WHERE HEALING MEETS OPPORTUNITY.
Trauma-informed life skills, Career Training, and Support Services for Youth, Adults, and Individuals with Special Needs.
Youth Facing Substance Use Disorders
SAMSHA says Nearly 49% of young adults aged 18–25 experienced either a substance use disorder (SUD) or mental illness in 2022—highlighting the vulnerability of this age group.
About Underground Grace
Our Mission
Underground Grace is a trauma-informed support and training program under the Raising Royalty nonprofit. We equip youth, adults, and individuals with life skills, career readiness, and purpose-driven tools to thrive in their communities.
Development at Underground Grace
At Underground Grace, development is more than skill-building—it's soul work. Our programming is designed to transform the whole person: mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. We develop young people and families with a focus on character, competency, and community connection.
Whether through GraceWorks career training, Cradle to Grace maternal wellness, or our Raising Royalty life-skills curriculum, we prepare participants not just to survive, but to lead, serve, and thrive.
Our development strategy includes:
- Professional Readiness: Résumé building, interview training, job placement, and workplace behavior
- Life Skills Mastery: Financial literacy, emotional regulation, hygiene, time management, and communication
- Faith & Purpose: Identity, integrity, and confidence rooted in God’s plan for their life
- Supportive Ecosystem: One-on-one mentorship, group workshops, resource referrals, and community engagement
We don’t just prepare people for the world—we equip them to change it.
What We Do!
- Career Preparation, Development, & Transitional Readiness
- Life Skills & Home Economics Classes
- Educational & Vocational Referrals
- WIOA & MRC-Aligned Career Support
- Conflict Resolution & Leadership Coaching
- Public Speaking & Professional Grooming
- Wraparound Services & Community Resource,
- Transitional Support for Youth & Adults
Connect Today!
- Join a Class
- Partner or Refer Clients
- Donate or Volunteer
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Did You Know!
- Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women (CDC, 2023).
- 1 in 4 BIPOC mothers report being dismissed or ignored by medical professionals during pregnancy or childbirth.
- Black and Brown youth ages 16–24 face youth unemployment rates nearly double the national average (BLS, 2023).
- Youth with disabilities, housing instability, foster care, or justice involvement lack adequate transitional services to prepare them for employment or higher education.
Our Approach
Underground Grace delivers culturally responsive, trauma-informed programming that disrupts generational poverty, empowers families, and supports youth from cradle to career. Our work is rooted in facts and driven by the urgent needs of underserved communities.
- We are embedded in BIPOC communities and understand the lived realities of our participants.
- We provide direct service, measurable outcomes, and wraparound impact.
- We are a trusted bridge between underserved individuals and long-term opportunity.
- Our materials and training tools are original, faith-rooted, and not commercially available elsewhere.