T’Keyah Bennett Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Company Description BLK Girl Space is a supportive community based in Milwaukee, WI, dedicated to empowering black women to improve their relationships with themselves and others through self-development skills like effective communication, accountability, and self-awareness. We believe in healing, patience, and fostering authentic connections for black.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Developing and directing organizational strategy.
• Drafting organizational policies and philosophies.
• Overseeing day-to-day business activities.
• Conducting performance reviews.
• Preparing comprehensive budgets.
• Reporting on revenue and expenditure.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Provide comfortable yoga techniques for pregnant mothers.
• Assist with relaxation techniques and breathing exercises.
• Practice meditation and promote mindfulness in addition to overall wellbeing.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Provide a continuous source of comfort, encouragement and support, both emotional and physical during labor.
• Assist with relaxation techniques and breathing exercises.
• Offer advice on labor positions.
• Act as a mediator and an advocate who's there to run interference with hospital personnel.
• Provide on call services.
• Provide a non-medical pain-management techniques including massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, music and mantras.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Coordinate in-person home and community visits for families to educate about Lead Poisoning.
• Manage Project readiness, relocation and project closure in the Lead Safe Homes Program.
• Coordinate and recruit relocation vendors to ensure families have different options and meet program relocation budget cost.
• Work closely with Field Manager, Project Manager, Contractors, and Community Members to ensure families and children receive support.

West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

• Provide assessment, problem solving, information referral, and crisis intervention when necessary.
• Assist clients in developing an action plan.
• Accurately enter documents and client’s contact information into database.
• Provide advocacy for clients experiencing difficulties or lacking in abilities needed to make effective contacts with agencies, programs or groups.

Milwaukee, WI

• Provided individualized behavioral and academic intervention to ten groups of 15-20 girls.
• Advocated on behalf of the youth to better assist parents, educational staff, and program partners.
• Organized events and programs for staff, board and community members with an average of 200+ attendees such as Holiday Party, Block Party, College and Career Readiness events.
• Facilitated sexual health, STD, and pregnancy prevention curriculum.
• Prepared executive director’s speech for public speaking engagements.
• Collected and entered data into database system to monitor attendance and academic goal updates.

Milwaukee, WI

• Assisted participants in understanding effective SMART goal setting techniques and interpersonal skills.
• Provided evidence-based practices in Youth Development and Conflict Resolution with youth and adults.
• Supervised part-time staff and provided feedback for professional development growth.
• Provided ongoing support and encouragement to youth in order to empower growth and self-efficacy.

Milwaukee, WI.

• Developed and implemented adaptive programming in line with the mission and goals with the organization.
• Facilitated weekly discussion groups with five different groups of youth surrounding skill development.
• Recruited and created retention plan(s) for youth at partner site(s).