The Motivational Edge Inc

THE MOTIVATIONAL EDGE USES SOLUTIONS FOCUSED PROGRAMMING AS A PLATFORM TO INSPIRE YOUTH TOWARD ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INCREASED SELF CONFIDENCE AND BUILDING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH WITH A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR SELF EXPRESSION, WHILE INTEGRATING THERAPEUTIC COMPONENTS INTO ARTS, MUSIC AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS.

- 2,277 TOTAL YOUTH SERVED DURING 2022-2023 - ACROSS 54 TOTAL SERVICE SITES - REACHING AN IN-PERSON TOTAL OF 3840 AUDIENCE MEMBERS - OF THE 2277 YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED, 406 WERE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING DISABILITY. (18%) - THERE WERE NEARLY 110,000 HOURS OF COLLECTIVE PROGRAMMING, INSTRUCTION, AND MENTORING PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. (107,460 HOURS) DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023, THE MOTIVATIONAL EDGE ASSESSED 464 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 1: 81% OF YOUTH ACHIEVED THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN (ISP) GOALS, REFLECTING ACHIEVEMENT OF HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES SUCH AS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND JOB READINESS. OF 464 YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THIS TIME, 376 YOUTH MET THEIR ISP OBJECTIVES EQUATING TO AN 81% ACHIEVEMENT RATE. REACHING INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN GOALS IS CRUCIAL FOR PROMOTING YOUTH'S OVERALL WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS. IT ENSURES THAT THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND STRENGTHS ARE RECOGNIZED AND ADDRESSED THROUGH PERSONALIZED INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT. BY ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS, YOUTH ARE EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR LIVES, LEADING TO INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 2: 85% OF YOUTH INCREASED THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING/WELLBEING. OUT OF THE 464-YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023 - 396 YOUTH INCREASED THEIR SEL. THOSE 396 YOUTH REPRESENT 85.3% OF THE YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THIS PERIOD. THE EDGE USES A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TOWARD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, RANGING FROM THERAPEUTIC ARTS-BASED ACTIVITIES, MENTORING, AND LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT. THESE VARIOUS COMPONENTS MERGE TOWARDS THE OVERALL SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT IN A YOUNG PERSON'S SEL. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 3: 92% OF YOUTH SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THEIR MUSIC AND ARTS APTITUDE (THE KNOWLEDGE OF USING MUSIC AND ARTS MATERIALS AND RESOURCES; BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO AND ANALYZE OTHERS' WORK AND UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS.) OF THE 464-YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023 - 427 YOUTH, OR 92% INCREASED THEIR ARTS APTITUDE KNOWLEDGE. WHEN YOUTH ENTER ME PROGRAMMING, THEY ARE OFFERED AN ASSORTMENT OF ARTS OPTIONS. HAVING THIS MANY OFFERINGS ALLOWS THE YOUTH TO CHOOSE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ARTS THEY MAY HAVE INTEREST IN BUT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NEVER BEEN AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE. HAVING AN EXTREMELY DIVERSE TEAM OF TEACHING ARTISTS AND INSTRUCTORS HAVE ALLOWED US TO UNFURL OUR YOUTHS' UNTAPPED ARTISTIC POTENTIALS. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 4: 91% OF YOUTH SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THEIR POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS AS EVIDENT FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST- ASSESSMENT. OF THE 464-YOUTH ASSESSED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023, - 423 YOUTH, OR 91% INCREASED THEIR POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS. POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS ARE CRUCIAL FOR HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AS THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, LEARNING, AND GROWTH. WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE FORM POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR PEERS, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IMPORTANT SOCIAL SKILLS, INCREASE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, AND FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING. MEASURE OF SUCCESS 5: 92% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE OFFERED A SHOWCASE/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY, WORKED ON AN ARTISTIC PROJECT, AND/OR CREATED AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART. THESE INCLUDE SONGS, POETRY, VISUAL ART, AND DANCES. OF THE 2,277-YOUTH SERVED DURING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30TH, 2023, - 2,098 YOUTH WERE EITHER OFFERED A SHOWCASE/PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY, WORKED ON AN ARTISTIC PROJECT, AND/OR CREATED AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART. THIS NUMBER EQUATES TO 92% OF OUR YOUTH SERVED, MAKING IT RIGHT ON SCHEDULE TO MEET OUR MOS GOAL. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT DATA - OVER 80% OF YOUTH RECEIVED MENTORING SUPPORT. - OVER 70% OF YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN LIFE-SKILL DEVELOPMENT. - THE EDGE EMPLOYED OVER 35 INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING TEACHING ARTISTS, INSTRUCTORS, MANAGERS, COACHES & OTHER PERSONNEL) WHICH EQUATED TO OVER 600,000 BEING REINVESTED IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. - THE EDGE HAD 42 VOLUNTEERS DURING THE PAST YEAR. - THE EDGE HAD DOZENS OF SHOWCASES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - THE EDGE BELIEVES IN COLLECTIVE IMPACT, HAVING CULTIVATEDPARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES IN 2022-23.