Accountability
We care for the resources entrusted to us: food, funds, families, team members, and community trust.
About Urban Prep
On our way up.
Our mission
Urban Prep facilitates experiences that equip and empower young people with the life, learning, and leadership skills needed to navigate adolescence and transition into adulthood, where they can thrive, not just survive.
Our vision
We want young people to emerge into adulthood happy, healthy, and whole; to lead and succeed through resiliency, creativity, and social responsibility; and to be supported, secure, and strong, strengthening our whole community.
What guides us
Our values.
Research & learning
We keep learning and evolving to meet the needs of young people, families, and communities.
Wholistic wellbeing
We foster safe spaces for the social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of young people and their families.
Community-centricity
We center community voices, priorities, and wellbeing in decisions and actions.
Relationships & partnerships
We collaborate through integrity, trust, mutual respect, and enduring relationships.
Innovation with intentionality
We respond with focused purpose to the needs of young people, families, and communities.
Youth empowerment
We believe in the limitless potential of young people and invest in them as a key to a brighter future.
Scholarship · Leadership · Citizenship