The All Stars Project is an innovative national youth development organization which implements a ground-breaking performance ... -based approach to youth and community development. With programs in New York, Newark, Jersey City, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco, the All Stars actively involves thousands of young people and their families from working class and poor urban areas. Pioneering a unique "Involvement Philanthropy" model, the All Stars is privately funded by thousands of individuals and hundreds of corporations/foundations and is sustained by volunteerism from people of all ages. Our Mission Statement: Why We Exist We transform the lives of youth and poor communities using the developmental power of performance, in partnership with caring adults. Our Vision Statement: What We Want to Become To be recognized as America’s thought and action leader in Afterschool Development – a new way of engaging poverty. To become more involved, link with our page and visit us at www.allstars.org. read more