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YOU Life Skills and Leadership Educational Foundation is committed to creating highly competent teenagers and young adults by nurturing their identity and personal values and fostering their development into strong leaders within their communities. We do this by teaching each participant to: Lead Yourself: Participants develop the ability to lead themselves by valuing who they are and what makes them special and unique. They learn to make values-based decisions that affect change within their own lives. Reach Outward: By recognizing what motivates them about their own values and qualities, individuals can learn to respect and appreciate the differences in others. This instills a culture of mutual respect which leads to positive changes within families, schools, and communities. Understand the World around you: As individuals gain self-assurance, appreciate diversity, and collaborate with people from different backgrounds, they become equipped to identify the needs in their communities, comprehend those needs, and explore solutions. This empowers them to make a positive impact on the world around them.

BGF seeks to empower the disadvantaged, particularly low-income and disenfranchised youth to achieve positive legacy through business. BGF programs include business, financial & entrepreneurial curriculum and events that inspire the disadvantaged, enhance their business skills and do business with a giving heart. Our Mantra: "Profit to SHARE!"

To encourage and support girls’ and women’s education, training, employment and retention in high-wage, high-skill, non-traditional careers.

Children's Institute, Inc. (CII) helps children in Los Angeles's most challenged communities heal from the trauma of family and community violence, build the confidence and skills to break through the barriers of poverty, and grow up to lead healthy, productive lives. Established in 1906, CII now reaches more than 26,000 children and families each year through treatment, youth development, early childhood and family support services. We also work to inform the larger field of children's services through the research and professional development efforts of our Leadership Center.

Friends of the Children is a national nonprofit with the mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what.

MISSION:  In response to Christ and the Church, the mission of the Methodist Home for Children and Youth is to be a model agency that restores childhoods, strengthens families and cultivates a people-building organization.VISION:  . . . those we serve receive more grace, understanding, care and support than they are likely to experience elsewhere . . . VALUES: Servant Ministry, Nonviolence, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Democracy, Open Communication, Social Responsibility, Growth and Change

To prevent and end family homelessness by providing access to housing and resources that create lasting stability. What started out in 1984 as a humble effort to house families experiencing homelessness in two farmhouses and five rented apartments, has since grown into one of Orange County’s most impactful nonprofits. Tackling the pervasive issue of homelessness for families with children, last year Families Forward improved the lives of more than 13,000 people. From providing food assistance, career coaching, mental health counseling, to financial literacy education, we’re as committed to strengthening overall wellbeing as we are to ensuring everyone has a place to call home.

At The Cancer Support Center, we work to provide hope, help, and strength through our holistic programs and services, created and delivered personally, virtually, and in ideal settings by professional therapists, counselors, nutritionists, and healthcare experts. With five distinct areas of programming, we work to improve the quality of life in our participants near and far at no cost, thanks to the dedication of our various donors who know how critical it is for people to not just survive, but to thrive.

North Star Reach offers life-changing camp experiences for children with serious health challenges and their families. Campers at North Star Reach experience all of the fun, joy and independence that all children receive at camp and appreciate a rare sense of normalcy. Campers leave with improved self-esteem, restored childhood and a sense of accomplishment at attempting challenges in an environment that provides physical, emotional and medical support and supervision. Campers, staff and volunteers are all impacted in a positive way by the camp experience. Additionally, parents have a much-needed opportunity for respite and many report that their children return from camp with a new sense of autonomy and independence.

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago's mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) provides youth, ages 6 to 18, a tangible sense of hope. BGCC offers nationally-developed programs that promote girls’ and boys’ health, social, educational, vocational, and leadership development. BGCC's after-school programs and activities are designed to help the youth we serve achieve academic and personal success. We help our youth develop the skills they need to help ensure they graduate from high school ready for college, the military, trade school or to join the skilled workforce.

To create girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place