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EXPERIENCE GRIND SMART

Working Towards a Brighter Future

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GRIND SMART AT A GLANCE

Grind Smart believes the future of our community is bound to the success of our youth. Back in 2018, our leadership realized vulnerable youth populations in our city did not have equitable access to resources to ensure bright outcomes in their futures. We needed to do our part to ensure all our city youth had a leg up, and that is why we decided to launch the Grind Smart Youth Leadership Initiative. We are proud to continue building on our work as a Non-Profit Youth Leadership Organization in the innovative City of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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OUR PROGRAMS

The Focus of Our Youth Efforts

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CATALYST LEADERS

Shaping The Future

Providing a structured mentorship program to support youth leaders by connecting them to institutions of higher education, local businesses, and community outreach partners.

GRIND SMART PILLARS

Ensuring Student Success

Grind Smart four pillars of student success are the cornerstone of our mission and allow us to ensure our youth become empowered, informed, secure, and skilled leaders in their communities.

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COMMITMENT

Grind Smart seeks to foster a spirit of drive and success within our students to aid them in honoring commitments and accomplishing goals.

CHARGE

Grind Smart seeks to support our students to take charge of their future by establishing goals of higher achievement.

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TEAMWORK

Grind Smart seeks to develop pro-social behaviors, strong interpersonal skills, and leadership qualities to set our students up to succeed in team-based activities.

SUPPORT

At Grind Smart, we care about our students. We know that youth outcomes are influenced most by their support systems. At Grind Smart we seek to provide a caring support system for our youth in an inclusive learning environment. 

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 “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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CONTACT US

Get in touch with Grind Smart to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.

4872 Jersey Pike Chattanooga, TN 37416

423-393-3363

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