Welcome to Take Trips MES
COMPASSION
With the pandemic and many other things going on at one time, many are being forgotten. But we must not forget those who are in need. I ask for your help with one of the youth I mentor. She lost her job, and is in need of whatever you can provide.
Please donate what you can, clothing, can goods, body products, it's all appreciated.
Our hands, holding their hands.
-👓Barbara
The donated items should go to the address listed below. Thank you for your kind generosity! Please mail or deliver clean and boxed items to 249 Dell Ave, Ossining, NY 10562.
*Take Trips MES is a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization. EIN number is 85-0840436, we are a tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.
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MENTORS
Take Trips MES is looking for individuals who are committed to walking the distance with youth of color once they transition from the detention or the incarceration system. Is that individual you? If so, please contact us by sending your resume with a cover letter and be apart of decreasing the recidivism rate of youth of color and increasing their productivity rate as they navigate their way back into society.
Our First Fundraiser
Take Trips MES has held the first fundraiser on Nov 25th 2020!
THANK YOU one more time to all the wonderful folks who came together this past Wednesday in support of Take Trips MES -- we are so grateful to be in community with you.
Thank you to our amazing speakers, Wavii, Jon-Jon, Joseph Wilson + Renee Davis Wilson, Eldredge Blalock, and the fantastic MC Ikey C! And thank you to our staff and volunteers who made it all happen.
We've raised over 500 dollars but have yet to make our fundraising goal, so please continue to spread the word and the work!
New Article About Take Trips MES Published On River Journal!
READ & LISTEN: Newly Launched Organization for Incarcerated Youth Helping to Heal the Hurt
Looking forward to working with you Tracey!
Take Trips MES is forging new connections, as we look into doing a small in-person fundraiser in November. We have a commitment from Tracey Cameron, the owner of K & L Event Studio to provide the venue.
New Inspiration!
We're feeling inspired by the work of local artist Nichole Washington, which is currently on view at First Village Coffee in Ossining, NY.
NEW CONNECTION!
Take Trips MES structures a new adventure with Mr. Green, of MEG Advisors
This week our Founder and CEO Barbara King and Business Manager Anna Adler had the pleasure of connecting with Eric Green, of Meg Advisors, in his West Harlem office! Eric is a certified tax preparer, former DJ/music producer, and has his own personal history of overcoming incarceration. We talked about what aftercare for our youth could and should look like, as well as the possibility of sharing office space, and creating a community hub to connect with youth of color in the neighborhood and beyond.
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“I have kids, I don’t want to die in here.”
Life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty tells you your fate as an inmate, but now inmates are worried about Covid-19 another possible death sentence without due process.
Inmate #—— reached out to our organization to ask for help because he has recently tested positive for Covid-19. He is on a zone with 56 other inmates and they have all tested positive with know safety measures in place by the individuals that are in positions of authority.
I empathized with him as he said “I have kids, I don’t want to die in here.” He said he was not given a life sentence by the courts but if they don’t get control of the situation with them passing it back and forth to each other because there are limited masks and no room for social distancing it would be some deaths soon.
When does the rehabilitation process begin? Is this justice?
We have to do better with the prison system.
Click the button below to help provide masks and protect them from being exposed to contamination!