Grandparent Project

JPA has partnered with the Grandmother Collective to bring the Grandmother Project’s Change Through Culture Approach to the United States. Utilizing the framework of the GMP, JPA trains community elders who are identified as leaders by their peers, on social-emotional skills, improving their communication with youth, and enhancing their knowledge of adolescence. The Grandmothers then hold weekly, in-school sessions for middle school girls consisting of group discussion and an activity – both of which are structured but unscripted. With time, the girls recognize these sessions as a safe space where they can talk, be heard, and express themselves.