Momentum Ambassadors
Your story can make a difference
About Momentum Ambassadorship
Since our founding, the youth of Café Momentum have been sharing their stories — and it’s these stories that ignite a passion in others to advocate for the systemic change that our country needs and our youth deserve.
To continue empowering and elevating the voices of our interns, we launched the Momentum Ambassadors Program in 2020. This leadership program is designed to encourage interns to be decision-makers rather than decision takers, to think critically about the things they want to see happen and, on a deeper level, why they want them.
The ultimate goal of this program is to provide meaningful and inclusive opportunities for our youth to use their voices, express their views and share their experiences with authenticity and candor. Throughout our 12-month ambassador program, our youth improve their interpersonal and communication skills, experience personal and professional growth and play a significant role in our mission to challenge the juvenile justice system and the way it works (or doesn’t).
The Benefit to Our Youth
Momentum Ambassadors is a paid program that creates a path for our youth to continue their personal and professional development with Café Momentum while building confidence in themselves and their story. Through sharing their experiences and opinions, the youth will inform Momentum programming, expansion and messaging while also improving the dialog between our organization and its interns, volunteers and the public. As mentors, ambassadors will help future interns accomplish their personal goals while experiencing their own personal growth. As spokespeople, our ambassadors strengthen their self-confidence, public speaking and conversation skills while working toward their dreams.
Our Ambassadors
I’munique, 21
Ambassador Fellow, Dallas
“I am dedicated to impacting and inspiring youth to reach their full potential to shape a better future.”
Cameron, 21
Ambassador Fellow, Nashville
“I would love to be able to voice my opinion and help change the world in any way possible. I want to create opportunities for everyone, as I have done for myself.”
Tristyn, 21
Senior Ambassador, Dallas
“I want to create a space for people to feel heard and safe enough to learn, grow and fail, while learning to love themselves unconditionally in the process.”
Kenzo, 25
Senior Ambassador, Los Angeles
“Café Momentum showed me and gave me a better outlook on where I could be in life”
Adela, 20
Momentum Ambassador, Dallas
“I want to motivate others that have been in similar situations and show that change is possible.”
James, 21
Momentum Ambassador, Dallas
“I want to create a space where those that aren’t traditionally accepted feel loved no matter the room they walk into .”
Lucci, 19
Momentum Ambassador, Dallas
“I want to show young people how to reach their full potential so they never feel the need to give up.”
Santorrio, 20
Momentum Ambassador, Atlanta
“My ‘why’ is to be a 24/7 person for people.”
Neiko, 17
Momentum Ambassador, Pittsburgh
I chose to be an ambassador to advocate for people like myself, but more so, my peers that I’ve watched go in and out of the justice system. Defying the odds of being a black male in today’s society.
Terrance, 19
Momentum Ambassador, Pittsburgh
I wanted to become an ambassador to further my work in youth because I want to give justice-impacted youth like me hope and encourage and inspire them to reach endless levels and goals. I want to show youth that you can change the narrative of your life by utilizing your resources and opportunities around you, I want to be living proof that change is possible I really want to be their inspiration!