named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Financial Literacy Program
Teaches lifelong money management skills to youth, promoting economic resilience and responsibility.
Mobile Mentoring
Provides ongoing, real-time mentorship to youth through regular communication, offering support and strategies for life challenges and reinforcing skills learned in training.
Reading Initiative
Targets pre-K to 3rd grade children to improve literacy and foster early academic success.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Literacy Program Funding 1 activity
- Early literacy and financial literacy education for youthRuns a reading initiative for children in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade and provides financial literacy education to build foundational money management skills that support lifelong economic well-being.
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Youth One-on-One Mentoring 1 activity
- Mobile mentoring for youthDelivers ongoing, real-time mentoring and life strategy support to youth through mobile platforms, fostering personal development and resilience outside of traditional in-person settings.
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Gun Violence Prevention & Intervention 1 activity
- On-site programs to reduce youth incarceration and recidivismOperates direct-service initiatives focused on preventing youth incarceration and reducing reoffending through in-person programming and support services.
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Reentry Support Services 1 activity
- Reintegration services for formerly incarcerated youthProvides direct support and programming to help formerly incarcerated children successfully reintegrate into society, with services designed to reduce recidivism and support long-term stability.
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Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs 1 activity
- Youth development programs promoting effort-based successTeaches children aged 8 to 18 the value of effort over outcome through structured programming that reinforces resilience, personal growth, and perseverance as markers of success.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$138K
Contributions & grants$138K100%
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expenses
Total expenses$166K
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balance sheet
Total assets$5K
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Net assets$-129K
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +19.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 1
- Maurice Cox-Executive — Director-Secretary
relationships · 1
Who they work with
- Winning Because I Tried Partners Partner — Collaborates with partner organizations to deliver youth mentoring and development programs.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Effort-Based Success Mindsetmethodology: effort-based_successBy teaching youth that personal effort and self-belief are foundational to success, we cultivate resilience and agency, because internalizing effort as the driver of outcomes fosters persistence despite external barriers.
- Reintegration-Focused Supportmethodology: reintegrationBy providing targeted support to formerly incarcerated youth, we enable their successful return to society and foster long-term productivity, because structured reintegration reduces recidivism and builds social belonging.