About Us
Our Mission & Vision
Liberated adults are not defined by their economic status. The philosophy of Liberated Success embraces that every student’s pathway to their economic freedom is complicated and layered. Liberated Success unapologetically endeavors to equip Black, Indigenous, and People of Color students 14 – 24 years of age with the tools that they need, to make educated decisions, that will enable them to enjoy the self-determination, joy, peace, and happiness which they deserve. Through workforce development and intentional career exploration activities, young people will have the necessary tools and support to make liberated career choices.
Our Theory of Change
The four prongs of our theory of change are leadership development, career exploration experiences, career counseling, and mentoring. Internships provide students with experiential learning opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-life work experiences. Liberated Success expands upon the internship model by:
- Leveraging our community relationships to create opportunities for our students to participate in career exploration experiences with industry mentors
- Leadership development and career counseling (two essential tools in providing students with the language and knowledge to make a liberated career choice)
- Developing our students’ social capital to create a network of professional mentors to springboard their careers and aid in providing a foundation for more opportunities down the road
- Compensating our students for their talents and their participation in internships and career exploration experiences that are foundational to economic independence
Our belief of change is based on filling gaps that students experience in going from students to young adults while entering their career, and those four aspects of Liberated Success help to significantly close those gaps.