We find children facing the greatest obstacles and pair them with a paid professional mentor who will meet with them 4 hours a week, 16 hours a month, for the next 12 years.
Every child, no matter who they are or where they live, has dreams of doing big things. For some children facing adversity, those dreams are farther away and harder to reach. The children enrolled in our program get support for their dreams from our professional mentors, called Friends. We will stay with them 12+ years, no matter what. We create generational change, one child at a time.
$10,000 to provide a paid professional mentor to a child for one year
83% of our youth graduate from high school, although 80% of their parents did not.
93% avoid the juvenile justice system, although 50% of their parents have been incarcerated.
“Friends of the Children provided things that I didn’t even know I needed. The support that the caregiver gets is amazing. I’ve seen a dramatic change in my child—dramatic change— day and night.” — Emilia Cruz (caregiver)
Phone: (719) 210-7718