2023-09-06T16:30:54-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 851924796 PSYCHES OF COLOR PSYC 3234320389 3705 W Pico Blvd Suite 943 Los Angeles CA 90017 Tierra Ellis President 3234320389 2023-08-25 0 X 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X psychesofcolor.org X X 11186 X 11186 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11186 0 0 0 721 911 1019 1310 3961 7225 8049 0 15274 8049 15274 0 0 0 0 8049 15274 0 0 8049 15274 Charitable, Educational, Scientific Purposes. Tax-exempt purposes. (a). To promote, encourage and advance education; (b) To provide grants, scholarships, engagement or support to, or for the benefit of, distressed, underprivileged, underrepresented and underserved youth and communities; (c) to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and combat community deterioration and juvenile delinquency; and (d) To conduct any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, desirable or useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes, either alone or together with other organizations and individuals having similar purposes, subject to the restrictions and limitations in the Psyches of Color, Inc. Articles of Incorporation and the provisions of the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law of the State of California (NPBCL). Exert Your Voice. This program provides a space for Black and Latinx adolescents and young adults to come express themselves through various forms of art such as music creation (e.g., rapping, hip-hop), journaling, drawing, storytelling, poetry, and many other forms of art. This program began January 2021 and has continued to evolve throughout the year. Given the pandemic, we began in a virtual format recently piloted it in person within the next few months. We have youth leaders who lead this program given that we are a youth-led organization. We also have a program chair and a mental health provider present out of abundant of caution during sessions. 1000 270 Black and Brown Minds M.A.T.T.E.R. This program is a positive youth development group which aims to decrease mental health stigma, help youth shift cogntive distortions about education, and normalize their experiences through group activities while introducing them to advocacy and self-empowerment. We are in the process of preparing for another cohort after careful modifying from the first cohort. We are also in the process of submitting a manuscript for the purposes of publishing research from the first cohort. This is a program that is youth-led with a program chair resource. 0 70 Nurturing POC. This program is centered on teen/young adult parents and their babies by 1) providing resources to parenting and provide prevention-based psychoeducation and resources on mental health related parenting topics from a culturally sensitive framework and 2) reduce feelings of isolation by providing opportunities for teen/young adult parents to connect with others through education / support groups. We were provided a $7,000 grant to create parenting resources via social media to educate parenting teens. This is a program that is youth-led with a program chair resource. 0 221 Family Support. We believe that in order to holistically support youth, we have to support the family unit too! Family support groups are facilitated to support members of the family while simultaneously providing mental health education to family members. This is a program that is youth-led with a program chair resource. 0 70 Mentoring POC. This program provide youth with a mentor to guide them in several areas as needed. Mentoring has proven to be integral in the development of Black and Latinx youth in areas such as mental health, academics, and self-empowerment. We began this program at the end of 2020 and, similar to the other programs, we have a youth who leads it along with a program chair resource. 0 105 Penpal POC. This program is where POCs (Psyches of Color youth) connect with system-impacted POCs to instill hope and remind them that, "We are not free until we all are." The goal is to help uplift their spirits by reminding them that others are thinking of them and they are not forgotten. Writing is an opportunity to have progressive discussions on life beyond direct system impact. This also provides the opportunity for POCs to share experiences and bring voices together to advocate for more opportunities to reform. In 2020, we began a relationship with the LA Probation Department to work with the youth in those camps. We are currently finalizing an MOU to finalize partnership. We also began a partnership with Cal Poly Pomona and Pepperdine University regarding more innovative research for piloting this program with the students at Cal Poly and in the community. We are seeking funding to secure both projects as both projects as both are being finalized. This is a program that is youth-led with program chair resources. 7000 918 1654 Tierra T Ellis Founder/President 30.00 0 0 0 Ayanna A Johnson Secretary 3 0 0 0 Myisha Driver-Woods Treasurer 4 0 0 0 Lamar R Ellis Board Member 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Tierra T Ellis 3705 W Pico Blvd Suite 943 Los Angeles CA 90019 3234320389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 97 8547 11186 19830 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 8547 11186 19830 19830 0 0 97 8547 11186 19830 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 This includes bank fees, marketing for organization, and subscriptions (e.g., zoom). We filed an extension to which we also got approved. The extension was requested when we found out that we would not meet with our financial advisor until after May 15th. The purpose of our scheduled appointment was to ensure the most accurate reporting with our financial advisor. We were unable to schedule the appointment by the time taxes were due, which is why we filed an extension. Thank you for the extension and understanding us upholding our integrity in being as honest and accurate as possible for our reporting.