program planning, decision-making, and evaluation processes to ensure programs meet their needs and interests.

Worked with various non-profits around Detroit. Developed and implemented comprehensive grant strategies to secure funding for nonprofit organizations. Secured 2,000,000+ in funding. Collaborated with internal stakeholders to gather necessary data, statistics, and supporting documentation for grant submissions. Managed grant timelines, deadlines, and reporting requirements, ensuring compliance with funder guidelines and regulations. Cultivated and maintained relationships with funders, donors, and community partners to enhance fundraising efforts and support long-term sustainability.

- Created and implemented Water Justice educational programming and curriculum for ages 11 to 18- Collaborated with community partners to support education, and social action committees to ensure successful educational programming.- Organized field trip outings - Implemented organizational systems

- Researched and developed framework for the expansion of the We the Youth of Detroit program- Supported the Water Rights Hotline transition to electronic systems

- Developed and updated administrative systems to make them more efficient- Supported Coordination with meetings, events, travel & catering logistics- Handled sensitive information in a confidential manner

Worked with various non-profits around Detroit. Developed and implemented comprehensive grant strategies to secure funding for nonprofit organizations. Collaborated with internal stakeholders to gather necessary data, statistics, and supporting documentation for grant submissions. Managed grant timelines, deadlines, and reporting requirements, ensuring compliance with funder guidelines and regulations. Cultivated and maintained relationships with funders, donors, and community partners to enhance fundraising efforts and support long-term sustainability.

- Grant writer, assisted in writing two grants.- Group facilitator, led small break out groups for CoC’s Caregiver Activity Groups. - Research assistant and evaluator- Facilitator for their Youth Council, which is made up of 15 LatinX students from different high schools in Southwest Detroit. The youth council aims to empower highschool students to be leaders and agents of change. While also supporting these teens in their academic/career pursuits and mental health.

- Managed campground office, oriented campers and answered questions, administered check-in an- Sold park passes and adjusted Camper reservations, collected money and credit card information, made change and recorded sales using the program CAMIS- Assisted in general maintenance and upkeep of the park facilities