Foundation Case Statement


History
In 2001, government funding to YouthZone was dramatically cut causing the organization to scramble to raise funds for its services. Recognizing the value of a steady funding source, the YouthZone board established the YouthZone Foundation to ensure long-term, generation to generation, stable funding for YouthZone. The YouthZone Foundation established a campaign goal to reach a fund balance of $1,000,000 by the end of 2012. At the end of 2008 The Foundation is nearly halfway there! Our ultimate goal is a $5 million endowment.

Mission
The YouthZone Foundation provides a financial legacy of opportunity, empowerment, and a future of choice for YouthZone and the youth, families and communities they serve.

Vision
Through ongoing financial support of YouthZone programs we are ensuring in every community, in every home, for every child, a better future.
We believe we each have a call to action. Through our efforts we are building a lasting legacy for YouthZone.
Our Foundation provides YouthZone the power to:
· Respond to local needs,
· Provide opportunity where it wasn’t before,
· Empower families and youth to make sound choices and achieve promising futures,
· Endure.
Our investment in the futures of families and children is an investment in the future for all of us.


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"Lisa and I believe strongly that the best way to create a great community is to pour time and money into its children." - Scott Sobke