In this episode of Know Your Ship, we return with the second edition of eHub Gives a Ship — our segment highlighting individuals and organizations working to do good in the world and create meaningful community impact.Host Frank Dolce, alongside co-host Preston Cochrane, sits down with Kelsey Lewis, Executive Director of Friends of the Children Utah. Kelsey breaks down how she built a fully operational Utah chapter from the ground up — launching in March of 2020, scaling to serve 62 youth, and managing a $1.6 million annual operating budget with a lean, high-performing team. They dig into what it actually takes to run a relationship-based nonprofit at scale, from building a referral network and managing staff retention, to sustaining a model that pairs at-risk youth with full-time paid professional mentors for 12 years straight.The data behind the model speaks for itself. Every dollar invested in Friends of the Children returns seven dollars in community savings. 85% of children in the program graduate from high school, 92% avoid the juvenile justice system, and 93% avoid teen parenting — outcomes that prove this is not just a social service but a strategic, long-term investment in breaking generational cycles of poverty. This episode is for anyone interested in nonprofit leadership, community impact, and organizations that are proving that betting on people early is one of the smartest investments a community can make.Powered by www.ehub.com Connect with us: linktr.ee/knowyourshipConnect with Kelsey Lewis: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-lewis-7473419/ Connect with Friends of the Children Utah:Website: https://www.friendsutah.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsutah/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@friendsutah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/friendsutah/