The Problem

Socio-economic issues among inner-city male youth in:
* Educational achievement
* Juvenile incarceration
* Joblessness and access to opportunities

The Solution

Love, attention, higher expectations and standards through...
...a well researched construct of classroom training combined with field experience and cultural awareness...designed to inform, inspire, challenge, motivate, and prepare youth

Our Clients

Male youth ages 6 to 18
Referral required by parent, teacher, or community official Our Youth Foundation Building Program© (YFB) has been designed to significantly increase the odds of achievement and success by providing programs of Mentoring, Educational Assistance, Leadership Training, Life Skills Orientation, and Cultural Awareness

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How to Help

Great Oak is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit. We rely on donations for a substational portion of our funding to run our program. Every aspect of the services we provide to students is free. Our program expenses range from facility and materials for Leadership Academy to transportation for students as part of our cultural awareness activities. Every donation for Great Oak will make a difference in assisting in building lasting foundations for our youth.

Great Oak Needs List

  1. Lunch for each of 8 sessions of the Men and Boys Unity Program. These sessions are held one Saturday morning every monthJanuary thru May and September thru November. Cost: $125.00 for each session
  2. Dinner/materials for each quarterly Parental Involvement meeting. Cost: $250.00 each quarter
  3. Media Projector. Cost range for mainstream level - $799.00 to $1099.00
  4. Great Oak T-Shirts ($500.00)
  5. Great Oak Polo Shirts ($600.00)
  6. Momentos (Pens/Pencils) ($500.00)
  7. Great Oak Printed Material (Brochures, etc) ($500.00)
  8. Copier Paper ($600.00)

    Volunteer - We Need You!

  • College Student Volunteers - Download application here.
  • Other Volunteers - Download application here.

 

Donate


Donate by check Send checks to Great Oak, P. O. Box 1465, Fayetteville, NC 28302

Thank You