100% of proceeds go to our fellows, when you Sponsor a future fellow today through this campaign! 

Diamond Andrews, 19, has been in our program since she was a rising high school junior in Newark, New Jersey, which marked the start of our fellowship programs. Since then we have had fellows from 25+ schools across 4 states. Today, she is at Rutgers University studying business and now a Gem Project College Fellow. Since joining she has authored policy briefs, issue briefs,  youth rallies, taught over 60+ youth at local camps, and gained hundreds of hours in service-based work. The Gem Project has supported youth at the frontlines to inform and/or address inequities for over a decade.

With your support, we can extend more opportunities like this to more youth, future fellows. Our work has not stopped since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has only grown.

AN EVIDENCE-BASED MULTI YEAR FELLOWSHIP:  We are in this work for the long haul.

• We meet most fellows within their second and third year of high school and support their organizing efforts for change throughout their graduation of college.
• Each year, we have had the chance to welcome fellows to build out a more equitable community, country, and world. 
• Each year, we have had the opportunity to push toward transformational change. This work has grown and to continue to support the work of future fellows, we need your help.

Your gift to our Holiday Fund: Sponsor Future Fellows can make a profound difference in the lives of youth in our community.  With your support, we can provide more opportunities for leadership development, career exploration while promoting systemic social change.  

A FEW IDEAS (but we encourage creativity!)

DONATE A BIRTHDAY (OR A RECENT ONE): You can donate your birthday by asking everyone who was going to buy you a gift to donate to your personal fundraiser page instead! 

RUN/WALK/RIDE FOR OUR CAUSE: Run/walk/ride your own mini-marathon - it's one of the few activities we can still do outside the house OR you can do it indoors on a treadmill or a stationary bike! Ask your friends and family to agree to sponsor you for every mile; check in on your phone in a Facebook Live or a Instagram Story during your trek; wear a tracker or download an app to show your progress, and ask followers to donate their contribution to your personal fundraiser!

BREAK A RECORD & HAVE FRIENDS GIVE:  Record yourself breaking a personal record doing an activity that you love and ask spectators to donate to this cause!

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What is on our minds ?

YOUTH IN ACTION: The recent turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with an unsteady global economy and a wakeup call on social justice, recent events have shaken many of us to our core. Education on the importance of social justice is not optional.  Over time, our students learn to look at current and historical events – even their own actions – through the lens of social justice. They spot discrimination and inequality. All this leads to better decision-making as adults. 

BECOME A PART OF OUR MOVEMENT: Since its inception, The Gem Project has impacted the lives of over 2000 youth and young adults. Our programs provide youth and young adults with financial awards/scholarships, employment, and a supportive cohort community.  

Your gift to our Holiday Fund: Sponsor Future Fellows can make a profound difference in the lives of youth in our community.  With your support, we can provide more opportunities for leadership development, career exploration while promoting systemic social change. 

How far can your donation go? 

What can you do to help? Choose to support and give. See below different suggested levels:

$1,000 - Sponsor-A-Fellow: Supports a student for one year to learn, participate and volunteer in organized Gem project youth rallies, demonstrations, publish policy briefs, and participate in youth organizing and civic engagement activities.

$500 – Gem Project Benefactor: Supports our youth’s virtual reality art museum, which showcases their social action artwork produced during their participation in our programs.

$250 – Gem Project Subscriber: Supports the youth alumni communities and mentoring platforms where they participate in peer-to-peer workshops, alumni communities and networking engagements across the country with other youth organizers.

$100 – Gem Project Contributor: Supports the youth township ScoreCard project, where they are developing an accountability infrastructure that details their demands and community involvement.

$50 – Gem Project Young Artist’s Series: Purchase one art supply kit for a fellow, which includes tools, 60pc. paint set, and an easel for them to work on our annual artivism projects with the community.

Text gemfellows to 833-915-2486 or visit http://thegemproject.org/donate. Please feel free to call us at (973) 506-9275. You may also spread the word! Share our story on social media @TheGemProject.

Make your tax-deductible gift today!

The Gem Project is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization. Thank you in advance for your support.