I’m Excited Mosaic Project is Coming to Castro Valley

Thank you for writing about The Mosaic Project. I'm in my junior year at CVHS and I am also a member of Mosaic's Youth Leadership Project! I recently spent a week as a cabin leader for the Mosaic project and was an experience I will never forget. From the very beginning, the Mosaic staff were extremely welcoming, and immediately helped me feel at home. Mosaic is able to create the most fun and accepting community, where you immediately feel comfortable being yourself. Throughout the week that I was a cabin leader, I watched the kids step outside of their comfort zones and make tons of new friends. We played games and went swimming, but also learned about the importance of our individuality and our community, and even got "doctorates" in conflict resolution. Throughout the week, we made so many memories together. Mosaic definitely helped me look at the world in a more positive, open-minded, and hopeful way.

I am really excited to hear that Mosaic is coming to Castro Valley! Mosaic was an amazing experience and it would be great to have it so close by. I know that if more children in Castro Valley were able to experience Mosaic, it would create a positive change in our community.

–Emily Burge, Castro Valley