the process of conducting seminars for The MEC Project would begin with outreach to local community centers such as schools, camps, and libraries. The MEC Project would communicate with these centers to have a representative come in and give a presentation to the youth of these communities. This in-person seminar would be formatted into three parts, the seminar itself, which would first be slides with information alongside a speaker speaking in an understandable format to the age groups present, next then the floor would open up to questions asked in front of the group that the audience wants to be answered, and then the final portion would be private questions, were people can approach the speaker to ask about questions they may not feel comfortable asking in front of a group. at the end, the speaker would give The MEC Project website to the community, offering the resources that we have collected.

The MEC Project offers a page full of resources collected overtime, these resources consist of anything from hotlines, to blogs, to help finders. these are intended to be accessed by individuals and used at ones discretion. The MEC Project intends to bring forward resources, make them more accessible, and act as a middle man between individuals and resources.

The MEC Project started with a vague concept of “I want to help people” this was encouraged when the founder found a non profit called The One Of Us Foundation, which at the time was running a program called The Potato Seed Program, which was Leadership support to support youth-developed projects. The founder of The MEC Project submitted a application to The Potato Seed Program and had her program accepted and funded. as of today, The MEC Project is being created by the founder, and could not happen without the support of their community.

The MEC Project values wholeness above all else. The project itself is centered around building together communities and building together oneself. The simple project idea best shows this, talk to fellow students, teens, and kids about topics not properly covered by something like a health class such as exploring self-identity, understanding the climate of our society, and how to find proper resources to help tackle these enduring issues. the youth deserve to better understand our world and how to navigate it as a community and as an individual, and this idea of wholeness is found throughout this project. On a more literal note, MEC stands for Mental health, Education, Change, and was thought up as a working title and then just stuck.