About Fuego

Just as a fire enlightens and transforms matter, Fuego inspires and changes lives. The fire builds each day, as the Fuego community grows.

Fuego offers Rites of Passage programs that combine culturally-specific strategies, ancient coming-of-age traditions, and modern knowledge to address Trauma, Violence Prevention, and Diversity. Programs involve combinations of the following: one-on-one and group counseling, educational curriculum, workshops, system design trainings, creative arts, and ancient healing techniques. The blending of ancient wisdom with modern knowledge is the crux of Fuego's success.

Mission: The mission of Fuego is to provide healing for at-risk young people, and the systems that care for them, by addressing trauma, violence prevention, and diversity.

Goal: Our goal is to become a nationally recognized, replicable "model program" for at-risk youth that combines trauma recovery modalities, culturally-specific strategies and knowledge.

Learn more about the foundations of Fuego's work, our partners, and who makes up the Fuego Community.