What is The Yunion?
The Yunion (pronounced union) is a 501c3 non profit organization that serves youth and families in Metro Detroit.
Our Mission
Our mission is to counter negative cultural influences that misdirect the lives of youth by raising awareness and strengthening families through innovative prevention programming, education, parental engagement, mentoring, and counseling.
The Yunion's History
Jason Wilson, founder and CEO of The Yunion, experienced firsthand the negative influence and persuasive power that the hip-hop music culture can have on youth while he was a member of Detroit-based rap group Kaos & Mystro and a music producer for platinum rap artists. His personal experiences led him to first create The Yunion record label in 2002 with the goal of producing music that countered the potentially harmful influences of hip-hop culture. Wilson soon realized, however, that even when the music stopped the negative pressures continued for metro Detroit youth. In order to gain access to funding needed to expand The Yunion’s mentoring services beyond the reach of music, Wilson established The Yunion as a nonprofit in 2005. In 2007 we were awarded our first federal grant for mentoring through the U.S. Department of Education, and today The Yunion has reached over 10,000 Metro Detroit youth via innovative prevention programming, engaging workshops, assemblies, and conferences. We have collaborated with over 3-dozen schools, community organizations, and churches in empowering Detroit youth and families.
History of Service about The Yunion
The Yunion recognizes the importance of collaboration and community efforts. We have been fortunate to serve our youth in conjunction with a diverse group of local and national youth service organizations:
Abayomi Community Development Corporation
ARK Project
BMe Community
Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA)
City Connect Detroit
Detroit Leadership Academy
Family Victory Fellowship Church
Fitzgerald Middle School
Frederick Douglass Academy
George Washington Carver Academy
Girls & Boys Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
Grace Community Church
Greater Grace Temple
Here’s Hope Institute
Highland Park High School
Job Corps Detroit, MI
John R King Academy
Methodist Children’s Home Society
Michigan Abstinence Program
Michigan Department of Community Health
Michigan Neighborhood Partnership
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
NAACP/Freedom Institute
New Beginnings Cathedral
New Detroit, Inc.
New St. Mark Baptist Church
Oakland Avenue Baptist Church
Oak Park Nova Academy
Peter Vetal School Middle School
Plymouth Educational Center
Project A.R.T.
Radio One – 105.9 FM WDTJ
Renaissance High School
Rock of Ages Christian Church
Rosedale Park Baptist Church
Salvation Army
SAMHSA/CSAP (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention)
Second Chapel Hill Church
Southeastern High School
Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services
St. Paul AME Zion
Teen Hype
The Children’s Center
The Institute of Black Family Development
The Skillman Foundation
The United Way of Southeastern Detroit
Triumph Missionary Baptist Church
University Preparatory Academy (Elementary, Middle & High School)
University Preparatory Science & Math Middle School
U.S. Department of Education
Wayne County Department of Children & Family Services
Westside Christian Academy