Today we’d like to introduce you to Chiquita Shorter.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
It all started from a dream I had in the middle of the night back in 2018. My passion for helping others and being really good with the youth was always my strong suit. I grew up assisting in the Outreach Program while attending church and as well as going out doing things in my community on my own such as donating clothes, shoes and even giving out free hairstyles and haircuts to the young boys and girls n the community. That very next day I shared my vision with my children Destini and Marcus and told them we got to do something to get the youth more engaged in the community. We started “Teen Attack” a youth and young adult apparel and accessories clothing brand and presented it to the world back in 2019. We wanted our brand name “Teen Attack” to spread a positive message to the youth across the world to keep attacking their dreams throughout school and beyond while wearing our brand. After a year of doing business and talking to the parents with the youth, we realize by networking at local events and festivals that the youth needed us more! We created a donate button on our website to help fund our very first youth center. We want to create an environment for the ages 12-17 years of age to have a safe haven as well as a well learning and knowledgeable mentorship program teaching them the fundamentals of life to set them up for present and future success. We understand that this is bigger than us and we plan on making an impact in every boy and girl’s life. We are looking at our future doctors, lawyers, nurses, chefs, and engineers, etc.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
So far our journey has been smooth, we have met some amazing people over the years and gained some loyal customers. It’s somewhat challenging given I do not have the resources towards getting our youth center totally funded through grants or any other programs that may be available to us locally or in our state. I would love more assistance in that area.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
We are a loving family trio that enjoys and love giving the youth a better perspective on life to achieve their goals while sporting our brand “Teen Attack” to keep them educated, empowered, and motivated in their school years. We love giving back to our youth and we enjoy spreading positive inspirational messages to you all with our brand. With us being born and raised from the South, we surely know how to spread some good old hospitality across our community and the world. Everything we do comes straight from pure genuine love. We want all of you to know that we have worked very hard building this brand from the ground up to provide the best “Quality and “Quantity” to each and every one of you across the world from our hearts to your household. We strive daily to improve and get our message across the world to empower our youth today, and that is, “Keep Attacking Your Dreams”. We are super excited to be on this journey together with you all and we are even happier to present our brand “TEEN ATTACK” to your household and we hope that you continue to grow with us. Our goal is to provide clothing and products with our brand name to your home for you and your family to wear and feel empowered and youthful while crushing your daily goals in life. We believe in you all and want each of you to feel unstoppable every day.
TEEN ATTACK is a family clothing brand that offers products and services to the youth and young adults worldwide while attacking their dreams throughout their school year. We are also working very hard to provide centers for the youth to give them a second home to explore and tap into their callings to walk in their purpose in life. We believe that every individual is their own person and with a little guidance, we can help push them to their full potential to conquer their dreams. We want teenagers to feel wanted and needed in each and every community across the world. We feel like the youth is overlooked and we want to help change that! We believe in integrity, dignity, and community involvement while the youth sports and represent our clothing brand “TEEN ATTACK”.
PURPOSE
TEEN ATTACK was formed and created by Chiquita back in 2018 along with her two teenage children Destini and Marcus. We are seeking all teens to be a part of a great movement and highlight priceless moments in their youth lives. It’s time and way overdue to wake up the youth and help keep them focused and close towards accomplishing their dreams.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of TEEN ATTACK is to inspire each boy and girl and give them the ability to learn and know who they are by providing them educational tools to educate and teach them to apply to their life to set them up for success. Each teen has a purpose to fulfill here on earth and we want to be that guidance and hold their hand every step of the way towards reaching their dreams. We want to provide mentor-ship, leadership, encouragement, sister and brotherhood bonds that will last a lifetime. This movement is here to impact the youth and bring awareness in areas of improvement within our communities.
OUR VISION
Our vision “Come grow with us while wearing our brand” is beyond a family clothing brand. Here we want you to feel like we are your family too. We want to close the gaps of stereotypes and focus more on your needs to be successful. We believe in every teen to simply be themselves and to tap into their own individual talents they have to better help them achieve their dreams in life throughout their teenage years up to adulthood. Opening up our youth center will help us achieve this vision even more.
What’s next?
Getting our youth center up and running is our biggest goal we have planned for the near future. Our youth center will be a big impact and play a major role in our communities.
Pricing:
- All Donations are Welcome!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://teenattack.us/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teenattack/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teenattackllc
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teenattackllc
- Other: Tick Tok- http://www.tiktok.com/@teenattack
Image Credits
Chiquita Shorter/ Alicia Shorter
