We are excited to apply to Summer funding on this community grant initiative. We focus on Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan communities for our geographical area. Greatest MINDS is a comprised of Black educators, activists, entrepreneurs, young professionals, artists and community members from the Boston. Greatest MINDS is a community-based organization that works with college students and young professionals to become the next generation of civic leaders through mentoring, volunteering, and participating. Our vision for the 21st century where skilled, educated Black professionals will take leadership in their communities and careers by supporting middle and high school students on their road to college and beyond. Our volunteers and staff members all have grown up in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan and have worked together to develop programs, symposiums, and projects to build our young people — middle and high school students to be all that they can be. At this summer program, students will learn on how to work in a team and be exposed to highly motivated role-models.