Every child deserves the opportunity to rise.
We believe every child deserves more than hope. They deserve opportunities, encouragement, and people who believe in their future. This is more than a nonprofit. It's a commitment to every child who has ever felt forgotten.
Built for the children who need us most
Unbreakable Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children from birth through age 17 who have experienced foster care, trauma, instability, or other difficult life circumstances.
Through mentorship, educational opportunities, community partnerships, and essential resources, we help children build confidence, resilience, and hope for the future. And we do it alongside the foster care agencies, group homes, churches, and community organizations already serving these children, filling gaps instead of duplicating what works.
We don't define children by the challenges they've faced. We believe in the strength they carry and the future they can create.
Our Mission
To empower children from birth through age 17 by providing mentorship, educational opportunities, essential resources, and community support that help them overcome adversity and build brighter futures. Every child deserves someone who believes in them. Every child deserves the opportunity to rise.
Our Vision
A future where every child, regardless of background or circumstances, has access to the support, guidance, and opportunities needed to reach their fullest potential. Stronger children, stronger families, and stronger communities.
Our core values
Compassion
We lead with kindness, empathy, and respect for every child and family we serve.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.
Hope
We believe every child deserves the opportunity to dream, grow, and succeed.
Resilience
We help children discover the strength within themselves to overcome life's challenges.
Community
Meaningful change happens when individuals, businesses, schools, churches, and organizations work together.
Excellence
We strive for the highest level of service, leadership, and stewardship in every program we create.
Four ways we lift kids up
Helping children believe in themselves and discover their potential.
Providing resources that support learning and growth.
Building meaningful relationships through mentorship and community.
Creating opportunities that inspire lifelong success.
We can't change every hardship. We can change what happens next.
Every day, children experience challenges no child should have to face. Some enter foster care unexpectedly. Some experience instability at home. Others simply lack the consistent support and encouragement every young person deserves.
By surrounding children with caring mentors, supportive communities, educational opportunities, and meaningful experiences, we help them build confidence, discover their strengths, and believe in what is possible. Our goal is to help children build lives filled with hope, purpose, and opportunity.
James Rice-Peña
James knows firsthand that one caring person can change the direction of a child's life. After spending part of his childhood in foster care, he built successful businesses while never losing sight of where he came from, and he created Unbreakable Kids from a simple belief: every child deserves someone who believes in them before they believe in themselves.
Read My StoryTogether, we can build brighter futures.
Every conversation has the potential to create hope, opportunity, and lasting change for a child.