Fall 2023 Student ORIENTATION IS OPEN!
WE ARE CHANGE MAKERS!
Orientation Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
DEADLINE to register is Wednesday, Sept 6th
Time: 1pm-4pm
(Parents & Students 1-2pm)
(Students 2-4pm)
Location:
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
300 N. Houston
Dallas, TX 75202
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of youth in our community. Our vision is to support youth and families by encouraging good decisions, creating new experiences, and developing leadership skills through our programs and initiatives below. We strive to make a positive impact on the world and to help those who need it the most.
#DiscoverU21 - INSPIRING Vision, Hope & Education
#DiscoverU21 = "Discover You 21"
👇🏾👇🏾 Why 21? ~ Here's why! 👇🏾👇🏾
Co-founder, Reggie Dupard loves inspiring youth through his life story of vision, hope, education and hard work. As a young boy growing up in the Magnolia projects of New Orleans, Reggie had family support but he often faced challenges of ridicule among his peers because he was always smaller than his classmates.
Recreation playground football was his love and he was not shy about sharing his dream to become a NFL player. One day in elementary school the teacher asked each student to tell what they wanted to be, Reggie shared that he was going to be a professional football player and one of his classmates laughed hysterically.
Reggie remembers the embarrassment then a burning desire to prove his classmate “the doubter” wrong. He then used the negativity as motivation to work harder. He could have easily allowed his classmate to change his belief but instead he decided to continue discovering and believing in his dream.
Reggie chose the number “21” during his recreation playground years and used #21 to fuel his dream from playground, high school, college to fulfilling his dream of playing in the NFL when he was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round of the 1986 draft.
Today, #DiscoverU21 is a symbolic message and reminder to students that hard work, never giving up and giving back to others makes dreams a reality!
📣 #DiscoverU21 helps students discover their life goals and dreams through vision trips, college tours, careers, life coaching after school programs!
What is your DiscoverU#?
Our Programs Classes
Indoor Gardens
Mentorship/Life Coaching
Mentorship/Life Coaching
In 2018, FFL introduced Jonas Garden program. Named for co-founder Reggie Dupard’s father, the Jonas Garden resides in a Tower Garden that can be used in indoor and outdoor spaces, allowing students and adults to grow food from beginning to end. Kids eat what they grow ! For information about how you, a family or an organization can qualify for a Tower Garden, call our office at (214) 397-7400.
Mentorship/Life Coaching
Mentorship/Life Coaching
Mentorship/Life Coaching
Mentoring and life coaching in groups or one on one is offered to students of all ages. They will gain clarity about what they want, improve confidence, overcome obstacles, fears and insecurities. Recognize possibilities, create plans to reach their goals and have someone as a champion to help discover their life purpose.
Leadership & Vision
Mentorship/Life Coaching
Leadership & Vision
We start introducing our community youth to enrichment/vision trips as early as 8 years old. These trips are valuable to individuals because students learn there are other ways to improve on life. Our ambassadors are now setting goals for college and take less risks at making bad decisions because they have a future to look forward to.
College Tours
Get Real Girl and Boys
Leadership & Vision
Education tours to inspire students toward higher learning!
Long Term Success
By introducing our community youth to college and career opportunities, students begin to see life with hope and positive change.
Short term Success:
Individuals lose sight of hope when they have no support. By introducing youth to possibilities, we create a vision for working toward goals of either a college education or a trade career alignment.
Get Real Girl and Boys
Get Real Girl and Boys
Get Real Girl and Boys
In partnership with Planned Parenthood, students learn about body anatomy, sex education, setting boundaries and healthy relationships plus so much more...
Health & Fitness
Get Real Girl and Boys
Get Real Girl and Boys
Bootcamp, boxing, yoga, 5k races, mindfulness, fitness games and other classes. These classes are many of our students first time being involved in weekly activity.
Marriage ~ Power of Love Experience
Marriage ~ Power of Love Experience
Marriage ~ Power of Love Experience
Healthy marriages are key to healthy families! Cofounders, Reggie and LaChanda Dupard host an annual experience for couples to reconnect, relax and renew relationships.
Breaking Chains Life Class
Marriage ~ Power of Love Experience
Marriage ~ Power of Love Experience
This class is designed to create a better YOU with a max of 8 -10 people and a (1) month commitment.
Health Coach: Donetta Beasley, LCSW
Life Coach: LaChanda Dupard
- Help strengthen you mentally, physically and spiritually
- Help you look good, feel good and have more energy
- Destroy unwanted pounds by understanding triggers and emotional eating
- Help you set and accomplish goals
- Meet once a week in group sessions
- Understand nutritional value through grocery shopping
- Eat smarter through simple cooking
Our Preferred Nutrition ~ NonGMO & Perfect for our bodies!
JuicePlus for Families!
JuicePlus for Families!
JuicePlus for Families!
What is the Family Health Study and how does it work?
An adult who purchases Juice Plus+ and signs up to participate can receive Juice Plus+ Fruit Blend and Vegetable Blend capsules or chewables for a child in their life - free of charge - for up to four years.
Complete Shakes!
JuicePlus for Families!
JuicePlus for Families!
Available in Dutch Chocolate and French Vanilla flavors, Complete by Juice Plus+ is a natural whole food based shake mix that provides a delicious, healthy burst of balanced nutrition in every serving.
Tower Gardens!
JuicePlus for Families!
Tower Gardens!
Want a garden but don’t have the space? Because of its vertical, compact design, Tower Garden requires as little as 10% of the land and water traditional growing methods use. So it’s perfect for small spaces, such as balconies, patios, rooftops—even your kitchen with grow lights. And it’s better for the environment, too.