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Our Mission
Help our children develop into our future leaders and ultimately live richer, happier, more fulfilling lives -- reaching their full potential as caring, responsible, productive members of society.
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Our Goals
Constantly improve and expand our programs
Focusing on leadership and initiatives that truly make an impact
in the quality of children's lives and create lasting change
Our 7 Core Objectives
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Inspire and empower
the leaders of tomorrow
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Help our children in Jaco lead richer more fulfilling lives
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Provide a safe environment for our kids to learn and grow
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Surround our children with caring, compassionate teachers and coaches
- whom help boost children's self esteem
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Fill the void when kids are at highest risk - after school, weekend, and summer
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Increase high school graduation rates and university attendance
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Help Jaco kids break the poverty cycle - giving them the education they deserve
Donate today
Help change these children's lives forever.
Just $3 per day provides a child a safe environment to learn and grow – inspired by caring, compassionate, and dedicated teachers and coaches.
*100% of donations go directly to supporting the kids
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"When our students succeed, we succeed too.
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By helping them grow into their best selves and then go out and impact the world, we impact the world.”
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- Matthew Marks
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