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Causes: Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Health, Homeless & Housing, Youth Development Programs, Youth Violence Prevention
Mission: Our mission is to provide low-income and minority youth with services, equipment, education and resources to increase physical activity, reduce youth risk behaviors, promote health and nutrition awareness, improve academic performance, encourage diversity awareness utlimately preparing them to lead different and better lives.We will strive to provide a safe environment, with community members serving as the catalyst for our programs. By providing multiple services it enables youth and families with limited resources the opportunity to obtain complete assistance in a single location.These services will provide motivation, confidence, independence, intuition, and analytical skills needed to empower today's youth to transform into healthy adults.It is critical to our success that not just youth but their families participate in our services and upon accomplishment return as volunteers illustrating the importance of healthy lifestyles and the role it plays in having a successful future.Given the importance of both physical and mental health, children involved in our programs will include those at greatest risk of academic failure and adverse health issuesWe are rebuilding communities