Our mission is to provide educational, recreational, health and lifelong learning opportunities for youth and community through mentoring and organized programs. Cumberland County's poverty rate is 17.5% and Fayetteville's poverty rate is higher at 18.4%. Even More significant is that 27.1% of those under the age of 18 are living below the poverty line. This makes participation in youth development programs difficult for many of our children. Compared to the national poverty rate of 15.5%