Project Me Foundation Inc.
MASTER SELF • SERVE THE WORLD • LEAD THE FUTURE
MASTER SELF • SERVE THE WORLD • LEAD THE FUTURE
Helping young people put in the work and build a steadier future.
Special Programs
Project Me Foundation Inc. gives young people places to put their energy and test their ability. The work helps them discover what they are willing to keep showing up for.
Special Programs extend the Project Me Pathway™ with hands-on work across UPLIFT → BUILD → EVOLVE.
More access is earned through attendance and effort. Greater responsibility comes when a participant shows they are ready. Interest opens the door; follow-through keeps it open.
The programs also draw on practices supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
Participants can try Special Programs in every phase. Full access comes in EVOLVE™, after they have shown they can handle more freedom and responsibility.
Try something new and learn the expectations. Then decide what is worth coming back to.
Practice more often and take feedback seriously. Growing skill should be matched by growing responsibility.
Earn advanced training and greater access to equipment, leadership roles, or outside opportunities.
Talent matters, but reliability matters more when an opportunity opens.
Boxing and MMA give participants an immediate lesson in preparation. They must control their emotions and respect the rules before expecting results.
What participants practice:
EVOLVE™ Advancement:
Competitive opportunities are reserved for participants who consistently show discipline and are ready to carry the responsibility.
The more responsibility a participant can carry, the more opportunity becomes available.
Participants learn songwriting and sound engineering by recording actual work. They take feedback and improve the material over time.
A love of music becomes a reason to practice patience and technical skill while learning to finish a project.
UPLIFT™ / BUILD™
Guided sessions introduce the tools and workflow behind a finished track, along with the discipline needed to complete it.
EVOLVE™
Participants who are ready can earn fuller studio access and work on more advanced projects tied to creative careers.
Participants learn visual storytelling by planning and producing real video or photography projects, then editing the work.
What starts as an interest can become a job skill or a portfolio that points toward the next step.
UPLIFT™ / BUILD™
Learn the equipment and basic production habits, including how to work safely with a team.
EVOLVE™
Earn access to equipment and more independent projects that can become part of a portfolio.
Participants practice research and interviewing, then learn to write a story clearly enough that other people will listen.
The same skills help in school and on the job, especially when a young person needs to speak up with facts behind them.
UPLIFT™ / BUILD™
Start with guided research and interviews, then turn them into short written stories.
EVOLVE™
Move into published work and community stories that require deadlines and a professional standard.
Signature Programs
Film and television can reach people in ways a lecture cannot. Our Signature Programs use that power to start honest conversations and give young people a closer look at the work behind the screen.
Documentary & Community Screening
A documentary centered on mothers and families who live with the consequences of incarceration too.
Explore Sorry Mama & request a screening →
Television & Workforce Development
An original crime drama tied to hands-on mentorship for young people ready to learn how productions are made.
Explore Young Gawdz & sign up →These are working programs, not drop-in activities. Participants receive guidance and coaching, but they are also expected to carry their share of the work.
That means showing up and taking feedback seriously. What is learned should also be used outside the workshop.
Mentors provide:
Young people need more than warnings about what not to do. They need something worth working toward.
Show up and learn the craft. Then take the next opportunity seriously.
See how the three Project Me phases turn steady effort into greater independence.
Explore hands-on programs where follow-through earns more responsibility and opportunity.
See how local partnerships and neighborhood outreach put more people and resources within reach.