The Harraseeket Foundation
Pronounced “hair-a-SEEK-it”
Communities helping young people imagine their future
Photo by Eric Horne
Our Mission
Harraseeket supports community organizations that want to help young people imagine their future.
Our Approach
Harraseeket helps community organizations that support young people with mentor recruiting and training, a unique and powerful curriculum, and facilitating community engagements (such as internships, field trips, shadowing, informational interviews, community projects, and volunteering opportunities)
Our Imagining Your Future Program
We offer a wide variety of programs tailored to the needs of the communities we support.
How You Can Get Involved
We welcome involvement by old and young, regardless of experience, with a wide range of opportunities.
Volunteer
Our volunteers help with our Imagining Your Future program by mentoring, participating in workshops and forums, and helping with our events.
Partner
Our partner community organizations recruit “communities of mentors” from within their membership and offer at-work experiences..
Donate
Your donation will directly support our programs, provide financial support to students with economic barriers and help us promote our mission.
Meet the Team
Harraseeket thrives because of the work of a variety of dedicated and inspired people.
And we’re hiring!
Are you involved in the Springfield, VA community and want to do more to help students build meaningful connections, develop new skills, and learn through hands-on experiences? Consider joining us as a Part-Time Springfield Volunteer Recruiter!
In this flexible, hybrid role (2–5 hours/week), you’ll recruit and engage volunteers who work with students to support Harraseeket’s Imagining Your Future (IYF) program at the Lewis Leadership Program at John Lewis High School. You’ll foster relationships, collaborate with IYF staff, and make a difference for local youth. With flexible hours and occasional evening or weekend events and meetings, both in-person and online, this is a great opportunity to get involved!
Click this link to learn more and apply!
Our Imagining Your Future Program Supports Communities in a Variety of Settings!
The program offers 1-on-1 mentoring, workshops and forums, and community engagement to high school students in classrooms, after-school and summer programs, faith communities and anywhere students congregate
Summer 2026 workshop YouthCast Media Group students at Wakefield High School
