Getaway Growth
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Mission Statement
Getaway Growth is dedicated to breaking barriers and facilitating access to international travel for youth by providing a balanced and unique combination of global experiences to foster a mindset of possibility.
About This Cause
Getaway Growth is a 501c3 non-profit organization with the mission to break barriers and facilitate access to international travel for youth by providing a balanced and unique combination of global experiences to foster a mindset of possibility. Our organization is dedicated to providing full scholarships, mentorship, and leadership development programs abroad for low income students from the U.S. to experience the many benefits of traveling and immersing in new cultures. Our organization originated from the personal growth each of the board members experienced during international travel. Collectively, our board has visited and/or lived in over 20 countries and participated in a variety of volunteer projects in communities abroad. Each member appreciates the personal development experienced through immersion in diverse communities and their cultural values. We believe that, due to the educational value of being immersed in cultures different from your own, access to the opportunity of having international experiences needs to be provided to currently underserved communities. Since forming in January 2021, we joined and graduated with the Mockingbird Incubator’s 6th Cohort to ensure that we built a sustainable plan and foundation for our organization to carry out its mission in reaching increasingly more underserved communities. We plan to send our first cohort of underserved youth on the international trip of their lifetime by the Summer of 2022. In order to achieve this initial goal, we will begin recruiting a year in advance, through partnering with schools and community centers of underserved youth to garner support from administration and faculty and to reach out to students. We have an application process, which will heavily leverage the expertise of our Executive Director, who has experience working in nonprofit organizations that sends youth overseas for international health volunteerism. Getaway Growth will also partner with other non-profits globally that have needs we can satisfy through collaboration, as well as working with local services in the host countries to provide room, board, and cultural education while practicing responsible tourism. Recognizing the value of cultural immersion and enabling grassroots community-building overseas is not new, with many organizations supporting these laudable efforts. Far from an inclusive list, some notable organizations would be the Peace Corps and Rotary International. Getaway Growth seeks to fill a gap in underserved U.S. communities, where youth may not even know that international volunteerism is available, or may believe that it’s not attainable to them in particular. Youth will be recruited to join a Getaway Growth cohort from schools, colleges, community centers, and other outreach efforts that exhibit their drive and dedication to travel and volunteer. Our selected cohort will have the opportunity to travel overseas for 3-4 weeks. There, they will be participating in career and leadership building workshops while volunteering and immersing themselves in a culture - in addition to traveling and responsible tourism - with all expenses paid. Getaway Growth will spark interest through outreach, a short initial commitment of one month, and the opportunity to continue in repeated trips with progressive responsibility. Further, our program will only be limited based on youth motivation, willingness to progress through the application process, and being legally allowed to enter and exit the United States for the trip.