Programs

🔶 9 to Thrive

Ages 13–18 | Pillars: Body + Mind

A boxing-based discipline and personal development pathway that turns daily habits into life skills.
Youth learn:

• Self-control, emotional regulation, and composure

• Time management, consistency, and follow-through

• Respect, communication, and personal accountability

• Goal setting and leadership inside the gym

Outcomes:
Youth show improved behavior at home and school, stronger decision-making, higher confidence, and readiness for work or advanced programs.

🔶 Flip the Script

Ages 13–24 | Pillars: Money + Mind

Your entrepreneurship & financial literacy engine.
This program takes the natural hustle in our communities and channels it into legitimate, income-producing ventures:

• Clothing brands and merchandise

• E-commerce and online stores

• Logistics and delivery services

• Creative production: editing, branding, digital storytelling

• Real estate and ownership basics

• Web design, templates, digital products

Outcomes:
Youth launch real income streams, learn business discipline, and gain financial stability skills that protect them from the streets’ “fast money” traps.

🔶 The Reset

Ages 12–24 | Pillars: Mind + Impact

A mental health and emotional resilience track built for youth who’ve carried more than they were ever meant to.
Using boxing, guided conversations, and trauma-informed mentorship, youth learn:

• Emotional regulation and anger processing

• Coping strategies they can actually use

• Identity, purpose, and personal grounding

• Breaking generational patterns

Outcomes:
Youth stabilize, communicate better, reduce conflict, and develop emotional maturity.

🔷 StreetCode

Ages 13–24 | Pillars: Money + Mind
Future-of-Work. Digital Hustle. Tech Pathways.

StreetCode turns digital knowledge into economic opportunity.
Built to bridge the gap between where youth come from and where technology can take them.

What Youth Learn

• AI literacy and responsible use

• Technology fundamentals

• Cybersecurity + digital safety

• Branding, editing, content creation

• Coding basics and digital storytelling

• Building online businesses and portfolios

College + Career Pathways

Street Code connects youth with:

• College tech departments for tours, dual-credit options, and early enrollment support

• University partners offering computer science, digital media, cybersecurity, and entrepreneurship tracks

• Scholarship opportunities tied to STEM, digital arts, and emerging tech

• Career fairs, campus visits, internship programs, and job pipelines

Community Impact

Street Code builds a bridge between the neighborhood and the future:

• Youth build digital platforms for small businesses and community orgs

• Youth assist principals, school staff, and block clubs with tech projects

• Youth learn to use technology for storytelling, advocacy, and community healing

Outcomes

Youth leave with real 21st-century skills, professional portfolios, and access to high-income career lanes that were previously out of reach.

🔷 B.L.O.C.S.C.

Building Leaders On Community & Social Change
Ages 14–24 | Pillars: Impact + Mind

This is your leadership transformation engine — built on real influence, real community ties, and real accountability.

What Youth Learn

• Conflict resolution and emotional discipline

• Accountability, leadership, responsibility

• Civic engagement, public speaking, and diplomacy

• Organizing community events and peace initiatives

• De-escalation and community problem-solving

Community + Leadership Pathways

BLOCSC positions youth as emerging leaders by connecting them directly with:

• Aldermen, state reps, and city officials

• Community organizers, block clubs, and park district leaders

• School principals, counselors, and assistant principals

• Faith leaders and local business owners

• Police district leadership (in a trauma-informed, bridge-building way)

This creates a pipeline where youth become:

• Community ambassadors

• Violence interrupters

• Youth organizers

• Advisory board members

• Liaisons between institutions and the streets

Outcomes

Youth transform from “influence with no direction” into community architects — building peace instead of breaking it.

🔷 Heart of the City

Ages 10–24 | Pillars: Body + Mind

A full-spectrum wellness and sports medicine track that empowers youth to understand, protect, and strengthen their bodies — physically and professionally.

What Youth Learn

• Injury prevention

• Nutrition for performance

• Strength, conditioning, and mobility

• Rest, recovery, mindset, discipline

• Holistic wellness practices

Career + Education Pathways

Heart of the City opens doors to:

• Sports medicine programs

• Athletic training and kinesiology departments

• Culinary schools focused on nutrition + plant-based performance

• Medical pathway exposure: physical therapy, orthopedics, nursing, EMT, and sports rehab

• Internships with athletic programs, gyms, trainers, and wellness organizations

Youth start seeing themselves as:

• Trainers

• Physical therapists

• Health entrepreneurs

• Chefs focused on fuel and performance

• Wellness influencers

• Medical pathway students

Outcomes

Healthier bodies. Stronger minds. Real career inspiration. Lifelong habits.

🔶 7. ReRoute: The Be The Proof Re-Entry Track

Ages 13–24 | Pillars: Mind + Impact + Money

Official, donor-safe program name:
ReRoute: The Be The Proof Re-Entry Track

Internal cultural identity:
Off Papers — the accountability milestone

This is your justice-system re-entry pathway for youth navigating probation, court cases, or street entanglements.

ReRoute provides:

• Court advocacy and attendance support

• Boxing-based structure and discipline

• Life navigation and conflict de-escalation

• Purpose, accountability, and identity building

• Education and employment alignment

• Paid pathways through workforce or entrepreneurship tracks

"Off Papers" Milestone:
A cultural rite of passage inside the program symbolizing growth, consistency, compliance, and a changed direction.

Outcomes:
Youth stabilize, return to school or work, reduce recidivism, and build a future not tied to the justice system