Mission: Provide marginalized young people with the opportunity to live wholesome, successful and enriching lives through engaging and dynamic programs. Through these efforts, ensure that we fulfill thought leadership roles within our society. Vision: A safe & inspiring place where marginalized young people can participate in engaging, innovative & dynamic developmental opportunities which will positively shape their lives, while empowering them to give back in meaningful ways to their communities. Values: Loving Supportive Transformative Challenging Encouraging Motto: Inspiring, empowering and transforming the next generation. How It's Done: Youth Rising Above offers programming through innovative, engaging and interactive approaches. We provide positive, enriching and safe learning environments to youth that will inspire them to grow, empower them to achieve great success, and transform them into community leaders. Concurrently, we seek to challenge societal stigma on marginalized youth through thought leadership activities; serving as a community resource; advocating for marginalized young people; and providing opportunities for the general public to positively shape the lives of youth in their own communities.