CHEF MEL & CHEF TREV PRESENT:
A Rooted Futures Fundraising Feast!!
Come on an empty stomach.
Leave with a full Heart.
You are invited to join us for an unforgettable dining experience prepared by two of LA's most sought-after chefs!
The evening will feature a multi-course carefully crafted meal inspired by Rooted Futures values, alongside opportunities to learn more about our mission and support our vision.
Date: Saturday, April 11th
Location: Highland Park, Los Angeles
Time: 6-10pm
Seat Reservation: $175
Cocktail Hour
Curated Meal
Silent Auction
Live Music
Community Connection
Door Prizes
Core Tenets Of Our Pathmaker Program
Nature Connection
We believe in immersing youth in the natural living world as a way to reconnect to their own inner nature
Life Mapping
We provide young men with the tools required to claim their own usefulness and purpose in the world
Real Talk
We create spaces virtually and physically where young men can be felt, seen and heard in their wholeness
Principles of Mentoring
At Rooted Futures all of our mentors are trained in this simple formula...
We "LAMP"
Listen
Ask/Acknowledge
Model
Praise
We Do Not "FRAP"
Fix
Rescue
Advise
Project
We listen without judgment, analysis, or critique and give the young men space to express themselves fully.
We are curious and accept them as they are. We lead with questions and reflect their own wisdom back to them.
We raise our own standards and model behaviors we hope they will adopt.
We identify their strengths, even if they’re subtle, and praise them openly.
Who We Are
We are a team of men from diverse backgrounds who are committed to showing up for our communities.
We're passionate about learning and creating together and value the mentorship of young men as a shared mission in the world.
What Our Community Is Saying...
I thought that this program would be lame and didn’t want to do it when my mom made me. But now (week 3) I think it’s pretty cool, I want to keep coming back and I’m getting a lot out of it. - Josiah, 15
After each of the experiences (my son) has had, he really seems to feel more aligned, and able to communicate that to me… I think it has been really encouraging for him.
I feel that in working with youth like this, I meet with a younger part of myself, and it’s this beautiful meeting of the older men becoming younger, and the younger men becoming older. It’s such a rare space to be in and that’s what I keep coming back for.
