Grow Your World

Grow Your World A youth-led community engagement and development program for elementary and middle schoolers

MUSIC INDUSTRY MEDIA MIXER, ATLANTA ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ”ฅToday, weโ€™re taking the energy from rehearsal straight to the stage!Weโ€™re EXTRA ex...
09/04/2026

MUSIC INDUSTRY MEDIA MIXER, ATLANTA ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ”ฅ

Today, weโ€™re taking the energy from rehearsal straight to the stage!

Weโ€™re EXTRA excited because during last nightโ€™s ATL Hip Hop Day rehearsal, TWO young artists, Ariel on the Beat and Beemeer, earned performance spots at the Music Industry Media Mixer! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ”ฅ

They came to rehearse for the ATL Hip Hop Day Festival in December and walked out with an opportunity to perform the next day.

Thatโ€™s why being in the room matters. Access creates connection. Connection creates opportunity. And sometimes one opportunity opens the door to the next before you even leave the room.

Come out and support Ariel on the Beat and Beemeer as they hit the stage! And if youโ€™re part of Atlantaโ€™s creative community, come ready to connect, collaborate, build relationships, and get seen.

RockLan One presents a night built for the culture, the connections, and the people moving the independent music industry forward.

Join us for an evening featuring Industry Panels, Live Performances, Networking, Media, Artists, Creatives, and more.

๐Ÿ“… Friday, September 4, 2026
โฐ 6PMโ€“11PM
๐Ÿ“ Square Globe Studios
4025 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 545
Atlanta, GA

โœจ FREE ENTRY WITH RSVP BEFORE 8PM

Whether youโ€™re an artist, producer, DJ, manager, media personality, content creator, photographer, promoter, or music industry professional โ€” this is a room you want to be in.

Come connect. Build relationships. Get informed. Get seen.

And most importantly for us โ€” come show Ariel on the Beat and Beemeer some LOVE! ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ–ค

Tonight they rehearsed. Tomorrow they perform.

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**NEW DATES: DECEMBER 5โ€“6, 2026**The 17th Annual Atlanta Hip Hop Day Festival has been rescheduled to December 5โ€“6 as we...
09/03/2026

**NEW DATES: DECEMBER 5โ€“6, 2026**

The 17th Annual Atlanta Hip Hop Day Festival has been rescheduled to December 5โ€“6 as we continue working with the City of Atlanta to ensure our security and safety plans meet the highest expectations for our community.

Our goal remains the same: to deliver a safe, fun, exciting, family-friendly celebration of Hip Hop culture for Atlanta.

Thank you to all of our artists, vendors, sponsors, partners, and supporters for continuing this journey with us.

๐Ÿ“… December 5โ€“6, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Historic Fourth Ward Park

Atlanta, weโ€™ll see you in December.

๐ŸŒŽ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜โ€™๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ! ๐Ÿ’›๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—— ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐—™๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ !!!! ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ช๐—˜โ€™๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—ข๐—œ๐—ก๐—š! ๐ŸŒŽ...
08/21/2026

๐ŸŒŽ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ช๐—˜โ€™๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ! ๐Ÿ’›

๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—— ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐—™๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ !!!! ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ช๐—˜โ€™๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—ข๐—œ๐—ก๐—š! ๐ŸŒŽ

Through our programs, partnerships, advocacy, mentorship, and resource generation, our students have received support through:

โ˜… Mentor-Tutoring & Academic Support
โ˜… Near-Peer & Intergenerational Mentoring
โ˜… Academic Advocacy
โ˜… Judicial Advocacy & Diversion Support
โ˜… Arts & Creative Expression
โ˜… Music, Audio & Digital Media Opportunities
โ˜… Social-Emotional Support
โ˜… Prevention & Early Intervention
โ˜… Career & Vocational Exposure
โ˜… Access to Food & Basic Needs
โ˜… Access to Technology
โ˜… Community Service & Leadership Opportunities
โ˜… Resource Generation, Navigation & Connections
โ˜… Family Support & Resource Connections

๐—•๐—จ๐—ง ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—กโ€™๐—ง ๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—” ๐—ก๐—จ๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ.

Each number represents a young person with their own gifts, goals, challenges, dreams, and future.

โค๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—™๐—™:

THANK YOU for working tirelessly to make sure our students have what they need. For mentoring, tutoring, advocating, creating, connecting families to resources, solving problems, opening doors, and showing up again and again, ๐—ช๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ช๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ.

๐Ÿค ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ, ๐—™๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ, ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ, ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—ญ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ, ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ, ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ, ๐—™๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ & ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ:

THANK YOU. Every partnership, referral, grant, donation, laptop, meal, mentor, opportunity, connection, and resource strengthens the village surrounding our students.

๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ž๐—˜. ๐Ÿ’›

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—— & ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š.

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๐Ÿ’ป FREE COMPUTER CLASS + FREE LAPTOP! ๐Ÿ’ปGrow Your Worldโ€™s very own Ayah and Frances will be teaching a FREE computer class...
08/17/2026

๐Ÿ’ป FREE COMPUTER CLASS + FREE LAPTOP! ๐Ÿ’ป

Grow Your Worldโ€™s very own Ayah and Frances will be teaching a FREE computer class designed to help you build essential digital skills!

Youโ€™ll learn:

๐Ÿ’ป Computer basics
๐ŸŒ Essential Internet skills
๐Ÿฉบ How to access telehealth services

And hereโ€™s the best part: Complete the four-hour class and receive a FREE refurbished laptop computer! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, August 25
โฐ 11:00 AMโ€“3:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ SHIP Outreach
2635 S. Saunders Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Registration is required, and space is limited!

๐Ÿ“ž Call 919-293-1133 to sign up or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Help us spread the word by sharing this post with a student, family, or community member who could benefit! ๐Ÿ’›

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Atlanta! Come see us this Saturday at the 13th Annual Biz Savvy Artist Academy! ๐ŸŽ‰ Grow Your World will be there as a ven...
08/14/2026

Atlanta! Come see us this Saturday at the 13th Annual Biz Savvy Artist Academy! ๐ŸŽ‰ Grow Your World will be there as a vendor, so make sure you stop by our table and support!

Join us for a day of business, creativity, networking, shopping, youth programming and more. Saturday, August 15 | 10 AMโ€“3 PM | Johnson STEM Activity Center, 275 Decatur St. SE, Atlanta. See you there!โ€

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘Ÿ๐ŸŽ’ ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—  = ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™๐™€ ๐™๐™ƒ๐˜ผ๐™‰ ๐™๐™๐™๐™Š๐™๐™„๐™‰๐™‚.Sometimes academic success starts with making sure a student has what they...
08/11/2026

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘Ÿ๐ŸŽ’ ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—™๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—  = ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™๐™€ ๐™๐™ƒ๐˜ผ๐™‰ ๐™๐™๐™๐™Š๐™๐™„๐™‰๐™‚.

Sometimes academic success starts with making sure a student has what they need to ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—จ๐—ฃ ready. ๐Ÿ’›

One of our Tutoring After 6 PM students needed a little extra support, so we were able to provide:

๐Ÿ’ป A computer to stay connected & complete schoolwork
๐Ÿ‘Ÿ A new pair of sneakers
๐ŸŽ’ A backpack filled with school supplies
๐Ÿ“š ๐—”๐—ก๐—— continued tutoring + mentorship after 6 PM!

Because when we say we support the ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, we mean it. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ

Weโ€™re removing barriers, building confidence, and making sure our young people have the tools they need to keep moving forward. ๐ŸŒŽโœจ

This is what it looks like to ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐——. ๐Ÿ’›

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๐ŸŒŽReferral Source:๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ?US:๐—”๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿ’›Becaus...
08/05/2026

๐ŸŒŽReferral Source:
๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ. ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ?

US:

๐—”๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ. ๐Ÿ’›

Because support shouldnโ€™t depend on a young personโ€™s zip code, housing situation, or ability to get a ride.

Housing instability can impact far more than where a young person sleeps. It can affect their ability to focus, complete schoolwork, feel connected, and have consistent support.

And thatโ€™s exactly why ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฃ๐—  is designed the way it is.

๐ŸŒŽ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น: removing transportation barriers and allowing young people to connect from wherever they are.

๐Ÿ“š ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น-๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜: with a maximum 1:4 Mentor-Tutor-to-student ratio, creating space for individualized attention.

๐Ÿ’› ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: because young people need more than academic help. They need to know there are people who see them, care about them, and are rooting for them.

๐Ÿค ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: creating a reliable space to learn and connect, even when other parts of life may be changing.

Sometimes meeting a young person where they are means exactly that, ๐™ข๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ข ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š.

Their circumstances may shape what support looks like.

๐™๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š.

So when the question is,

๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ?

Our answer is simple:

๐—”๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ. ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’›

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๐Ÿ’› Just a reminder to smile.Sometimes the smallest smile can be the biggest act of courage.Science shows that smiling isn...
07/22/2026

๐Ÿ’› Just a reminder to smile.

Sometimes the smallest smile can be the biggest act of courage.

Science shows that smiling isnโ€™t just something we do because weโ€™re happy, it can also help create positive feelings. Research suggests that smiling can:
โœจ Boost positive emotions by providing feedback to the brain.
๐Ÿง  Help reduce the bodyโ€™s stress response during challenging moments.
๐Ÿค Make us appear more approachable, helping strengthen social connection and trust.
๐Ÿ’š Remind us to pause, breathe, and appreciate the moment weโ€™re in.

A smile wonโ€™t solve everything, but it can be the beginning of hope, connection, and resilience.

So hereโ€™s your gentle reminder todayโ€ฆ
Smile. You never know who might need to see your lightโ€”including you. โ˜€๏ธ

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โšฝ๏ธ Join us for a World Cup Watch Party this Saturday from 5โ€“8 PM! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ†Come watch the game, hang out with friends, and enjo...
07/07/2026

โšฝ๏ธ Join us for a World Cup Watch Party this Saturday from 5โ€“8 PM! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ†

Come watch the game, hang out with friends, and enjoy the atmosphere.

๐Ÿ•” Saturday | 5:00โ€“8:00 PM
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free admission
๐Ÿฅค Refreshments available for purchase
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Retail space open during the event

Bring your friends and come cheer on your team with us! ๐Ÿ™Œโšฝ๏ธ

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ’š It takes a villageโ€ฆ and sometimes it takes dinner delivered to your front door. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’จThis summer, our students didnโ€™t j...
07/07/2026

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ’š It takes a villageโ€ฆ and sometimes it takes dinner delivered to your front door. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’จ

This summer, our students didnโ€™t just stay connectedโ€”they kept showing up, learning, growing, and stretching. ๐ŸŒฑโœจ

A huge shoutout to Coley, a University of Denver Master of Social Work student, who has been behind the scenes making sure our students received meals delivered right to their doors through Uber Eats, DoorDash, and other local delivery services. โค๏ธ Your care, consistency, and heart have made a real difference.

We also want to thank every single student who chose to stay engaged with us throughout the summer. โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ“š Your commitment inspires us every day.

At Grow Your World, we believe that food builds relationships. Sometimes the most meaningful conversations happen over a shared meal, and removing barriers like hunger helps create space for connection, learning, and belonging. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ•๐ŸŒฎ

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible funder for believing in this work and making these meals possible. Your investment is helping young people feel seen, supported, and connected.

๐Ÿ‘ And to our amazing staffโ€”thank you for working together, coordinating logistics, checking in on students, and making this initiative happen. We couldnโ€™t do it without each of you. ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ’› Want to help?
For just $40, you can sponsor a meal delivery that helps keep a young person engaged this summer. We also gladly accept restaurant and delivery gift cards! Every meal is more than foodโ€”itโ€™s an opportunity to build trust, encouragement, and community.

Together, weโ€™re nourishing more than bodiesโ€”weโ€™re growing hope. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š

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