Leadership
Build the skills to guide, contribute, and make thoughtful choices.
About Urban Prep
On our way up.
Our mission
Urban Prep facilitates experiences that equip and empower young people with the life, learning, and leadership skills needed to navigate adolescence and transition into adulthood, where they can thrive, not just survive.
Our vision
We want young people to emerge into adulthood happy, healthy, and whole; to lead and succeed through resiliency, creativity, and social responsibility; and to be supported, secure, and strong, strengthening our whole community.
Prepped for Success
Four pillars. One brighter future.
Scholarship
Value learning, curiosity, and growth at every stage.
Citizenship
Strengthen connection, responsibility, and belonging in community.
Service
Show care for others through meaningful service and community action.
What guides us
Our values.
Accountability
We care for the resources entrusted to us: food, funds, families, team members, and community trust.
Research & learning
We keep learning and evolving to meet the needs of young people, families, and communities.
Wholistic wellbeing
We foster safe spaces for the social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of young people and their families.
Community-centricity
We center community voices, priorities, and wellbeing in decisions and actions.
Relationships & partnerships
We collaborate through integrity, trust, mutual respect, and enduring relationships.
Innovation with intentionality
We respond with focused purpose to the needs of young people, families, and communities.
Youth empowerment
We believe in the limitless potential of young people and invest in them as a key to a brighter future.
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