Mission
WE LIFT UP AND LIGHT UP THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE FACING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES BY FOSTERING INCLUSION AND HOPE. (EXPANDED MISSION ON SCHEDULE O)WE WILL TRANSFORM DESPAIR INTO HOPE, SADNESS INTO JOY, ISOLATION INTO CONNECTEDNESS, AND FEAR INTO COURAGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MANHATTAN/KANSAS CITY AREAS. WE WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ELEVATE THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, FOCUSING ON PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE. WE WILL CARRY ON THE SPIRIT OF DANIEL KEATING, WHOSE SMILE WAS CONTAGIOUS, WHOSE HEART WAS ALWAYS OPEN, AND WHOSE KINDNESS WAS GIVEN FREELY AND WITHOUT JUDGMENT.