Mission
To be an organization that bridges education, training, business and communities together in support of preparing the next generation of youth to be successful through career planning, mentoring, and scholarship programs.
Vision
To be a catalyst within communities with the most need creating and inspiring the development of winning futures for area youth through positive leadership examples, training, mentoring, and scholarships.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
To accomplish our mission, we endeavor to engage with our communities and their needs. Diversity and Inclusion is at the center of everything we do to ensure respect, integrity, and honesty. Valuing diversity means that we include people irrespective of their gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sexuality, religion, belief, marital status, or social class. We commit to using these practices for our business and our communities.
Programs
- Life Skills Curriculum*:
- To aid in the implementation of a successful mentoring and/or life skills program, Excel Village Curriculum includes:
- Workbooks for Grade 5 – 12 students (upper elementary, middle school and high school)
- Scripted manuals for mentors, teachers, and staff with lessons, hands-on activities, training manuals, and professional assessments.
- Training program for mentors and staff
- To aid in the implementation of a successful mentoring and/or life skills program, Excel Village Curriculum includes:
- Excel Honors & Scholarship Awards:
- The event honors students, mentors, sponsors and educators involved in Excel Village
- Excel Village Mentor of the Year Award
- Excel Village Student Scholarship Award (LaVerne Lindsay Gardner Stewart)
- Career Mastered Women’s History Leadership Awards
- The event was created in 2015.
- Women Leaders Honored
- Youth Scholarships (LaVerne Lindsay Gardner Stewart)
- Excel Village Girl’s Mentoring:
- Excel Village Mentoring includes matching mentors to students
- Provide mentors with the school’s participation and assistance
- Excel Village Girl’s STEM-FAB Power Summit
- The event is a 4-hour summit including development is science, technology engineering, math, finance, arts and business (STEM-FAB)
Career Mastered is the catalyst for Excel Village and proceeds from Career Mastered are donated to Excel Village Center for Learning, a 501(c) (3) organization.
*To aid in the implementation of a successful mentoring program, Excel Village uses the award-winning curriculum of Winning Futures (www.WinningFutures.org), a 501(c)(3) in Michigan.
Board of Directors
Dr. Tamara Lindsay Roberts
Executive Director
Dr. Lisa Wicker
Kris Palmer
Leslee Bullock
Bishop Hugh D. Smith
