The Mosaic Project
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Every walk of life has experienced the feeling of wanting to belong and fear of being left out. The Mosaic Project motivates youth to reach to the core of this feeling and learn to embrace self while having empathy towards others. Every walk of life. "It takes a village to raise a child". I will not hesitate to continue to spread the greatness of this organization.
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have heard many testimonials from the children who have attended the camps.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Enable the organization to take their mission into every elementary school rather than children having to attend camps. Their mission, if practiced daily at school, will transform many children; which, in turn, will transform many households. Children are born into their living situations; it's not by choice if their situation is not of good standards. The Mosaic Project can help them work through many situations in youth and as adults.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Likely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A little
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
I have been fotunate to have the ability to speak directly with Lara, the founder and her staff member, Teresa. Their team is so "alive" that they conimue to strengthen the organization before I can even think of ways to improve it.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
My thought process turning into action has become more easily doable from the motivation and growth of Mosaic Project and of which I have observed over 3 years time.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Aware of my own fear and more conscious of how others have varying degrees of fear, then relating that fear to our social (or lack of) skills
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Through my daughter's work with The Mosaic Project, I have seen how it allows a person to find the best in themselves, to bring this to the community, and affect genuine and needed change. As a psychologist who has worked extensively with children, I appreciate the organization's ability to create a safe place for children to examine their beliefs, explore their hurts, and feel supported by a diverse community.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
help millions to understand and appreciate differences, thereby living in far greater harmony.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
The Mosaic Project is by far the most effective community working towards social justice that I have ever seen. Children are the ones who will grow up and affect how the world works. I often think about how Mosaic will affect the world, or even the bay area, twn years from now. When I imagine any situation that I am in, and how it plays out now, I compare it with how it would happen if even half of the people involved went to Mosaic when they were ten. It would change things immensely. Important tools are shown and made available in a way that is creative, not preachy. Reaching children at this age, when small seeds of peace can be planted in their lifeskills garden, is infinitely important. Mosaic does it beautifully.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
hopefully have learned a great deal from those who run it. They are incredible.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
learning and growing all together as a community. Above all, Mosaic creates community and keeps it healthy through each session of campers. Staff and cabin leaders our their best to embody the kind of community we want to see, and there is much to be gained just from being there and being in it.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
literally make peace more possible.
Ways to make it better...
I could be at Mosaic all the time!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
NOT ENOUGH FUNDING!
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
The Mosaic Project is undoubtedly the most inspiring community I have ever been a part of. I first became involved as a high school youth leader about five years ago, and I haven't been able to stay away since. The Youth Leadership Project provided me with the incredibly unique experience of living and working within a community that was more diverse, supportive, and open than any I had ever seen in high school or in the world around me. That experience continues to remind me that a different kind of world IS possible - one in which people from every walk of life can work together authentically and respectfully. Not only did my first experience with The Mosaic Project inspire the 4th and 5th graders that I was mentoring, it was one of the most formative moments in my life.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the 4th and 5th grade students I worked with telling me that they are "ready to create a world filled with more peace."
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
find a way to integrate The Mosaic Project's curriculum into every elementary, middle, and high school.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the leadership skills I have gained from working with young students and from older mentors in the organization.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
incredibly diverse, representing the diversity of the students at the outdoor school, and extremely supportive, caring, and inspiring.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
reach EVERY 4th or 5th grade student across the country with its crucial tools for creating a more respectful and peaceful world.
Ways to make it better...
I had discovered this inspiring community as an elementary school student and been able to participate in the outdoor school when I was 9 years old. I would be a different person today had I had that valuable opportunity of learning effective tools to resolve conflicts, understanding how interconnected the entire world is, and ways to work against stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination at a much younger age.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
the lack of funding.
One thing I'd also say is that...
I don't think my life would be nearly as full and rich if I had not participated as a Youth Leader with The Mosaic Project over five years ago.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008