“That’s what the school is all about,” Brett said. “Love for each other, love for the community, and really serving the most vulnerable students in the city one day at a time… inspiring change, inspiring students to think bigger, dream bigger, to see themselves at their fullest potential. And so, every day, that’s the mission, that’s the hope. Through this work, through being there, through showing care, love, being able to educate and expose the kids to different parts of life.”
When Crete Academy first opened in Crenshaw, they had a mural of Nipsey Hussle beside one of his quotes where he talked about how “the highest form of human action is to inspire,” Brett said. That’s something the Mitchells’ took to heart, so even if they can’t give families exactly what they need, they still try to inspire change in the community.
They strive to give the kids opportunities in their “enrichment program” that they wouldn’t have otherwise, like trips to the beach or Mexico. They want to help the students “believe in something that isn’t there yet, but can be there if they work hard,” Brett said.
“I think ‘inspire change’ means to help people to see more than what is there to see and want more than their current situation,” Mitchell said. “… And when you just take action, people will come alongside you. You don’t even have to tell them. So, I think the best way is just to get up and do something.”
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