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Youth Boxing for Change’s mission is to utilize boxing as a vehicle to empower young people from under-resourced communities to develop their sense of social responsibility.

Kid Pan Alley’s mission is to inspire and empower children to work together to become creators of their own music and to rekindle creativity as a core value in education.

The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. (National PAL) and its member chapters work to prevent juvenile crime and violence by building the bond strengthening the relationships between kids, cops and community.

Lovely Ladies of Laurel mission is to enlighten, encourage, and empower young ladies by providing intellectual awareness and achievement, friendship and personal development, social responsibility, and respect for self and others while enhancing the quality of life and making a positive impact.

The Dick & Jane Project is a non-profit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, committed to helping young people find their voice. We partner middle school students with professional musicians to create radio ready songs. The students write the lyrics, the musicians compose and record the music, and together they collaborate on the production of a professionally recorded song. Bringing schools, families, and communities together, we give young people the confidence to know that their words can impact people beyond the classroom walls in a very real way. Our values: Students We facilitate unique, creative, and transformative experiences for students. Collaboration We build collaborative relationships with students, school personnel, families and musicians. Creativity We challenge the status quo in fresh and innovative ways by fostering creative expression through music and writing. Empowerment We unlock potential and empower students to discover their voice through songwriting. Listening We listen deeply to the diverse voices of students and individual artists.

Enhancing the quality of children’s lives through music, art and athletics.

The mission of Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy is to restore, promote and maintain Dumbarton Oaks Park in partnership with Rock Creek Park of the National Park Service.

Smile 4 Kids is a 501(c)-3 non-profit organization that works to enrich the lives of children experiencing hardship by providing hope, instilling resilience, and developing opportunities to succeed. Their team works to create and maintain long-term relationships with all types of children. Where some organizations work mainly to raise funds, we set ourselves apart in the relationships we build with children. Their purpose is to provide stability and the confidence that they are not alone through their hardships.

F*TEF provides financial support for programs and activities to enhance the education of the students enrolled in the Franklin Township Community School Corporation. This is accomplished by providing grants to teachers for programs not covered by the school corporation's budget.

viBe Theater Experience (viBe) produces original, free theater, music and videos about real-life issues written and performed by teen girls. We provide a safe, creative space for under-served girls to express their voices, take on challenges and gain the self-confidence necessary to succeed personally, artistically and academically. viBe empowers girls through free programs, which engage and inspire them to write, create, publish, direct and perform personal and truthful collaborative theater and music. Since 2002, over 60 viBe productions have brought free theater, live musical performances, music videos and radio plays to thousands of diverse audience members, changing their perceptions about the kind of art that young women can create.

The Turtle Ridge Foundation is proud to support adaptive and youth sports programs. The adaptive and youth sports programs in our communities experience a variety of obstacles and often lack essential support, equipment and funding needed to succeed. While all of us make our way through life’s struggles, the disabled community and the children need the most encouragement and opportunity to explore their athletic capabilities. The Turtle Ridge Foundation is proud to offer grants, scholarships, general funding and our new exclusive TRF MonoSki to the adaptive and youth sports world.

Creating Hope through Education, Resources and Resilience for our Youths Kids Our mission is to provide our youth and their families with the practical tools needed to overcome self destructive, negative behaviors. Along with parents and guardians we will make every effort to put our youths on a positive path. Our efforts will begin with instilling self-esteem, motivation, determination, and the ability to make sound decisions in our youths. Qualities that lead to successful outcomes; Our commitment is to firmly guide, encourage and support our youths. Our team of qualified professionals along with community advocates plays a vital role in our success. We will work closely with all professionals that serve our clients. We promote a therapeutic approach that consists of small social skill enhancement groups as well as individual counseling. Establishing clear boundaries, for how our youths will be expected to conduct, themselves will be fully and fairly explored. Our commitment to strengthen the family unit is paramount. To this end, parents needing skills for improved parenting will be referred to appropriate agencies to assist them. They will be given the knowledge, to become positive role models for their children. Having healthy and productive role models at home and in the community will allow our youths to see strong, positive individuals up close, on a daily basis. Cherry Kids takes great pride in contributing to cultivating the lives of each and every young person that comes into our service. Whom We Serve Our program has been established to assist youths and their families in the underserved communities. Many of these youths are labeled as under achievers. They come from families that are socially and economically disadvantaged. More often than not they come from single parents homes. Others are in the care of grandparents, aunts and uncle, extended family members and in some cases, by individuals that are not biologically related. We may also find a percentage of our youths in the foster care system. Many of these youths demonstrate poor academic achievement, excessive suspensions coupled with lateness, absenteeism and unfortunately far too many instances they have discontinued attending school all together. The reasons for our youths not completing their formal education varies. Poor family relationships, poor diets, limited social skills, are all major contributors to the decline in attendance. These individuals and their families are often in dire need of intervention. They will not improve their purpose in life without the assistance of community and or state based services. Cherry Kids are a totally dedicated group of professionals, vowing to make every effort to improve the lives of the youths and families that seek our services. Who We Are The Cherry Kids was created to provide early intervention to youths in inner cities, experiencing behavior issues that negatively impact the education process. The implementation of our program provides the primary elements that constitute the framework for positive character building. Our qualified professionals will identify the challenging behaviors and assist our youths and their families with the finding. Cherry Kids is designed to minimize the kind of negative behaviors that impede our youth from achieving academic success. The Cherry Kids team will collaborate with schools to provide therapeutic counseling for the youth we service. Our joint efforts will provide multiple opportunities for our youths to obtain productive learning experiences. Our team of professionals understands the importance of education. We realize that our youth’s academic growth, socio-emotional well-being along with the family unit is of the utmost importance. The end product of what we do can be seen as up standing young people possessing healthy self-esteem that leads to positive behavior, which ultimately will lead to more productive individuals to benefit society. Implementing a strong focus on education our youths are encouraged to pursue their goals in life. They are encouraged to explore all aspects of academics, cultures, societies and the world at large. The beginning transformation of our youths sets the foundation of self respect, respect for others, and ultimately, respect for life as well as a lifelong thirst for knowledge. The Cherry Kids firmly believes that if we reach out to our trouble youths today, we will have contributed mightily to the individuals and their families that we serve, the community in which they live, and will have helped to make the world a better and safer place for all mankind in the process.