About Us
Our Vision
Our vision is that education can serve as a connective force that cultivates leaders who can catalyze community well-being.
Our Mission
In service of our vision, EBI’s mission is to provide community-responsive learning experiences where young people lead and communities gain the holistic supports they need to thrive as radical change-makers in their communities and beyond.
Equity Proposition
In the spirit of the Black community organizing tradition, EBI engages an ecological approach and unique blend of critical education, leadership development, and strategic partnerships to cultivate equity and enhanced well-being for the young people and communities we serve.
Core
Values
Love humanizes our work and fuels us to build upon our ancestors’ legacies
Trust creates the psychological safety necessary to center and amplify youth voice and leadership
Innovation helps us center our creative genius in all we do
Sustainability helps us honor Nature and the resources we need for collective well-being to sustain our work together
Interconnectedness reminds us of our oneness — we need each other to make lasting community change