Fit and Faithful Living - Youth Leadership

05/07/2026

Thank you for believing in our mission and investing in the next generation of leaders. We are grateful for your support. See you on the course May 18! ⛳💚

04/26/2026

When your scholars show up to serve, that is leadership in action. 💚🏀

Our DiscoverU21 youth were out representing FFL at the Dallas Police Badges & Buckets: The Big 3 Hoop Fest, volunteering, connecting, and showing the community exactly who we are.

This is what we mean when we say we develop the whole leader. Not just in the classroom. In the community too. 🙌🏾

🎥 .by.lyanna .1x

04/23/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS from our DiscoverU21 family! 🚨

Congratulations Eyram! 🎉✈️

This young leader just landed his summer internship with American Airlines, and he walked into that interview READY. 🔥

When asked about his strengths, Eyram spoke with confidence about the power of teamwork. Not just because it sounds good, because he has been living it every leadership session with DiscoverU21.
This is what preparation looks like. This is what leadership development produces. This is why we show up. 👏🏾🌟

Eyram, the sky is not the limit. This is just the beginning. ✈️💚💛🖤

04/21/2026

What happens when a room full of young leaders gets real talk from someone who has seen BOTH sides of the system? 👀🔥 Thank you Paul Blocker for pouring into our scholars.

Swipe through. This one hits different. 💚

04/19/2026

Cayden Shropshire! ACT Top 5% scholar, JCCS 9th grade, NOCCA musician, and now French Quarter Festival performer. Our New Orleans chapter is bursting with pride. This young man is just getting started. 💚✨

04/18/2026

They came. They learned. They leveled up. And now, they are graduating to the next level.
🎓💚🔥

Super proud of our 2026 🎓 leaders!
✅ 100% college acceptance
✅ One full ride
✅ Two scholarships
✅ More to come….

Swipe through to celebrate our graduating seniors and the wisdom that helped shape them into the leaders they are today.

This is what it looks like when a community shows up for its youth. 👏🏾

📸: .itsmykah and .jas_

04/16/2026

Something special happens when a young person realizes their story matters. 💚

This past Saturday, our DiscoverU21 scholars sat across from Mr. Michael Thornton, retired TRANE HVAC Consultant, someone who has lived it, learned from it, and came back to share it. No textbook. No lecture. Just real talk from real experience, and our youth were locked in. 🎯

Swipe 🔙 through to see what happens when young people are given real space to think, lead, speak, and grow. Every photo tells a story. Every student in this room is writing theirs.

That is what the DiscoverU21 Pathways to Purpose sessions are designed to do. Not to hand young people a list of jobs and call it exposure, but to sit them in front of people who have navigated real decisions, real setbacks, and real breakthroughs, and let them draw their own conclusions.

In that process something quietly powerful happens. They start thinking differently about themselves. They start asking bigger questions. They start leading.

That is the work we do every single leadership meeting. We put young people at the center, hand them the tools to think for themselves, and watch them rise. 🌟

Confidence growing. Communication sharpening. Leadership emerging. 💚This is DiscoverU21. And we are just getting started.

04/09/2026

This one deserves a moment. 🙌🏾✨

Congratulations, Cayden!

Four years with our DiscoverU21 New Orleans Chapter and your growth has been nothing short of remarkable. You don't just show up, you stand OUT.

🎯 ACT National Top 5% Performer
📚 9th Grade Scholar at Curtis Christian School
🎵 Talented Musician at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
👑 Four years, FFL elevated leadership, scholar recognition, keep shining Cayden ~ Dupard

Your discipline, your dedication, and your drive are proof that when a young person commits to their own greatness, there is no ceiling. We celebrate your family Catrina Reed Mr. Shropshire and WHO YOU ARE becoming. Keep leading. Keep performing. Keep rising. 🌟

This is what DiscoverU21 looks like in action.

04/09/2026

⛳️ Good golf. Great cause. Even better company Join us for the Par for a Purpose Charity Golf Tournament on May 18, 2026 at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, TX.

Live music b , amazing vendors, and a fun-filled day from start to finish.

Not a golfe? Join the Par-Tee Lounge and support the mission!

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⭐️ Big THANKS to sponsor

04/07/2026

These three moments reflect the direct result of consistent, intentional leadership development. Our scholars are not just learning the 4C's. They are living them in rooms that matter, with people who are watching, and with results that speak for themselves.
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Email from Fit and Faithful Living Our scholars did not just learn leadership this quarter. They demonstrated it in rooms that counted.       They Are Not Waiting They Are Leading. The FFL 4C's In Mot

04/02/2026

Last evening at Pegasus Park, our FFL scholars showed up and showed out.

‘Something in Common: Reimagine Civic Life, Together’ was more than a panel. It was a room full of young voices that mattered, and ours were in it.

We are grateful for this special invite from partners, , , the , and every youth-centered organization committed to making space for this generation to lead the conversation on civic life and community.

This is exactly why we do what we do. Our scholars are the future, they are present, they are vocal, and they are ready.