Rise
Helping people see beyond current circumstances and move toward greater possibility.
A nonprofit in formation
Helping people rise into possibility.
The Celeste Project is a legacy-driven nonprofit in formation, created to help underserved youth and families access education, wellness-informed support, resources, and opportunity pathways.
Inspired by Harriet Celeste Page and the idea of Becoming Celestial, this work is about helping people move toward the best version of themselves while sending more good into the world.
Our first initiative, EyeRise Quest, introduces students to future-ready AI and technology skills through guided builder missions, project proof, and career pathway visibility.
Currently building our nonprofit foundation, first pilot pathway, and early supporter network.
Our Why
Born from love. Built for possibility.
The Celeste Project is inspired by the life and spirit of Harriet Celeste Page — a woman remembered for her love, guidance, generosity, and the way she helped people feel seen, supported, and capable of more.
Her middle name, Celeste, became more than a name. It became a symbol for the kind of work this organization hopes to carry forward: helping people rise into possibility and move toward the best version of themselves.
This work is rooted in the idea of Becoming Celestial — a journey of growth, learning, access, service, love, and positive impact.
“Potential is not rare. Access is.”
The founder’s vision is shaped by growing up in an under-resourced community in a small town in North Carolina, where he saw bright and capable young people experience very different life outcomes because of exposure gaps, home circumstances, limited support, and a lack of visible pathways.
The Celeste Project was created from the belief that young people need more than encouragement. They need access, structure, practical skills, and proof that positive effort can lead somewhere real.
Our Philosophy
A path toward the best version of ourselves.
Becoming Celestial is the guiding idea behind The Celeste Project. It reflects the belief that people rise when they are met with love, access, resources, encouragement, and real pathways forward.
For us, “celestial” is not about being perfect. It is about becoming — growing in confidence, learning what is possible, giving back, and helping send more positive energy into the world.
In a time when many families and young people are carrying stress, uncertainty, and limited access to opportunity, The Celeste Project exists to help create more light, more pathways, and more reasons to believe the future can be different.
Become
Supporting growth through learning, confidence, wellness-informed support, and practical resources.
Give Forward
Carrying love into action by creating pathways, opportunities, and positive impact for others.
Our Foundation
The Celeste Project
Our Mission
The Celeste Project exists to help underserved youth and families rise beyond circumstance by connecting them to education, resources, wellness-informed support, and opportunity pathways that help them build confidence, skills, and a stronger future.
Our Vision
We envision communities where young people, especially Black and Brown youth from underserved backgrounds, can see beyond their current circumstances, access future-ready skills, and build proof that they belong in the rooms, careers, and opportunities shaping tomorrow.
Our Core Belief
Potential is not rare. Access is.
We believe many young people already have the intelligence, creativity, and resilience needed to succeed. What they often lack is consistent access to tools, exposure, mentorship, safe learning environments, and pathways that make success feel reachable.
Becoming Celestial means helping that potential rise.
Current Stage
Where We Are Now
The Celeste Project is currently in formation. We are preparing nonprofit paperwork, building our public presence, developing our first initiative, and identifying the advisors, supporters, and partners needed to launch responsibly.
Nonprofit Formation
Preparing organizational paperwork, governance structure, and early operating foundation.
First Initiative
Developing EyeRise Quest as the first flagship program focused on future-ready youth technology pathways.
Pilot Readiness
Building a small, measurable pilot model for promising students from underserved communities.
Supporter Network
Seeking early feedback, advisors, sponsors, and community connections to strengthen the launch.
Our First Flagship Initiative
EyeRise Quest
Learn the skill. Build the proof. See the path.
EyeRise Quest is an AI-supported youth tech pathway and the first flagship initiative of The Celeste Project. It helps promising students from underserved communities build future-ready skills through small builder missions, responsible AI literacy, proof-of-work projects, and pathway visibility.
Our Approach
A pathway, not just a program.
Education Access
Helping students gain early exposure to technology, AI, and digital skills.
Wellness-Informed Support
Designing learning experiences that consider confidence, belonging, emotional safety, and real-life circumstances.
Proof-of-Work
Helping students create visible evidence of what they can learn and build.
Future Pathways
Connecting skills to college, internships, scholarships, entrepreneurship, careers, and community opportunity.
Leadership
Built from lived experience and aligned expertise.
The Celeste Project is family-rooted, legacy-driven, and public-serving. It is being developed with lived experience, digital product-building, wellness-informed guidance, operations perspective, and youth-centered insight.
Role
Founder / Executive Director
Lived experience, digital strategy, AI-assisted product development, and community-centered program design.
Role
Clinical & Community Wellness Perspective
Licensed psychology and nonprofit behavioral health leadership experience informing wellness-aware program design.
Role
Operations Perspective
Business management and operations insight supporting structure, process, and sustainable growth.
Role
Youth Wellness Perspective
Psychology and counseling-pathway insight supporting student experience, reflection, and youth-centered engagement.
As the organization grows, The Celeste Project will seek independent advisors and board members with experience in education, nonprofit leadership, technology, finance, youth development, and community partnerships.
Sponsorship
Support a future-ready youth pathway.
The Celeste Project is seeking early supporters and future sponsors who believe underserved students should have access to the skills, tools, and confidence needed to participate in the AI-era economy.
EyeRise Quest creates a practical way for companies, community leaders, and institutions to support youth technology access, AI literacy, workforce readiness, and future opportunity.
Founding Technology Sponsor
Supports devices, connectivity, software, and pilot delivery.
Student Access Sponsor
Supports equipment, materials, meals and snacks, transportation needs, and participation barriers.
Builder Pathway Sponsor
Supports the development and delivery of a focused EyeRise Quest learning pathway.
Mentor / Speaker Partner
Supports students through career exposure, feedback, project review, or guest sessions.
Showcase Sponsor
Supports the final student showcase where participants present what they learned and built.
Sponsorship opportunities are currently in development.
Advisors
We are building the circle carefully.
As The Celeste Project moves toward formal establishment, we are seeking guidance from people with experience in nonprofit leadership, education, youth development, technology, finance, governance, grant writing, and community partnerships.
- Share nonprofit formation guidance
- Recommend grant or sponsorship opportunities
- Introduce education or youth-serving partners
- Connect us with technology mentors or speakers
- Provide feedback on EyeRise Quest
- Support future pilot planning
Get Involved
Help us build the foundation.
The Celeste Project is in its early formation stage. We are preparing the structure, partnerships, pilot materials, and funding pathways needed to launch EyeRise Quest responsibly.
Ways to support
- Share feedback on the mission
- Recommend advisors or nonprofit resources
- Connect us with potential sponsors or funders
- Introduce youth-serving organizations or schools
- Volunteer as a mentor, speaker, or reviewer in the future
- Follow the development of EyeRise Quest
- Join the early interest list
Contact
Reach out or join the interest list.
We’ll follow up personally as the foundation continues to take shape.