The Foundation believes that, with the support of our partners, our grantees’ efforts will help forward our mission of youth development, education and wellness. The following are some of the grantees that have partnered with the Foundation to advance our mission:

Perry School:
Perry Center, Inc., located in Washington, DC, provides a continuum of services to develop and educate youth from ages 3 to 18; the purpose is to ensure productive local citizens by helping early. After-school and summer camp programs for youth ages 6 to 13 feature computer learning, art, addiction prevention, mentoring, recreation and field trips sponsored by Perry Center, Inc. and tutoring, conflict resolution and health provided by other organizations. The computer learning center has 30 modern stations with scanners, digital cameras and a wide variety of interactive software teaching basic to more sophisticated uses of computers. The art center teaches drawing, painting, composition and crafts. Addiction prevention encourages youth ages 11 to 13 to avoid all forms of addictive substances. For teens, the Visual and Literary Arts program teaches creative writing, article composition and magazine publishing, and the Art of Living program teaches murals, graphics and art as a business. The goal of youth development is to have all youth obtain a high school diploma, and preferably a college degree, or marketable skills in jobs paying above poverty wages.

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Virginia Pride:
Virginia Pride, Inc. provides tournament-style basketball for underprivileged local youths within the City of Alexandria, VA. Athletics provides young people with an outlet to develop respect, discipline and team-work. The Pride offers a recreational sports program that is committed to and focused on the enhancement of athletic skills, academic excellence, personal integrity and the responsibility of community citizenship.

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Teen Life Clubs:
The Teen Life Clubs (TLC) are empowerment programs for 11-14 year olds sponsored by the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC). These Clubs develop individual strengths and build life skills by using a curriculum that focuses on adolescent health, violence prevention, volunteerism and career exploration. TLC partners with health educators, adolescent health specialists, and mentors from various community groups, along with CNMC’s Teens Against the Spread of AIDS (TASA), to create an intimate network of support, friendship and leadership.

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Hoops4Africa:
Founded by Stephan Bekale, Hoops4Africa (www.hoopsforafrica.org) is a non-government organization working to confront Africa’s HIV/AIDS pandemic by building awareness among sports-minded youths and adults. The organization’s most active members include several top professional basketball players who contribute time, resources and energy in support of the “Play Safe, Stay Alive” campaigns that are held in Africa. The organization harnesses the allure of international sports personalities to give Africa youths vibrant HIV/AIDS spokespeople and credible role models who can build self-esteem among vulnerable youth and provide the life skills needed to make the right choices regarding sexual and reproductive health.