Vision

Heal/clear Atlanta streets of youth related violence during the summer and beyond.

Create a safe, sacred, and healing space for the youth of Atlanta, year-round with a focus on the summer, due to increasing violence during that time.

Create a safe, sacred, and healing space for the youth of Atlanta.

Theory of Change

Issue…

In many underserved communities in Atlanta the summer months become a time of crisis and turmoil because of the lack of formal activities within an environment that has the potential to leave many of these youth to their own devices. While youth in more affluent neighborhoods have a variety of summer activities from which to choose, choices in other communities may be far less desirable, again leaving some youth to navigate the summer months often succumbing to the pitfalls that seem to await those who are without planned activities for the summer.

Intervention….

In response, Summer Safe provides unique experiences that help to immediately shift the attention, mindset, actions, and future focus for young people.

We do this through a combination of ACTIVITY, ACTIVISM/ADVOCACY, and APPROACH.

ACTIVITY: We deliver summer camp and year-round signature programs designed to give kids an option and an opportunity to think, act, and dream in terms of problem solving and creative solutions to issues beyond violence.

ACTIVISM / ADVOCACY: We leverage the presence, community involvement, and commitment of our founder, staff, and board members to amplify the work of Summer Safe, to promote partnership with other initiatives/organizations, and to activate and advocate at all levels on behalf of the youth we serve and the issues that impact their well-being and safety.

APPROACH: We strategically use creative marketing to present meaningful messages that not only promote our activities but more importantly encourage youth to immediately identify, connect with, assert, explore, and actively pursue alternatives to violence.

Impact….

As a result of our work, we help youth and their communities to experience a reduction in youth-related/involved violence during the summer months and beyond and conversely an increase in community building, positive personal, professional, and community outcomes.