Every kid deserves someone in their corner.
We pair young people in the Ninth Ward, Tremé, and Gentilly with mentors who show up week after week — and every June, we take over City Park for the best two weeks of their summer.
85 volunteer mentors showed up for a kid every single week last year.
Three programs, one promise: we show up
From weekly mentorship to summer mornings on Bayou St. John, every program is built around consistent, caring adults.
Pathfinders Mentorship
Every Pathfinder is matched with a screened, trained mentor who commits to at least one school year — homework help on Tuesdays, po-boys after report cards, and a steady voice when things get hard at home.
How matching works
The Compass Club
Three afternoons a week at the Tremé Recreation Community Center: homework first, then art, chess, brass band practice, and a hot snack before anybody heads home. No cost to families, ever.
See a typical afternoon
Camp Cypress
Two-week sessions in City Park for kids 7–13: canoeing on Bayou St. John, swim lessons, field games, and Friday showcase performances for families. Registration for Summer 2026 is open now.
Dates & registration
Jamal's mentor was the first person to ever ask him what he wanted to be. Three years later he's tutoring younger kids at the Compass Club himself. That's the whole model — kids who were poured into, pouring back.
Danielle Broussard
Founder & Executive Director, Brighter Path Foundation$100 sends one kid to Camp Cypress for a week.
Camp scholarships, mentor training, after-school snacks — every dollar stays in New Orleans and goes straight to kids. We publish our budget every year.