National Torchbearers Program

Go For Broke National Education’s (GFBNEC) National Torchbearer Program is a new major initiative launched in 2023. This innovative initiative establishes a diverse national community of young adults (ages 21–30) who participate in a year-long series of unique programming centered around identity and contemporary social dynamics as Torchbearer Fellows.

Specifically, GFBNEC and the Los Angeles Torchbearers collaborate with organizational partners on Oahu, Maui, Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, and Middlebury College to develop a space for young adults to Listen, Empathize, and Engage with each other around social dynamics that individuals and communities experience across the nation. Such dynamics include topics of privilege, discrimination, and collaboration. Upon completion of the Fellowship, the participants will be invited to continue the work as National Torchbearers!