Tavis Smiley Foundation
Empowering today's youth for tomorrow.

LEAD. LOVE. SAVE. SERVE.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you won't serve the people.

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Founded:
1999
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Founded:
1999

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Website:
http://www.youthtoleaders.org
Company Overview:
Author, advocate, and media personality Tavis Smiley founded the Tavis Smiley Foundation in 1999 after granting a request from a single mother to have her son shadow him for a week. The experience proved to be so positive for Tavis he recognized a need for a leadership program that would inspire and impact hundreds of youth.

The result was Youth to Leaders - a program that would identify teens with great potential and provide training to help them develop into leaders.

To date more than 6,000... (read more)
Mission:
The mission of the Tavis Smiley Foundation is to enlighten, encourage and empower youth by providing leadership training that will promote and enhance the quality of life for themselves, communities and our world.