“Donations to our fiscally sponsored projects allow them to respond to critical needs in our community. Thanks to the support of many donors, Community Initiatives serves inspired leaders as they build new programs to benefit us all.”

M. Melanie Beene
PRESIDENT AND CEO
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Eastern Horizons


Founded in 2003 Eastern Horizons works with Bay Area at-risk youth to help them envision, believe and achieve an amazing life.  Our goal is to give students a chance to have meaningful experiences outside of their neighborhoods while also providing them with academic support, guidance and mentoring during the school year.

Each summer the students are provided with full scholarships to Camps Indian and Forest Acres in Maine.  Indian and Forest Acres are traditional seven-week camps celebrating their 90th summer in 2013. The camps provide an incredibly nurturing, fun and supportive environment.  Our students are encouraged to continue at the camps through the age of seventeen.  This summer experience is coupled with a comprehensive year-round program in which students are provided academic support and tutoring, a full SAT preparation course and college counseling.  In addition to enhancing the academic engagement of students, we also strive to enrich their relationships with each other, in order to build a strong and supportive group.  We have monthly meals, hiking trips, excursions to San Francisco and other social activities.  Eastern Horizons also provides guidance to all students in both group and individual settings.

These experiences give Eastern Horizons students the confidence and skills to succeed in life.  We are empowering these young people so that one day they can give back to themselves, their families and their communities.

 

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