FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT WITH THE MISSION OF IMPACTING GENERATIONAL CHANGE BY EMPOWERING YOUTH WHO ARE FACING THE GREATEST OBSTACLES THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH PAID PROFESSIONAL MENTORS - 12+ YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT. OUR SUCCESSFUL MODEL IS NOW IN 35 LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 83% OF OUR YOUTH RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED, 98% OF OUR YOUTH WAIT TO BECOME PARENTS UNTIL AFTER THEIR TEENS, 93% OF OUR YOUTH REMAIN FREE FROM JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, AND 92% OF OUR YOUTH GO ON TO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, SERVE OUR COUNTRY, OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE.
