A Clear Mission
Project Blue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission to build trust and safety in inner-city communities through rigorously implemented and measured youth programs that strengthen relationships between community and law enforcement, launch kids into bright, successful futures, and demonstrate robust impact in these outcomes. Our purpose is to serve as an umbrella non-profit that connects and empowers programs, partnerships, and resources to create a lasting impact for children and their families from home to the field. Project Blue is structured to take a “whole” child approach, serving children as young as 4 years old and continuing to offer support to help them thrive until they reach adulthood.
An Engaged Community
Project Blue transforms the lives of at-risk youth by mobilizing an entire community: families, educators, mentors, and police, to work together as one circle of support. Through this united, holistic approach, we create pathways to safety, opportunity, and lasting change.
Theory of Change
Convening, Elevating, Amplifying, and Communicating a new narrative are our guiding principles and that is how we will make generational change.
A Committed Leadership
Project Blue, as well as each participating program, have a diverse leadership team that includes community members, parents, coaches, mentors, and police officers who are committed to putting all of our differences aside to reach one goal: A safe and nurturing childhood for the students in our program.
A Strong Partnership
Project Blue was founded by the Crown Robinson Family Philanthropy, which creates private-public partnerships that address social problems, particularly in the historic Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Project Blue (and many CRFP initiatives) was created in partnership with the country’s third-largest municipal police department, the Los Angeles Police Department, serving over four million people. Project Blue’s goal is to regenerate the relationship between cops and communities by building and impeccably implementing robust youth programming that unites kids and cops.
