The Silver Family Foundation aims to foster positive youth development through support to non-profits working with at-risk youth. Its grantmaking focuses on in-depth, long-term investments in underserved youth, ages 5-18, in areas such as youth mentorship, academic intervention, high school completion, and college preparation and retention.
The grant program by The Silver Family Foundation is dedicated to transformative youth development programs. It targets non-profit organizations that offer clear, measurable programs in mentoring, academic support to achieve reading benchmarks, inspirational and educational enrichment, social and emotional health support, and college/career preparation including college preparatory programs and retention efforts. The foundation emphasizes long-term commitment to the development of at-risk youth.