HEY! Helping Empower Youth’s mission is to provide an opportunity to inspire, motivate and mobilize young people to take action that changes their world.
My guest on Stories Connect People podcast is Marc Boyd. Marc is the co-founder of an organization that help youth on the Westside of Atlanta that are in some of the most dire situations. His organization is HEY! Helping Empower Youth.
You will immediately see Marc's passion for youth, he sees himself as a young boy in many of THESE young boys. He has dedicated years to helping build their life skills, STEM skills, entrepreneurial and leadership skills.
He talks a little about his childhood, his hustle to earn money, going into the Marine's and how he was recruited to Lockheed Martin building C130s in a top secret clearance position. It was during a layoff where is began working with underprivileged youth in the Non-profit sector. His creativity in helping youth people learn math by fixing bikes will touch your heart. You will see his commitment, daily dedication and how he has even opened up his home during covid to help provide a place for learning.
He discusses the work HEY is doing with a small group of the Atlanta Water Boyz and how they are inspired and motivated by their own poverty. HEY is helping them earn money the safe way and teaching them skills that are helping them to build a foundation in their life.
Marc addresses the controversy surrounding the Atlanta WaterBoyz and his perspective on Black Lives Matter. Bottom line is Marc has a heart of gold and you will see how his investment is changing lives.
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