Jordan
Jordan is an active member of the Project Ready: Mentor program at the Fort Wayne Urban League. At 13 years of age, Jordan is a Youth Advocate, Published Author, and National Speaker. After struggling in school, earning failing grades, and crying herself to sleep every night, Jordan was diagnosed with a learning disability. She refused to call it a disability because she says nothing is wrong with her and that she just learns differently. Instead of allowing the diagnosis to become a barrier for her, she decided to turn it into a blessing for others. There are thousands of kids just like her.
ResultJordan wrote a book called, My Gift of Difference, that teaches kids how to embrace all of their differences. Jordan has taken her “gift of difference” message to hundreds of kids in different cities across the country. Most recently, Jordan had the honor of sharing her story at the National Urban League Youth Leadership Summit, where she shared the stage with Dr. Kendall Jasper and the National Urban League President, Marc H. Morial. Jordan said that the Summit was a life-changing experience for her and she was very excited to receive the Youth Speakers award.