Description
A first-of-its-kind blueprint for transforming youth into leaders—not statistics.
Level Up isn’t your typical leadership workbook. It’s a transformative guide born from the streets and backed by scholarship—designed specifically to equip young people with the tools to disrupt violence, reclaim their power, and lead change in their communities.
Developed by Dr. Jamila T. Davis and Angelo Pinto, Esq.—two nationally recognized justice reform advocates—and in collaboration with the grassroots leaders of New Direction 360, this workbook gives youth more than information. It gives them identity, purpose, and a pathway forward.
Through this workbook, youth will:
- Explore identity, self-worth, and emotional intelligence
- Learn conflict resolution and restorative justice principles
- Understand the root causes of violence and how to interrupt it
- Gain financial literacy, career readiness, and goal-setting skills
- Develop digital advocacy and community engagement strategies
- Earn certification as Junior Violence Interrupters
With real-world activities, reflection prompts, case studies, and community projects, Level Up helps youth become more than bystanders—they become frontline peacekeepers, peer mentors, and emerging leaders in the movement to end violence.
Why This Workbook Is Different
This isn’t a curriculum created in a boardroom. It’s built from lived experience—by credible messengers who know firsthand what it takes to reach, teach, and uplift our youth. It speaks their language, honors their struggles, and mirrors their strength. It doesn’t just prepare them for leadership—it transforms them into it.
Whether used in schools, juvenile detention centers, reentry programs, or community-based organizations, this workbook is a powerful tool for any leader committed to interrupting the cycle and building the next generation of peacebuilders.
This is how we save lives. This is how we change the game. This is how we lead.
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