MISSION & VISION

Statement Junky, Inc. is a non-profit youth development organization that develops future world leaders by changing the way girls and young women of color interact and see the world.

Our mission is to gift girls and young women of color with an essential key to access the world – her first passport. Statement Junky’s programming curates a safe and inspiring space for participants to thrive and build lifelong relationships while discussing topics and issues unique to them. Using a passport as a tool to access the world, Statement Junky’s vision is that all girls will reach beyond the borders of her community to see the world, utilizing self-discovery, personal experiences, and knowledge gained through exploration to ultimately change the world.

WHAT WE DO

EDUCATE  |  EMPOWER  |  EXPLORE

EDUCATE

Creating a safe and inspiring space for girls of color to discuss topics unique to them while empowering each girl through positive identity development is our top priority.

• Our educational curriculum includes 6 pillars of excellence in the following areas;
  • Health & Wellness
  • Career Pathways & Entrepreneurship
  • College Readiness
  • Community Service & Advocacy
  • Financial Literacy
  • Exploration 
• We host, workshops, seminars, and panel discussions curated and facilitated by women of color.
• Leader University is our online resource center.

EMPOWER

• Each girl and young woman in our program is gifted with an essential key to access the world - her first passport. Girls who obtain a passport with us are called Passport Queens.

EXPLORE

• Our participants are connected with travel camps, service-learning opportunities, and study abroad programs around the globe. 

OUR IMPACT

Girls and young women of color wrestle with very distinct challenges and distractions during their formative years – including preoccupation with their skin complexion, hair texture, body type, and sexuality; navigating depression, emotional stress, traumas, and weakened self-esteem.

Our programming is designed to educate, empower, and inspire girls to reach beyond the borders of their communities, explore the world, find small pieces of themselves at the end of each journey, and return to their communities as change agents. 

The skills developed and the ways in which our girls have grown include;

• Adaptability
• Better communication and interpersonal skills,
• Problem-solving skills,
• Empathy for other cultures and 
• so much more

HOW YOU CAN HELP

In response to COVID 19, like millions of organizations around the world, we had to get creative in the way we served our girls and young women. We took to the online space and found that our tribe was interactive, engaging and they sort out for us to create a safe and inspiring online ecosystem only for our girls. 

Our goal is to transition our educational programming to the online space, creating a social community online and via a mobile app with online tutorials, videos, mentorship, educational tools, and resources for our girls, their mentors, their families, and our partners.  Our transition to the online space and via an app will allow the organization to reach and impact girls not only in NYC but nationally. 

• CONTRIBUTE: When you support this campaign, you're nurturing the transition of the Passport Queen curriculum to the online space, allowing the organization to educate, empower, and inspire girls nationally. Visit our website, follow us and share your support on social: Instagram, Facebook & Linkedin

• SPREAD THE WORD: We depend on our network of travel junkys, supporters, and partners to help enact our vision. Join the movement of people who believe if you show her the world, she'll change the world. 

• JOIN OUR TRIBE: Travel junkys unite. Stay in the know and subscribe to our newsletter.

• PURCHASE OUR BOOK: That's right, we published a book and a portion of the proceeds supports the purchase of a passport. She's Ready, is a wanderlust guide for female travelers. Grab a FREE COPY of an excerpt from the book. 

If you made it this far, I think it's safe to say you like us. Thank you for your support.