About
SMED, Inc. was founded under the premise that with the right guidance, a child’s abilities are boundless. Students that reside in low-income communities and attending low-performing schools deserve the same opportunities for academic and life success as their middle-class peers zoned in high-achieving school districts. Therefore, SMED was established to insert positive programming to empower at-risk youth in under-performing schools to envision and manifest the highest and best version of themselves, personally and academically, so that these students graduate – ready for college and/or their chosen vocation.
"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."
Albert Einstein
Our Mission
To enhance the lives of our youth by focusing on academic and personal development while combating hunger. Our goal is to equip children and teens with the resources that will enable them to make educated decisions on academics, personal development, employment readiness, problem solving, financial literacy, and social involvement. Our approach is to create a preparatory program that will focus on essential life skills through their early childhood, adolescents, and adulthood. Our daily meal program will be the focal point. S.M.E.D. will monitor the progress and success of each student through hands-on coaching and training.
Our Vision
Our vision is to provide insight, resources, and hands on experience to students leading to the best decision making for their future development.