I Choose ME
I CHOOSE ME
Wellness. Identity. Confidence. Connection.
I Choose ME is a culturally responsive enrichment and wellness program supporting young people through mentorship, creative expression, movement, and meaningful connection. Participants build confidence, strengthen relationships, develop healthy coping skills, and explore what it means to choose themselves and their future.
Focus Areas: Mental Wellness • Creative Arts • Healthy Relationships • Leadership
Creative Arts After School with KIIP Bridge Academy Oakland, CA
I Choose ME: Release, Revive, Become! Empowerment Photoshoot
No Days Off: Athletic Development In Action
Building Stronger Student-Athletes—On and Off the Field.
Building Stronger Student-Athletes—On and Off the Field.
No Days Off is Mixed Behavior Foundation’s school-based athletic development program, bringing structured training, sports programming, and enrichment directly to student-athletes.
Through school partnerships, athletic camps, clinics, and skill-building experiences, participants develop fundamentals, conditioning, discipline, teamwork, confidence, and healthy habits while strengthening their performance on and off the field.
Focus Areas: Athletic Development • Sports Training • Conditioning • Teamwork • Discipline & Healthy Habits
AMONGST ATHLETES℠
MENTORSHIP
Connecting student-athletes with current and former athletes, coaches, and professionals who understand the journey.
MENTAL WELLNESS
Creating space for honest conversations around pressure, confidence, identity, resilience, and life beyond the game.
BEYOND SPORTS
Exposing athletes to academics, career pathways, leadership, financial literacy, and opportunities beyond competition.
LEADERSHIP
Building character, accountability, discipline, and the skills to lead on and off the field.
NURTURING MENTAL & PHYSICAL STRENGTH IN SPORTS
ESTABLISHED 2024
Established in 2024, Amongst Athletes℠ empowers and educates young athletes through mentorship, connecting them with former and current athletes, coaches, sports professionals, and community leaders. The program supports their mental, physical, personal, academic, and professional development beyond the game.
PLAY7
CREATIVITY. EXPERIENCE. OPPORTUNITY.
Play7 is a creative career exploration and internship program that gives young people hands-on exposure to the worlds of film, photography, media, storytelling, and content creation.
Through project-based learning and real-world experiences, participants explore creative careers, develop practical skills, build their portfolios, and gain experience working both in front of and behind the camera.
Play7 creates opportunities for emerging creatives to discover their strengths, develop their voice, and see how their creativity can become a pathway to education, employment, entrepreneurship, and purpose.
Focus Areas:
Film & Production • Photography • Digital Media • Storytelling • Career Exploration
MEET THE PLAY7 CREATIVE INTERNS
S.H.I.F.T
Strategic Holistic Innovation for Future Transformation
A 12-week program designed to break cycles of incarceration and poverty by equipping justice-impacted and at-risk youth with the tools to lead, heal, and thrive. Hosted at the WERC in Oakland through a powerful partnership with BOSS, S.H.I.F.T. provides paid, trauma-informed training in leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, wellness, and conflict resolution. Participants graduate with a clear plan for their future and pathways into tech, mental health advocacy, and reentry support through our advanced programs, Project HEAVY and H.I.G.H-Tech.
YOUNG KINGS
Building Character. Confidence. Purpose.
Young Kings is an original youth development program of Mixed Behavior Foundation created to provide boys and young men with mentorship, guidance, and a safe space to grow into confident, responsible young men.
MENTORSHIP
Positive guidance from men who understand the challenges young people face and are committed to helping them navigate life.
CHARACTER
Developing integrity, accountability, discipline, respect, emotional awareness, and confidence.
PURPOSE
Helping young men recognize their strengths, set goals, explore opportunities, and build a vision for their future.