Velocity is a life-changing, cross-age mentoring program that develops high school students to mentor middle school students. Velocity equips high schoolers with interpersonal and leadership tools that makes them great mentors, as well as helps develop their family and school relationships. The program gives middle school students a dedicated mentor to walk through middle school with them and help develop them as a person. Nearly 1000 students go through the program across the world, and of these students 100% have gone on to graduate high school and 95% go on to college.
Velocity isn’t just life-changing for the middle and high school students. Velocity gives opportunities for volunteers to work in a strong team, develop leadership skills and transform the lives of others.
We're looking for volunteers who are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
1945 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, US
Boy With a Ball exists to better cities by reaching young people and equipping them to be leaders capable of turning and transforming their communities.
Boy With a Ball Global is a convening intermediary organization that works to better cities by reaching young people and equipping them as leaders to turn and transform their own communities.
This work is done through:
-developing and implementing innovative youth, family and community development methodologies,
-founding, equipping and supporting local, indigenous-led youth development organizations in cities around the world,
-weaving international youth development communities of practice and
-advocating for best practices in youth development.
Our offices are currently located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Currently Boy With a Ball Global has founded organizations in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the United States and we are currently working to begin in Atlanta, Georgia and in Beirut, Lebanon.
Boy With a Ball Global has also launched the Institute for International Youth Development as a platform for developing an international community of practice around best practices in youth development for non-Boy With a Ball youth serving organizations
Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County, GA 30047
August 19, 2024
