OUR STORY
FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE TO PURPOSE
Mixed Behavior Foundation was founded by husband-and-wife team Alonzo (Tae) and Sasha Jackson, whose lived experiences shaped a shared commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for individuals, families, and communities too often overlooked or underserved.
Their experiences with adversity, family, parenthood, and navigating systems gave them a firsthand understanding of the barriers many people face—and reinforced their belief that meaningful change requires more than programs. It requires relationships, consistency, access, and people willing to walk alongside you.
As parents of a blended family of seven children, Sasha and Alonzo have built Mixed Behavior Foundation with family at its core. Their children have grown alongside the organization, witnessing its evolution from an idea rooted in purpose into a growing community-based organization. Today, members of their family also contribute to the work, making MBF not only an organization they founded, but a legacy their family is helping build.
What began with two people determined to turn experience into purpose has grown into a team of professionals, mentors, facilitators, partners, and family members working to create pathways toward healing, stability, opportunity, and long-term success.
For Sasha and Alonzo, the work remains deeply personal. Mixed Behavior Foundation represents what can happen when lived experience becomes purpose—and when a family chooses to use what they’ve learned to help other families move forward.
Together, they’re building more than programs. They’re building something their children and their communities can carry forward.
PROGRAMS BUILT FROM PURPOSE
Since 2020, Alonzo and Sasha Jackson have developed original programs and initiatives through Mixed Behavior Foundation, shaped by lived experience and the evolving needs of the communities we serve.
ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
I Choose ME • No Days Off • Amongst Athletes℠ • S.H.I.F.T. • Play7 • HIGH-Tech • Young Kings •
SIGNATURE INITIATIVES
Amongst Men • Amongst Us • Humble Giving • Project HEAVY
ONE SHARED PURPOSE
Mental wellness, mentorship, athletics, creative expression, workforce development, leadership, and community support.
Our Mission
Building pathways toward stability, healing, and long-term success.
Mixed Behavior Foundation exists to help people reconnect with who they are, recognize their potential, and move toward what’s possible.
Through culturally responsive, trauma-informed programs and community-based services, we walk alongside youth, adults, and families with the guidance, resources, relationships, and opportunities they need to build stability, strengthen well-being, and move forward.
From prevention and early intervention to care coordination, reentry, workforce development, wellness, creative expression, and mentorship, we meet people where they are while helping create pathways toward where they want to go.
What's Your Purpose?
Our vision
Creating a future where people are supported, seen and able to grow
We envision communities where people are supported, seen, and given the space to grow into who they are meant to be. A future where healing is possible, opportunities are accessible, and purpose is not just discovered, it's lived.
Our values
Purpose
We believe everyone has purpose—even when life, circumstances, or setbacks make it difficult to see. We help people reconnect with their strengths and what’s possible.
Authenticity
We show up as we are and create space for others to do the same. No masks. No judgment. Just honest connection, trust, and respect.
Consistency
We don’t just show up once. We stay connected, follow through, and build the relationships that meaningful change requires.
Community
We believe people thrive when they feel seen, supported, and connected. We build with our communities—not simply for them.
Growth
We believe change is possible. We create environments where people can heal, learn, grow, and define what moving forward looks like for themselves.
Access
We work to remove barriers and connect people with the resources, opportunities, and support they need to move forward.
Our Impact
Rooted in community. Growing our reach.
Rooted in community. Growing our reach.
Mixed Behavior Foundation has expanded its reach across Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, and Riverside Counties, building meaningful relationships with schools, community-based organizations, public agencies, and local partners.
Our impact spans youth and adult services, mental wellness, mentorship, athletics, creative arts, workforce d
Mixed Behavior Foundation has expanded its reach across Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, and Riverside Counties, building meaningful relationships with schools, community-based organizations, public agencies, and local partners.
Our impact spans youth and adult services, mental wellness, mentorship, athletics, creative arts, workforce development, reentry support, care coordination, resource navigation, and community outreach.
Every community is different. Our commitment remains the same: show up, build trust, create access, and stay connected.
Who We Support
Rooted in community. Growing our reach.
- Youth & Young Adults
- Adults & Families
- Justice-Impacted Individuals & Returning Community Members
- Individuals Experiencing Housing Instability
- Individuals Navigating Behavioral Health or Substance Use Challenges
- Students & Student-Athletes
- Individuals Seeking Employment, Life Skills & Resource Support
- Communities Facing Barriers to Access and Opportunity
What We Do
- Youth & Family Programs
- Mental Wellness & Mentorship
- Case Management & Care Coordination
- Housing & Resource Navigation
- Reentry & Justice-Impacted Support
- Workforce Development & Life Skills
- Creative Arts & Media
- Athletics & Wellness
- Community Outreach & Engagement
Our Approach
- Meet People Where They Are
- Build Trust & Connection
- Provide Individualized Support
- Address the Whole Person
- Connect People to Resources & Opportunity
- Stay Consistent & Follow Through
Real Work. Real People. real change
We show up where it matters most—building relationships, creating access, and providing real support that helps people and communities move forward.
Our reach is growing. Our partnerships are growing. And so is our impact.
What’s Your Purpose?
