A.L.I.G.N is a method for people who aren't behind — they're misaligned. The Foundation exists so that method never depends on whether someone can afford it.
To reach inner-city youth and every individual who feels stuck — the ones who look fine on paper but know something is off — and give them the tools, the mentorship, and the honest direction to close the gap between the life they're living and the life they were built for. We start with immediate need, and we don't stop there.
Most people aren't failing for lack of potential. They're stuck because what they do every day and what they actually want have quietly drifted apart. A.L.I.G.N is the work of closing that gap — five honest moves that take someone from where they are to where they were built to be.
The A.L.I.G.N Foundation carries that work into the places where it's needed most and least affordable. We run food, school, and toy drives for Chicago families, and we turn the A.L.I.G.N method into free and near-free programs — coaching, workshops, and mentorship — for youth ages 12 and up and the adults in their corner who would never otherwise have access to it.
The Foundation is being established as a nonprofit, with its 501(c)(3) application in progress. Until that determination is granted, gifts are not yet tax-deductible, and we say so plainly everywhere we ask.