Our story

TAKE FLIGHT has impacted the lives of over 1000 kids and families since 2009 and it´s ready to take new future challenges. Since 2009, Take Flight Inc. has provided services for children, youth, and families throughout the Washington D.C, Maryland, and Virginia areas. Our services are focused on emotional, physical, intellectual, occupational, social, and spiritual.

August 2009 “The Purpose”

Take Flight is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 to assist low-income families with financial education, workforce development, and life skills. The organization focuses on the holistic development of children and their families. Our youth mentoring programs aim to build mental, physical, social, and emotional well-being. We focus on the whole child, creating youth wellness programs that are geared towards their overall development.

June 2011 “Behavioral”

In 2011, Take Flight partnered with MD Choices and DC Choices to help children with significant behavioral, emotional and educational challenges.

April 2012 “Closer To Dream”

In 2015, Take Flight collaborated with more organizations to reach more families. We partnered with Wraparound Maryland, a non-profit organization that helps the youth realize their goals using an individualized, strengths-based, team-based, and outcome-oriented approach that values the family’s perspectives.

We also partnered with Collaboration Council and Excel Beyond the Bell to provide after-school programs in Montgomery County Schools. We provided educational and development services to families and youth in the Greater Washington DC area through our collaboration with YMCA.

Spring 2016 “Hard work & Achievement” 

In 2016, we began expanding our Athletic Performance and Personal Training Services in the Washington DC and Metropolitan areas.

March 2020 “Going Strong”

Today, given the challenges of the COVID pandemic, Take Flight is more active than ever to pursue its mission of empowering the youth and their families through holistic online courses and programs. We equip children and their families with life skills through fitness and wellness programs that set them up for long-term well-being and success.

Take Flight has helped over 1000 kids and their families since 2009 throughout Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

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THE VISIONER​

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Meet the Inspiration Behind Take Flight 

Paul Williams was inspired by his own life experience, as he struggled with depression and mental health issues at a young age. Now a certified personal trainer, financial educator, mentor, coach and a former Division 1 athlete, Paul’s mission is to help others be the best version of themselves.