{"id":10746,"date":"2025-09-03T15:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/?p=10746"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:22:24","slug":"meet-lewis-spears-transforming-lives-among-jersey-citys-youth-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/es\/meet-lewis-spears-transforming-lives-among-jersey-citys-youth-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Conozca a Lewis Spears: transformando vidas entre los j\u00f3venes en riesgo de Jersey City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Como profesor de secundaria, Lewis Spears vio a muchos j\u00f3venes fracasar y apenas sobrevivir en la escuela. Sufr\u00edan castigos disciplinarios, detenciones y suspensiones, y su rendimiento acad\u00e9mico era bajo, atrapados en un ciclo sin oportunidades positivas para su futuro. Se propuso cambiar eso cuando lanz\u00f3 Kismet de los reyes<\/a> en 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEsos estudiantes necesitaban sentir que los adultos los ve\u00edan, los escuchaban y los valoraban\u201d, dijo Lewis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

La organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro ofrece mentor\u00eda esencial y programas extraescolares que empoderan a estudiantes varones de color, de 11 a 18 a\u00f1os, en los barrios marginados de Jersey City. Los participantes se preparan para el \u00e9xito en la preparatoria, la universidad y m\u00e1s all\u00e1 mediante cursos de emprendimiento, desarrollo del car\u00e1cter y liderazgo, y capacitaci\u00f3n en habilidades para la vida. Tambi\u00e9n disfrutan de oportunidades de enriquecimiento a trav\u00e9s de excursiones mensuales que los exponen a un mundo m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su vecindario. Estas incluyen parques de diversiones, conciertos, excursiones de senderismo y visitas a campus universitarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tras unas cuantas actividades sabatinas con un peque\u00f1o grupo de estudiantes prometedores, me asoci\u00e9 con Jerry Walker (ex estrella de baloncesto de la Universidad de Seton Hall, jugador profesional y emprendedor social) y su organizaci\u00f3n Team Walker. Organizamos eventos de "Toma las riendas de tu destino" que congregaron a cientos de j\u00f3venes de todo el estado para un d\u00eda de mentor\u00eda e inspiraci\u00f3n. Poco despu\u00e9s, naci\u00f3 la idea de Kismet of Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kismet of Kings implementa cuatro programas simult\u00e1neos que se centran en el desarrollo del car\u00e1cter y el liderazgo, la educaci\u00f3n financiera (dirigida por profesionales financieros) y el emprendimiento. Una subvenci\u00f3n reciente de VIVA (Intervenci\u00f3n contra la Violencia y Asistencia a V\u00edctimas) tambi\u00e9n financia iniciativas para mitigar la violencia y promover el emprendimiento y la creaci\u00f3n de empresas entre j\u00f3venes de color de entre 15 y 24 a\u00f1os. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLos ni\u00f1os negros y morenos son v\u00edctimas desproporcionadamente de ciclos de violencia y se ven atrapados en ellos, no por elecci\u00f3n propia, sino como consecuencia de la escasez de recursos, la falta de actividades enriquecedoras y las escasas oportunidades de crecimiento\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Lewis. \u201cEn Kismet of Kings, los vemos como j\u00f3venes que necesitan una oportunidad y los formamos como j\u00f3venes emprendedores, independientemente de sus errores o experiencias pasadas\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Creando oportunidades para hombres j\u00f3venes en riesgo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

El programa de negocios se dirige a los j\u00f3venes con peor reputaci\u00f3n, de quienes menos sospechas que van a superar sus circunstancias. Se inscriben en el programa de 12 semanas, crean una empresa real y registran sus sociedades de responsabilidad limitada (LLC). Ejemplos de estas empresas son una pasteler\u00eda, un orador p\u00fablico remunerado y una tienda de bebidas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Llegar profundamente a la poblaci\u00f3n de j\u00f3venes con problemas no solo requiere compromiso con la misi\u00f3n; tambi\u00e9n implica colaborar con centros de detenci\u00f3n juvenil y un juez de ausentismo escolar y de menores para identificar a los j\u00f3venes que se beneficiar\u00edan del programa de Kismet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cNos aseguramos de que los j\u00f3venes en el sistema de justicia juvenil no se sientan abandonados y que, al salir, tengan una comunidad en la que apoyarse\u201d, explic\u00f3 Lewis. Su equipo interact\u00faa con ellos durante la detenci\u00f3n y les muestra que tienen opciones positivas y un futuro mejor. \u201cNecesitan ver que no tienen que volver a las mismas situaciones\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Resultados positivos, futuros prometedores<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Desde su fundaci\u00f3n, Kismet of Kings ha tenido un gran impacto en la comunidad de Jersey City. Seg\u00fan su sitio web, hasta la fecha ha inscrito a m\u00e1s de 235 j\u00f3venes y ha beneficiado a m\u00e1s de 500 familias mediante m\u00e1s de 100 oportunidades de enriquecimiento y m\u00e1s de 10,000 horas de servicio comunitario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Los participantes tambi\u00e9n se responsabilizan de sus objetivos iniciales, como mejorar las relaciones familiares, obtener mejores resultados acad\u00e9micos o encontrar una trayectoria profesional. Se re\u00fanen con mentores cada dos semanas para hablar sobre su progreso y aprovechar la atenci\u00f3n y la orientaci\u00f3n que reciben. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNuestros j\u00f3venes tienen cuatro veces m\u00e1s probabilidades de graduarse de la escuela secundaria a tiempo y diez veces m\u00e1s probabilidades que el promedio nacional de asistir a la universidad que otros j\u00f3venes de bajos ingresos\u201d, dijo Lewis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

De ser honrado por hacer la diferencia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lewis hab\u00eda sido nominado anteriormente para el premio Russ Berrie Making a Difference, por lo que cuando recibi\u00f3 un correo electr\u00f3nico de la Fundaci\u00f3n Russ Berrie pidi\u00e9ndole que completara algunos tr\u00e1mites, supo que algo diferente estaba sucediendo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFue una grata sorpresa recibir ese correo electr\u00f3nico sobre mi reconocimiento como Homenajeado de 2025\u201d, dijo Lewis. \u201cEstoy muy agradecido de que la gente de Nueva Jersey conozca nuestro trabajo y, con este premio, puedo amplificar las voces de los marginados y marginados, honrarlos y celebrarlos. Me siento verdaderamente honrado por la posici\u00f3n en la que me encuentro, de poder transformar vidas a trav\u00e9s de nuestros programas\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Puede obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Kismet of Kings en https:\/\/www.kismetofkings.org<\/a>, y siga a la organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro en Facebook, <\/a>Instagram,<\/a> y LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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