Working harder, faster, more efficiently with the same overrepresented leadership won’t close the opportunity gap for youth of color.

We believe it is imperative to invest in leaders who come from the communities they want to serve to ensure long-lasting, sustainable change.

A strong solution design is necessary but insufficient. We invest equal amounts of time in the leader as we do in the design of an idea. Even if a Moonshot Fellow ends up deciding to pursue a different path than what they originally set off with, we believe that the lessons they’ve learned here will help sustain and empower them on the journey to create lasting positive change for youth in our communities.

Our Fellows have good ideas. So do their communities. We create opportunities for Moonshot Fellows to source community need and co-design their ideas with youth and families, and frequently solicit feedback from them to make ideas better.

Watch this video to get an inside look at one of our early pilot days, or read how Beau Houston designed two pilot programs for high school Black female athletes.