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Freedom 4 Youth has a successful history of empowering “at-promise” youth in the juvenile justice system and building community through transformative education, self-realization & wellness programs, mentorship, and policy advocacy. Our vision today, champions the expansion of our new and existing partnerships with Santa Barbara County Probation, UCSB, the Workforce Development Board and the community at-large to build Santa Barbara’s first Freedom 4 Youth Wellness Center.

Detroit Food Academy is a non-profit youth leadership program that works with local educators, chefs, and business owners to inspire young Detroiters (ages 13-24) through self-directed entrepreneurial experiences rooted in food--experiences, which open doors, create connections, and cultivate confidence. From cooking delicious healthy meals for friends and family to facilitating complex conversations with community to developing artisan food projects from scratch to market, students learn by transforming their ideas into reality.Through this process, they grow as holistic leaders who are healthy, connected, and powerful to affect change within and beyond the local food system. Students graduate our program as entrepreneurial thinkers confident in their own power, conscious of the food system, familiar with business principles, and connected to networks of mentorship and support.

Our mission is to deliver innovative outdoor, science-based education programs for youth to develop critical thinking skills and to inspire natural resource stewardship.

STEM Santa Fe advocates for, develops and provides STEM programming, mentoring and resources for all youth, especially under-represented groups in STEM, to realize their potential and expand their opportunities in a dynamic world.

EmpowerEd works to empower inspired teachers to improve school climate and student results.

Harmony Heights is a therapeutic residential and day school for teenage girls with emotional, educational and social challenges that cannot be adequately served in the standard high school setting. Our dedicated professionals strive to empower these young women with self-confidence and the skills necessary to transition to higher education and careers.

Keep Manatee Beautiful, a nonprofit organization and local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, is dedicated to promoting community awareness and involvement in litter prevention, recycling and beautification throughout Manatee County.

Open Hands Community Project is a community development program designed to provide students in low-income communities a safe, free after-school program. The goal of the program is to equip and empower students with the tools they need to help them better their lives by partnering with local schools and focusing on Education, Bible Study and Lifeskills while providing for everyday day needs and helping them find a hope for their future. In Jan of 2018, we opened a small subsidized High School offing quality education in a loving and encouraging environment for students who have a desire to succeed but the public system has failed. All of our students come from families who cannot afford a quality High School. We currently have 6 students with the ability to take 5 more for next year.

We are a small group of mountain guides, survival experts and scientists committed to leveraging complex missions to bring history and scientific discoveries to schools, research institutions and the general public. With our wilderness skills and experience planning complex expeditions in remote locations, we are able to draw attention to aspects of history, environmental science and geography that are often overlooked. Our current mission portfolio includes projects in Greenland tied to the American presence during World War II.

Founded in 1986, The Human Potential Center is a Fitness Center for the Mind and Heart. It provides workshops, classes, professional services, and opportunities for building emotionally-healthy community, all designed to spark the creativity, love and playfulness of the human spirit.

The Hitching Post Educational Center, a non-profit organization serves students from the elementary level to post graduation through advocacy, tutoring, social skills training, life skills training and Pre-Employment training through our partner company, Hickory Trading Company (an artisan gift and coffee shop).

To increase community confidence through academic tutoring, job training and community service.