Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Education, Primary & Elementary Schools, Youth Development Programs

Mission: Our mission is to equip at-risk kids with the skills they need to succeed in school, stay in school, and thrive in life. Our long term vision is a world where there is equity in academics, opportunity, and emotional well-being for all children, regardless of socioeconomic status.

Results: Today, WINGS is the only social emotional after school program in the country with positive results confirmed by a Randomized Control Trial (RCT, the gold standard of evaluation). Final results of the RCT indicate that students who participate in WINGS for two years experience significant improvements in: cognitive abilities, academic skills, behavior, hyperactivity, bullying, and relationships with peers.

Target demographics: historically disadvantaged youth

Geographic areas served: South Carolina, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, nationwide

Programs: Wings for kids is an education program that teaches kids how to manage their emotions, make good decisions and build healthy relationships. The organization does this by advocating for the importance of social and emotional education, helping adults teach these skills, delivering a program model directly to elementary school kids living in poverty, and through a network of national partners, such as Discovery Education, Boys and Girls clubs, and school districts.