A program of Lipson Foundation Inc.
In Ur Corner
Cost-free boxing and mentorship for youth ages 12 to 17, young adults ages 18 to 25, and military veterans. Youth train in their own sessions; young adults and veterans train together. There is no cost to any participant, ever.
Every group trains twice a week and eats dinner together afterward. Over time, relationships form, and those relationships become mentorships.
Boxing is the hook, not the point. It draws young people who would never sign up for a mentoring program, and it teaches what we want to teach: show up on time, control yourself, work when it is hard, respect the person across from you.
For veterans, the gym is familiar ground. Physical training alongside people who understand discipline is one of the few settings where connection happens without anyone having to talk about feelings first.
For youth (12–17) · next phase
Train twice a week
60 minutes of boxing and conditioning, then dinner together. That meal is where conversation happens.
Everything provided
Gloves, wraps, coaching, water, dinner, and transportation assistance. Families do not buy a kit to walk in.
Mentorship that is real
Mentorship from screened young adults who came up the same way — earned, never assigned on day one.
Confidence beyond the gym
Show up on time. Control yourself. Work when it is hard. Respect the person across from you.
For young adults (18–25)
Train twice a week
60 minutes of boxing and conditioning, then dinner together. That meal is where conversation happens.
A veteran in your corner
Optional mentorship from people who have been where you are going — after the work is shared, not assigned on day one.
Earn the corner
Mentoring is a choice, never a requirement. Choose it, earn it, and come back to mentor the youth sessions as a junior mentor.
Everything provided
Gloves, wraps, coaching, water, and dinner. You do not buy a kit to walk in.
For veterans
Stay connected
Train alongside fellow veterans as part of a mission-driven community.
A healthy physical outlet
Fitness, structure, and less isolation — without anyone having to talk about feelings first.
Be in a young adult’s corner
Share life experience, career knowledge, and encouragement when you are ready.
Continue serving
A reason to show up on a weeknight. A lasting impact on the next generation.
How mentorship actually works
We do not assign mentors on day one. Matches grow out of the relationships that form over weeks of training and shared meals, and they are made only when both people are ready — and mentoring is a choice on both sides, never a requirement of training. Veterans who choose it stand in the corner of young adults. Young adults who have been through that themselves can come back and mentor the youth sessions as junior mentors. Nobody ages out — turning 18 just moves you up.
- Youth train separately. Youth sessions are their own sessions — young adults and veterans train in a separate adult session.
- Every adult is screened. Background checks for every coach, mentor, and volunteer — no exceptions.
- No unsupervised one-on-one contact. Mentoring happens in the group setting. Two-adult rule.
- Guardians stay informed. Parents know the match and can reach the coordinator.
- Junior-mentor roles are earned. A young adult steps into a teen’s corner only after sustained participation, screening, and coordinator sign-off.
- Every session is documented. A coordinator reviews match health and conduct.
- Photo consent, if used at all, is separate and optional. It is never a condition of participation.
Inside this program
Who it serves
- Youth ages 12–17 — referred by families, schools, community centers, and juvenile diversion programs, or who simply walk in — once youth-protection safeguards are fully in place.
- Young adults ages 18–25 from underserved communities in Palm Beach County and surrounding counties — training first, with a path to a junior-mentor role.
- Military veterans of any era, any branch, any service-connected status — whether they want to train, mentor, or both.
- Adults with developmental disabilities in paid support roles on The Crew. Inclusion is built into how the program operates.
Why we partner with veterans posts
In Ur Corner does not own a gym and does not need one. The program brings its own equipment, coaches, insurance, and meals into a space that is already a pillar of the community — a VFW or American Legion hall. The post gets new energy in the building and a visible youth-service mission. Youth sessions run alcohol-free.
How we will measure it
Every participant completes a survey when they enroll and again at the end of a cycle — confidence, connection to a caring adult, belonging, self-control, fitness, school engagement, career awareness, and hope for the future; for veterans, purpose, connection, and a chance to keep serving. Attendance, meals, mentor matches, and career nights will be tracked every session. There is no launch data yet. We will not invent numbers.
This is what it means to have someone in your corner.