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I'd like to introduce you to Carissa. Carissa is half Caucasian and half Latina. She often felt out of place within the Latinx community because she could not speak Spanish and isolated from her peers because she was one of the few people of color in a predominantly white community. Carissa has also struggled with Bipolar disorder and found it difficult to feel grounded through this. However, she says coming to the Club has helped her accept her cultural identity and receive needed support. Within the Clubs, she met kids with diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, and these differences were celebrated and appreciated. She also received kindness and support as she explored different treatments. Carissa is now excelling academically. She plans to attend a four-year University and cannot wait to explore career paths in law and marketing.

Your gift will produce opportunities for countless young people like Carissa today, tomorrow, and in the future. It will provide kids a space where they are encouraged and cared for. It will provide healthy meals, access to technology, impactful programs, access to mental health support, homework help, and much more. Help support those special moments for the young people we serve. Give today.