Last month, Springboard to Opportunities gathered at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson for our Night of Storytelling — a community celebration we have made an annual tradition of.
For the first time, we featured the kids of Magnolia Mother’s Trust recipients who showed a room full of adults how smart, powerful and deeply insightful they are.
We were especially grateful to have New York Times bestselling young adult author Jason Reynolds as a facilitator. He met the kids with respect and deep care, creating space for them to have a brilliant conversation about their experiences and big plans for the future.
At Springboard, we believe storytelling is a form of power; and that true change comes from centering people over pundits. Thank you to everyone who joined us in sharing the joy of working toward brighter days while celebrating the wins big and small, and above all — always being rooted in community.
Huge shoutout to our entire team for helping bringing this night to life with such care!
Watch our video recap from this event and listen closely for some highlights from each of our youth storytellers. John, Kentavius, and Tamya bravely showed up and spoke with confidence. We are so proud of each of them!