Get Out The Box, Inc.

Hello, My Name is Naeem Callaway and I am the Founder and CEO of Get Out The Box Inc., a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization that is dedicated to educating and mentoring at-risk youth in low income and rural communities. I am pleased to announce the official debut of our Innovative Youth Organization and the official launch of our Amazing Website. Please visit us at www.getoutthebox.org to learn more about our organization and what we plan to do for the youth in our community!

Why do we want the Youth to Get Out The Box ( introduction)?Let me paint a picture for you. Let me take you inside the box. Inside the box there is hopelessness, drug use and violence, teen pregnancy, low self esteem, and no parental support or guidance. Inside the box, poverty is pervasive and it has created the illusion that there is no way out. This illusion creates anger and frustration within our youth which leads them down the wrong roads that takes years and greatness from their lives.

How are we going to address these problems? The Get Out The Box Team wants to go into the box, into these communities ( The First 100 Days Movement )and insert mentoring ( Real Talk, life skills),education ( College 101), the arts (Teen Renaissance), and give the youth an opportunity to travel outside the box ( Backpackers, Teen Fit Nation, Latinos Unidos ). Our Organization will also work closely with the schools and be there to motivate and inspire ( inspiration, Inspiration part 2) the youth in the morning before they enter the classroom and be there for them in the afternoon to reinforce what is learned in the classroom. We want to show the youth the power of education and to teach the youth that there is more to life than their hood, block, or negative reality.

Our Organization is not a 9-5 youth organization because the problems our youth face is not a 9-5 problem. We are a 24/7 youth organization. Our Organization has a Youth Hotline that is open for the youth and parents 24/7/ 365.We are pleased to announce that this line is officially open! We also have a Confession page that the youth can access. This is in place so that the youth can ask questions and share their problems anonymously online and get answers to their situations ( Confessions)! Please visit us at www.getoutthebox.org for more information.