Youth empowerment nonprofit

Starz Academy

Chase the Dream

Building young people through academic, athletic, musical, and co-curricular programs—with structure, opportunity, and purpose.

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The mission

Opportunity is not a favor. It is a structure we build.

Starz Academy is a youth empowerment nonprofit supporting academic, athletic, musical, and co-curricular programs for young people. Every lane is built to help students grow, contribute, and move forward with purpose.

What we are building

Four paths.
One mission.

From the court to the world, each program gives young people a place to practice excellence—and a reason to believe their future can be built.

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Featured program

Starz Training Clinic

After-school training · Dates TBA

Focused basketball training built on disciplined reps, skill development, and the confidence to compete.

01 / AFTER SCHOOL

Future Starz Club

An after-school basketball program for ages 8–18, centered on athletic excellence, personal growth, cultural enrichment, and community service.

Full program details →

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Future Starz Select Team — ages 8–18

The competitive travel/select arm of the Future Starz after-school program.

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02 / MENTAL PERFORMANCE

The Tunnel: Diamond Mind

In development · Coming soon

A structured mental-performance program for student-athletes. “We’re making diamonds out of our youth.”

03 / SUMMER 2027

Starz As 1 International

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Launching Summer 2027 · 40 youth ambassadors

Starz As 1 International — global ambassador culture awareness program. Launching Summer 2027 with AS1 International sports organization and the EF Foundation. This cultural exchange program develops young leaders through sport and culture.

Full program details →

Full program details coming — the roster is being built now.

04 / THE VISION

The Flagship

Vision

A flagship building for Starz students: a permanent home for learning, training, creativity, and community. The goal is set. The work comes next.

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Summer Camp

Starz Summer Basketball Camp

Dates TBA

The camp that built the culture. Next session dates announced soon.

See the full camp page →

Built across generations

The Starz story

Future Starz, Inc. incorporated in California

(nonprofit public benefit corporation) — the legal roots and paper trail behind the dream.

Founded

The Starz foundation begins.

Los Angeles launch

Co-founded in Los Angeles by Bernard Jester, Ray Reed, and Ty Reed.

A new chapter

Starz Academy rebrands to the Joy FOE Foundation nonprofit.

Partnerships via JFG

Build the network.
Back the mission.

Joy Foe Group LLC builds the company partnerships and sponsors for Starz Academy. The business engine strengthens the youth mission.

One network

The three brands

Three distinct roles. One connected operation.

01 / LIVE ↗

Ty Reed

The man. The voice.

02 / YOU ARE HERE

Starz Academy

The mission. The youth.

03 / COMING SOON

JFG

The partnerships. The network. Launching next.

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