Progress, Progress, Progress

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

This past Saturday, our mentees continued their work on their projects. They have been working hard the last few weeks to create their own brands, as well as new merch for TFD! This week they began creating their websites, ordering the clothing for the shops, turning their artwork digital and much more! Our mentees have made so much progress and are coming closer and closer to the end everyday. They will be sharing with everyone once they are done! You can continue to check in on our blog to keep up with their progress!

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November Food Distribution

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

Saturday morning Impact Church hosted their monthly Food Distribution held at God’s Heritage Full Gospel Church in Maywood. The two churches come together every third Saturday of the month to provide for families in the community and to pray over those who choose to be prayed over. For each of these distributions, it is a drive-up event to keep everyone safe and distanced due to the pandemic. This month they had a great turn out, with cars lined up around the block. There was plenty of food to be given, like cereal, cookies, snacks, different meats, and even a turkey for Thanksgiving! Within 30 minutes we had given out most of the food and everyone was so happy to help those in need and make a positive impact in their community. We are so grateful for these two churches and to partner with them to document a great event such as this one. TFD will be joining them for next month’s Food Distribution as well as the upcoming Toy Drive!

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

Next Steps, New Development

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In mentorship this past Wednesday, our mentees have taken additional steps towards completing their brands. They have awakened their creative senses and are working towards their visions. The mentees have learned all of the necessary skills in order to complete their brand’s tasks. They are highly motivated and show new determination and persistence. We are so excited for our young adults and the growth they have shown, as well as the wonderful ideas they have come up with. These last few weeks have been filled with excitement and imagination. We are loving every second of it and are having a blast guiding our mentees through a thrilling experience like this! Our mentees can’t wait to share what they are doing and show everything they have learned! Their next steps will be shared soon!

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

Post-Production Video Editing

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Jeremy led another workshop for our mentees on Monday for the post-production of film. Last month our mentees filmed a few Maywood residents to highlight their stories and they are now working on editing the video they took. Jeremy shared advice on different aspects of this process with things like keeping all of your files organized, different editing apps, cutting and pasting parts of video together, and learning where to separate video to have the correct pacing. They all took time to go through piece by piece, checking all camera angles as well as separating the audio from video. A tip Jeremy also shared is to always check your work before delivering to a client. It is important to watch the video from beginning to end to make sure everything was done smoothly and correctly. Our mentees got a great start on their editing and we can’t wait to see the finished product they created!

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

Branding, Sketches, Mood Boards And More!

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After our Breathwork Workshop, this past Saturday, our mentees began to work more on their own brands. They started to create mood boards and sketch out different designs that will appear within their brand. Some of our mentees are working on businesses such as clothing lines, stickers, baking, and so much more! Those who want to create clothing lines learned about different materials that can be used, how they compare, and different ways of printing photos or words onto a piece of clothing. There are various ways branding can be done, all with a different finish, so this was a great learning experience. Some mentees sketched out different designs for stickers and also planned out some other great content!

There is still so much to be done, like website creation and ordering/making the products that will be featured in these brands. Our mentees have made a lot of progress and we are so proud of how far they have come in this short period of time. We are so excited to see how everything turns out and are here to support our mentees every step of the way!

Photo Credit: Mya Rose