Empowering Youth
Through Travel

Our Goal, Vision & Commitment

Volunteer, Participate, or Donate

Who We Are

The Konnection is a Detroit-based mentoring program designed to encourage and empower youth to improve school performance and attendance through travel. The Konnection partners with middle and high schools in underserved communities to provide resources, college readiness, career pathways, and travel opportunities. Youth are equipped with the knowledge, leadership skills, experience, and confidence to succeed in every area of life in any environment across the world . Each youth will have the opportunity to earn a trip to travel abroad.

The greatest legacy we can leave our children

are happy memories

- OG Mandino

Our Mission

To encourage and empower youth to improve academic performance and attendance through travel.

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Mentoring

Students are matched with:

A caring adult for the entire school year!
Mentors and youth meet weekly to discuss topics such as: Setting SMART goals, Positive Decision Making, Self-Image, and much more!

Academic Enrichment

Students are provided with:

Tutoring sessions twice per week throughout the school year!
An academic coach who does weekly check-ins to cheer them on and provide additional support

Students participate in:

Fun and engaging field trips
Hearing from guest speakers from diverse careers and skill-sets
Site-visits to various companies and career backgrounds

Field Trips
&
Career Exploration

Our Vision

Upon high-school graduation, each mentee will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, experience, and confidence to succeed in every area of life in any environment across the world.

Our Core Values

Excellence- Be bold and innovative. Holding ourselves and others to the highest quality and standard possible.
Service- Willing to listen, empathize and respond. Embrace and drive change.
Confidence- Having faith in our abilities, the person I am, and the accomplishments I will achieve. We will be positive leaders in every room we walk in.
Respect- Inclusive and collaborative. Understanding and appreciating diversity.Treating everyone with civility and kindness.
Relationships- Building strong and healthy two-sided relationships with peers, teachers, family, and friends
Ownership- We accept personal accountability for our actions and decisions.
Fun- We enjoy what we do and have fun while doing it. We strive to keep a light, positive and exciting environment.
Love- Love is patient, love is kind, love doesn't envy or boast. It isn't proud or rude. Love isn't self-seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails...

Contact Us!

Looking to become a partner or volunteer? Do you have a general message, question for us? Let us know!

sharnese@thekonnection.org | Tel: (248) 445 - 0914

Empowering Youth Through Travel