Core Purpose & Vision: Boys Lead Foundation is dedicated to empowering, educating, and elevating young men, particularly those from underrepresented communities. It delivers holistic programs that focus on mental, physical, and emotional growth, equipping boys and young men with the tools to succeed in life. The vision is to see every young man, regardless of background, confident, equipped, and supported to reach his full potential.
Values – The 5 Es:
Embrace diversity and inclusivity.
Encourage respect and healthy relationships.
Equip youth with life knowledge and practical skills.
Empower them to achieve their best.
Elevate their transition into adulthood as strong, responsible individuals.
Key Programs & Services:
Mentorship: Matching youth with positive male role models for personal development, goal setting, and life guidance.
Educational Workshops: Covering topics like financial literacy, health and wellness, and career planning.
Leadership Training: Building skills in decision-making, public speaking, and team leadership to prepare young men for leadership roles.
Community Engagement: Encouraging youth participation in service projects and social responsibility initiatives.
Career & College Preparation: Offering support in college applications, career exploration, and internship/job-shadowing opportunities.
Health & Cultural Programming: Promoting physical fitness, mental health awareness, and exposure to arts and cultural experiences.
Online Resources: Providing digital access to tutoring, webinars, and educational materials through an online resource library.
Boys Lead Foundation equips boys and young men with the relationships, guidance, knowledge, practical skills, and opportunities they need to become confident, responsible, purpose-driven men and contributing leaders in their families and communities
1. A Permanent Home for Boys’ Development
We are seeking support to lease, prepare, and operate the BEXT Center for Boys and Young Men in North Dallas for one full year. The Center will provide a consistent and safe environment for mentoring, learning, skills development, family engagement, and community programming.
2. Technology and BYTES Equipment
We need laptops, tablets, coding resources, software, internet access, audiovisual equipment, and other technology needed to deliver digital-literacy and innovation programming.
3. Boypreneur and Hands-On Training Resources
We need entrepreneurship workbooks, financial-literacy materials, tools, equipment, supplies, and practical learning stations that allow boys to build, create, experiment, and solve real-world problems.
4. Mentors and Skilled Instructors
We seek screened and trained mentors, educators, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, tradespeople, artists, and community leaders who can guide boys and deliver practical learning experiences.
5. Participant Support
Funding is needed for transportation, meals, program materials, shirts, certificates, scholarships, safeguarding, and other assistance that removes barriers to participation.
6. Founding Partners
We are seeking corporations, foundations, churches, schools, businesses, and community organizations to become founding partners of the BEXT Center through funding, equipment, professional expertise, volunteers, and in-kind support.
Equity Statement
Boys Lead Foundation believes every boy should have access to the relationships, opportunities, practical experiences, and supportive environments required to reach his full potential.
We recognize that race, disability, family income, geography, educational access, family circumstances, and other systemic barriers can affect the opportunities available to boys. We respond by creating inclusive programs, reducing barriers to participation, engaging families, and directing resources toward boys and communities with limited access to mentoring and developmental opportunities.
Our programs welcome boys and young men from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and family backgrounds. We are committed to dignity, fairness, safeguarding, responsible representation, and creating environments in which every participant is respected and supported.
Boys Lead Foundation is committed to creating a world where every boy and young man—regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, ability, sexual orientation, economic status, or background—has equitable access to the tools, opportunities, relationships, and support needed to reach his full potential.
We recognize that systemic barriers and inequities disproportionately affect boys from underrepresented and underserved communities. Our programs are designed to help remove these barriers by creating inclusive and supportive environments, amplifying diverse voices, reducing obstacles to participation, and promoting representation among our leadership, staff, mentors, and community partners.
We believe equity requires more than equal treatment; it requires intentional action. Through targeted resources, mentorship, advocacy, practical opportunities, and strong community partnerships, we work to ensure that every boy has a meaningful opportunity to learn, lead, develop, and thrive.
Our commitment to equity informs every decision we make, every partnership we form, and every program we deliver.
Organization name
Boys Lead Foundation
Tax id (EIN)
81-4801995
Causes
Youth & Children
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
1651 N Collins Blvd, STE 124