Life Pieces to Masterpieces

LPTM named one of Charity Navigator’s “Best Charities”

Andrew Blickle — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:18:18 +0000

In addition to a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, Life Pieces To Masterpieces is one of 28 organizations nationwide included in Charity Navigator’s “Best Charities” list for Black-founded nonprofits. We are honored to be recognized for our organizational infrastructure and sustainability, as well as our community impact!

Check it out! https://www.charitynavigator.org/discover-charities/best-charities/black-founded-nonprofits/

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“DC Recognizes Young Trailblazers in the Community” – NBC4

Andrew Blickle — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:19:44 +0000

Termane Jay Jr. was among four Life Pieces To Masterpieces recipients of the Attorney General’s “Right Direction Awards.” In this piece from NBC4, listen to Brother Termane speak about the pride he feels in setting an example for his younger peers.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-recognizes-young-trailblazers-in-the-community/3423061/

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“DC youth honored at Right Direction Awards” – WUSA9

Andrew Blickle — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:24:10 +0000

Thank you to WUSA9 for highlighting the prestigious Right Direction Awards, where four LPTM alumni were selected as recipients. From the article:

“The 30 people selected for the 2023 awards demonstrated perseverance through adversity, acted as change agents and leaders, and worked to have a positive impact on their community and improve the lives of others.

One of those people is 20-year-old Termane Jay Jr. He is a mentor at Life Pieces to Masterpieces, an arts-based youth development organization based in Ward 7. Jay grew up in Ward 7 and sees his role as “helping children become the best version of themselves.”

At Life Pieces, Jay works closely with 3- and 4-year-old boys, offering them kindness, reassurance, and reminding them that it is okay to express their emotions.”

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/right-direction-awards-2023/65-061cfd0a-152a-4b1f-aaae-c6b6a5ae6c7b

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DC Attorney General Recognizes LPTM Brothers In Power as Trailblazers and Changemakers

Andrew Blickle — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:19:12 +0000

Four LPTM Brothers In Power win “Right Direction Awards” from the DC Office of the Attorney General.

“Termane Jay honored at D.C. Attorney General Schwalb’s ‘Right Direction Awards'” – ABC7

Andrew Blickle — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:32:00 +0000

IN ABC’s coverage of the Right Direction Awards, LPTM Alum Termane Jay Jr. was highlighted for his dedication to mentorship – overcoming trauma and shyness to create an environment where LPTM youth may do the same. Watch here:

https://wjla.com/news/local/washington-dc-attorney-general-youth-awards-community-mentor-young-people-honor-violence-crime#

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Mental Health and Black America featuring LPTM Brother-in-Power David Adams and Institutional Marketing Manager Andrew Blickle

Andrew Blickle — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:45:38 +0000

In May 2023, LPTM Brother-in-Power David Adams and Institutional Marketing Manager Andrew Blickle were on local radio station WHUR FM 96.3 and WHUT TV on the Daily Drum. Andrew participated in a panel on youth mental health, discussing the role LPTM and other community-based organizations can play in building self esteem, resolve, and a sense of community and belonging. This conversation – Mental Health and Black America – is an important one. LPTM was honored to be invited into this conversation from our work with the Black Coalition for Health, and to be on the nation’s oldest Black-owned PBS station.

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Color Me Community featured by Afterschool Alliance

Andrew Blickle — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:28:08 +0000

Our Color Me Community initiative was featured by the Afterschool Alliance on their national blog in April 2023, highlighting our youth-led work with the World Bank and other local, national, and international clients.

From the blog:

“In Washington, D.C., what began as an orientation for people volunteering at the Life Pieces To Masterpieces afterschool program has evolved into a training/workshop that prestigious national and international agencies are tapping into. 2022 Afterschool Ambassador Andrew Blickle, the Institutional Marketing Manager at Life Pieces, reports that 10 boys from Life Pieces worked with leadership to lead a workshop for 200 World Bank staff members in March.

Life Pieces works to change the way Black boys and young men see themselves and the way the world sees them. Its Color Me Community Initiative was created after the murder of Trayvon Martin, when tensions were high and boys in the program – who had to constantly confront negative, harmful images attacking their identities – had the opportunity to share knowledge with volunteers who were navigating complex feelings of guilt, blame, and shame following the attack.

Color Me Community events, workshops and conversations are co-led by boys in the program along with their mentors. They provide a nurturing, nonjudgmental environment for people of all races to safely grapple with issues that divide and separate us from one another. The Initiative uses interactive, arts-based activities to provide a safe, collective environment for people to explore the lenses through which they see the world, and better understand how others’ unique lenses affect them.

In addition to its work with the World Bank, Life Pieces has a partnership with the U.S. State Department’s International Visitors Leadership Program. Hundreds of changemakers from more than 50 countries have visited the program in D.C.’s Ward 7 to learn from the youth on topics ranging from social change through the arts to youth civic engagement in marginalized communities.”

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LPTM WTOP News Feature- How DC is helping local organizations fund summer programming

Andrew Blickle — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:15:12 +0000

In April 2023, Life Pieces To Masterpieces was featured in an article by local news station WTOP as one example of over 36 programs who won the Learn24 Summer Strong Grant Competition this year. This marks our third consecutive year as a recipient of the grant.

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LPTM Alum David Adams and Cateo Hilton featured on Global Youth Matters Podcast

Andrew Blickle — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:07:11 +0000

David Adams, Cateo Hilton, and Tre’von Davis met as Apprentices in Life Pieces and each young man became a Junior Mentor supporting younger boys in our programming. Now students at Delaware State University (DSU), the three young men have founded their own mentoring program rooted in the principles and values of LPTM. Their program, “Brothers in Power,” is piloting at a local Delaware high school and will grow to serve youth in Dover, DE and first-generation college students at DSU. David and Cateo were featured in an April 2023 episode of the Global Youth Matters podcast, speaking about their growth, their co-founded mentoring program, and Cateo’s prestigious internship at the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. Meanwhile, Tre’von was just elected as Recording Secretary of the DSU student government on the platform of “Advocacy, Consistency, Transparency (ACT)” and “Student First! Leader Second!”

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Sparkling Ice and “Flavorful Giving” with LPTM

Andrew Blickle — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:17:57 +0000

Our first national corporate sponsor, Sparkling Ice, created a 90-second spot about Life Pieces to Masterpieces in February 2023 as part of their “Flavorful Giving” campaign in February 2023.

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