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We are a non-profit charitable education foundation which enhances and enriches the quality of public education in Lee County for students and educators through programs, resources and experiences made possible through corporate, individual and educational partnerships.

Educational First Steps is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of early childhood education for economically disadvantaged children

Midtown Educational Foundation, through its Midtown Center for boys and Metro Achievement Center for girls, helps close the achievement gap for Chicago’s under-served urban youth ages eight through eighteen. How do we accomplish this?  MEF integrates academics, virtues,and exposure to the world of opportunity beyond the classroom for each child it serves. Programs engage parents and adult mentors in developing students of strong character with a desire for academic excellence, a college education, and service to others.

For over 30 years, NYC Outward Bound Schools has been transforming schools and changing lives by bringing out the best in students, teachers and school leaders throughout the City. We transform schools and change lives by bringing our educational approach to NYC’s young people and their public schools, with a focus on students from educationally underserved communities. Our uniquely powerful approach joins together demanding and engaging learning with an emphasis on community and character. We prepare students for success in college, careers, and citizenship, while simultaneously working to redefine what educational excellence looks like in New York City’s public schools. Every day, we are proving that all students, regardless of background or circumstance, are capable of achieving at high levels and that transformation and innovation can happen within the public school system.  

Our GOAL is to be an integral part of the community by delivering enrichment services that foster hope and promote life-long learning and success for our inner-city youth and citizens. 

The Partnership for After School Education (PASE) is a child-focused organization that promotes and supports quality afterschool programs, particularly those serving young people from underserved communities.

New Door Ventures helps at-risk youth get ready for work and life through jobs, skill-building and supportive community. We serve youth, ages 16-21, overcoming histories of incarceration, homelessness, substance abuse, and poverty. We provide the real jobs and deep support that enable youth to identify goals, learn healthy behaviors, and become contributing members of society. New Door invests with the goal that 80%+ of its graduates will go on to further education and/or mainstream jobs.

Technology Access Foundation started in 1996 to prepare underserved youth of color for higher education and professional success by providing a rigorous and relevant K-12 curriculum. TAF enhances their educational and professional prospects through the delivery of tools for learning in the 21st century. We will use our demonstrable success to establish our leadership in educational reform and expand the reach of our model.

Take Stock in Children breaks the cycle of poverty for at-risk, high-potential students by providing each with a volunteer adult mentor and a providing a tuition scholarship for post-secondary education. Our success is measured by those students who successfully graduate, achieve their college degree and contribute to the economic viability of their communities.

The TEAK Fellowship helps talented New York City students from low-income families gain admission to and succeed at top high schools and colleges. Along with academic support, TEAK provides leadership training, exposure to the arts and outdoors, mentoring, career experience, and assistance with the high school and college application processes.

The mission of Tenacity is to improve the scholastic, character and physical development of urban youth through a combination of academic support, life skills development, family engagement, and fitness/tennis.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica's mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential as caring, responsible and productive citizens.