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9 <br /> Backbone Organization <br /> Movement of Youth (MOY) is a youth-centered mentoring organization that empowers diverse students <br /> that want to achieve and advance towards a successful life.Targeting only 11 students in 2006, MOY has <br /> grown to impact hundreds of middle and high school students annually and is in the process of scaling <br /> nationally. <br /> MOY encourages diverse students in grades 5 through 12, who have demonstrated academic promise, to <br /> pursue higher education. The program is designed to enhance academic performance, develop strong <br /> interpersonal skills, build leadership skills,and establish a positive support network—all to assist students <br /> in their desire for higher education. <br /> MOY exposes students to a number of opportunities, including Leadership Academy, Team Mentoring, <br /> College Tours, Summer Enrichment Academy, international travel via the J.U.S.T Global Fellowship, and <br /> scholarships through the Tyreic E. Hemphill Memorial Scholarship Fund. Through this dynamic design, <br /> participants receive intellectually challenging programming, positive role models to help set long-term <br /> aspirations as well as the support required to nurture and fulfill those aspirations. <br /> MOY also provides professional development opportunities to college students by empowering them to <br /> make a tangible impact on their campuses and in the lives of others by operating local MOY sites. A MOY <br /> Site is comprised of a group of highly influential college students (undergraduate) that work together in <br /> partnership with teachers, counselors, administrators, and families to ensure all students are college and <br /> career ready. <br /> An effective Backbone Organization for MBK Orange County would do the following (see Backbone <br /> Effectiveness handout): <br /> 1. Guide Vision and Strategy <br /> 2. Support Aligned Activities <br /> 3. Establish Shared Measurement Practices <br /> 4. Build Public Will <br /> 5. Advance Policy <br /> 6. Mobilize Funding <br /> As a neutral third party convener, MOY could be leveraged to bring diverse stakeholders together in a <br /> positive and productive frame of mind to engage in addressing systemic change and the methods to <br /> achieve it. <br /> .,� cd V,„ Areas s 4. II ..H P V,„ 4'; c j c. a""d f O C II E qd :' II II i. II . <br /> To ensure career readiness,successful entry into the workforce, and job stability for boys and young men <br /> of color, My Brother's Keeper(MBK) Orange County will have the following priority areas: <br /> Priority A All Youth Graduate fronn High School <br /> Ensure that all youth meet the requirements to graduate from high school in order to enter into <br /> careers or to pursue higher education. <br /> 7 <br />