About Children Are People, Inc.
For more than 20 years, the volunteers, staff and donors of Children Are People, Inc. (CAP) have worked together to serve and support at-risk youth.
Core Values
Character Development
- Taking personal responsibility for actions and decisions
- Acting with honesty, truthfulness, and integrity
Academic Achievement
- Coaching for educational achievement
- Providing opportunities for at-risk children to develop to their potential
Empowerment for Success
- Cherishing the role of caring adults in the lives of youth to encourage ambition and model a positive work ethic
- Shifting the paradigm of “my circumstances determine my success” to “with hard work I can do anything I think I can do”
Independence
- Being community-funded instead of government-funded
- Equipping children to grow into self-sufficient adults
Citizenship
- Educating youth to become ethical, empowered and involved citizens who will make a positive contribution to their community
- Appreciating opportunities and responsibilities of being a citizen



Children Are People, Inc. is a 501(c) organization.