CHANGING LIVES
BY CHANGING
PERSPECTIVES
Help Empower Our Youth
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Our Mission
To provide scholarships and related support to enable teens to attend leadership and outdoor programs that encourage conflict resolution, leadership and communication skills.
The Experience
At IRISI, we believe in the power of immersive camp experiences to change lives. Through our partnership with Seeds of Peace, we provide students with opportunities to attend a world-class outdoor leadership program that focuses on leadership development, conflict resolution, and personal growth.
Stories of Empowerment
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Meet Alexander
"I will remember this camp forever. It will forever live with me and I'll live with it".
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Meet Giselle
"The biggest surprise to me was how open I was...Once you go, you never want to leave".
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Meet Daniel
"I learned to be more bold with my actions and to dive into things and commit myself to creating change".
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Meet Isaiah
"I loved the program at IRISI, it made me change my mind on a lot of things in my life – especially it gave me hope!"
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Meet Joziah
"There ...I was able to really feel loved and just feel safe in that environment with those people".
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Meet Haziel
"I learned to not be close minded. Understand that you can express yourself but it's also important to understand other people".
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Meet Gabriel
"This program helped me discover who I am and how I want to be as a person contributing to our world".
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Meet Sinai
"Not having my phone made me live in the moment more...it made me look at my surroundings and talk to more people."
ABOUT US
Get to know IRISI!
The IRISI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides scholarships and support for teens to attend leadership and outdoor programs.
By partnering with organizations like Uplift Education and Seeds of Peace, we send students to outdoor programs to learn valuable skills in conflict resolution, leadership, and community engagement.
We Offer
Scholarships for outdoor leadership programs
We Change
Lives and perspectives
We Help
Drive future leaders
Our Partners
Uplift’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential.
Seeds of Peace is a leadership development organization committed to transforming legacies of conflict into courage to lead change.
