Funds will help expand their Summer Brain Gain program to reach more youth and introduce a new focus on building food skills and nutritional knowledge. This hands-on addition will complement the program’s already strong offerings in STEM, literacy, and career exploration — empowering participants with practical life skills while enriching their overall summer learning experience.
Funds will enable them to continue and expand the Power Hour program, which helps improve homework success and academic improvement. This program will provide an important supplement to school support and out of school learning.
General operating funds will allow them to deepen their impact by expanding staff capacity, ensuring every young person at Pathways Kitchen receives individualized support and guidance to navigate their unique path to success.
Funds will support their efforts to provide nutritious food for over 225,000 food-insecure children over the coming year, ensuring they have access to a healthy and balanced diet critical for their cognitive and physical development.
Funds will empower Hope Harbor to provide a transformative program to 20 at-risk, homeless teens, blending preventive care, life skills, and education. Through trauma-informed support, mentorship, and academic support, teens acquire the tools to heal, grow, and establish a foundation for long-term stability, self-sufficiency, and community engagement.
Funds will support the TAYLRD Program Expansion for Transitional Age Youth and allow them to remain fully staffed as they provide housing, mental health, and life skills support to vulnerable youth ages 16–25, helping them build stability, independence, and confidence as they transition into adulthood.
Funds will sustain their New Futures out-of-school program, providing free academic, emotional, and family support to more than 150 low-income, immigrant, and refugee children and families. This will help students thrive in school, explore new creative and STEM opportunities, and build the confidence to envision brighter futures.
Funds for the Reliable Meals program will allow ROOTS Young Adult Shelter to continue providing daily breakfast and snacks for up to 45 young adults experiencing homelessness each night, sustaining them as they take the first steps on their journey to stability.