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About Us
Our organization, Project
Others, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded to
provide and support the education of at-risk youth. Our
goal and desire is to be a mentor to students and parents
who otherwise would not be able to complete their education
without our assistance. It is our mission to ensure that
those students who are most at-risk and have a desire to
further their education receive a better chance at life
through a four-year college degree. It is our desire to
assist, support, and encourage these students by a providing
financial assistance in achieving their goal of a higher
education.
Project Others feels that
youth who have been mentored and given support will benefit
from the greatest experience of their lives if they receive
a college education. For these students, this is not only
an honor, but a dream they could never have imagined
happening to them.
Mission
The mission of Project
Others is to improve the academics, life skills, and
attitudes of at-risk pre-teens and teens through a variety
of creative, innovative, non-traditional and collaborative
services. The community is improved through education and
through enriching young lives. Opening students’ minds to
new experiences through unconventional approaches to
learning in a safe and positive atmosphere enhances their
lives and our lives as well. We hope to improve the future
of each child we touch.
Vision and
Goals
Every life has value.
Our vision is for our youth to become active participants in
our program and in the community. We want them to realize
that their past does not have to dictate their future.
The goals of Project
Others are as follows:
Students:
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Improve attitude and
behavioral performance
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Increased motivation,
confidence, and self-esteem
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Improve knowledge of
academic subjects and improve test scores
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Provide a readily
available outlet for students to share their concerns
and vent their frustrations
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Enhance
decision-making skills and critical thinking skills
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Increase levels of
accountability
Community:
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Decrease negative
contact that at-risk youth encounter with law
enforcement agencies
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Increase community
involvement with the local school district and juvenile
judicial system
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Award college
scholarships to deserving students
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Poverty and sub-standard education
ultimately foster crime, family disfunction, drug abuse,
and hopelessness.
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