JrCEOs Helps Los Angeles Youth Connect To Build Opportunity
Sometimes a missed opportunity becomes something greater, as Los Angeles philanthropist Marcus Rhule Moore found out on a bus ride one day. According to Los Angeles Confidential, the LA Creative School founder was heading to work in 2010 when he noticed three rowdy teens making a commotion. It was a school day, so he got the sense that they were skipping out on class for the day.
As Moore listened to the loud, profanity-laced conversation, he thought about inviting them to his office to show them a different type of life and future. In the end, he didn't do it, but the feeling that he'd missed a chance to help make a difference in their lives led him to make an even bigger impact in the community by developing an organization that would become a resource for youngsters to become self-sufficient leaders in the Southern California area.
Mentoring & Nurturing Youth
JrCEOs is a networking website for youngsters that teaches them how to be future leaders and entrepreneurs. With an official mission to "rebuild America's communities from the student up by fostering entrepreneurship, leadership, personal growth, self-confidence, ambition that gives every young adult 11-17 a level playing field, the inspiration to succeed and the room to dream," it's a program that is vital for many at-risk teens in the Southern California community. Offering teens this type of help and guidance in these types of skills is invaluable and something that might not otherwise be available.
Serving kids between the ages of 11 and 17 with online and offline support, the organization partners with schools and the Boys and Girls Clubs for a STEM program and holds summer camps and conferences each year to foster its growth.
Adding Partnerships
To create more collaboration, Moore linked up with another LA philanthropist, digital strategist Noam Dromi. Dromi, the son of Israeli immigrants, told Los Angeles Confidential, "Marcus and I share a passion for mentorship. Every great step forward in my career came about because of really amazing mentors, people who looked at me and saw what I could be, not who I was."
Being in Los Angeles is a big plus for the program, as business leaders from companies like Overbrook Entertainment (Sony Pictures) and the financial powerhouse Charles Schwab have stepped in to help with mentoring. The kids learn from real professionals, including the art and science of creating a feasible business plan, how to work in groups and how to hone their teamwork skills. Mentoring and these acts of kindness make a huge difference for the young leaders of tomorrow.
Success Hits Close to Home
Moore took his regret for letting that moment on the bus slip by and transformed it into something much larger and more powerful. Today, his philanthropy reaches many teens by keeping them engaged in positive activities, building their self-esteem/self-worth and knowledge about success. The organization also hits close to home for Moore, as his own three daughters are members of JrCEOs. Even though they're not among the huge pool of at-risk youth in Los Angeles, he still sees it making a difference. As he shared with LA Confidential, "Their playtime (scenarios) have gone from "I'm getting married" to "I'm going to a business meeting." That's been astonishing." They're a close-to-home embodiment of mentoring youngsters to open their eyes to a wide range of possibilities, inspiring them to raise their sights and dream a little bigger.
Making A Greater Impact
Programs like JrCEOs are vital to making a significant difference in the Southern California community. 17.6 million young people, or nearly half of the population of children between the ages of 10 and 18 live in situations that put them at risk of not living up to their full potential. So, organizations such as these that encourage and develop leadership skills in young minds by building self-worth, character, financial literacy and other ambitious traits, are among our greatest assets for our youth. Additionally, while these organizations prepare youngsters to become the next leaders of tomorrow, they also encourage them to become mentors to the next generation of children which inspire the spirit of giving to continue evolving.
As Moore listened to the loud, profanity-laced conversation, he thought about inviting them to his office to show them a different type of life and future. In the end, he didn't do it, but the feeling that he'd missed a chance to help make a difference in their lives led him to make an even bigger impact in the community by developing an organization that would become a resource for youngsters to become self-sufficient leaders in the Southern California area.
Mentoring & Nurturing Youth
JrCEOs is a networking website for youngsters that teaches them how to be future leaders and entrepreneurs. With an official mission to "rebuild America's communities from the student up by fostering entrepreneurship, leadership, personal growth, self-confidence, ambition that gives every young adult 11-17 a level playing field, the inspiration to succeed and the room to dream," it's a program that is vital for many at-risk teens in the Southern California community. Offering teens this type of help and guidance in these types of skills is invaluable and something that might not otherwise be available.
Serving kids between the ages of 11 and 17 with online and offline support, the organization partners with schools and the Boys and Girls Clubs for a STEM program and holds summer camps and conferences each year to foster its growth.
Adding Partnerships
To create more collaboration, Moore linked up with another LA philanthropist, digital strategist Noam Dromi. Dromi, the son of Israeli immigrants, told Los Angeles Confidential, "Marcus and I share a passion for mentorship. Every great step forward in my career came about because of really amazing mentors, people who looked at me and saw what I could be, not who I was."
Being in Los Angeles is a big plus for the program, as business leaders from companies like Overbrook Entertainment (Sony Pictures) and the financial powerhouse Charles Schwab have stepped in to help with mentoring. The kids learn from real professionals, including the art and science of creating a feasible business plan, how to work in groups and how to hone their teamwork skills. Mentoring and these acts of kindness make a huge difference for the young leaders of tomorrow.
Success Hits Close to Home
Moore took his regret for letting that moment on the bus slip by and transformed it into something much larger and more powerful. Today, his philanthropy reaches many teens by keeping them engaged in positive activities, building their self-esteem/self-worth and knowledge about success. The organization also hits close to home for Moore, as his own three daughters are members of JrCEOs. Even though they're not among the huge pool of at-risk youth in Los Angeles, he still sees it making a difference. As he shared with LA Confidential, "Their playtime (scenarios) have gone from "I'm getting married" to "I'm going to a business meeting." That's been astonishing." They're a close-to-home embodiment of mentoring youngsters to open their eyes to a wide range of possibilities, inspiring them to raise their sights and dream a little bigger.
Making A Greater Impact
Programs like JrCEOs are vital to making a significant difference in the Southern California community. 17.6 million young people, or nearly half of the population of children between the ages of 10 and 18 live in situations that put them at risk of not living up to their full potential. So, organizations such as these that encourage and develop leadership skills in young minds by building self-worth, character, financial literacy and other ambitious traits, are among our greatest assets for our youth. Additionally, while these organizations prepare youngsters to become the next leaders of tomorrow, they also encourage them to become mentors to the next generation of children which inspire the spirit of giving to continue evolving.
Article by Barbara Nefer.
