Young people today face a world of rapid change, uncertainty, and unprecedented challenges. Academic achievement alone is no longer sufficient to prepare students for independent adulthood or active civic participation. Recognizing these evolving needs, Your-S-A has been established as a dedicated nonprofit, building on the 23 years of expertise of the Center for Entrepreneurship. The parent organization’s decades of experience in designing high-impact youth programs, fostering entrepreneurship education, and mentoring emerging leaders provides a solid foundation for Your-S-A’s mission.
Your-S-A delivers programs that address the full spectrum of student development, going beyond classroom learning to focus on life skills, social capabilities, professional readiness, civic engagement, and historical understanding. By leveraging proven strategies and decades of hands-on experience, every initiative is designed to create measurable, meaningful impact on students’ lives.
Youth Life Skills Programs equip students with the practical tools needed to manage independence, personal organization, time management, budgeting, and decision-making. These programs build confidence, resilience, and a sense of personal responsibility, preparing young people to navigate life successfully while fostering self-reliance and initiative. Learn more about our Youth Development programs.
Job Readiness and Career Navigation prepares students for the transition from school to the workforce. Through hands-on workshops, experiential learning, and expert guidance, participants develop resumes, interview skills, workplace communication, and early career planning. These high-impact programs help students enter professional environments with confidence, clarity, and a strategic approach to their future. Explore our Career Readiness programs.
Mentorship and Guidance connects students with experienced educators, professionals, and civic leaders. Through one-on-one coaching and group mentorship, participants receive insights, encouragement, and strategic advice. This mentoring component is critical to fostering personal growth, reinforcing values of integrity and perseverance, and helping students identify and achieve their individual goals. Learn more on our Volunteer opportunities.
Philanthropy Strategy and Nonprofit Consulting provides guidance to individual philanthropists and organizations seeking to maximize the impact of their resources in youth development. By designing high-impact strategies, vetting grantees, providing implementation support, and measuring outcomes, Your-S-A ensures that investments translate into meaningful and measurable benefits for students.
Civic Education and Heritage Programs foster understanding of American history, values, and civic responsibilities. Students engage in educational experiences that connect them to the nation’s founding principles and traditions, developing a sense of purpose, responsibility, and active community engagement. Read more about Our Reach and community initiatives.
Historical Preservation Projects provide hands-on opportunities to safeguard historic sites, documents, and cultural artifacts. Participants gain practical experience in preservation, archival research, and public history initiatives, instilling pride, responsibility, and a deep understanding of the nation’s heritage. This component links tangible preservation work with civic education, reinforcing a lifelong commitment to stewardship and societal contribution.
By integrating these six focus areas, Your-S-A takes a holistic approach to youth development. Programs are carefully designed to address practical skills, professional readiness, social capabilities, civic awareness, and historical understanding simultaneously. This interconnected methodology ensures that students are fully prepared to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and lead with confidence, integrity, and purpose.
Your-S-A builds on the Center for Entrepreneurship’s proven expertise to create high-impact programming that goes beyond traditional education. Students benefit from experiences that prepare them to succeed academically, professionally, and civically while fostering independence, responsibility, and leadership. By equipping youth with skills, mentorship, and knowledge of American values and heritage, Your-S-A cultivates a generation of capable, principled, and engaged leaders ready to contribute meaningfully to society.
In today’s rapidly changing world, Your-S-A’s programs provide a clear, measurable, and high-impact path for student success. By focusing on the whole student, including practical, professional, and civic development, the organization ensures that young people are equipped to thrive, lead, and preserve the values and legacy that define their communities and the nation.