Everybody Gets To Eat Foundation

Building Schools. Feeding Futures. Changing Lives.

A veteran-founded 501(c)(3) building schools in Cambodia, supporting children and families across Southeast Asia, and bringing arts and creative-futures programming to underserved youth in Central and Northern Florida.

Registered 501(c)(3) • EIN 92-2331625 • Serving children since 2013

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Advocating for increased investment in arts education

Twelve Years. Five Countries. Seven Thousand Lives.

EGTE Foundation has been quietly building schools, feeding families, and changing children's lives since 2013. From the rural provinces of Cambodia to the Title-I schools of Central Florida, our work spans continents but answers one question: how do we make sure every child has a seat at the table?

7,000+

Children & Families Served

70+

Humanitarian Projects

5 Countries Served

12+

Years Since 2013

An EGTE Foundation Program

The Mandala Challenge

Building creativity, focus, and self-expression — one mandala at a time.

When children explore the mandala's symmetrical structures, they learn to recognize patterns, think spatially, and experiment with design — skills that strengthen everything from math to reading to self-regulation.

But the Mandala Challenge does more than build skills. It gives every child — regardless of zip code or family income — a place where their creativity matters and their work is seen.

Developed in partnership with MAY Kids Transform, integrating 22+ years of Creative Mindfulness curriculum.

What It Builds

How It Works

Monthly competition with a $100 prize for the winning entry.

Free art materials provided to every participant.

Age Categories: 5–8 years old • 9–12 years old

Judged on: creativity, color, technical execution, and adherence to mandala format.

Currently active in Jacksonville, Florida, in partnership with the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation. Expanding to additional Florida sites in 2026.

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Sponsor a Child Artist

The Program

Creative Futures is an intensive workshop program that puts underserved youth in the room with working professionals in film, music, and the creative industries. Students learn by doing — directing, writing, producing, performing — and leave with a portfolio, a certificate, and a network most kids in their zip code never get access to.

Built and led in partnership with UrbanFest 360° and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida (Joe R. Lee Branch, Eatonville), the program is 100% free to participating families.

Proven Impact

25 students. 9 industry professionals. 3 creative tracks. Our most recent intensive at the Boys & Girls Club in Eatonville delivered hands-on training in filmmaking, music production, and career mentorship — and every participating student walked away with festival VIP access to meet honorees including Harrison Ford, Danny Glover, Keith David, and Emmy-nominated director Michael Polcino.

What Students Get

Film Track. Screenwriting, directing, on-set production, and post-production fundamentals taught by working filmmakers.

Music Track. Studio recording, songwriting, and music production led by Grammy-nominated artists and producers.

Mentorship Track. Direct access to industry professionals who guide students through career pathways, college planning, and creative goal-setting.

Festival Access. Every student attends UrbanFest 360° in September as a VIP, meeting and learning from the honoree roster.

Why It Matters

A young person from an underserved Central Florida neighborhood rarely meets a working film director, a Grammy-nominated musician, or an Emmy-winning actor. Creative Futures changes that — and in doing so, changes what those young people believe is possible for their own lives.

Partners

Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida • UrbanFest 360° • Stellar Cares • Mentors For Fatherless Children And Abused Families

Help Us Scale What Works

The pilot worked. Now we're expanding — more students, more sessions, more cities. Become a Creative Futures sponsor and put your name behind one of Central Florida's most effective youth creative development programs

An EGTE Foundation Program in partnership with UrbanFest 360°

Creative Futures

Hands-on film, music, and mentorship for the next generation of Central Florida storytellers.

Sponsor the Program

Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida

Creative Futures Pilot — March 2026

Judge Glenda Hatchett Endorses Creative Futures | Boys & Girls Clubs of America Former Board Member

Judge Glenda Hatchett — two-time Emmy-nominated television judge and former National Board Member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America — speaks on the work we are doing through Creative Futures.

Her Goal Girls initiative was introduced directly to our students. Pre-order proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America nationally.

The March 2026 Creative Futures pilot at the Joe R. Lee Branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida in Eatonville. 25 students. 9 industry professionals donating over 100 hours of mentorship. Workbooks, certificates, and a path forward.

BGCCF Vice President Ericka Dickerson attended, along with the Mayor of Eatonville and the Chief of Police.

Ericka Dickerson

Vice President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida

In attendance at the March 2026 Creative Futures pilot, Joe R. Lee Branch, Eatonville

An EGTE Foundation Program

5 Schools for Cambodia

Phase 1 is live: $1,600 repairs one school this month.

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Phase 1: Repair One School. $1,600. This Month.

Before we build 5 new schools, there's one we can fix right now.

Our Cambodia partner Kimhoun Ham of Koonsoor Kampuchea is on the

ground in Preah Vihear Province this month to identify a damaged school,

oversee emergency repairs, and start the work.

This isn't a promise for next year. This is happening in June 2026.

Phase 1 Budget — Every Dollar Accounted For

School repair contribution — $1,000
Project management (2 days on-site) — $200
Vehicle, driver, fuel (round trip from Phnom Penh) — $250
Lodging (1 night) and food (2 days) — $70
Co-branded field documentation (team T-shirts) — $40
Contingency — $40

Phase 1 Total: $1,600

If You Fund Phase 1, You Will Receive

Photos of the damaged school before repairs begin
The name and location of the school selected
Photos of the completed repairs within 30 days
A direct thank-you from the community

Fund Phase 1, see what we do, then decide whether to help us build the next 5

Donate on GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/fce2a987b

Why This Work — And Why Us

We are not new to this region. We have been here for ten years.

Inlate 2025, the Thailand–Cambodia border conflict closed more than

1,300 schools and displaced over 322,000 children

across Preah Vihear and surrounding provinces

EGTE Foundation has been working in these provinces since 2016.

2016 — Rovieng Computer School, Tatong Village, Preah Vihear Province. Built for $4,943. Teacher Vannarith Lork has walked 10 km each way every day since 2006 to teach the 90+ children who attend.

2017–2018 — TaPra School Project, Kulen District. When the village chief denied the construction permit, our team adapted and delivered school supplies to 51 children.

2026 — Six future school sites pre-scouted by Kimhoun Ham and Pastor Sanou Leng across 250+ kilometers along the Thailand border.

We are not arriving in a new place. We have partners, scouted sites, and a teacher walking 10 km each morning to a school we built almost a decade ago.