Starting With Today

This Saturday, May 18th, we are back at @lees_barbershop_dc for another edition of The Shape Up!! This month is Mental Health Awareness Month and a wonderful time to check in with yours…want to do it within community? Be sure to tap in.🖤💚 FREE as always, link for details: startingwithtoday.org #blackmentalhealth #blackmentherapy #theshapeup #startingwithtoday

Y’all alright?! Okay, #TheShapeUp is back this Saturday, April 13th at Lee’s Barbershop led by @tariiqomari to talk about how trauma shows up in our lives. This is going to be another good one so meet us there! Do you recognize when trauma shows up in your daily routine or relationships? To learn more about SWT, visit startingwithtoday.org.

The Kyle D. Bacon. Kyle was one of the first people I met with on how I could build Starting With Today from scratch. He became our second board member, and the rest, they say, is history. Kyle D. Bacon is a lifelong community servant and partner who has an eye and ear for the heart of our beloved communities. He has been a critical thought partner, advocate, colleague, and friend in this collective building space. And it has been a privilege to grow with alongside his leadership and unwavering support in this work. 🦬 Thank you for everything you do and more importantly all that you are, Kyle! 🙏🏾 Support Starting With Today, by grabbing your tee today. Your purchase directly support SWT’s wellness programs! 💛🖤 Use: SPRING20 for 20% off through March 31st. 🌻 startingwithtoday . org/shop 🔥📸: @candiwilliamsphotography

Huge thanks to DataKind for this wonderful opportunity to reconstruct our internal data surveys! This project was a huge component our of data maturation efforts that are being led by Data & Evaluation Director, Zuri Hunter. We are excited for the fruit this partnership will bear within our communities.

Customer feedback tools and survey design are critical for nonprofit learning and evaluation. Learn how DataKind SF/Bay Area partnered with Starting With Today to improve their survey assessments, streamlining how they measure the economic and social impact of their programs. Key insights and plans for the next data advisory cohort here: https://bit.ly/43lOsMH #datakind #datascience #nonprofit #socialimpact #economicimpact  #survey #assessments #measurement #evaluation #kpis

THIS SATURDAY, March 16th, #TheShapeUp is back at @lees_barbershop_dc ! Join us as we talk about the importance of meaningful connections to our mental health!

In the spirit of Black History Month I wanted to shoutout some incredible people that I have worked with in the past and some that have become close friends. I appreciate them, admire their incredible passion and I'm in awe of their talent. I would love to encourage you all to donate to these organizations, follow their pages or participate with them. Starting With Today is an organization focused on promoting Black wellbeing and liberation through community programs and advocacy training. I met their founder and friend Charlyn Anderson through a mutual friend and since that day I knew that she was a force and a voice for wellbeing that was so needed and someone that I consistently learn from. https://lnkd.in/e9nXwwUp DIBIA DREAM INC is an organization committed to creating and facilitating engaging hands-on experiences for youth and sparks social change through STEM and recreational education. Brandon A. Okpalobi is an impressive entrepreneur doing incredible work bringing equity and access to the STEM fields. He and his team are planting seeds for what the future of STEM and education will look like. https://lnkd.in/eunUDb8Y Project Thug Inc - Transforming Hope and Unifiying Genersations is an organization supporting adolescent black males in Miami, FL. The students enter a 8 month intensive programming. I'm so proud of David L. Jackson, from student to friend, it's been an honor seeing him give back to his community through the creation of this organization. https://lnkd.in/evjFkHVW Anti-Racism Daily - This is a platform that provides targeted and tangible ways for reader to rally for racial equity. From their daily newsletter, to virtual trainings and workshops, there is something for everyone to learn. This is an incredible tool for HR and leadership teams trying to implement racial equity practices in the workplace. Nicole Cardoza said yes to random DM from me years ago to be part of our inaugural Changemaker Week at GW and since then it's been an honor to learn from her and her team! https://lnkd.in/ehwpYcE6

Here’s to the weekend, our smiles, and Black joy! 🖤🙌🏾✊🏾 On February 10th, The Shape Up discussed how to identify and BE green flags in our relationships! Thanks so much to @tariiqomari for leading this conversation and to our generous host @lees_barbershop_dc for holding us down! 💛 Huge thanks to @candiwilliamsphotography for the beautiful photography and support!! 🖤 Learn more at: startingwithtoday.org

Thanks to Black Men Heal for inviting Starting With Today (SWT) to their DC event in February 2024. Huge shout out to Kyle D. Bacon for holding it down. 🙌🏾💛🖤

“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve.” - Martin Luther King Jr… and CYDC’s #MLKDay was great!!!! Whether that was joing in the march with us, painting a mural or building a bench; thank you to the 200+ volunteers that came out to honor the life & legacy of #MartinLutherKingJr with a day “on” not “off” serving the @ketchamES community! Thank you to all the volunteers and community partners like Starting With Today, Ambassador US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, United States Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman; and our event sponsors at T-Mobile & Edison Electric Institute Black EmPowered, that rolled up their sleeves to serve with us! Didn’t make it to MLK Day this year? No worries! More ways to engage with CYDC are soon to come, like our Ripples of Impact Women’s Leadership Luncheon on March 8th. For more about ways to connect with us, donate, or get involved with CYDC, please visit the link in our bio or DM us to connect with our External Affairs Team. #DCEvents #MLK #MLKDay2024 #CityYearIsAlwaysReady #flashbackfriday For more on this event: https://lnkd.in/ecg3m7B2