HORIZONS FOR YOUTH

Our mission is to transform children’s lives by providing targeted resources, rooted in education, in a trusting partnership with their families and communities.

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Since 1991, Horizons for Youth has committed to understanding each individual student’s need and filling that gap. Through a series of highly coordinated, targeted support services, we create spaces for youth of all academic ability levels to succeed.

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Meet some of our students

l think the most important lesson I’ve learned at Horizons for Youth is that family isn’t just blood. It’s the support around us.

Sylvia

Joined in 2001
as a third grader

A couple things I’m proud to have accomplished, is that I’m able to push through challenges. I’ve gotten better over the years.

Marcheon

Joined in 2017
as a sixth grader

Horizons for Youth has opened a whole new world for me. They set you up to succeed, and if it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today.

Martin

Joined in 2000
as a kindergartener

Knowing the importance of having a genuine mentor, who is really invested in the program and in me as a student, is why I am a mentor today.

Yasmin

Joined in 1998
as a second grader

Our impact on education

Of our students, K-12, perform at or above grade level

Of Horizons for Youth students graduate from high school

Of our students persist to and through college

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Words from our community

The best thing about Horizons for Youth is that it provides students and families with what they need to be the best version of themselves.

Tiffany

Program Parent

Seeing Bryce grow up the last six years has profoundly changed my outlook. I am grateful to be a part of his life and to witness the tangible changes as he grows up and finds his place in the world.

Peter

Big Sib Mentor

We work hard to have a diverse racial, religious, and socioeconomic population. Horizons for Youth heard that and responded to that in a very positive way.

Mary Ellen

Former Principal of Francis Xavier Warde School

Horizons for Youth has really been able to supplement the resources our students need that our schools cannot provide on their own.

Dr. Natalie Johnson

Education Researcher & Tutor

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22nd Annual
On Cloud Nine

Saturday, February 5, 2022

On Cloud Nine was founded in 2001 to honor the memory of Paige Barnett, who passed away at the age of 18 months on February 2, 2000. To learn more about the event and purchase your tickets, click below!

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The YPB Bowl-A-Thon is back! Grab your ugly sweater and join us Saturday, December 11th at Timber Lanes for a fun afternoon. Food / Open Bar / Raffle Early Bird pricing through December 4 $65 for Individual Bowler $300 for a Team of 5 $50 for Non Bowlers Pricing increases to $70 for Individual and…

#GivingTuesday is here! Today we celebrate Silvia, who joined in 3rd grade over a decade ago. She reflected on the impact Horizons’ College Program had on her life, “[it] really helped my mom and me. I’m a first-generation college student, so when I couldn’t rely on my family [for answers], I knew Horizons would be…

Don’t forget, #GivingTuesday is tomorrow! Don’t miss this chance to support Horizons for Youth as we continue sharing why we’re #ThankfulforThirty 🎉

The 22nd Annual On Cloud Nine event is back!! In person! Join us Saturday, February 5th at a new venue - The Geraghty - from 7pm-11:30pm. Tickets and Sponsorship now available online at horizons-for-youth.org/oncloudnine/ *Out of concern for the safety of our guests, we are requiring everyone attending to be fully vaccinated. We will closely…

"When I was in college, a Board member connected me to an internship at Goldman Sachs for my junior and senior year, and, thanks to that, I graduated with a full-time job on Wall Street. The relationships at Horizons are truly long-lasting, and I couldn’t be happier to have been a part of it." -…

A little #tbt to Martin's early days at @horizonsforyouth and then in 2019, aside his mentor Joe, at Martin's graduation from the University of Iowa. "Honestly, what excites me the most [about my future] is the possibility of it all. I think Horizons for Youth gave me the foundation for everything I could really need…