Global Game Changers After School Program

Global Game Changers Children’s Education Initiative, Inc. (GGC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing social-emotional learning (SEL) and character and leadership development programs that empower students to overcome apathy, feel empathy, and foster a sustainable connection to service. To support this mission, GGC offers a free superhero-themed curriculum (MY TALENT + MY HEART = MY SUPERPOWER!®) to schools, after-school programs, and summer programs reaching more than 1,000 schools and 250,000 students in 49 states and 13 countries around the world. The pre-K through 5th grade curriculum is made possible by the Novak Family Foundation, who believes in equitable access for all educators and students.

Decode Project 

Decode Project envisions a world where all children have equitable access to educational recourse regardless of their zip code. Decode Project's mission is to eliminate inequities in education by fostering a diverse community of learners prepared ed to navigate the world. 

Louisville ECHO

Louisville ECHO is the programming component of the West Louisville Outdoor Recreation Initiative (WLORI). Its overall goal is to create “cradle-to-career” access to nature with sustained opportunities for young people to engage in nature at all ages. Jefferson Memorial Forest (JMF) and the Natural Areas Division of Louisville Parks & Recreation (Parks) manages this environmental education and outdoor recreation programming. ECHO is also supported by Wilderness Louisville, Inc. 

ECHO programming currently consists of several complementary components: school-based environmental education; ECHO out-of-school education/recreation programming; nature play with the ECHOmobile; summer job-training; and family-oriented community events. ECHO serves communities in West and South Louisville.