New Perspective Fund

Established in 2005, the goal of the New Perspective Fund is to ensure that at-risk youth get the support they need to complete their high school diploma. The New Perspective Fund is the major funding source for JBead Foundation After School and Youth Literacy program. The After School and Youth Literacy program seeks to increase the number of low-income youth in California and other underrepresented neighborhoods around the country and abroad, complete high school on time and attain a postsecondary credential by the age of 25. The New Perspective Fund seeks to assist youth aged 14 to 24 to overcome significant educational and life transitions with levels of guidance throughout our program. Within this age range, the JBead Foundation places emphasis on youth whose life circumstances further diminish their opportunities for success in high school and postsecondary education, in the workforce, and as citizens.