If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
The Go Beyond Project was created in 2020 by eighth grade friends Ava Gersten, Lila Greenwald and Penelope Tarr. Motivated by the desire to improve the well-being of their peers, they created an initiative focused on everyday acts of kindness. They recognized that simple acts have a significant impact on mental health, and they wanted to create a community of teens who would spread those values .
The Go Beyond Project started with a social media campaign that encouraged teens to practice acts of kindness towards others such as sending a kind text to a friend. They have since organized events, and created a line of ‘Go Beyond’ sweatshirts with proceeds going to the Youth Mental Health Project .