MENTORSHIP FOR A DIVERSE PORTLAND
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About Us
Members of the Portland Chapter of the historically Black Fraternity Phi Beta Sigma founded the Blueprint Foundation. Our reason for starting the organization was to expose Black urban youth to learning opportunities they usually do not get to access.
What We Do
Provide youth resources and mentoring where opportunity gaps exist with a focus to uplift, educate, and support the development of black-identified youth and other communities of color.
Our Mission
The Blueprint Foundation aims to eliminate the opportunity gap for Black youth within the Portland Metropolitan Area. This is accomplished by engaging youth in culturally specific experiences that introduce them to, and prepare them for, family sustaining careers in disciplines where black-identified individuals are currently underrepresented.
Service-Based Mentoring
We believe mentoring combined with civic engagement has both immediate and long-term impacts on student development and community health. Consequently, all TBF mentoring programs include project-based learning that attends to pressing community needs, while solidifying learning competencies our students need to succeed in college, career, and civic life.
Our Vision and Core Values
Vision: Elimination of the opportunity gap for black-identified youth within the Portland Metropolitan Area
Core Values: TBF operates using the following guidelines for conduct – 1) Challenge youth’s perceptions of what is possible, 2) Maintain high standards and expectations for youth, 3) Remain committed and accountable to youth development, 4) Be adaptive to issues impacting youth, 5) Encourage their positive self-image and cultural pride
Diversity and Inclusion: TBF was founded on the premise of equality and opportunity for all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identification, gender expression, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. Consequently, although we focus on supporting Black-identified youth, TBF activities are open to all interested youth.
Drug Free Workplace Policy
Core Values: TBF operates using the following guidelines for conduct – 1) Challenge youth’s perceptions of what is possible, 2) Maintain high standards and expectations for youth, 3) Remain committed and accountable to youth development, 4) Be adaptive to issues impacting youth, 5) Encourage their positive self-image and cultural pride
Diversity and Inclusion: TBF was founded on the premise of equality and opportunity for all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identification, gender expression, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. Consequently, although we focus on supporting Black-identified youth, TBF activities are open to all interested youth.
Drug Free Workplace Policy
