Thriving Children, Florishing Communities
Few Words About Us
What’s in a name?
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We take our name from the great Muslim poet and scholar Jalal al-Din Rumi (known as Rumi) who wrote volumes about how the Islamic principles of love and gratitude are the animating forces uniting all of humanity. His words inspire us every day to pursue our mission and work to realize the better world we envision.
Vision: Transforming lives by closing the opportunity gap and bring about a world where all children thrive and their communities flourish.
Mission: To partner with underserved communities that are socially and economically marginalized and provide youth-focused holistic programs that promote health & wellness, advance educational excellence and cultivate the arts.
Vision: Transforming lives by closing the opportunity gap and bring about a world where all children thrive and their communities flourish.
Mission: To partner with underserved communities that are socially and economically marginalized and provide youth-focused holistic programs that promote health & wellness, advance educational excellence and cultivate the arts.
What We Value
Learn About Our Values for Love Gratitude Integrity Excellence Beauty Stewardship Generosity
Love: Love is he bridge between you and everything (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Gratitude: Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Integrity: Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Excellence: Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Beauty: Let the beauty of what you love be what you do (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Stewardship: Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place(Jalaluddin Rumi).
Generosity: The ground’s generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Gratitude: Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Integrity: Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Excellence: Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Beauty: Let the beauty of what you love be what you do (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Stewardship: Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place(Jalaluddin Rumi).
Generosity: The ground’s generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground (Jalaluddin Rumi).
Why Our Work Matters
Some numbers behind our cause.
%
of Latino, Black & American Indian children did NOT pass the 3rd grade AzMerit reading exam
%
of low income youth are obese and at higher risk for chronic diseases
Type 2 diabetes in children is rising and highest among low income. “Type 2 diabetes is a disease of poverty” (The Lancet, 2017)
Don't think, Just do!
Meet The Board
"Alone we can do little. Together we can do much more" Hellen Keller
Muna Ali
PT, DPT, PhD
Chair & Co-Founder
Sakina Pasha
MS, SSBB
Vice Chair
Nadia Rivero
MEd
