Lived experience is knowledge.
People should not have to leave their culture, identity, history, or experiences outside the learning process.
ABOUT 846S.ORG
A Black led human development organization building pathways from possibility to opportunity.
Rooted in South Minneapolis, 846s.org connects Emotional Intelligence, African Inspired Emotional Intelligence, youth leadership, mentoring, drone technology, workforce development, and community partnerships within one Human Experience Ecosystem.
Who We Are
We help young people recognize their strengths, develop confidence, build practical and professional skills, earn meaningful credentials, and use what they learn to create opportunities for themselves and their communities.
Human development at the center. Community as the classroom. Technology as a doorway. Contribution as the goal.
Why 846s.org Was Created
The name 846s.org emerged from the murder of George Floyd and the eight minutes and forty six seconds that became a painful symbol of injustice around the world.
Our response was not to create another short lived program.
We chose to build spaces where people could be heard, where lived experience could become knowledge, and where healing, human development, technology, leadership, and economic opportunity could be connected.
Our work began with listening. It grew through relationships.
It continues through the belief that safer and more prosperous communities are built when people have the emotional, social, technical, and economic capacity to shape their own futures.
Our Mission
To build healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities by equipping young people with the knowledge, relationships, leadership skills, emotional capacity, and workforce opportunities needed to improve their own lives while strengthening their communities.
Our Vision
We envision communities where lived experience is respected as knowledge, young people are recognized as leaders, emerging technology is accessible, and individual success creates possibilities for others.
What We Believe
Young people are leaders today.
Youth should help shape the organizations, neighborhoods, and systems that affect their lives.
Community is the classroom.
Learning becomes meaningful when people apply it in real relationships and real situations.
Technology should expand human possibility.
Technology matters most when it strengthens confidence, opportunity, responsibility, creativity, and community well being.
Leadership is contribution.
Leadership is not determined by a title. It becomes visible when people listen, serve, create, mentor, and help others succeed.
Individual growth and community growth are connected.
When one person develops confidence, capability, and opportunity, the benefits can extend to families, local businesses, neighborhoods, and future generations.
Our Home
Sabathani Community Center is more than our address. It places 846s.org within a historic center of Black community life, cultural identity, education, entrepreneurship, service, and collective possibility in South Minneapolis. From this home base, our work extends throughout Ward 8 and into the places where community relationships already exist.