Our Key Initiatives

When looking at our mission statement of “elevating underserved communities at home and abroad” it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by this seemingly large goal, but we have always felt that it was our duty to tackle some of the world’s largest problems. To help simplify this, we have broken down our overall mission into two main pillars which help guide us in our efforts - Basic Needs and Community Development. Through these pillars, we craft specific initiatives and programs that aid in the betterment of these individuals lives.

What We’re Working On

At the core of our mission to elevate underserved communities both locally and abroad, is the individual. Whether this is an underrepresented low-income individual in California or a child in Tanzania who doesn’t have access to proper education or nutrition, we’re working diligently to ensure that each person can benefit from our initiatives.

Local Community Development Initiative (LCDI)

California, USA

Here in California, we’re proud of our Local Community Development Initiative (LCDI), our program targeting low-income individuals that want to forge a path to a better life. This initiative, while complex, is simple in the fact that it involves us providing six months of rent payments and six months of all other living expense payments, including childcare, groceries, gas and bus payments, and more, so individuals can save all income generated during this period. Each individual in the LCDI program is required to meet with their AF Case Manager, AF Financial Advisor, and AF Career Consultant each week. From the beginning, these individuals meet with our AF Case Managers to establish their six month plan, financial goals, career goals, and overall life goals. Therefore, while being provided assistance, these individuals can be led down a steady path to get on their own feet. We believe working towards personalized goals with steady check-ins is the most effective way to see change and ensure adherence to a plan.

We believe helping people get on their own feet and be self sufficient is the key to solving the systemic problem.

Amalfi Primary School Initiative

Arusha, Tanzania

We believe in taking on meaningful challenges that have the power to change not only one person’s life, but the lives of an entire community. One of the biggest problems affecting education rates in Tanzania is a physical lack of schools near villages. In more remote villages in Tanzania, the nearest school may be over 10 kilometers away, and without reliable transportation the only option is for students to walk to and from school. Clearly, this is not a realistic ask and a huge contributing factor towards the country’s low education rates.

Our mission is to elevate underserved communities while also ensuring that we allow them to stand on their feet and become self sufficient. Therefore in our extensive research, we’ve identified that the best way to ensure a considerable and long lasting impact on the community is to build a primary school for one of these remote villages.

Over 150 children of the Maasai tribe, outside the capital of Arusha, Tanzania, are facing this educational problem, as they do not have a school near their village. In turn, these children are not able to attend both primary and secondary school, already putting them at a disadvantage before their life truly begins.

Through our generous donors and our current fundraising initiatives, we’re proud to be working with our partners in the region to construct the Amalfi Primary School and plan to break ground in Winter of 2023. After the school is constructed, our team is working with these partner organizations to hire local teachers and administrative staff.

We’re also proud to be establishing a 10-year plan to ensure the school and its students stay properly funded for the next decade.