Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Freedom2Succeed
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 1106 2nd Street, Unit 237
City: Encinitas
State: CA
Postal Code: 92024
Main Phone: 858 792 0961
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://freedom2succeed.org/
Employer ID Number: 99-2154950
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: June 23, 2025
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: The Turning Point Project: Disrupting Cycles, Building Futures
Project Description:

The mission of Freedom2Succeed (F2S) is to empower returning citizens and at-promise youth to thrive and prosper. F2S reduces recidivism and disrupts the school-to-prison pipeline in a unique way by training college-educated, formerly-incarcerated adults to be tutors for at-risk/at-promise youth. Through our tutors, we have delivered Learn2Earn Scholars™ programming in three Juvenile Court and Community Schools (JCCS) in San Diego County, with positive, measurable results.

JCCS provides a fully accredited educational program for school-age youth who are either wards of the court or have been referred by social services, probation, or school districts. Because the tutors can model attitudes and methods of overcoming trauma and achieving career goals, F2S instructors capture immediate and sustained student attention. At JCCS campuses, they assist students with their work throughout the day and teach technology, media-arts and leadership skills.

F2S would like to expand the reach of our programming for at promise youth by requesting additional funding for a new project. A 6-week Saturday class will promote scenarios created by youth online via downloadable ELearning modules. These would be marketed to school districts and at-risk youth directly.
Our student creators would receive revenue generated from the downloads of their programs, encouraging them to pursue sustainable employment in technology and media arts, and equip them with presentation-technology skills. We would enable them to further refine and learn marketing of their behavioral simulations on gang activity, substance abuse, social media and financial literacy based on their own lived experiences.
This project will encompass 5 four-hour Saturday classes for 20 students and provide food and stipends for attending. Through this new program, students will earn revenue as they monetize their games, transferring their wisdom to broader audiences of at-risk youth via our website.

Total Project Budget: $10,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): In kind donations from Jackie Robinson YMCA and Cal State San Marcos

Project Duration: 3 months
Geographical Area Served: San Diego County
Age Group To Be Served: 12-17 year olds

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.):
Contact First Name: Patricia
Contact Last Name: Franklin
Contact Title: Director of Programs and Operations
Contact Phone: 858 792 0961
Contact Email: pjf700@gmail.com