About

???? Youth Audio Collective
The Youth Audio Collective teaches audio engineering, podcasting, videography, and digital storytelling. Beyond technical skills, the program nurtures confidence, emotional expression, teamwork, and healthy communication. Youth learn to share their stories, center their voices, and build supportive peer relationships. Grow Your World also provides clothes, shoes, and merch to help students feel confident, comfortable, and proud as they create.

???? INKounter Arts-Based Mentorship Program

INKounter is a trauma-informed, arts-based mentorship initiative designed to support youth through creativity, emotional processing, restorative practices, and healing-centered engagement. Participants explore visual art, writing, media, storytelling, and performance as tools for resilience, identity building, and emotional expression.

Specialty programs within INKounter include:

Youth Audio Collective – multimedia storytelling and emotional expression through sound and film

The Empowerment Chair – cosmetology mentorship with a focus on self-worth, confidence, and wellness

INKounter centers mental health, belonging, and positive identity development, providing youth with consistent mentorship and supportive relationships.

???? Tutoring After 6pm (Digital Learning Support)

Grow Your World offers digital tutoring after 6pm for students in grades 3–12, designed for families who need flexible academic support outside traditional hours. We help close the technology gap by providing computers and teaching essential digital literacy skills.
Using a near-peer tutoring model, trained college students tutor youth building trust, motivation, and a sense of belonging that supports academic confidence and emotional well-being. Tutoring covers core subjects, homework support, and study skills, with an emphasis on reducing stress and creating a positive, encouraging learning environment.

???? After School Programs

Our After School Programs offer a supportive space where youth can explore interests, make friends, and build confidence. Each program embeds social-emotional learning, mindfulness practices, and wellness tools that help students manage emotions, reduce anxiety, and strengthen resilience. The environment is intentionally structured to promote connection, safety, and positive identity development.

????️ Youth Workshops

Grow Your World’s hands-on workshops expose youth to real-world skills in digital arts, entrepreneurship, wellness, media, STEM, creativity, and leadership. Workshops include intentional mental health supports, such as reflective activities, confidence-building practices, and opportunities for youth to express themselves in safe, healing-centered spaces.

???? AIR – Artist in Residence Program

The Artist in Residence (AIR) program connects youth with professional artists who guide them through creative projects that build identity and emotional expression. Artistic mentorship supports mental health by providing youth with safe outlets for storytelling, self-reflection, stress reduction, and healing through the arts. Youth receive individualized feedback, encouragement, and creative coping tools.