Philadelphia, PA – The Frator Heru Institute is excited to announce the launch of its newest initiative – MY BAaBEE Counts Too, a project supported by Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund.
Given the importance of the US Census as it relates to decisions about educational subsidies, community development and social services, MY BAaBEE Counts Too was created to help educate and engage people in the 2020 Census toward the goal of a full count. This initiative is one of many throughout the city and the nation as part of the Count All Kids Campaign. Since the 2010 Census missed more than 10% of all children age 5 and under, special efforts are being made to identify and engage the parents/caregivers in hard-to-count communities.
Over the next several months, residents of North Philadelphia will be treated with public service announcements, community outreach activities, and social media networking to get the word out. A series of workshops will be held to engage youth in the creation of a new superhero character and origin story related to the Census. The new character will be used in educational and promotional materials, shared with educators and trusted messengers, preparing the way for the people to count our children. The workshops will be followed up with presentations at The Frator Heru Institute and at community centers in North Philly’s hard-to-count neighborhoods.
Public presentations and promotional materials will be given at the monthly meetings of Grands As Parents (Saturday, February 15th / 11:00am) and Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation Program Cmte (Tuesday, March 10th / 6:00pm). More presentations will be announced as they are scheduled.
About The Frator Heru Institute
The Frator Heru Institute is a community-based educational consortium that engenders, fosters and supports community-based scholarship and entrepreneurship, providing access to resources to and for local scholars, researchers, authors and entrepreneurs. For more information, please visit http://www.TheFratorHeruInstitute.org/
About MY BAaBEE
MY BAaBEE is a project of The Frator Heru Institute that was conceived to motivate youth by building assets and bolstering entrepreneurial experience. To achieve its mission, MY BAaBEE seeks to:
1) Advocate Youth Voice to be sought, respected, and included in all areas of youth development practice, community and civic life;
2) Facilitate Cascading Leadership Development such that MY BAaBEE will eventually mature as a self-sustaining youth-led organization; and,
3) Organize Social Entrepreneurship where youth and adults are creating and innovating sustainable community economic development enterprises based upon youth as assets.
Contact
To learn more about this initiative, please contact:
Mark Ensley, Project Director
2227 N. Broad St.
(215) 883-9522
mybaabee@thefratorheruinstitute.org