Emerald youth foundation serves urban youth, elementary through young adult up to approximately 25 years old, through a comprehensive and christian ministry of faith, education and sports programs implemented through a network of neighborhood churches. Emerald youth foundation's programs include: just lead, a neighborhood ministry model which imbeds youth workers together with churches across the city to provide afterschool, discipleship, summer and mentoring experiences; emerald youth fellows, a program in which a select group of graduating high school seniors are chosen to receive intensive mentoring, christian leadership training, and college/career guidance to help them transition into post-secondary training and help them move into their professional lives and servant leadership roles; and emerald youth sports, a collaboration between the foundation and fellowship of christian athletes that provides caring christian ministry and PRE-game devotionals, along with high quality clinic