Downtown Boxing Gym’s mission is to provide free after-school educational programming and life skills for children ages 8-18. The gym's activities include tutoring, mentoring, and academic support, as well as boxing and athletics. The combination of academics and athletics help give Detroit students a fighting chance to win every day - in the ring, in the classroom, and in life.

Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan has been serving K-12 students in the region since 1949. Programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students, kindergarten through high school, knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship.