mission
Our nonprofit Mission
At ENDERS PROJECT EQUAL ACCESS, INC., we are dedicated to empowering underserved youth by providing equal access scholarships to participate in sports, arts, summer camps, afterschool programs, and clubs. These scholarships remove financial barriers, allowing youth to engage in opportunities that inspire growth, develop skills, and build brighter futures.
In addition to scholarships, we create partnerships with youth programs to introduce our unique functional health awareness initiatives. Through quick, engaging daily or weekly Nutrition Chats, we seamlessly integrate health education into existing programming, equipping youth with the knowledge to make healthier choices that positively impact their lives both now and in the future.
How we do it
We identify high-quality youth programs and form partnerships that allow us to:
- Provide Scholarships to underserved youth, granting them access to programs they couldn’t otherwise afford.
- Introduce Nutrition and Health Awareness Programming: Through 3-minute daily “Nutrition Chats,” staff trainings, and take-home resources, we provide fun, practical health education that enhances the program experience.
These partnerships are built on a shared mission to provide enriching opportunities while empowering your to prioritize their well-being.
Why we do it
We believe breaking the cycle of poverty begins with opportunity, exposure, and mentorship. Equal access scholarships allow youth to participate in life-changing programs, but our mission extends further. By introducing health awareness and mentorship into these experiences, we ensure that each child is equipped with the tools and confidence to rise above financial barriers and achieve long-term success.
Our approach is built on a tri-positional immersion model, helping youth gain:
- Access to extracurricular opportunities that inspire and empower.
- Functional health awareness for a foundation of lifelong well-being.
- Career mentorship to guide and prepare them for a brighter future.
Partner with us
We collaborate with sports, arts, and afterschool programs to identify scholarship recipients and incorporate health awareness into their existing frameworks. By partnering with us, you provide youth with the tools they need to thrive.
We invite companies, particularly in the health and wellness industries, to support this mission through sponsorships, donations, or in-kind contributions. Your partnership allows us to fund scholarships and create health education resources, which are shared with families through take-home brochures, booklets, and staff trainings. Sponsors also have the opportunity to feature their brand on materials, amplifying their impact and reach.
Together, we can empower a generation to overcome financial barriers, embrace healthier futures, and succeed.
How we make Nutrition interesting for both staff and kids?
3 minute conversations that easily fit into an organization’s tight programming. We give the “Do you know?” topic and allow it to become an interesting, no pressure, kind of conversation for a few minutes. By the end of the year the staff and youth (or adults) have gained knowledge on FUNCTIONAL Nutrition that will benefit their health in years to come.
In 2024, we are focused on growing and diversifying our scholarship program. Our organization will continue to examine, address and close the opportunity gaps that so many of our kids face while bringing mentorship to make an impact past today.
ENDERS PROJECT EQUAL ACCESS, INC. empowers underserved youth by providing equal access scholarships for sports, arts, summer camps, afterschool programs, and clubs as a foundation for opportunity. In addition to these scholarships, we offer career mentorship and health awareness, creating a pathway to help children break financial barriers and achieve their full potential.
HOW? We started as a partnership with a for-profit company providing sports, after school, and summer camp programs, where we identified youth who needed scholarships to participate. Inspired by the impact, we are expanding our mission to partner with other youth programs to offer scholarships. In addition, we provide age appropriate career mentorship and health awareness initiatives tailored to the developmental needs of the youth, ensuring these opportunities not only inspire but also equip them with the tools to overcome financial barriers and build brighter futures.
WHY? Our “why” is rooted in the belief that breaking the cycle of poverty begins with providing opportunity, exposure, and mentorship within trusted environments. Scholarships are just the first step-we strive to do more by equipping youth with the tools, age-appropriate guidance, and experiences they need. Through tailored career mentorship and health awareness initiatives, we empower them to rise above their current circumstances and build pathways toward brighter, self-sustaining futures.
Extraordinary Experiences
Exposure can open eyes. Hope can ignite a dream. Encouragement can make someone believe in what lives within them.
Changing perspective can change lives.
Our Core Values
To raise awareness through grassroots marketing campaigns to bring funding to fulfill our goals of:
- Functional Nutrition Awareness
- Career readiness
- Mentorship
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO?
Our nation is failing younger generations in healthcare. Our system has become a “treat the symptom, not the root cause” approach healthcare that leaves society more sick and epigenetically sets the next generation up for a harder path of wellness.
We know by educating this generation with FUNCTIONAL Nutrition, it will change the way our society looks at healthcare both financially and treatment wise. By teaching youth how food choices impact health and allowing them to understand how their bodies work to prevent disease will bring them to a better understanding on how to take their future health into their own hands.
We are also building a career mentorship program to explore different career paths at a young age to allow them to navigate their own passions along side mentors who can help guide them towards their future dreams. Exposure is crucial for opportunity and passions to be developed. This in turn will impact the economic future of our youth which opens up opportunity for healthier lifestyles and communities, which all feeds back into their nutrition. Food deserts and lack of education is all certain communities know. We need to tackle both health and career awareness to make a real impact.