About Me

UPYOUTHENT was founded by 28 year old DMV , native and University of Maryland student Ayanna Kassa. As once an at risk youth herself, Ayanna grew tired with how murder, violence, crime and miseducation riddled the community. Ayanna faced difficult times and, or hardship when she lost some of her very best friends, and family members to gun violence, drug abuse, and domestic abuse. The senseless acts caused her to suffer from PTSD for a whole decade of her life.  Anger, extreme depression, anxiety, and grief began to take over.Ayanna would thus begin to act out during her Adolescence, and would often get into trouble . Eventually, Ayanna grew tired of her indiscretion, and through the help of family and friends she decided to look into more productive avenues.Her New found approach, and overall mindset change caused her to want to inspire others and began spreading everything she learned to others. In order to drop the detrimental mindset, Ayanna had in the past, she had to pull her self together and manage her own destiny, as well as Narrative

UPYOUTHENT creator Ayanna took interest into reading, writing, artistry and motivational speaking . She believes in the “ EACH ONE TEACH ONE APPROACH “ and believes that through uplifting one another, we could all come together and Unite as a whole. Ayanna belives that miseducation, violence, disunity, poverty, and trauma could affect one’s ability to reach their highest potential . However, Ayanna plans to inspire others that your environment does not define you and that you can do anything you put your Mind to. UPYOUUTHENT was therefore created to also help those pursuing Ingeniousness.

As a visitor here, you are apart of a fantasic community. So thank you in advance for being apart of this Community. Although Ayanna typically serves the DMV community, her longtime goal is to expand globally.

In her spare time , Ayanna loves to read, write, spend time with her son. She additionally loves nature and giving back to her community. Since the age of 12 Ayanna has Volunteered, and
tendered to those suffering from Poverty, as well as Mental Illness. Her Job as a kindergarten teacher and youth specialist for at risk teens inspired her ultimate creation and goal UPYOUTHENT.