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We Build Foundation

Give a Child the Gift of an Opportunity Today

Nurturing Curious Future Leaders

We provide summer camp scholarships that help children from low-income families learn, grow, build confidence, and develop the skills to become tomorrow's leaders.

We Build Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Your donations are tax-deductible and directly support programs and initiatives that empower underserved youth through education, leadership development, mentorship, and enrichment opportunities.

Children Living in Poverty
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Approximately 11 million children (16% of all U.S. children) live below the federal poverty line, highlighting the ongoing need for support and opportunity.

Source:

U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.

Small acts of love can bring lasting change.

Breaking Barriers. Building Futures.

55% of U.S. school-aged children participated in structured summer programs, helping them learn, grow, and stay engaged.

Source:

National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), 2023 Summer Learning Data

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More than 30 million young people participate in organized summer camps, enrichment programs, and learning opportunities each year.

Source:

National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), 2023 Summer Learning Data

of U.S. children lack summer learning opportunities
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of low-income children accessed summer programs
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of upper-income children accessed summer programs
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About us

Nurturing Curious Future Leaders

Economic hardship can limit a child’s opportunities, confidence, and future. The We Build Foundation helps break that cycle by providing scholarships to accredited summer camps and after-school programs for children from low-income families in Baltimore and Howard Counties.

Through enriching experiences in leadership, sports, the arts, and life skills, we create safe spaces where children can learn, grow, and build brighter futures.

100% of your donation
goes directly to helping families in need 

Number of Youth and Adults Impacted

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Reflects the total number of youth and adults supported by our employment readiness workshops and other vital programs designed to foster confidence, resilience, and opportunity.

What We Do

Serving Families through Direct Support and Opportunities

Scholarships for After-School
Programs and Summer Camp

Empowering Youth By Fostering Confidence and Resilience

Encouraging Life Quotes

It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Michelle Yeoh

Alice Walker

Novelist and Poet

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Author

Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?

Michele Obama

Michele Obama

Attorney, Author, Former First Lady

Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Mexican Painter and Activist

One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.

John Coltrane

John Coltrane

Musician

Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Actress

What have we become if to each other if not what we've done to each other.

Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

Vietnamese Poet and Novelist

Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players each having their own strengths.

Pele

Pele

Brazilian Professional Football (Soccer) Player

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington

African American author, educator, and founder of the Tuskegee Institute

I do know one thing about me I don’t measure myself by others expectations or let others define my worth.

Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

First Latina to serve on the Supreme Court

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Poet, Author

For while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.

Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman

Poet

Never be limited by others people limited imaginations.

Dr. Mae Jemison

Dr. Mae Jemison

First African American Female Astronaut

Don't listen to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm

First African American Woman elected to the United States Congress

If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world.

Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian Novelist

Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in.

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

Philanthropist, Businesswoman, and Global Advocate

You don't have to shrink to fit into any room. Your brilliance belongs where you go.

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett

Scientist

Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves.

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Actress, Filmmaker, and Humanitarian

One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Education Activist and the Youngest Nobel Prize Winner

Why Donate?

Be the Change in A Child’s
Life Today

At We Build Foundation, your gift can change that. By donating today, you help provide safe, enriching summer camps and educational programs that give children from low-income families the chance to grow, explore, and dream without limits.


For just $50, you can send a child to camp for a day. For $250, you can cover a whole week—opening doors to new skills, friendships, and confidence that last a lifetime.
Every dollar you give creates a brighter future. Join us in building that future one child at a time.

After-School and Summer Camp Activities