Every teen joins Infinite Family at a different starting point.
Many grapple with food insecurity that makes focusing impossible. Most carry trauma from violence that permeates their communities. All arrive without basic computer skills. Yet, despite these varied challenges, each share one crucial trait: determination to break the poverty barrier and build a better future. Our program meets them exactly where they are — then supports their individual path forward.
What transforms potential into achievement? We cultivate three fundamental qualities: Resilience emerges when mentors help teens convert toxic stress into strength, showing them that setbacks need not define their future. Resourcefulness develops as they master technology and learn to navigate society’s systems designed without them in mind. Responsibility grows through consistent expectations, weekly video sessions, and the accountability that comes from meeting expectations that they’ll follow through.
Many dismiss these teens as “at-risk.” At Infinite Family, we reject that framing. Certainly, they face risk — endemic violence, too few role models, schools without adequate resources. But they also possess drive, creativity, and insight born from overcoming obstacles most will never face. Yet their circumstances often steer them to make decisions that CRUSH opportunities, like dropping out of school.
Infinite Family offers them a path to CREATE opportunities for themselves, to invest in their own futures, and to fuel their drive to succeed. As first-generation university students, our Net Buddies need support to navigate the alien world of financial aid applications, course selection, study strategies, and professional networking with competence and confidence. After graduation, our global network also helps them transition to fast-paced workplaces.
The relationships and skills they build through our mentorship program means that when you support Infinite Family, you invest in young people who will transform not just their own lives but entire communities. They become the role models, the employers and the leaders their communities desperately need. They prove that where you start doesn’t determine where you finish and that — with the right support — any teen can build a productive, self-reliant future.
With gratitude,
Amy Stokes, Founder, President and CEO
