We serve one another and BIPOC youth who live/learn in southeast Raleigh/eastern Wake County through creating a space safe and healthy environment with hopes of expanding to create change that constantly uplifts the BIPOC community. Our goals include:
- Making a physical safe space for BIPOC youth to come and have access to resources and support not always accessible to them.
- Educating other BIPOC youth to advocate for equitable change and a more just community and policies.
Caroline
Empathetic, Dependable, and Resilient | Caroline has been a Changemaker with TRC since the Fall of 2022. Since joining TRC, she is most proud of the community of leaders she is a part of and the opportunities she has been given to pour into her community and herself. She enjoys giving back to the Southeast Raleigh community by using education to combat current socioeconomic issues. Caroline is a part of the class of 2025 and plans to continue her education majoring in Public Health and possibly Public Policy or History.
Mariama
Flexibility, Creativity, Enthusiasm || Mariama became a Changemaker with TRC in the fall of 2023 and is part of the graduating class of 2026. She joined TRC to make a visible difference in the community and help others thrive. She has learned that there is inequity in places that people don't see and that it is better to help instead of judge. She would advise other teens not to become anxious in their thinking and learn to ground themselves to refocus rather than be consumed by worrying about something out of their control. A quote that she lives by is, "Even if you think no one cares to know or wants to know, tell them."
Jordin
Jordin joined The Resiliency Collaborative (TRC) as an intern in the Summer of 2024 and is now a Changemaker. As a student at Broughton High School, Jordin aims to graduate and later on attend culinary school. Through his time at TRC, Jordin has come to learn the importance of advocacy, community engagement, and men’s mental health.
Jordan Dameron
Jordan D. joined The Resiliency Collaborative (TRC) as an intern in the Summer of 2024 and is now a Changemaker. He is passionate about helping others and in his free time, he likes to play lacrosse. As a member of the class of 2027, he hopes to attend a college. Jordan D. joined TRC because he aspires to help his community. TRC has positively impacted his personal growth by allowing him to help others. Through TRC, Jordan D. has learned the importance of confidence and teamwork. Advice that he would give to other teens is to stay themselves and be positive. A quote that he lives by is “It’s not how you start but how you finish.”
Haiden
Haiden joined The Resiliency Collaborative (TRC) as an intern in the Summer of 2024 and is now a Changemaker. She is passionate about making our world a better place. In Haiden’s free time, she likes to hang out and go out to eat. As a member of the class of 2027, she hopes to graduate high school and go to college. She joined TRC because she wanted to help in her community. TRC has positively impacted her personal growth by teaching her different ways to cope with her feelings. Some advice that Haiden would give to other teens is to trust their gut. A quote that she lives by is “Peace comes at its time.”
Kai
Kai became a TRC Changemaker in 2024. He is passionate about soccer. In his free time, Kai likes to watch TV shows, work out and travel. As a member of the class of 2026, he hopes to make a difference in his community with other teenagers like himself. Kai joined The Resiliency Collaborative (TRC) because it gave him an opportunity to connect with his community and make it a better place for those who need it. TRC has positively impacted his personal growth by helping him understand what it takes to make a difference in the community that then helps the world. Through TRC, he has learned how to network, how to be responsible and how to be a better leader to others who need a role model to look up to. Advice that Kai would give to other teens is to take every opportunity while it is still there because if you wait, it might be too late. A quote he lives by is “Patience is key”.
Moani
Restorative, Empathy, Developer || Moani is QPR trained and certified and has been working with The Resiliency Collaborative (TRC) as a Changemaker since the summer of 2021. Moani is extremely passionate about creating safe spaces for youth in the community and being a supportive peer through active communication and healthy conversations. Moani is a part of the class of 2025 at Needham B. Broughton High School and plans to pursue a career in Veterinary Medicine. A quote Moani lives by is “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” - Maya Angelou.
Christina
Grounded, Imaginative, Courteous || Christina joined TRC as an intern in the summer of 2023 before becoming a Changemaker in the fall of 2023. She is passionate about learning more about her community and sharing what she knows. She feels that with knowledge, we can move forward to a brighter way of life. As a member of the Class of 2025, she aspires to a science pathway and attending a college to study biology. A quote that keeps Christina steady is, “Even good things can become bad if they are excessive.” -William Shakespeare
Jordan Squires
Jordan Squires joined The Resiliency Collaborative (TRC) as an intern in the Summer of 2024. He is passionate about building and serving his community. In his free time, he likes to play basketball. As a member of the class of 2027, he hopes to keep earning good grades. He joined TRC because he loves what the organization stands for. TRC has positively impacted his personal growth by helping him with academic tutoring and helping him be more aware in his community. Through TRC, he has learned a lot about mental health awareness. Advice he would give other teens is to come join us at The Resiliency Collaborative.
Saja
Consistency, Deliberate, Restorative III Saja became a TRC Changemaker in the fall of 2023. Saja joined TRC because she noticed that many opportunities are missed out on because of how the systems are structured to the advantage of a particular race which causes disproportionalities to happen -- which she, as a person of color, has experienced. Saja’s experience at TRC has positively impacted her personal growth by allowing her to get a sense of awareness of her peer’s own concerns and the overall issues they as a community face from a youth perspective. At TRC, we recognize and discuss issues in the larger community and work in partnership to advocate for change because when you come together as a community it causes a larger ripple effect. Advice that Saja would give other teens is that it’s okay to get out of your comfort zone sometimes and to try new things. A quote that she lives by is, “Knowledge is the most powerful thing in the world because no one can take it from you.”
Nick
Kind, Considerate, Accepting II I became an intern at TRC in the fall of 2023. Through my time with TRC, I have learned how to better communicate with myself as well as better talk things through with others. I am a member of the Class of 2026, and my goal is to become the head of Boston Dynamics IT division before starting my own business. Advice that I would give to other teens is to never stop trying even if you lose sometimes. A quote that I live by is “Perfection is not obtainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi
Milisia
Caring, Advocate, Positivity || Milisia became a TRC Changemaker in the fall of 2023. She is passionate about advocating for injustice in schooling systems; not only learning, but also sharing her opinions on this topic. As a member of the class of 2026, Milisa hopes to go to college for architecture and interior design (or to New York for culinary school). She is most grateful for all the people that walk in and out of her life including family and friends. Some words of wisdom from Milisa are, “Be nice to yourself and everyone else. Remember it is their first life too.”
