The mission after the uniform
LIFE Changer 365
A nonprofit mentoring young people who are fatherless or in foster care, aged 12 to 21, across North Texas. It works the way he was taught to work: discipline, commitment, honesty, leadership.
No man left behind. That's not just a military value. It's a way of life.
The method
L.I.F.E.
Four words, taught the way the Marine Corps teaches anything, which is by repetition until it is simply how you behave.
- LLove
- Show up, and keep showing up.
- IInvest
- Time first. It is the part nobody can send by check.
- FForgive
- Nobody is held to the worst thing that happened to them.
- EExample
- Be the thing you are asking them to become.
Give
Put something behind it.
Where it goes
What a gift pays for
LIFE Changer 365 runs across Fort Worth, Dallas and the communities around them.
One to one mentorship
A mentor matched to a young person, for the long haul.
Family support
Help for the household around the young person, not just the child.
School partnerships
Working inside schools across Fort Worth, Dallas and around them.
Veteran outreach
Reaching Marines and veterans carrying what he was carrying.
The Coin Challenge
Challenge coins earned for growth, grades, service and leading.
Community events
The gatherings that make a programme feel like somewhere to belong.