MISSION
HI4Y delivers programs and experiences to inspire young people from diverse backgrounds to be fully engaged in school and life and to become global citizens who display empathy, compassion, belief in equality, and dedication to making the world a better place.
VISION
A world where all children, regardless of their economic and cultural environment, have opportunities and choices to pursue their dreams.
METHOD
Hands in 4 Youth teaches young people how to set and pursue goals, live in the world, reflect on their experiences, and take progressive action.
Our programs prepare youth ages 6 to 17 for fuller engagement in school and life. We are educators in critical areas of social development and self-awareness: traits that lead to higher performance in school and the real world.
The development areas around which we build our programs are: Social Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, and Educational Prowess. Short-term behavioral outcomes in each area are predictors of long-term changes that lead to more positive conduct, stronger academic performance, and healthy social development.
Our guiding principle is that a young person’s development and success can most effectively result through the practice of setting and pursuing goals, living responsibly in the world, reflecting on achievements and failures, and taking progressive action towards their goals.
We have tested this theory and measured our impact by evaluating our staff and program practices and conducting pre- and post-surveys of our participants with very positive results. Our aim is to seize and promote the science behind our century of youth development magic!