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The Delta Project began in late 2017 with a desire to use simple human storytelling to help people see their circumstances from a different perspective. This vision led to the creation of the Delta Project team – a group of people committed to amplifying the stories of students caught in the cycle of incarceration. This team worked with the first cohort of students in the juvenile detention center to produce and film the first Delta Project Conversation episode in early 2019. Five episodes have been created to date.

Capitalizing on the success and energy from the first series of Delta Project Conversations, The Delta Project was formally incorporated as a non-profit in September of 2019 and received their 501c3 status in March of 2020. As a non-profit organization The Delta Project created an expanded vision and mission for their work and is currently offering three programs as well as the Delta Project Community Resilience Fund.

The Delta Project took its name from The Delta Program, a residential treatment program in the Kent County Juvenile Detention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Delta Program embraces a therapeutic process to address the deeper trauma and mental health issues facing young men in juvenile detention. We are not affiliated with any other groups or organizations that might share our name. Our name is associated with the recognition that deeper systems change is needed to properly support boys and young men of color involved with the juvenile justice system, and the prospect of incarceration.

The Delta Project sees itself as a resource broker serving “at-potential” boys and young men of color, flipping the narrative that too often begins with “at-risk” youth.

An organization or individual that coordinates services specifically designed to support another individual in need and help them learn, heal, and/or thrive.

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