08/26/2026
❤️ AUGUST HAS BEEN A MONTH OF IMPACT FOR 52 HEARTS! ❤️
The 52 Hearts Violence Reduction Program, powered by Life Skills for Empowerment Center, Inc., has been hard at work this August—empowering youth, investing in their futures, strengthening families, and creating safer communities! 🙌🏾
🎒 We kicked off the month with a successful Back-to-School Event at the West Broad Street YMCA, providing youth and families with backpacks, school supplies, food, resources, encouragement, and positive connections to help them begin the school year prepared and confident.
🎓❤️ We also had the honor of investing in one of our junior mentors in a very special way! Through the 52 Hearts Scholarship, we celebrated Jalyah Anderson and took a special trip to award her scholarship and help decorate her college dorm room! This was more than a scholarship—it was an opportunity to show Jalyah that her community believes in her, supports her dreams, and is cheering her on as she begins this exciting new chapter. This is what 52 Hearts is all about: helping our youth see a future beyond their current circumstances and supporting them as they work toward it.
❤️ Throughout the month, our work has continued through mentoring, life-skills education, emotional intelligence, positive decision-making, conflict resolution, academic support, community resources, and meaningful relationships with caring adults. We are creating safe spaces where youth ages 9–25 can learn, grow, build confidence, make positive choices, and understand that their decisions today can change the direction of their tomorrow.
🏀 Through hands-on activities, conversations, games, mentoring, community outreach, and real-life experiences, 52 Hearts is showing young people that violence is not their only option and that education, leadership, purpose, and positive relationships can open doors to a brighter future.
From putting backpacks on the shoulders of our younger students to helping prepare a college student's dorm room, we are committed to walking alongside our youth through every stage of their journey. That's violence prevention from a holistic perspective—meeting needs, building relationships, creating opportunities, and giving young people something positive to believe in and work toward.
A HUGE THANK YOU to our community partners, volunteers, donors, parents, families, mentors, and supporters. Every donation, every hour volunteered, every encouraging word, and every opportunity you help provide allows us to reach another young person. ❤️
And August isn't over yet! We're continuing to BUILD!
❤️ One Heart. One Choice. One Community.
đź’ś Building Stronger Hearts. Creating Safer Communities.
🎓 Empowering Youth. Transforming Lives. Creating Brighter Futures.
