Leadership Internship for Teens (LIT!)

Why Our Program is Unique

The LIT! program is for teens in grades 9-12. This program provides teens a unique experience to challenge themselves through learning, research, individualized work and team collaboration, project management, and program development.

LIT! prepares teens for the challenging transition to adulthood by providing them with a substantial amount of independence and all of the decision-making that goes with it. Our program teaches teens the fundamental skills they need to thrive in various life situations including colleges and universities, in the workforce, while away at school, and as leaders in their families, communities, and the world.

We teach teens to find solutions by permitting them to make their own choices, assess the outcomes of those choices, and receive constant feedback and coaching support from our team of Leadership Facilitators. In addition, everyone has an opportunity to lead and everyone has an opportunity to follow, while learning life changing skills, both independently and as part of a group.

LIT! is a comprehensive and complete experience that provides teens with the tools they need to obtain success in college and beyond.

LOLK’s LIT! provides teens an opportunity to develop these basic Learning Outcomes:

They also have a chance to develop these Core Skills:

We are able to fund this program thanks to Chance The Rapper's non-profit organization, Social Works, and the generous My State of Mind grant they awarded LOLK!

At LOLK, we believe that every teen and young adult’s potential as a leader is waiting to be unearthed. We believe in motivating and inspiring youth to be great role models, great thinkers, and great civic leaders, who want to and who will make a positive difference in this world. We create amazing positive environments, opportunities, and connections so the teens can discover the leader within themselves.

LIT! Facilitators

Myeka

Myeka (Helen Bevel), was born and raised on the southside of Chicago, IL, but has spent most of her adult life living throughout the United States and Mexico. Myeka is often times called a “Faith Walker” because of her lifestyle that is dependent on her relationship with her Source GOD, who has preserved her through dangers seen and unseen. Myeka is host of a popular Blogtalk radio show on the Female Solution Network, entitled “Let’s Talk About It With, Myeka”, which airs on Tuesday mornings 7 am - 9 am. Myeka, is a co-founder of the Nonviolent Human & Community Development Institute, which was founded in 1978 in Nashville, TN. She is a non-violent practitioner, teacher and advocate who is passionate about self-healing techniques that allow individuals, families and groups of all sizes to erase the scars, traces and traumas of slavery from their emotions, like EFT (the Emotional Freedom Technique) or “Tapping”. She is also a Natural Farmer, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Past-Live Regressionist, Reiki Master, Chi-gong Instructor, Author, and Herbalist. She was a student of the legendary Nonviolent and Civil Rights Strategist and Activist, Dr. James L. Bevel, whom she also married and conceived five children with, having had one child prior to their union. She became a historian of the 1960’s movements and wrote two books about them. She has also authored three additional books designed to educate women about basic biology as it relates to conscious conception and responsibility. Myeka created and designed The Sankofa 365 Calendar, which provides historical data everyday of the year about Black people around the world and African American achievement. She is now working to turn her research from the calendar into an app that can be used to teach history and provide fundraising for schools and other organizations. Myeka is presenting this video on “Tapping” in the hope that people will learn to use it and improve their emotional well-being which is the pre-cursor to good mental and physical health.