P.O.O.F | Durham after-school program Planning Our Own Future plans Jamaica visit for teen entrepreneurs [Video]

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Two dozen young entrepreneurs are close to takeoff in June for an educational vacation in Jamaica, if they can raise enough money to finance the trip.

They are participants in the after-school teen program called P.O.O.F., which stands for Planning Our Own Future.

“We’re a safe space,” said P.O.O.F. founder Destiny Alexander. “We’re an entrepreneur program. We teach financial literacy, world travel, life preparation. We’re on our world travel phase right now.”

That’s why they spent much of Saturday washing cars and serving fish plates to people who support the program’s mission as well as the planned Jamaica trip.

“It would keep kids out of trouble, I believe. To get them more involved with stuff that’s fun, instead of into violence and other things,” said Virginia Tabor as she waited for her car wash.

Alexander told ABC11 that as part of the world travel phase, the young participants studied Jamaica’s culture, cuisine, and more in preparation for their planned …