Ketchmore Kids

“Ketchmore Kids than drugs! Ketchmore Kids than guns! Ketchmore Kids than prisons!

04/28/2026

Parents… this is how it actually feels on the other side.

Take a second and listen. 💭

Tee is one of the young adults we work with through our “Think Tank” (conflict resolution & critical thinking) and “Safe Space Work Place” program focused on real-life, vocational, and interpersonal skills.

No matter the challenges he’s faced, he keeps showing up. Consistent. Open. Honest. Always striving for more.

So we keep doing our part…helping him see the pathways to reach his goals. ✨ Thank you for sharing Tee 🔥

04/24/2026

Busy is an understatement 😅
#2026

We didn’t just plant seeds in the garden… we’ve been planting seeds in minds 🌱🧠

From working with young men & women at Newport News Juvenile Detention Center, to providing them with fresh cuts & styles 💈, to powerful sessions at JE Parker in , Healing With Hip Hop in , Think Tank at Aqueduct & Dresden Drive Boys & Girls Clubs in — we’ve been everywhere!

Think: conflict resolution, culture, critical thinking, arts, safe spaces, and leveling up workplace & interpersonal skills 💬💡

Plus, we’ve been teaming up with community partners to plan summer programs ☀️encouraging caregivers to tap into workshops, sign youth up, and make sure they’ve got transportation to show up and thrive 🚗🙌🏾

Oh—and we still made time to celebrate our amazing youth 🎉🎂

planting seeds, one at a time…..eventually we will have a harvest 💪🏾🙏🏾🖤

#21 🏁

04/16/2026

4 🖤🎤 We had a powerful “Healing With Hip Hop” session where we dove into J.Cole “Love Yourz” 🎶.

Together, we reflected on what it really means to appreciate what we have instead of constantly comparing ourselves to others. We broke down the lyrics, unpacked the weight of jealousy and envy, and explored how we can show up for ourselves and each other with more gratitude, authenticity, and love 🙏🏾

“💭 There’s beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success… love yourz.”

This wasn’t just about music—it was about healing, perspective, and community

📅 Next session: April 25
📝 Registration is required
Email: [email protected]
(watch til end)

🗣️ Spaces Fill Up Quick Come vibe, reflect, and grow with us 🎧🌱

#21 Service 🏁

03/30/2026

had us busy 💪🏾

Showing up, staying consistent, and in the communities we serve 🖤

From facilitating groups inside the juvenile detention center with young ladies and young men, to workshops in neighborhoods like and , to leading conflict resolution and critical thinking sessions across 📚

We also continued building with participants on interpersonal soft skills and vocational pathways, focusing on growth that carries beyond the moment and into everyday life 🌱

🙏🏾

Up next: Healing with Hip Hop 🎤
📅 April 4th

03/27/2026

🎤✨ Healing With Hip-Hop ✨🎤

We’re excited to announce that registration is now OPEN for our next “Healing With Hip Hop” session — a powerful space created for teens and young adults to grow, express, and heal💫

This group blends creative expression with real-life coping skills to help participants positively manage trauma, grief, and pain. Through art, writing, movement, and meaningful conversation, we build community and resilience together.

🎶 Using the energy of old-school hip hop, bringing in the new, we connect, reflect, and uplift—meeting young people where they are and helping them find their voice.

📌 Spots are limited—sign up today!
[email protected]

# #21 🏁

03/25/2026

After 21 years of serving our community, we’re proud to see our newest initiative take flight 🙏🏾

The young people we work with often ask one simple question: “Can you help us find a job?” Because of the trust we’ve built with them, inside and outside of the juvenile detention centers, they turn to us—and we take that responsibility seriously 🖤

With support from Hampton Roads Community Foundation our “Safe Space Workplace” Program was created to do just that 💪🏾

From communication and workplace etiquette to hands-on vocational skills, we’re helping youth build a path toward stability and legal income 💰

🗣️ We’re incredibly proud of every participant showing up, putting in the work, and choosing something positive. This is just the beginning. #21 🏁

03/11/2026

🗣️ FOUR upcoming FREE workshops for youth, teens, and young adults 💪🏾

➡️ ➡️

📍2 different cities

🏘️ Multiple neighborhoods

🗓️ 4 different dates
#2026

🎟️ 100% Free

#21 🏁

02/20/2026

Over the past few weeks we have been working……

…..working with our young people, working with families, working with our community, working with Cities United, working across cities, working with amazing and

🗣️ Intentionally Working to THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE 🙏🏾

#21

02/09/2026

Heritage High School for letting us be a part of the 6th Annual Male Empowerment Conference 💪🏾 Bridget Robinson Adams

01/22/2026

This is an example of the mindset we help produce through our “Think Tank” Conflict Resolution and Critical Thinking workshops 👑

🗣️ Next Stop: Aqueduct 1/29/26

“Think Tank” is an incubator for young minds…..molding them….building with them…teaching them how to learn from the past….showing them how to stand in the present, and helping them to understand that when you take control of your thoughts you take control of your future‼️

We incorporate peer to peer mentoring and place our young leaders in positions to share, learn, and grow with each other.

Mayor Phillip Jones as the media continues to reach out to us about City of Newport News, VA - Government Comprehensive Safety Plan, we are beyond grateful to share all of the impact and outcomes that investment in organizations like ours continue to produce 🙏🏾

planting seeds one at a time 🌱 eventually we will have a

# #20 🏁

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