YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

YDI’s mission is to help disadvantaged adolescent youth make pathways out of poverty by engaging them in evidence-based life skills training after school in which they develop The EDGE: 1) Establish individualized career plans 2) Develop critical life skills 3) Gain essential real-world employment and relationship-building opportunities and 4) Explore college/post-secondary training options.

Carroll Center for the Blind Inc.

A non-profit agency empowering people who are blind or visually impaired to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

• Secondary/High School

• 2667.

Pioneer Preparatory School- A Challenge Foundation Academy Inc

THE MISSION OF PIONEER PREPARATORY SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE A RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT CURRICULUM WITH BALANCED SUPPORT FROM STAFF, TEACHERS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY - PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM TO BE SELF- SUSTAINING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY.

• Economic Development

• 2668.

U-TOUCH

U-TOUCH provides technology, tools and training to enable and advance economic empowerment in disadvantaged regions U-TOUCH transforms lives by bridging the global digital divide.

• Elementary, Secondary Ed

• 2669.

Sheen Educational Foundation

Sheenway School and Culture Center alumni gathering.

• Public Housing

• 2670.

Ascend Stl Inc

Houston-based learning center providing dyslexia therapy through the #ScienceofReading.

• Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

• 2671.

Arlington Cares N F P

The mission of Arlington Cares, NFP is to provide funding for the Village of Arlington Heights, IL Emergency Assistance Fund which helps residents in crisis.

• Buddhist

• 2672.

Sakya Society

To provide retreat opportunities for practitioners of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism first, and secondly, for anyone interested in private retreat, and finally to hold teachings of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism.

• Single Organization Support

• 2673.

PEAK EDUCATION

Peak Education walks alongside youth – illuminating the possibilities after high school, guiding them as they chart their course, and providing support, resources, and skills to equip them for the journey.