StreetLeader Program

Pictured above: Haven with fellow StreetLeaders and Crossover Kids.

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

StreetLeaders We provide our kids with a safe/fun Christian environment where they can be themselves.

-Haven G.

Making An Impact

by Haven Grayson

Inever realized how much of an IMPACT I was having on kids in north Tulsa until one of them was crying and saying she didn’t want to go home, but she wanted to stay and talk to me at Hawthorne instead. Not only did it make me realize how important I was to her, but this let me know how I impacted her life at that very moment. The connections I make with my kids are everything to me because if I can make their day/life better I truly want to. Hi, my name is Haven Grayson, and I’m a StreetLeader with Crossover Community Impact.

I was first introduced to Crossover in the summer of 2019 when I was invited to their youth group called “Vibe” by a neighbor. I was just starting my 8th-grade year then, and I love that as a sophomore I am still a part of Crossover!

Crossover has had an amazing impact on my life when it comes to what I have learned as well as the people I have met. I have met amazing mentors through Crossover who help me further my education as well as grow in my relationship with God. They have taught me how to build a resume, how to set short-term and long-term goals, exposed me to options after high school, taught me tips and tricks to help with the ACT, etc.

I would describe Crossover as a non-profit organization that strives to help my community be a better place for everybody and focuses on developing youth. I want people to know that Crossover is a warm, positive environment where people open their arms to you and help you on your life journey while simultaneously pushing you to be a better person every single day.

My current role in Crossover impacts the kids I work with and the environment around them. I work with the 3rd graders at Hawthorne in the afterschool program where I tutor and assist them with their homework Monday through Thursday. We provide educational games and focus on individual growth with their understanding of math and reading.

On Wednesday we do a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) lesson. On Thursdays, we teach them a story about God and how he influences us, helps us, provides for us, and much more! I am also there to be a positive influence in their life. Some of the kids that we work with Pictured above: Haven at Kids Across America.

Haven at Kids Across America

don’t have a good/safe environment at home. We provide our kids with a safe/fun Christian environment where they can be themselves.

I feel like being a positive role model and someone they can trust and can truly talk to shows the impact I have on them and the power of our relationship. All in all, Crossover Community Impact is an amazing organization that I am very proud to be a part of. Above all else, I believe the role that I play supports Crossover’s vision of “Restoring Our Community resulting in north Tulsa being a community of healthy individuals, faithful families, peaceful neighborhoods, and thriving institutions”.

Haven Grayson was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she has lived in north Tulsa her entire life. She is a sophomore attending Will Rogers High School, and she is 15 years old. After graduation, she wants to go to college for counseling and become a social worker. She has been a Streetleader since the summer of 2021, and true to her name, she provides a “haven” or safe place for the students in the Crossover Kids and the StreetLeader Programs. Her ability to love people well and to encourage them will make a huge impact for generations to come.

To learn more about the StreetLeader Program, please go to www.crossoverimpact.org/streetleader/.