Giving back starts at home.

For Kri Peck, this is personal. Growing up in Brunswick County, North Carolina is the reason he sees the world the way he does. It gave him his values, his work ethic, and the people who first believed in him.

As his own path opened up, so did a bigger question: how do you make sure the kid you used to be gets a real shot? Kri Kares Foundation is his answer, a way to turn gratitude into something a young person can hold onto.

Our job is simple. Point young people toward the education, mentors, and experiences that make a bigger life feel reachable, and then keep showing up as they walk toward it.