We nurture Possibili-TEAs.

We are a faith-based organization like no other. Community-driven and grassroots-led. Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) are at the heart of our work. In everything we do, we ensure equity of voice and a place to belong.

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Founded and led by survivors of persecution and poverty, we support children experiencing learning poverty to read and write, mentor NextGen leaders to innovate and thrive and uplift families living on the margins to meet their basic needs.

We call our unique theory of change, Spirituali-TEA.
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A people-led philanthropy.

Small fills.
Countless impact.

65% of our donors are alums of our programs. They give from a sense of duty to fellow humans rather than charity. 95% of all our donors are regular people making less than $60,000 a year who believe regular giving creates a better world as a natural consequence of our daily actions rather than altruism.

As seen in

The Homecoming: 8 Years of MLIFE, 1 Night of Gratitude

Oct 10, 2025 | Foundation news • Foundation event

Your generosity opened doors: 15 San Francisco youth traveled to Kenya to discover identity, culture, and leadership, while hundreds more thrived in MLIFE programs in Kilifi, Nairobi, and Accra. Come, and hear their stories on center stage.

Become an Ambassador for your community

Join us every 4th Saturday for MLIFE’s Meal2Lead Program. This one-year Afrocentric journey in Bayview, Mission, and SoMa nurtures youth ages 14-24 through Mental Health, Education, Arts, and Leadership.

Become an MLIFE Fellow in Accra and Nairobi

Step into a year of transformation. Applications are now open for the 2027 MLIFE Fellows Program, which will select 15 youth in Accra and Nairobi. Fellows ages 18–34 will master communication, leadership, entrepreneurship, and fundraising, emerging ready to launch careers or build enterprises.

Heritage Journey to Kenya 2026

Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 16, 2026

Discover Kenya with MLIFE June 8 - 16, 2026. Traverse Nairobi’s vibrant streets, track the Big Five in the wild, and breathe renewal on Kilifi’s sunlit shores. More than travel, this is a homecoming where heritage awakens, identity deepens, and possibility rises.

Become an Ambassador for your community

Join us every 4th Saturday for MLIFE’s Meal2Lead Program. This one-year Afrocentric journey in Bayview, Mission, and SoMa nurtures youth ages 14-24 through Mental Health, Education, Arts, and Leadership.

Become an MLIFE Fellow in Accra and Nairobi

Step into a year of transformation. Applications are now open for the 2027 MLIFE Fellows Program, which will select 15 youth in Accra and Nairobi. Fellows ages 18–34 will master communication, leadership, entrepreneurship, and fundraising, emerging ready to launch careers or build enterprises.

Heritage Journey to Kenya 2026

Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 16, 2026

Discover Kenya with MLIFE June 8 - 16, 2026. Traverse Nairobi’s vibrant streets, track the Big Five in the wild, and breathe renewal on Kilifi’s sunlit shores. More than travel, this is a homecoming where heritage awakens, identity deepens, and possibility rises.

Become an Ambassador for your community

Join us every 4th Saturday for MLIFE’s Meal2Lead Program. This one-year Afrocentric journey in Bayview, Mission, and SoMa nurtures youth ages 14-24 through Mental Health, Education, Arts, and Leadership.

Become an MLIFE Fellow in Accra and Nairobi

Step into a year of transformation. Applications are now open for the 2027 MLIFE Fellows Program, which will select 15 youth in Accra and Nairobi. Fellows ages 18–34 will master communication, leadership, entrepreneurship, and fundraising, emerging ready to launch careers or build enterprises.

Heritage Journey to Kenya 2026

Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 16, 2026

Discover Kenya with MLIFE June 8 - 16, 2026. Traverse Nairobi’s vibrant streets, track the Big Five in the wild, and breathe renewal on Kilifi’s sunlit shores. More than travel, this is a homecoming where heritage awakens, identity deepens, and possibility rises.

What we've done

We met, connected, and served

500+

families

supplied with water and basic needs

200

students

and their families supported with direct cash assistance during COVID-19

2,010

students served

students served through Learning Enrichment & Acceleration Program (LEAP)

300+

leaders

leaders empowered through training in entrepreneurship and job placement services.

150+

Spaces of Grace

Spaces of Grace conversations convened to guide communities through difficult times.

10

financial grants

to partner organizations.

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“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience."

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.

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Our blended
Humani-TEA

Our programs are holistic and tailored-specific to those we serve to ensure we are not a one-size-fit-it-all organization. We are a home that welcomes, affirms, and honors the complexity of each person's story. We are religious and secular. BIPOC and White. LGBTQ+ and not.

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Support us
BE TEA-nacious.

Your donation today supports us in creating opportunities where none existed: education for children left behind, a community for those ostracized, and belief in those who scarcely believe they belong.

MLIFE is a US 501(c)3 faith-based organization. EIN: 47-4678443. For US citizens and residents: To claim the tax deductibility of this gift in the United States, please retain the acknowledgment receipt for your record.

Planned Giving

Receive a tax deduction when you make a gift of stock.

Leave a Legacy

Name MLIFE as your beneficiary charity in your Estate Plan.

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Become one of us

We make it easy for you to make a difference. Add your name to our growing list of leaders making change.

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