Stacks Youth Project Information

Stacks Youth Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization that was founded in 2009. Our mission is to empower teens to become world changers through eliminating the barriers stacked up against them by providing a positive family environment with mentors that encourage all to discover their purpose and who help teens stack up tools to achieve excellence. Stacks long term desire is to be a large 24 hour youth center that offers a wide variety of activities for youth. Currently Stacks holds regular events and activities at our Youth Center located at the 305 North Scott, Belton Mo. Our Vision is to Empower Teens to Excellence. We plan to do this through our mentors working one on one with students and taking them through a program that we our developing called Stacks. Our Goal is that every student that comes through our doors would have the opportunity to be mentored and walked through the levels. Every student would start at level 1 then the goal would be they would leave at level six. Stack 1 Eliminating barriers (On Going) -eating disorders, Drugs, self-harm, grades, homelessness, food, driver licenses, abuse, etc. Stack 2 Developing Good Character necessary for achieving excellence (On going) Stack 3 Exploring interest and gifts Stack 4 Finding their purpose and working one on one with a mentor to help them develop their vision and a plan of action to achieve it. Stack 5 Mentor a younger student Stack 6 Mentors support teens beyond Stacks as they work towards achieving their dreams. Stack 7 Teens living the dream and coming back to Stacks to share.