Options for Youth is a community-based nonprofit whose mission is to expand opportunities for vulnerable adolescents.

Options for Youth’s mission is to expand opportunities for under-resourced youth on Chicago's South and West Sides by developing programs that build upon the strengths and maximize the potential of each young person. Our programs have a rich history of more than 30 years service to vulnerable Chicago adolescents.

Options for Youth

Surge is a nonprofit organization with a global mission. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Surge was founded in 2008.

Surge for Water's mission is to invest in communities with safe water, sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health solutions to help end the cycle of poverty. 

To date, Surge has provided safe water and sanitation access to over 1,000,000 people in 12 countries — while keeping true to our core values of sustainability, local empowerment, and equality for all. 

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Options for Youth

Surge For Water