Life Development

StreetLeaders

StreetLeaders work as counselors, tutors and mentors for our elementary age studens within the IMPACT Kids program.

Pictures above: (top) Kylia with an IMPACT Kid, (below) 2019 StreetLeader training

Picture above: Kylia with IMPACT Kids Staff volunteering at the 2019 TTCU Rooster Run; (top right) Kylia

more recently to Kids Across America (KAA YOU KNOW!) in Missouri to name a few of the trips! If I were asked to describe Crossover to someone that had never heard of Crossover, I would say, “Crossover is an organization who is in love with Christ, loves people from every age group, and uses the resources given to them to serve their or the north Tulsa community.”

Life Development

Icannot believe that I am currently a Crossover IMPACT Kids College Intern and have been for a year now! My journey with Crossover began when I was a sophomore in high school; my mom worked at Hawthorne Elementary School as a custodian. She and Leah Pickard, the IMPACT Kids and StreetLeader Director, would often have conversations about me having a “future job” at the program, and since I was being recruited, I applied and eventually ended up getting the job! by Kylia Clark

Being at Crossover has had a huge impact on my life, especially spiritually. Being a StreetLeader has helped me strengthen my faith in Christ by having the debrief or “wrap up” meetings with Jeremy Williams, the StreetLeader Coordinator, as well as the bible studies with Elizabeth Holman,

the Crossover Kids and StreetLeader Director. Literally, being a part of the program has helped me realize what God has called me to do, which is to work with children in my future profession. I gained a wonderful mentor in Faye Finley, who works with the younger kids in the program. Mrs. Faye always gives me guidance to handle situations whether its personal or work related, so she has become a bit of a “life coach” for me.

I’ve been blessed to travel to different states to not only learn more about Christ but to also meet other people with the same mindset. We have gone to the Christian Community Development Association Conference in Tennessee, the Youth Leadership Development Conference with the Evangelical Free Church of America in Kentucky, and

I want people to know that Crossover is always willing to help with anything. The people within the organization are so amazing and want to see people succeed- they work at developing people and empowering them daily. My current role as a StreetLeader College Intern has helped Crossover make an impact in north Tulsa as I am mentoring the high school StreetLeaders to become leaders just like I was mentored while in High School!

Kylia Clark has been an exemplary StreetLeader that has developed into a College Intern. She has been greatly impacted by the program, and she in turn is greatly impacting the current StreetLeaders! Her sweet heart for others has developed into a passion for teaching!

If you would like to learn more about the StreetLeader program, please go to http:// crossoverimpact.org/youth-jobs/.