Fathers Know Best Youth Foundation is a New Jersey non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization which supports AAU sports, education & mentoring opportunities for the youth as well as participating in community outreach programs with local children's hospitals in New Jersey and its surrounding areas. Our mission is to inspire our youth to become leaders, champions, student-athletes and to empower them to be successful in school and life through sports, education and community relation that will facilitate systemic change. We will promote values of selfless service that will provide a safe haven in the community. In addition to promoting positive change and growth for children ages of 6 – 15, FKBest will assist with building character exemplified by leadership. Our particular focus is OUR youth. We set out to strengthen their abilities and help them set short/long term goals and strive for realistic dreams. We will execute our mission by conducting programs for the youth primarily in Bergen County and then branching out on a national level.   FKBest established the Youth Foundation in 2007. Funding for the Foundation was made possible by parents of current players who participated on the 2006-2007 Teaneck Youth All Star basketball team and 2006 Bronx Kings ~ AAU basketball organization. The parents are honest and hard working individuals who love their children and support their activities. Over the past two years, many of the parents have watched their children play for various organizations. We decided to build an organization and youth foundation that would benefit our children. We will create opportunities and provide support for promising youth to fulfill their potential in the classroom, on the court and in the community.   Birth of Fathers Know Best Youth Foundation. Connecting people and organizations around common goals ~ FKB wants to serve as a catalyst by encouraging leaders (i.e. Educators, Athletes, Entrepreneurs and Musicians) to speak with our children and primarily focus on their fields of expertise. Stress the importance of education, family, sportsmanship and careers. Our object was to establish an AAU Basketball organization ~ “PLAYTIME”. We have competed in local basketball circuits as well as nationally, under the direction of our volunteer parents. FKBest established a mentoring program ~ “Mothers Know Better after Dark”. Our mentoring program relies greatly on parent participation. We set out to provide tutoring sessions, travel outings such as visits to Museums’, Learning centers and designated monumental sites.   In 2008, FK Best established a community outreach program ~ "THOUGHTS for KIDS". Our community outreach program reaches out to disadvantaged children in the community, during the holiday season and provides gifts and toys to the local hospitals.