What we stand for
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn't. We exist to close that gap.
Our mission
To bridge the gap between youth eager to succeed and the resources that make success possible, through sports, the creative arts, education, mentoring and career coaching.
Our vision
A country where a child's zip code never decides how far their dreams can go.
Why we exist
Our founder grew up in East San Jose, on the literal outskirts of the epicenter of tech innovation, living a sharp contrast to the prosperity the world was seeing. Across the country, youth born into those conditions are labeled "at risk" and are statistically more likely to drop out, to be pulled into gangs and violence, and to struggle with anxiety, depression and anger than to join an organized team.
Most of the time it isn't a lack of motivation. It's the cost: registration, uniforms, travel, instruments, a working computer, fast internet, tuition. Families living paycheck to paycheck can't stretch for extras, even when nearly every one of them has someone working.10
Having lived it, our founder knows what changes the odds: real alternatives to gangs and drugs, mentors, and resources. When we provide those, we level the playing field.
Our values
A label is not a destiny
Circumstances describe where a kid is, not who they'll become.
Find the diamonds in the rough
We look for drive and heart, not perfect grades or a perfect record.
The right tools in motivated hands
We invest in students who are hungry to grow, and give them what their field of focus demands.
Someone who believes in them
Money opens the door. A mentor helps them walk through it.
Show what's possible
We document each journey so the next kid can see someone like them made it.
Lift the whole family
We connect families to local organizations so a student's dream never feels like a burden at home.
How we work: the E3 Blueprint
Engage, Empower, Excel. The method our founder used to go from a statistic to a leader in tech, now built into every program.
Identify
Name the real barrier: a fee, a missing laptop, an empty fridge, or a belief that says "not for people like me."
Engage
Show up in person, in the neighborhood, and step into the problem instead of studying it from a distance.
Empower
Hand over the resources and the belief. We don't do the work for young people; we show them they can do it.
Excel
Break the barrier, document the win, then help the next person run the same blueprint.
Board of directors
Lawrence Alvarez
Founder, CEO and Director
Angel Magana
Director
Sonia De Leon
Director
Accountability
The Modeeve8 Foundation was incorporated on August 22, 2025 as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (Secretary of State file no. B20250267073), organized exclusively for charitable purposes under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). No part of its income or assets may benefit any director, officer or private person. EIN 39-3996956.
Every donor receives a receipt. Our bylaws and financial reports are available on request. Contact us
Help the next kid rewrite their story
Every gift pays for something real: a registration fee, a uniform, a camera, a laptop, a scholarship, a mentor's time.