Our Programs
Community Programs
Community Mentoring
GEM hosts and facilitates weekly community mentoring session to young adults within the community. These weekly group sessions focus on: local & national topics, poll topics through mentors and mentees, mental health, and education. The goal is to start relevant conversations that youth will take back into their school, home, and community to continue the conversation and spark change.
How it works
GEM’s Community Mentoring program is the staple of all its programs offered. Every Wednesday night from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm mentors are present to give a panel of perspectives on the night’s topic, which can range from respect for self and others to the country’s political state. There is no one person who can reach all, so the team approach to these group sessions afford mentees the opportunity to find and create mentor/ protégé relationships where they feel most comfortable with whomever they create a bond.
AVAILABILITY
Monday – Friday
Morning, Afternoon or Evening
LOCATION
King County, WA Â
Summer Program
Culture of Arts
The Culture of Arts program welcomes youth (11-18) to be a part of an after-school program that allows students to experience increased confidence, improved complete awareness about their future, and belongingness to a community through arts and life skills.
Services Provided
- Mentorship
- Open Mic Café Financial Literacy
- Academic Support
- Case Management
- Music & Arts Life Skills
- Leadership Through Improv
How it works
GEM provides a safe space for youth to express themselves through music and art. Understanding music and art increase one’s ability to understand the tone, customs, and interests of a community. It also provides a channel to constructively share one’s point of view on topics that make them feel a spectrum of emotions. Social interaction is created in order to foster community through healthy and constructive communication, while practicing listening, formulating thoughts, questions, support, and debates. Youth practice transferable skills such as being fully present, and critical thinking skills that they can use to handle a multitude of situations in their future.
The Culture of Arts program is unfunded.
Diamond Workforce Development
In today’s job market, education can give an applicant a competitive edge; however, a formal degree is not the only path. Those with little or no post-secondary education can take advantage of professional certifications, or licensing programs in order to get an advantage over the competition. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2012, 11.2 million adults aged with a high school diploma or less held a professional certification or license. Jobs in fields such as cosmetology, construction, nursing, and education require specific training. Certificates and licenses offer ways to bypass the commitment and financial investment of a full degree program, while still offering invaluable training and required skills for in-demand careers. With this information in mind, Glover EmpowerMentoring (GEM) is providing pathways to employment for young adults ages 18 to 24 through our Diamond Workforce Development program
AVAILABILITY
Monday – Friday
LOCATION
827 N Central Ave, Ste B109
Kent, WA 98032
Girls Empowerment Movement
GEM is a summer program and life-skills class that uses a social justice approach to promote empowerment, identity affirmation, culturally relevant knowledge, and self-advocacy skills for young women, girls, and trans-identifying women in middle and high school.
How it works
Our collective program, Girls Empowerment Movement, will serve women (ages 12-24) linked by justice and community partners such as Kent Police Department. We will provide 12 weeks of the curriculum with creative writing workshops and 12 months of community support. By prioritizing communities of color in King County, we will support young women to develop character and personal success plans. In addition:
- STEM introductions to biotech careers and Code Academy
- College Preparation
- College access tours
AVAILABILITY
Monday – Friday
Morning & Afternoon
LOCATION
827 N Central Ave, Ste B109
Kent, WA 98032
Summer Leadership Academy
GEM Leaders in Training Academy is an eight-week camp that focuses on building youth community leaders and advocates. Through workshops, middle and high school aged youth will gain skill sets in peer mentoring, leadership, community engagement, self-exploration, advocacy, and goal setting.
How it works
GEM welcomes 25 boys and 25 girls (ages 11-18), Tuesday through Friday to participate in workshops ranging from leadership in the community to advocacy and academic support. Each bi-weekly field trip is tailored to the focus of the week to emphasize its importance. Through this unique form of mentoring, youth engage in positive self-identity, self-awareness, and self-respect. The goal is for youth to elevate their mindset as leaders while building relationships at home, in the community, and in school.
AVAILABILITY
Monday – Friday
Morning, Afternoon
LOCATION
King County, WA
Youth Development
How it works
GEM’s Youth Development Program is open to youth in all our surrounding areas. This program works with youth to identify needs in all areas of life and help youth and their families find useful ways to meet those needs. Working with youth from the ages of 12 to 24 the solutions to meeting those needs come in a variety of program referrals and remedies to address the reasons why the youth were referred to GEM services.
AVAILABILITY
Monday – Friday
Morning, Afternoon
LOCATION
King County, WA
