| About Your Own Uniqueness Y.O.U. Inc. 501c3 nonprofit organization |
| Dr. Tunishai Ford Discovering ... Your Own Uniqueness! |
Your Own Uniqueness, Inc. is a community service organization formed exclusively for
charitable and/ or educational reasons. The purpose of the organization is to provide
services that enhance, empower, and improve the quality of life. The organization was
created to help individuals and families develop a lifestyle that will ultimately encourage
people to become stabilized, anchored, and well-rounded members of society.
Your Own Uniqueness, Inc. is committed to the enhancement of Detroit metropolitan
communities by providing hope, healing, and support to individuals, groups, families,
organizations and churches through the sharing of faith-based principles and alternative
life skills. Services include but are not limited to self-esteem, motivation, counseling,
training, life skills and resource development. The organization will be responsible for
developing resources and curriculums that will be utilized by program participants.
Your Own Uniqueness, Inc. proposes to act as a "positive" support system that offers
structured plans of resolution along with planned tactics that can be implemented as
avenues for improving the quality of life. Services will be promoted through the media,
advertisement, mailings, etc. After establishing a "positive" track record, the organization
plans to expand services.
All strategies, programs and projects of the organization are coordinated, monitored and
evaluated by the Board of Directors of Your Own Uniqueness, Inc. Programs, projects
and activities will be supervised and implemented by the Chief Administrator who will be
required to have extensive experience, certification and specialized knowledge in the
human services field, i.e., social services, counseling, youth/family programming, and
community development. All services are provided utilizing the highest degree of
professional standards.
Dr. Ford's mission is to help women and girls reach their full potential by overcoming the
barriers that hinder them from accomplishing their goals.
The following are the Core Values of Your Own Uniqueness, Inc.:
Transformation - YOU, Inc. which is a membership driven organization, values working collaboratively to transcend systemic barriers by involving our members, and other
outside partners who are made up of small business owners and professional/ working women who are affiliated with both nonprofit and for profit businesses that have “like”
interest in most of the activities and community events that the organization promotes. This helps increase access to resources and develop organizational growth.
Racial Equity and Social Justice - YOU, Inc. values advancing racial equity and social justice. Our organization has a diversity of members and partners who bring a culturally
aware perspective on problem solving, needs and priorities in disadvantaged communities to emerge through our willingness to incorporate individuals from different ethnic,
social and racial groups to affiliate with our organization’s mission. We have worked with and partnered with Whites, Nigerians, Latinos and Pakistanians who bring both
cultural information and solutions for solving social and economic problems in disadvantaged communities. For example, we allowed an opportunity for a Pakistanian student
and a Latino student to participate in being spokesmen for our summer youth entrepreneur training program called, “STEP UP”. We also partnered with Nigerian owners for
Farmers Insurance to teach Financial Literacy in one of our empowerment workshops.
Commitment - YOU, Inc. values the relationship-driven capacity building that is collaborative. We make it our goal to have access to a variety of funding platforms and make
connections to those who are the decision makers. We understand that we need effective, customized technical support that will assist in meeting the specific needs of our
organization to achieve our mission. These partnerships help us become key drivers of change in our community. For example, for the last two years both Zeal Credit and
Comerica commited to be instructors for our youth summer program.
Collaboration - YOU, Inc. values investment in organizational development and professional growth. We achieve individual visions for community change through our
collaboration with other organizations who are part of a broader network and helping them to address systemic barriers and inequities which could otherwise limit successes.
For example, having a relationship with Foresters Financial, a non profit financial institution whose mission is to provide resources to help organizational goals come to fruition
and partner with other organizations that promote growth and development, and provide resources to improve the plight in our disadvantaged communities. Another example,
YOU, Inc. collaborated with Foresters and KaBoom to build two playgrounds in the inner city Detroit area. We also collaborated with the Bacon Memorial library, and the
Southgate Veterans Memorial library who allowed us to host an event for our summer youth program for both 2018 and 2019. We were going to have a fundraiser at the
Skillman library but due to the Pandemic, we had to postpone the event until further notice.
Transformation - YOU, Inc. which is a membership driven organization, values working collaboratively to transcend systemic barriers by involving our members, and other
outside partners who are made up of small business owners and professional/ working women who are affiliated with both nonprofit and for profit businesses that have “like”
interest in most of the activities and community events that the organization promotes. This helps increase access to resources and develop organizational growth.
Racial Equity and Social Justice - YOU, Inc. values advancing racial equity and social justice. Our organization has a diversity of members and partners who bring a culturally
aware perspective on problem solving, needs and priorities in disadvantaged communities to emerge through our willingness to incorporate individuals from different ethnic,
social and racial groups to affiliate with our organization’s mission. We have worked with and partnered with Whites, Nigerians, Latinos and Pakistanians who bring both
cultural information and solutions for solving social and economic problems in disadvantaged communities. For example, we allowed an opportunity for a Pakistanian student
and a Latino student to participate in being spokesmen for our summer youth entrepreneur training program called, “STEP UP”. We also partnered with Nigerian owners for
Farmers Insurance to teach Financial Literacy in one of our empowerment workshops.
Commitment - YOU, Inc. values the relationship-driven capacity building that is collaborative. We make it our goal to have access to a variety of funding platforms and make
connections to those who are the decision makers. We understand that we need effective, customized technical support that will assist in meeting the specific needs of our
organization to achieve our mission. These partnerships help us become key drivers of change in our community. For example, for the last two years both Zeal Credit and
Comerica commited to be instructors for our youth summer program.
Collaboration - YOU, Inc. values investment in organizational development and professional growth. We achieve individual visions for community change through our
collaboration with other organizations who are part of a broader network and helping them to address systemic barriers and inequities which could otherwise limit successes.
For example, having a relationship with Foresters Financial, a non profit financial institution whose mission is to provide resources to help organizational goals come to fruition
and partner with other organizations that promote growth and development, and provide resources to improve the plight in our disadvantaged communities. Another example,
YOU, Inc. collaborated with Foresters and KaBoom to build two playgrounds in the inner city Detroit area. We also collaborated with the Bacon Memorial library, and the
Southgate Veterans Memorial library who allowed us to host an event for our summer youth program for both 2018 and 2019. We were going to have a fundraiser at the
Skillman library but due to the Pandemic, we had to postpone the event until further notice.
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