Corporate Partners

The businesses and employers below have partnered with Youth Empowerment Zone to employ qualified youth and provide them with trained and screened mentors.

All Star Cuts
Applebee’s
Backyard Burger
The Bluffs
Boone County Community Partnership
Bread Basket
City of Columbia (Top 5 Employer)
Cracker Barrel
Express Fashions
First Chance for Children
Frito Lay/Quaker Oats
Hardee’s
Hobby Lobby
Hollywood Video
Inter Act Teen to Teen Theater
MFA Oil (5 locations)
McDonald’s (3 locations)
Miller’s Professional Imaging
PhoneSmart
Sbarro’s
Southampton Nursing
Super Wal-mart
Taco Bell (5 locations)
Target
Toys ‘R’ Us
University of Missouri Health Care (Top 5 Employer)
Woodhaven

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Core Values

  • We believe that every young person has unique talents and abilities.
  • We believe that if provided with adequate resources and tools every young person can create a successful future.
  • We believe that positive relationships with adult role models positively influences youth.
  • We believe that life management skills are necessary for success.
  • We believe that any form of continued education can expand options and increase marketability in the workforce.
  • We believe that one’s current life situation or economic status is not indicative of their potential or ability.