Our strategies include:

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORTS to out-of-school time programs

    • Rise Tutoring Partnership with Bellarmine University connects dedicated tutors with our community’s youth success partners, fostering educational growth and support.
    • Any One Can Read is an invaluable resource that provides free online learning tools and assessments, making literacy accessible to all.
    • Educational Justice enriches the learning experience by pairing high-achieving high school tutors with fifth through eighth graders, promoting mentorship and academic excellence among young learners.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

    to community-based youth success network of nearly 200 organizations. This diverse group of providers are committed to high-quality learning and skill-building experiences and developing high-quality youth workers.

  • TRAINING and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    opportunities for youth workers. We provide support research-based and certified national and regional conferences and workshops, and host facilitators for current issues, needs, and topics in Youth Development.

  • ORGANIZATIONAL and CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORTS

    to youth programs including:

    • Program quality coaching
    • Access to research-based data tools that build staff knowledge and measure quality learning experiences and social emotional growth
    • Grant development and grant writing supports through a partnership with the Buttafly Group
    • Mental health supports such as Sister Circle – a facilitated support group for women of color youth workers – and access to individualized EAP services for youth workers via certified mental health professionals

Our Partners

Youth Success RFP Recipients

2NOT1 Fatherhood & Families, Inc. 300FOR300 Academy of Music Production Education
ACE Project, Inc. Americana Community Center Backside Learning Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana Black Minds Matter Louisville Inc. Boys and Girls Club of Harrison – Crawford
Children Have Options in Choosing Experiences Community Action of Southern Indiana Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Highland Park Community Development Corp Kaylyn’s House of Joy, Inc.
Kentucky Refugee Ministries La Casita Center Life Development Corporation
Lighthouse Academy at Newburg Louisville Central Community Centers Inc. Neighborhood House, Inc.
Olive Tree Resources, Inc. Out Loud Louisville Project Community Center Inc.
Prominent Youth of America Inc. Somali Community of Louisville St. George’s Scholar Institute
Steam Exchange TECH-Nique The Book Works
Turnaround Resource Center, Inc. University of Louisville Foundation, Inc. Wesley House Community Services
West Louisville Math and Science Project Worth the Words YMCA of Greater Louisville, Inc.
Young Adult Development in Action, Inc.

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