This mentor program partners your child with an adult as a mentor to help them. They help students do well in schools and inspire them to work towards a future, but they also bond with you child by doing activities. Scholarships are also offered on this page for the students enrolled in the program so they can continue education after they complete school.

"The FAST Program is an internationally acclaimed, evidence-based family engagement program that supports child well-being and learning readiness, empowers parents, and builds social capital so children can thrive. It is designed to:

• Strengthen family relationships and increase cohesion

• Engage parents more with the school and enable them to advocate for their children’s education

• Connect families to other families and community resources to reduce isolation and stress

The program is run at a school or community organization and meets for weekly 2.5-hour sessions, which can be offered in-person or virtually, over an eight-week (or 10-week) cycle. A site will typically run two cycles per school year.

During these sessions, families eat a meal and play games together, parents discuss and bond over shared experiences, kids and youth make friends with their peers, and parents engage in one-on-one special play/conversation time with their children free from distraction.

A trained FAST Team of local parents, youth (for middle and high school levels only – see below), educators, and mental health and other community professionals facilitates the program and provides coaching and support to the participating families."

This club is an after school program that helps students do better in and out of school. The first hour the student is there, they have a "homework power hour" where they can get assistance with homework and have uninterrupted study time after school. Then, they get a snack and participate in activities and field trips the club could have at little to no cost of the parent. Students are more likely to graduate on time and tend to do better in class behaviorally and academically when part of this club.