Operation REACH’s cradle-to-careers pipeline of programs engages, empowers, and inspires children and youth ages 3 months to 25 years old. Our programs develop in young people the academic and social skills that lead to lifelong success and community-focused leadership.
Operation REACH’s Pipeline of Programs
Knowledge Garden Child Development Center – a state-of-the-art child development center that provides children, ages 3 months to 4 years old, a high-quality, safe, and nurturing learning environment.
Home for Homework – an after school homework assistance and mentoring program for youth in kindergarten
through grade 8.
Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund (GYAF) – a youth philanthropy and leadership training program that empowers youth to make strategic investments in their peers and community.
College Bound – an ACT preparation and academic tutoring program designed to ensure that low-income students are not denied access to college solely because of financial obstacles or because of their college entrance exam scores.
Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps (GYAC) – a national network of college-age AmeriCorps volunteers who dedicate a term of service to engaging, empowering and inspiring youth through leadership and service-learning opportunities.
Gulfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project (GYBP) – a youth-led social enterprise focusing on the production and sale of biodiesel fuel as a means of educating and developing the leadership and social entrepreneurship of young people as part of a “Green Collar” workforce.
Parent Education Review Board (PERB) – an independent community-based family-school intermediary that builds capacity for greater parent engagement in schools.