The JK Movement -- Believe. Dream. Soar!

The JK MOVEMENT 

Where Youth Believe. Dream. Soar!

The JK Movement is a grassroots, youth-driven, healing-centered organization rooted in the historic Rondo Community of St. Paul. Every year, more than 1,400 young people ages 13–24 find safety, belonging, and the opportunity to dream bigger with JKM.

Here, youth are not just participants—they are leaders. With the guidance of lived-experience mentors, navigators, and trusted peer ambassadors, young people turn their unique gifts and talents into tools for solution-making, community change, and lasting impact.

Take Taylor’s story. At 13, Taylor entered JKM seeking a positive path. By engaging in our gaming, technology, and STEM programs, negative choices were replaced with a passion for coding and creation. Now 18 and enrolled at St. Paul College, Taylor builds websites, games, and robots—and spends summers mentoring younger students at Minnesota STEM camps.

Through three powerful pillars— Career Pathway Corridor, Self-empowerment and community engagement —The JK Movement ensures youth are equipped not only to imagine brighter futures, but to create them.

 You can help fuel these transformations. Together, we can empower the next Taylor—and hundreds more—to rise, lead, and thrive.