Accredited classes
Credentialed Teacher-Mentors teach daily electives in partner schools — character, leadership, and life skills.
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Building long-term, life-changing relationships with youth
Equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community.
Through full-time Teacher-Mentors, year-round programming, and a long-term relational approach in four areas: accredited classes, mentoring, adventure, and college & career.
About Elevate →If you consider yourself successful, chances are, somewhere along your journey there were people who encouraged or pushed you towards your potential.
It may have been a parent, a teacher, a relative, or a mentor. Unfortunately, many of today's youth lack this positive guidance, resulting in alarming dropout, teen pregnancy, and incarceration rates. That's where Elevate comes in — with meaningful relationships, opportunities, and experiences that shape students into the young adults we know they can become.
Young people in under-resourced communities across 20 cities.
Full-time Teacher-Mentors showing up, year after year.
Donors, partners, and volunteers who fund the work together.
Students on-track to graduate — and thrive beyond.
Elevate employs a holistic approach to meet each child's needs. This means full-time salaried Teacher-Mentors, year-round programming, cross-age mentoring, and a long-term relational approach in four areas: accredited classes, mentoring, adventure, and college & career.
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Credentialed Teacher-Mentors teach daily electives in partner schools — character, leadership, and life skills.
Inside the classroom →
The same trusted adult shows up for a student across grades, transitions, and years.
How mentoring works →
Camps, service, and travel. Adventure expands what young people believe is possible.
Where we take students →
Campus visits, FAFSA and essay help, internships, and career coaching.
The path after high school →
High school graduation is an important predictor for a student's overall health and long-term success. Yet research shows that students of color, students from low-income families, and other historically underserved populations graduate at rates substantially lower than the national average.
See our outcomes →Self-awareness, resilience, and the capacity to form healthy relationships.
Learn more →Attendance, achievement, and the confidence to keep going.
Learn more →Service, citizenship, and a felt sense of belonging.
Learn more →Integrity, responsibility, and leadership across settings.
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Breaking generational cycles and returning to the work that shaped her.
A steady Teacher-Mentor helped him write his life in pencil, not pen.
An alum whose story continues through leadership and long-term support.
A story from across the network about what consistent care can change.
Colorado UpLift began in Denver in 1982. Now Elevate has expanded the program model to cities across America — each one independent, locally led, and connected through a national network.
Our network →
How has the Elevate model proven successful for over 30 years? We create developmental assets, build strong character, inspire school success, and encourage community engagement.
$100 helps fund the next generation of leaders through Teacher-Mentors, year-round programming, and long-term relationships.
Every gift goes to the Teacher-Mentors who show up for students — year after year, in 20 cities, for the long haul.
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