Bandwagons Youth Initiative

Bandwagons Youth Initiative looks to tackle a current and worsening societal issue: the mental health crisis among youth. Society often focuses on the mental health needs of adults, while we are failing our youth. The toll that this pandemic has taken on our youth requires us to do more. Even before the pandemic, the pressures alone that are placed upon youth to be the best academically and/or athletically in order to achieve success bring a great deal of stress. BYI wants to help tackle the increasing need for youth social/emotional learning, and the financial barriers to youth participation in sports. BYI will support youth both academically and socially through educational tutoring, mentorship, and athletic coaching, training, and support. With mentorship through academics and sports, BYI will help youth internalize their greatness and full potential for life, and then teach others how to do so too.