The
Urban Passage, Inc.,
inspired vision of Kimberly
Y Moore, is a faith based non-profit
dedicated to serving, teaching, inspiring and
mentoring young people detained in the Northern VA
Juvenile Detention Home in Alexandria, VA. Our
vision and passion is the rebuilding and restoration
of the lives of economically, socially,
educationally and spiritually underserved youth held
in custody in juvenile detention facilities by
bringing together partners in the community who will
invest their time, talent and resources to help
transform them from Victims to Victors. We partner
with community organizations and individuals to
provide programs designed to build or rebuild
foundations needed for these talented and capable
young people to thrive in their lives. We will show
them that thriving is not with out obstacles but how
using their faith they can endure and overcome them
to see their dreams, visions and goal achieved. Join
us in sharing LIFE.
Why
the name The Urban Passage, Inc.?
It
represents the rites of passage for urban at-risk
kids of all ethnicities, economical status and
educational levels, that have to fight for their
success even their life. The sheer determination
these kids directed at negative purposes let’s us
know they can take that same determination directed
at a life full of opportunity. It will be theirs if
they want.
We
believe at the very least they will be required to
take the 3 hard steps on their journey. Our
partners, staff and board believe we are called and
equipped to assist them on the journey.
Draw
The Line – Each young person will have to
purpose in his or her heart and decide in their mind
– Enough is enough. They are now ready to set a
standard for him or her to live up to them. They
will discover this standard when they start to see
the possibilities shown to them by our Community
organization partners and volunteers who invest in
their lives.
Cross
the Bridge – No one is successful by
himself or herself. Each young person will need
someone to help him or her walk the journey across
the bridge. A journey that is scary has unstable and
unrecognizable parts of the road, obstacles, and
that leads to a place that is unknown to them. Our
mentoring program, Surviving with Friends, will be
the glue that holds together the values, behavior
changes, skills learned, and goals discovered and
defined while at the Juvenile Detention Home. Our
mentors will be trained to understand, nurture,
provide suggestions for more successful outcomes of
problems, support the family bond, and incorporate
healthy boundaries for a long lasting relationship.
Don’t
Look Back – This is by far the toughest
thing to do. These courageous young people with the
help of family, friends and mentors want help to
stay the course. They don't want to look back. That
rovering eye, keeps many of us from moving on to
fulfilling our dreams, visions and goals for our
lives. The Urban Passage, Inc. will work closely
with our Community organization partners and mentors
to help these courageous young people to stay the
course, intervene as needed and requested. Keeping
the view looking forward not back.
About
The Leadership
Kimberly
Y Moore,
President of The Urban Passage, Inc..
Kimberly
Y. Moore is an innovative, tenacious
and visionary Leader with proven ability to
effectively execute company/division missions,
successfully negotiate contracts with mutually
beneficial terms for the organizations and the
client. She also cultivates partnerships with senior
client leaders, staff and colleagues.
Ms.
Moore, a seasoned veteran of Corporate America,
spent 14 years working for the largest wireless
carrier in the country, Verizon Wireless. She had a
proven track record for cultivating and retaining
key strategic industry and Federal Government
relationships, exceeding sales targets, projecting
market needs, positioning early and extending market
penetration. In roles such as the Executive Director
of Federal Government Sales and Operations for
Verizon Wireless, Ms. Moore led negotiations
resulting in over $50M in new contracts, $12M of
which she personally negotiated.
For
the last 8 years of her corporate life, Ms Moore
also served as a Youth Leader and Youth Director at
Oakland Baptist Church, a member of Oakland's prison
ministry serving at NVJDH, and investing in the
lives of young people all around her. Since 2001,
she focused her time on the young women at the NVJDH
leading group discussions using such books as “Who
Moved My Cheese?” and “Life Strategies for
Teenagers” allowing them to express their
viewpoints, needs, and aspirations.
As
President of The Urban Passage, Inc., She will
leverage her relationship building, sales,
leadership and planning skills to raise funds, build
programs, and find passionate partners to execute
them. She is currently building a staff of
experienced professionals to head the operational
areas and keep The Urban Passage, Inc. an
organization people want to invest in.
After
all, it's an eternal investment. Join us today to
impact our youth for the world and for Christ.
Overall,
the birth of The Urban Passage, Inc. is a result of
her love for the kids, passion for this generation
and the fulfilling of her God-given purpose to bring
to bear the people and resources that can assist
them in being all that God called them to be.
The
Board of Directors - click
to view bios
Kimberly
Y Moore – President & Chairwoman
Janet O. Ibru – Secretary & Treasurer
Michael L. Jenkins- Vice President
Cheryl
C. Lenzley, Minister
David
E. Thomas, (M.S.) (Ed.M.)
Royan Holland - Program Director
