Mission & Vision

Mission: Juma Ventures empowers youth to make successful transitions to independence in adulthood, through an innovative program that integrates employment in social enterprises and essential support services in the areas of job skills training, financial literacy and asset building, college exposure, and career exploration. Juma’s program provides the foundation for youth to transcend challenging circumstances, fulfill their inherent potential, and positively impact their communities.

Vision: Juma provides a youth development program that combines employment in business enterprises we develop and operate, college and career services that expose youth to opportunities, financial education that promotes asset building and fiscal responsibility, and life skills that are crucial for future success. Juma fosters a safe, supportive community in which positive peer and adult relationships create the platform for youth to overcome social barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. We seek to pioneer scalable, sustainable models that maximize impact with youth and in our field.