Our mission is to provide academic enrichment and positive socialization in a culturally sensitive and safe environment. Our intent is to develop youth who are critical thinkers who will be engaged in the positive well-being of their community. Our programs are based upon Ma’at Values and the Nguzo Saba Kwanzaa Principles.
The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved, Philando Castile Relief Foundation, and Saint Louis University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars presents “Healing Harm: Reckoning with Truth, Justice, and Accountability.”
The Youth Council for Positive Development is deeply grateful to everyone who has joined us on our 45-year journey. We honor the Mamas and Babas of the Village who were dedicated to our development. To the members of the OBS—both past and present, as well as those who have made their transition—we stand on their shoulders. In the spirit of Imani, we value their contributions to the freedom struggles.
Support the Youth Council Application deadline ends December 31, 2025 The Jamala Rogers Young Visionary Award is open to all young people, regardlessof race, ethnicity,
