On the last day of summer mentorship, we asked each mention to share something they enjoyed learning. We love their replies and wanted to share them with you! Be sure to check the photo to watch the video.
Photo by summer mentee: Cristal Andrade
We’re so excited to share the four projects that our Summer Mentees were able to accomplish during our 6 week mentorship program.
Our Summer Mentees were able to photograph children at The Quinn Centers annual summer camp this year, they put to use all of the skills they learned throughout the 6 week Mentorship.
A group of five mentees photographed families who live in Maywood, as well as made a blog post about each individual family and their story of how they came to Maywood.
Another group of five mentees created, shot, planned, and edited a podcast video talking about the challenges our community faces.
A team of five mentees from our summer Mentorship Cohort did a group project on some of the challenges our community faces. In this video/podcast episode, they talked about Maywood being a food desert, as well as what environmental racism is. This podcast was shot, edited, and planned out completely by this group of mentees, with the guidance of Jeremy, a co-founder of The Firehouse Dream who volunteered his time to support this amazing group of young adults. Additionally, Karina, who is the owner of Elevating La Cultura podcast, shared all her tips on how to create, plan, and launch a podcast.
Sarah from Yo Soy Ella came in to talk to our mentees about the importance of progress over perfection. Our mentees had an open conversation about how to have mindful productivity instead of solely striving for perfection. Here at The Firehouse Dream we believe that progress in any way, shape or form is something that should be valued.
Thank you Sarah for leading this meaningful workshop!
Our Executive Director Jasmine led this workshop on how to take a proper headshot. Our mentees have learned so much during their time here at The Firehouse Dream, and learning about photography has been one of our main focuses this mentorship. Throughout their 6 weeks here they have grown so much and it has been fun to see their photography skills grow with them.
Thank You Jasmine for leading this workshop!
Photo Credit: Mya Frank, Houmam Kassar, Jasmyn Scavella, Cristal Andrade,
