MHYC received a grant from the Black Ministerial Alliance/Boston Capacity Tank for a Youth Asset Mapping project with the following goals:
- To increase the capacity of youth serving organizations to assess the needs of all MH youth and to collaborate to respond strategically to the assets and gaps
- To compile a useful data map of assets for youth aged 12-24 by surveying organizations and youth
A planning committee met for several months with the facilitator selected by the MHYC management team and created an outreach plan. The data collected has been presented to the executive directors of the local youth serving organizations and to the monthly meeting attendees for feedback and discussion. The collaborative now has the opportunity to engage in long-term strategic planning for the community; plan how to fill service/resource gaps; and explore further collaborations and resource-sharing.