Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs

Mission: To help children of our fallen military and first responders develop into strong and successful adults by engaging them in fun mentoring and developmental activities when they are at their most critical developmental phase of life.

Results: Over 400 children were supported in 2021.We track how many positive interactions outside the home we have been able to provide the children we support. We call these activity sessions, and they comprise the number of times the children go to their activity for practice or performance. Our supported children engaged in 22,426 activity sessions during the year. Our program is designed for impact. Through pre- and post - participation evaluations, our outcomes show a very positive trend. The parent's assessment of their child as being outgoing increased by 115%, assessments of the child's happiness increased by 60%, and their self-confidence increased by 55% after being enrolled. Middle school children’s reporting of their self-confidence measured a high level with a mean score 95.6 out of 100

Target demographics: Children of our fallen military and first responder heroes.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 400 children in healthy activities like sports and arts to help them mitigate the higher risks they face of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, drpping out of school, and even suicide after the trauatic loss of their parent.

Geographic areas served: All across the United States

Programs: Healthy activities with a coach or instructor to enable healing and growth during the crucial developmental years between loss of their parent and adulthood.