The National Network is committed to ensuring that opportunities for growth and development be available to youth everywhere. The youth we work with face greater odds due to abuse and neglect, homelessness, lack of resources, community prejudice, differing abilities and other life challenges. For that reason, we are working to create a community of agencies, people and resources to champion the needs of the youth of today and the leaders of tomorrow.

About Kazi:

A former homeless youth, Kazi's changed his life at age 18 when he committed himself youth issues through writing, working in schools and shelters, and finally creating the Hip Hop Project (hiphopproject.org). His life story is the focus of a documentary, "The Hip Hop Project," executive produced by Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah.