The Impact

It’s never easy to quantify the impact of a platform like The Super Power of Me, but here are some thoughts from parents, participants, community members, educators and program assistants.

Parent, Super Power of Me, New Americans

Abuu, Project Assistant, Super Power of Me, Global Youth (Zanzibar)

Parent, Super Power of Me, NYC Youth

Shelley, from the Community, Super Power of Me, NYC Youth

  • “The difference between working class kids and affluent kids is opportunity and nothing more. When you give kids opportunity like this, you get to see how they can expand. This opportunity they have with The Super Power of Me is something that can open them up to a talent they didn't know they had…And that's why I’m very passionate about this platform.”

    Julie Kelman
    Educator English as a 2nd Language
    Bayonne Highschool, NJ

  • “This project came along and gave my children (and their parents) the boost of confidence they needed at such a critical time.”

    Gandy | Parent

  •  “I felt the power of just being myself.”

    Naomi | Participant

    Immigrated from Ecuador 2022

  • “It’s a wonderful opportunity. First of all to hear them express themselves, and to see them dive into and embrace the super power of themselves. Anything that helps you feel more confident and out front and being firmly planted in who you are is really great.”

    Dion | Parent

  • “I love the Super Power of Me Project because it allowed me to give my whole body, mind and soul to it. I discovered my unique passion and now I'm very proud of my poem, it was a pleasure for me to write it I discovered a part of me I didn't know about myself.”

    Valentina | Participant
    Immigrated from Haiti 2023

  • “I think it is excellent and it definitely brought tears to my eyes and made my whole week. Im in a transition phase myself so I think that it’s easy to lose sight of yourself and all that confidence you had as a kid, especially as a black kid. So seeing this today, this is really gonna help me for sure. To remember that.”

    Madeline
    Resident of Crown Hts, Brooklyn