Mission Statement: To bring the resources for heightened awareness and tools for success to youth in city communities and their surrounding areas through various enrichment programs focused around wellness, education, sustainability, and a healthy human-animal bond. Programs and experiences PAWS will offer: Animal Education: Connect youth directly with animals and information to transform how animal-human relationships are viewed. Educational Initiatives: Provide youth hands-on life-skills experiences and access to resources such as tutors, computers, books and tools as a complement to school education. Wellness & Nutrition: Inform and empower youth to develop a healthy, sustainable lifestyle encompassing a vegan diet, alongside a compassionate mindset toward animals, our planet, themselves and others. Arts: Ignite learning and self expression in youth, and inspire positive change through various art initiatives. Exercise & Sports: Promote a healthy and active lifestyle by providing youth access to exercise programs, sports, yoga and meditation to promote overall physical and mental health. Mentorship: Give the youth access to successful individuals whom they can relate to and lean on for strategic guidance. Trades/Careers: Through union partnerships, introduce youth to various skilled trades in order to identify potential passions and set career goals. Technology: Supply youth access to computers, coding programs, tablets, etc., for an edge in our ever-changing digital environment. Entertainment: Provide youth a safe environment to enjoy free time with access to video games, movies, board games, events, etc.