Mission, Vision & Core Values

Momentum Alliance is a youth-led nonprofit whose mission is to inspire young people to realize their power individually and collectively and to mentor future social justice leaders.

We are youth-led in the sense that:

100% of our staff are Black women, femme and or queer trans people of color under 30 -majority being under 25.

100% of our Board are people of color under 30 -majority being under 25.

Our vision: Love, justice, healing, and collective power for youth of color most impacted by injustices.

Our core values are:

• Vulnerability as a Strength

• Intersectionality

• Deep Relationships

• Love

• Shifting Power

We believe that we are more likely thrive, realize our power, and become social justice leaders—when we have opportunities to:

• Heal from trauma -personal, inter-generational, & historical.

• Experience joy

• Spend time in a space where we can truly be ourselves with all our identities.

• Feel a sense of community and belonging

• Connect our personal struggles with systems of oppression like white supremacy, racism, heterosexism, transphobia, rape culture, colonization, & capitalism

• Take collective action

• Feel a sense of agency (the belief that I can set a goal and reach it)

• Connect with and understand people from different experiences and communities

• Learn and practice leadership skills

• See how our struggles & liberation are connected, see how our voices & stories matters

• Be decision-makers in our lives and communities

• Transform institutions and systems to genuinely respect & support youth of color