Helping children become champions at home, at school and in the community describes the commitment of The Boselli Foundation – when a child achieves, a community thrives! Tony & Angi endeavor to provide opportunities for all children, especially those with limited financial resources, to reach their full potential. The goals of the Boselli Foundation, a faith-based organization, are to provide activities and programs that focus on character-building, academics and community involvement to enhance the lives of youth in the Jacksonville area.
The Boselli Foundation wants all youth in Jacksonville to receive the emotional and practical support they need to set goals, reach for the stars and become champions in their own lives. The youth targeted for Foundation programs have limited financial resources and are located in the Northwest part of Jacksonville. They are enrolled in Kindergarten through Fifth grade and also attend Middle School. The Elementary school age children benefit from academic assistance in reading, writing, and math and our Middle School youth attend academic tutoring and life mentoring. All of the Foundation's youth are provided opportunities to experience athletic and cultural arts achievement through the generosity of our funders.
The Boselli Foundation, through the dedication and commitment of Tony and Angi Boselli, was the catalyst that brought together the city of Jacksonville, business leaders, and community churches to support our mission. Through this support the Foundation has rehabilitated two closed, run down and drug infested Parks and Recreation properties in the Northwest and Eastside neighborhoods into warm and welcoming community centers. The majority of the work was done with donated services and materials!
Since January 2007, the Boselli Foundation Youth Life Learning Center at Simonds-Johnson and Russell Bill Cook Community Centers has served over 100 children and their families through the after-school and summer camp programs. Over 80% of the youth that have participated since the inception of the program have remained at grade level or above, increased their reading, writing, and math levels and increased their FCAT scores. The program requires a commitment from the parents for their children’s attendance to the program and their participation in family meetings and volunteer time.
The Boselli Foundation's goal is to help the youth and their families by providing a safe environment after school where they can learn, interact with other and experience opportunities in athletics and the cultural arts. The hope is that through our programs, these youth will have every chance to develop their God given talents so they can become the individuals God intended them to be.