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The Kickback Youth Initiative surrounds young people with love, guidance, structure, accountability, positive relationships, and opportunities that help them build a stronger future.
Our promise
We don't ask "what's wrong with you?" We ask "what happened, what do you need, and how can we help you build your future?"
The Kickback exists to give young people a safe place to belong, trusted mentors who believe in them, and opportunities to build a future through love, guidance, structure, accountability, and purpose.
Eleven connected programs — from tutoring and mentorship to entrepreneurship, wellness, and paid work — designed to meet young people where they are.
Homework, hot meals, hoops, and a place to just be a kid.
A daily safe landing after the school bell — tutoring, food, recreation, creative studios, and adult connection under one roof.
The stuff school forgot to teach — money, jobs, decisions, respect.
Practical, hands-on workshops that build the everyday tools of adulthood — financial literacy, communication, cooking, and job readiness.
Positive men. Real conversations. Real accountability.
A development space for young men — led by positive male mentors — focused on emotional intelligence, responsibility, and defining manhood for themselves.
Confidence, sisterhood, and a stronger sense of self.
A development space for young women — building confidence, healthy relationships, wellness, and career vision in a supportive circle.
Legal ways to make real money — and the skills to keep it.
Entrepreneurship training that turns talent into income — from lawn care and detailing to content, coding, and clothing brands.
One consistent adult who believes in you changes everything.
Screened, trained mentors matched to teens for weekly check-ins, goal-planning, and long-term support — with parent communication and safe meeting standards.
We're a brand-new organization. These are the targets we're chasing — help us hit them.
Every letter is a promise to the young people who walk through our doors.
We equip young people with the practical, emotional, and financial knowledge to navigate life on their terms — not just to survive it, but to lead in it.
We inspire teens to see beyond their current circumstances. Exposure, mentors, and real-world experiences show them what's possible when someone believes in them.
Real change is uncomfortable, honest, and worth it. We create the environment where young people can safely become who they were meant to be.
We keep showing up. Consistency is our loudest promise — every week, every setback, every celebration. We stay.
Belief is the first tool we hand a teen. When adults believe out loud, young people start believing in themselves.
We keep hope, purpose, and identity alive — especially in the moments when the world tries to convince a teen that theirs is disposable.
We are actively building leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, mentors, parents, and neighbors. This is a workshop, not a waiting room.
Every teen who walks through our doors is treated as royalty in the making — worthy of dignity, structure, guidance, and a crown that fits their calling.
Open events, sponsored trips, and family nights.
Sat, Oct 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Ridge Ferry Park, Rome GA
Sat, Nov 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Broad Street Downtown
Thu, Nov 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · The Kickback HQ
Fri, Dec 5 – Sun, Dec 7, 2026 · Overnight · North GA Mountains
Whether you're a teen, a parent, a mentor, a business, or a neighbor — there's a place for you here.