equipping youth to make long-lasting changes in their community through education, empowerment, and social action.
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Who we are
Listen to Our Future Inc. is a youth empowerment program that provides educational services. The organization is inspired by social movements and aims to ensure that youth voices are at the center of social change. Our founders, Lillian Barkes and Brandon Street created a BIPOC-led 501(c)(3) organization to educate youth and allow them to be change-makers. Through our programs, we focus on fostering leadership and creating opportunities for youth to engage meaningfully with their communities.
We believe that social action happens when people feel empowered to turn their ideas into action. This empowerment comes from our life experiences and education. At Listen to Our Future Inc., we focus on helping youth use what they've learned and experienced to make a real difference in their communities. By combining personal empowerment with collective effort, we work towards creating lasting social change.
Testimonials
"I love working with LTOF, because it provides an opportunity to make meaningful connections with students that could have lasting impacts on us and the students for years to come. We get to work with students one on one or in small groups, which develops great relationships. I love seeing the students' confidence and abilities grow over the time that we get to work with them."
-Karley, Tutor
"COVID-19 has been telling on how far our students fell behind. We knew we needed to help with the loss of academic time and Listen to Our Future was what we needed. We wish we could have them every day, but once a week we've seen them gain confidence and feel cared about. Our students love going there for that extra support and individual attention. The tutors are caring and understanding."
-EDGE, Program Partner
"I enjoy the sense of purpose one gets from helping our future grow and learn. I like the team I work with and their dedication inspires me to strive to be better."
-Layth, Tutor
"Listen to Our Future is one of the biggest reasons that our MTSS data soared this year! Students made great gains in Reading Foundations in grades K-2. This was evident in the classroom, MOY/BOY Benchmarks."