Project M.E.S.S. Initiative
Mentorship • Economic Mobility • Stability • Support Services
Project M.E.S.S. (Mentorship, Economic Mobility, Stability & Support Services) is Taming My M.E.S.S. Foundation’s comprehensive, trauma-informed reentry initiative designed to empower justice-impacted women and at-risk girls as they rebuild their lives. Through partnerships with local and state correctional institutions, community organizations, and referral partners, participants are engaged before and after release, creating a continuum of care that promotes healing, restores hope, reduces recidivism, and creates pathways to long-term economic mobility and self-sufficiency.
Mentorship
Personalized, relationship-centered mentorship pairs participants with trained mentors and peer support specialists—many with lived experience—who provide consistent guidance, encouragement, and accountability throughout the reentry journey. Beginning with pre-release engagement and continuing into the community, mentorship helps participants build resilience, strengthen decision-making, and successfully navigate the emotional and practical challenges of rebuilding their lives.
Economic Mobility
Economic mobility is more than employment—it’s about creating sustainable career pathways that lead to long-term financial stability and independence. Through workforce readiness training, career coaching, resume development, industry-recognized certifications, and transitional employment opportunities, participants gain the skills, credentials, and confidence needed to secure meaningful careers.
Stability
Long-term success begins with a strong foundation. Participants receive individualized support to develop life skills, establish healthy routines, access housing and community resources, navigate transportation barriers, and strengthen their overall stability. These services help reduce crisis-driven setbacks while empowering participants to build independent, productive lives.
Support Services
Project M.E.S.S. provides holistic, wraparound support that addresses the whole person. Through case management, resource navigation, support groups, referrals, life skills development, and wellness-focused programming, participants receive the tools, encouragement, and community connections needed to heal, grow, and thrive. By addressing barriers to success and promoting overall well-being, the Foundation empowers women to create lasting change for themselves, their families, and future generations.
At Taming My M.E.S.S. Foundation, we believe lasting transformation begins with mentorship, grows through economic mobility, is sustained by stability, and is strengthened through ongoing supportive services and aftercare. Together, these four pillars create a pathway from incarceration to opportunity—reducing recidivism, restoring hope, and empowering women to build brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Rebuilding Me: Cognitive Thinking & Reentry Readiness
Transforming Mindsets. Preparing Women for Successful Reentry.
Rebuilding Me is a 10-week correctional cognitive thinking and reentry readiness program currently operating in the Duval County jail. Designed for incarcerated women preparing to return to their communities, the program combines guided journaling, cognitive transformation, emotional awareness, life-skills development, and individualized reentry planning. Participants learn to recognize unhealthy thinking patterns, make healthier decisions, prepare for employment, and build a foundation for long-term stability, successful reintegration, and reduced recidivism.
Workforce Development Program
Commercial Cleaning Academy | Career Pathway #1
The Project M.E.S.S. Workforce Development Program creates pathways to economic mobility for justice-impacted women through workforce readiness training, industry-recognized certifications, hands-on learning, and supportive mentorship.
Our first career pathway, the Commercial Cleaning Academy, equips participants with the technical skills, practical experience, and professional development needed to confidently enter the commercial cleaning industry. Participants receive comprehensive training focused on industry standards, workplace readiness, safety, professionalism, and career success.
Eligible graduates may transition into paid employment opportunities through M.E.S.S. Haven Cleaning Services, our social enterprise designed to provide transitional employment, real-world experience, and continued career advancement.
At Taming My M.E.S.S. Foundation, we believe workforce development is about more than helping women find jobs—it’s about creating pathways to economic mobility, equipping women with the skills, credentials, confidence, and support needed to build lasting careers, achieve financial stability, and create generational change.
Launching Winter 2026. Stay tuned for program updates and enrollment information.
Community Initiatives
Volunteer Services
Volunteers support our outreach and quarterly community initiatives through organized service opportunities, such as Back-to-School and Unhoused Community Drives, along with other seasonal initiatives. These efforts are essential for empowering families and ensuring they have the resources they need to thrive. Our non-profit organization
Volunteers support our outreach and quarterly community initiatives through organized service opportunities, such as Back-to-School and Unhoused Community Drives, along with other seasonal initiatives. These efforts are essential for empowering families and ensuring they have the resources they need to thrive. Our non-profit organization focuses on mentorship programs that promote personal growth and resilience, ultimately transforming lives and supporting women, especially those in transition.
Pictured: Winter Essential Care Package Giveaway, December 2025.
(Women Support Group)
Youth Mentoring & Outreach
We provide mentorship programs and outreach services for youth through high school mentoring initiatives and community partnerships. As a non-profit organization with an MOU with My Village Project and recognized by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice as a volunteer organization, we are dedicated to supporting youth development and
We provide mentorship programs and outreach services for youth through high school mentoring initiatives and community partnerships. As a non-profit organization with an MOU with My Village Project and recognized by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice as a volunteer organization, we are dedicated to supporting youth development and leadership. Our community initiatives also help high school seniors fulfill scholarship-required community service hours, promoting personal growth, resilience, and community engagement. Pictured: Back to School Drive, July 2025 (Girls Circle), which also aims to support women and empower women in transition, ultimately transforming lives.
Community Events & Panels
Community Events & Panels
We collaborate with community partners to host and support impactful community initiatives and events. Our non-profit organization, led by Kenyatta Mccloud, also serves as a panelist at community forums and conferences, where we contribute insights on mentorship programs and share lived-experience perspectives. These discussions focus on
We collaborate with community partners to host and support impactful community initiatives and events. Our non-profit organization, led by Kenyatta Mccloud, also serves as a panelist at community forums and conferences, where we contribute insights on mentorship programs and share lived-experience perspectives. These discussions focus on empowerment, personal growth, and resilience, particularly for women in transition, as we strive to support women and transform lives through our commitment to women empowerment.