Ricky Aiken is the Founder and Executive Director of Inner City Innovators. Ricky has dedicated his last ten years to community organizing and activism for decreasing the influence of gangs and eradicating the prevalence of gun violence among young African American men. He is a product of the inner city of West Palm Beach, who’s aim is to give youth the example and platform needed to take the safety of their community into their own hands. Youth violence is a significant public health problem that affects thousands of young people each day, and in turn, their families, schools, and communities.
In 2016, Ricky formed Inner City Innovators, Inc. as a public goods organization, and in 2017, ICI earned it’s non-profit designation. Community Engagement Walks/Activities, Hope Dealer Mentoring and Anti-Violence Workshops are just a few of the programs ICI provides for our youth on a weekly basis. Our fundraising goal for 2019 of $65,000 from individual contributors and corporate donors would allow us to pay for our programming and operations while maintaining our target cash reserve of $30,000. All contributions are 100% tax-deductible.
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