Our programs & priorities
We are developing practical experiences that help youth and young adults learn, lead, connect, and prepare for what comes next.
Where we are: These are our program priorities and areas of development, not a claim that every activity is currently open for enrollment. We will announce specific dates, eligibility, locations, and registration details when they are confirmed.
Learning
Help students strengthen learning habits, build confidence, explore college and training options, and connect with tutoring or academic resources as partnerships become available.
We want learning to feel connected to real possibilities—from STEM and technology to health care, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, public service, and creative industries.
Mentorship
Create opportunities for young people to build relationships with positive adult role models who can encourage goal-setting, communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, accountability, and confidence.
Mentorship is about being present, listening without judgment, and helping youth see choices and strengths they may not yet recognize in themselves.
Career exposure
Introduce teens and young adults to careers and workplaces they may not encounter in everyday life. Potential experiences include guest speakers, career panels, job-site visits, demonstrations, resume preparation, interview practice, and connections to training programs.
We want participants to understand different pathways into work, what skills employers value, and how to take a realistic next step toward employment.
Civic leadership
For students in grades 9–12, we aim to create a structured mock general assembly where students learn how local and state government works, how a proposal becomes a law, and how laws are debated, amended, voted on, and implemented.
Students would research issues affecting youth, draft proposed bills, practice committee hearings and debate, vote on proposals, and develop youth-led initiatives. Proposals that pass through the program could be presented to relevant city officials or the City Council for consideration. Submission would not guarantee adoption; the goal is civic understanding, informed advocacy, public speaking, and meaningful youth voice.
Community care
We want to support neighbors through manageable service projects and connections to local resources. Depending on partners and available resources, this may include community cleanups, supply drives, family resource sharing, neighborhood events, and referrals to established service providers.
We will be clear about what we can provide directly and when we are connecting a family to another organization.
Recreation
Sports, arts, and hands-on activities can help young people practice teamwork, discipline, creativity, persistence, and healthy social connection. We want to expose youth to opportunities across basketball, baseball, soccer, golf, tennis, arts, culture, and other interests.
Our long-term goal is to help young people find positive places to belong and discover interests that may become lifelong skills or future pathways.
Leadership
Invite youth to participate in volunteer projects and community conversations where they can contribute, collaborate across age groups, and see the impact of their actions. Young people should not only be recipients of services; they should have opportunities to help shape and lead them.
Interested in mentoring, offering an industry tour, speaking with students, supporting civic education, or helping a community project? We would like to hear from you.
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