General Info

* QFI is a member of the National Dropout Coalition ( NDC ) and proud partner with America's Promise.Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Q Foundation, Inc ( QFI ) was founded in 2002 by Award-Winning Empowerment Coach & Philanthropist Steph n Coach Q Askew by providing youth athletics, mentoring, tutoring and summer camp programs. Since inception, QFI has expanded its programming and services nationally with a direct focus on youth and young adults ages 14-21.In 2005, through a collaborating partnership with the Charlotte Workforce Development Board, QFI was awarded the Workforce Investment Act ( WIA ) contract and began the GED and Employment Assistance program. This program has become the flagship of QFI, helping many Mecklenburg County youth earn their GED and find employment. Currently, professional training services are being developed, including HVAC, CNA training, customer service & sales certifications, entreprenuership, music engineering, photography and CAN courses.Because of the highest dropout rate in history, Coach Q felt it was time to make a change and in 2009 and brought to fruition the Mission Possible Mentoring Program with a direct focus ; stopping the dropout epidemic that is plaguing our nation's youth. Please visit our mentoring section for more information of Mission Possible.In 2008 QFI established its first, ever high school athletic program. This program has awarded hundreds of young people the opportunity to participate in athletics on a high school level that would otherwise become more susceptible to the negative discord of life.QFI is always looking to expand it services to better equip the young people we serve therefore in 2009 we proudly added our Behavioral Health Services Division ( BHS ). BHS focuses on providing direct services that address behavior and substance abuse issues.If you have have your high school diploma or GED and need employment training or assistance we want to hear from you. * Must be ages 16-21