GOALS FOR SUCCESS!
The Fenix in You Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves at-risk and disconnected youth
communities. We believe that the opportunity for success should be a key aspect in every teen's life. Today’s disconnected youth may not encounter stable role models on a regular basis, may experience violence & drug use at an alarming rate, and are at serious risk for poverty. All of these situations are difficult for any young adult to go through, let alone a student experiencing disconnection. These upheavals make succeeding seem impossible knowing that so many more barriers exist to their ultimate success. Our goals are simple: Give young adults who are at-risk the chance to succeed accompanied by a real motivation for change. We are developing programs that will challenge their belief in who they are verses who they want to be. We will give them hope that a life that they dreamed of can be achieved. We will support, encourage and elevate their minds in a way that establishes a firm foundation for success. We will accomplish these goals through therapeutic programs aimed at teaching life skills and interpersonal skills. Once a student has mastered these components, they will be placed into a program that will offer job skills through workforce initiatives.
What does it mean to be "at-risk" or "disconnected" ?
Today 1 in 9 individuals aged 16 to 24 are neither working nor in school.* This leaves a gap of young teen/adults in crisis and at a serious risk for becoming lost within the social service, justice or prison systems. By getting into meaningful programs aimed at building their hope and belief that they too can succeed, these lost individuals will begin a journey towards their own success one goal at a time.
*Measure of America, 2018
The Fenix in You Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves at-risk and disconnected youth
communities. We believe that the opportunity for success should be a key aspect in every teen's life. Today’s disconnected youth may not encounter stable role models on a regular basis, may experience violence & drug use at an alarming rate, and are at serious risk for poverty. All of these situations are difficult for any young adult to go through, let alone a student experiencing disconnection. These upheavals make succeeding seem impossible knowing that so many more barriers exist to their ultimate success. Our goals are simple: Give young adults who are at-risk the chance to succeed accompanied by a real motivation for change. We are developing programs that will challenge their belief in who they are verses who they want to be. We will give them hope that a life that they dreamed of can be achieved. We will support, encourage and elevate their minds in a way that establishes a firm foundation for success. We will accomplish these goals through therapeutic programs aimed at teaching life skills and interpersonal skills. Once a student has mastered these components, they will be placed into a program that will offer job skills through workforce initiatives.
What does it mean to be "at-risk" or "disconnected" ?
Today 1 in 9 individuals aged 16 to 24 are neither working nor in school.* This leaves a gap of young teen/adults in crisis and at a serious risk for becoming lost within the social service, justice or prison systems. By getting into meaningful programs aimed at building their hope and belief that they too can succeed, these lost individuals will begin a journey towards their own success one goal at a time.
*Measure of America, 2018