Kite’s Nest is a center for liberatory education in Hudson, NY. Their mission to build the collective capacity of young people to bring about personal transformation, social connection, healing, and systemic change. Their programs engage experiential education, the arts, meaningful job training, and civic action as tools for building community power. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, Kite’s Nest staff members have stayed in daily contact with their teens and families, care and support. They are also providing direct support to youth in crisis navigating the child welfare system, social services, and the court system during this time. The Ascienzo Family Foundation was able to grant Kite’s Nest $25,000! These funds will go directly towards supporting a new mental health project called the Starr Seed Healing Project. This project will serve 20 to 40 teens through group circle work rooted in indigenous restorative practices and integrate that practice with one-on-one virtual therapy sessions with licensed counseling practitioners. Group work will be enmeshed with Kite’s Nests’ current teen leadership program: the Social Justice Leadership Academy, which enrolls 15-30 teens.
Kite's Nest: Partnership Spotlight #10!