Your zip code should not determine the size of your dreams—or the future you’re allowed to imagine.
Zip-code-based inequity blocks opportunity—limiting what youth see, the paths they can explore, and the futures they can reach. When that happens, it isn’t just individual potential that’s lost; the world loses what entire communities might have created if given the chance.
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OUR MISSION
To create and activate a community of care givers, educators and businesses committed to guiding underserved students towards the possible futures that have been hidden for too long.
OUR VISION
To cut poverty in half across Chicago and Northwest Indiana by 2050
THE CYCLE BREAKER APPROACH: BUILDING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
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Talent isn’t the problem. Belief is.
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Every day, brilliant young people lose opportunities — not because they lack ability,
but because no one ever taught them how to think differently… how to adapt…
or how to begin. At Future Cycle Breakers, we teach the science of self —helping youth rewire how they think, respond, and grow through our signature experience, the Cycle Breaker Quest.
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We use the entrepreneurial mindset not as the destination — but as the training ground. A framework that builds thinkers, problem-solvers, and leader capable of navigating uncertainty with courage.
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Through the Quest, participants activate four core necessity life capacities for in school, the workforce or life:
WORKFORCE
READINESS
I know how
to show up.
SELF
LEADERSHIP
I trust myself.
PURPOSE +
ACCOUNTABILITY
I move with intention.
EMOTIONAL​
INTELLIGENCE
I regulate
before I react.
Inside out Transformation
Science Backed + Human Centred
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We help youth understand themselves first—how their brains work, what shapes their beliefs, and where their strengths live—so growth starts from within, not from pressure to “fix” behavior.
Inside Out
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The Cycle Breaker Quest blends neuroscience, mindset tools, and real-world application to create lasting change—grounded in research, delivered with heart.
Brain Science + Belonging
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Youth gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to imagine new futures, explore pathways, and take ownership of what comes next—for themselves and their communities.
Future Ready
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Pathways to Possibilities
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
The mission of the organization is rooted in real-life experience and a profound commitment by the leaders to ensure young women and men have every opportunity to succeed.
STEVE BLOM
Executive Director, Bright Promise
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