Fellowship
Youth fellowship
JOIN US AS WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOPING YOUTH LEADERS, ONE FELLOW AT A TIME.
MISSION: Living a legacy of life, love, literacy, and leadership. The fellowship identifies and links community youth to international leadership development supports, fosters collaborations, develops high expectations, and provides meaningful service learning and confidence building through educational enrichment opportunities. Fellows have been making a meaningful selfless contribution since our inception in 2011.
DUTIES: Working with a team model, a Legacy Fellow will be taught to share volunteer management of all programs and establish goal-oriented service learning plans, strategic planning, youth leadership development, program behavioral and tutoring support, after-schooling, and summer schooling programming, recreational outings, as well as informal peer mentoring and coaching, outreach, and ambassadorship.
QUALIFICATIONS: Respectful, good student, volunteer, good communication skills, ability to work individually or with a team, creative and can think outside the box, community-oriented, goal-oriented, must want to be the best person she or he can be in life.
BENEFITS: Ambassador for a nonprofit community organization; networking opportunity; traveling opportunity; resume reference, eligible for free legal, financial, educational and career planning support services, and a stipend.
START DATES: Nominations and interviews are performed on a rolling basis. Fellowships are available immediately as well as throughout the year. To make a nomination call 601-469-0990. The nominee will be interviewed at the Legacy headquarters four days after the nominations is submitted to Legacy.
Legacy Change Agent Fellows:
- Av'Anna James- 2022
- Kylah Smith-2022
- Addison Lyles-2021, 2022
- Azaeliyah Lyles-2020, 2022
- Zakiya Gill-2022
- Breyial Joseph-2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Mykeria Hayes-2016, 2019, 2020, 2121
- The late William Brown-2017, 2018
- Avery Johnson-2018
- Tristin Martin-2018
- Asia Williams-2018
- Martin Brown-2017
- Jacqueline Williams-2016, 2017
- Rubin Brown-2016
- Nurivet Santiago-2014, 2015, 2016
- James Burwell III-2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
- My'Quita Bradford-2015, 2016
- Gabriel Moncrief-2013
- Casey Pastor-aguilar-2011
- Brian Texoco-2010, 2012, 2014