BackgrounD
As a student at Morehouse College, our founder Grant Bennett, created the pilot version of Emerging Leaders to assist underclassmen transition into leadership roles on campus. In the spring of 2020, the program was awarded the The Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership Social Justice and Leadership Innovation Award. With the success of the program at Morehouse, Grant worked with Dr. David Wall-Rice to establish a curriculum suited for high school students and brought the program to Fayetteville.
The Emerging Leaders Leadership Development Program is a leadership, character and professional development exposure opportunity designed for marginalized high school student athletes in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Selected students complete year-round projects utilizing the Identity, Art, and Democracy Lab’s curriculum for social impact. The group is led once a month in person by expert professionals within the Two-Six Project network in a day-long immersive experience. In part of our partnership with Google, all students gain access to learn from the Google Career Certificates platform.
Program Pillars
The Three E's
EXPOSE
Expose our emerging leaders to environments outside of Fayetteville.
EDUCATE
Educate others through the ELP Curriculum, allowing participants to discoverself-identity and diversity, enacting justice, as well as engaging actively in their communities.
EMPOWERMENT
Empowerment through and by others to expose participants to a variety of resources, skills, and networks to enhance their scholastic experience.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
70+
local students engaged with through our Emerging Leaders programming
100%
of participants enroll into college post graduation
100%
of our students received scholarship funding for college.
50%
of our 2022 graduates signed National Letter of Intents to play sports at the college level
PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
TRAVEL
Educational Enrichment Travel Opportunities
MENTORSHIP
Mentorship from Professionals, Former & College Athletes
ACCESS
Access to Professionals and Partners at Google, Nike, Dreamville Foundation, etc
SCHOLARSHIPS
Potential Scholarships Awards from Two-Six Project & our partners.
PREP
College Readiness Workshops throughout the year
GET INVOLVED
If you’re interested in partnership with the Two-Six Project please follow the links below!
