Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Becoming Love Project Inc.
\nLegal Name (if Different): Tamala Baldwin
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 3901 Old Savannah Ct.
\nCity: Douglasville
\nState: Georgia
\nPostal Code: 30135
\nMain Phone: 631-897-0483
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/becomingloveproject.org\/youth-storytelling-program\/
\nEmployer ID Number: 33-4082828
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 2\/23\/26
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Youth Storytelling Program
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
The Youth Storytelling Program is a tuition-free arts and education initiative serving vulnerable young adults ages 18\u201321 in the Atlanta metro area, Georgia who have experienced foster care involvement, housing instability, or significant life disruption during adolescence. Many participants enter adulthood without consistent support systems or safe opportunities to process their experiences, which can impact mental health, confidence, and readiness for work or further education.<\/p>\n
Through an eight-week structured cohort model, participants engage in guided instruction in screenwriting and storytelling as a tool for narrative reprocessing, emotional regulation, and self-expression. Using trauma-informed practices, the program helps young people transform lived experiences into structured stories while developing transferable skills such as communication, collaboration, creative problem-solving, and project completion.<\/p>\n
Participants work alongside professional teaching artists and mentors in film and storytelling and contribute to the development of an original narrative project. The program emphasizes stability and access by meeting after work or school hours and providing nutritious meals during sessions, ensuring food insecurity does not become a barrier to participation.<\/p>\n
The project will serve 20\u201325 young adults over the grant year. Funds requested will support instructional facilitation, program materials, and participant meals, allowing the program to be fully delivered within the year following the grant period.<\/p>\n
By centering arts, education, and emotional well-being, the Youth Storytelling Program provides young people with practical tools to process their experiences, strengthen mental wellness, and step into adulthood with increased confidence, agency, and readiness to pursue creative, educational, or workforce pathways.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $65,000<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Gwinnett Creativity Fund, Individual Donations, Board Contributions<\/p>\n
Project Duration: January – December 2026
\nGeographical Area Served: Atlanta Metro Area, Georgia
\nAge Group To Be Served: 18-21<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Tamala
\nContact Last Name: Baldwin
\nContact Title: Executive Founding Director
\nContact Phone: 631-897-0483
\nContact Email: chair@becomingloveproject.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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