ABOUT US
OUR GOALS AND MISSION
Our goals are to create community opportunities by providing resources, hosting programs, and offering activities. With access to the right resources, people can become empowered by their own abilities and gain the confidence to fulfill their potential. We will encourage and offer support to individuals to smile behind adversity, turning dreams into reality.
Our mission is to assist children, youth, and families inside the inner-city community by providing unrestrained resources, programs, and encouragement to create a promising lifestyle.
OUR STORY
On one ordinary day in Philadelphia, a 13-year-old girl had just gotten out of school and was strolling through a nearby neighborhood on her way home where she came across two children who couldn’t have been any older than her. They were in a heated verbal altercation. Hateful insults and obscenities were exchanged that caught the attention of the others who stood by. Then suddenly, one of the children struck the other, and chaos ensued. At that moment, the young girl could only see the horridness of violence permeating the street. A scene she would never forget; this shook the foundation of her soul. That day, Akayla decided to do something about what she had just seen.
In 2016, 13-year-old Akayla Brown founded Dimplez 4 Dayz, a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the youth voice and reducing youth violence in Philadelphia by promoting the resources and programs that can enable young people to build confidence and fulfill their potential. The meaning behind the name and our cause are to support and encourage individuals to smile behind adversity, turning dreams into reality.
Under the exceptional leadership of Akayla, Dimplez 4 Dayz has grown into an impactful nonprofit organization, supporting families in Philadelphia through various community outreach programs and partnering with other organizations to build youth programs to facilitate positive change within their families and communities.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
In 2016, 13-year-old Akayla Brown founded Dimplez 4 Dayz, a youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the youth voice and reducing youth violence in Philadelphia by promoting the resources and programs that can enable young people to build confidence and fulfill their potential. In November 2021, she opened the first youth-founded youth-led community center in West Philadelphia. The Dimplez Dreamz Resource Center provides community resources, a safe haven for Philadelphia youth, mentorship, and guidance.
Akayla is a current Howard University Student Majoring in International Business. She is a 2021 Bill & Melinda Gates Scholarship recipient, earning over 2.5 million scholarships. She does a wonderful job managing her academic, social, and professional lifestyle on campus.
Akayal has received national and local recognition for her impact while helping to transform the lives of others.