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Renewed Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on youth empowerment, violence prevention, emotional intelligence development, mentorship, workforce development, and educational innovation. Our mission is to create transformational experiences that inspire healing, leadership, accountability, creativity, and purpose-driven futures for youth, families, and underserved communities.
We are currently developing immersive educational innovation projects in collaboration with DePaul University’s School of Design as part of the broader vision for the first-of-its-kind “Next Dimension Holographic Museum & Zoo Experience.” The initiative is designed to combine storytelling, immersive technology, AI-driven simulations, emotional intelligence learning, transformational environments, and interactive educational experiences that redefine how communities experience education, culture, leadership, innovation, and personal growth.
Current initiatives include Decision to Destiny: The Moment Destiny Began, the 26.5 Experience Barber Bus in Memphis focused on mentorship and workforce development, and the Shoot to Win youth violence prevention and leadership initiative created to help redirect youth toward positive futures through mentorship, emotional intelligence, discipline, and transformational programming.
Several immersive concepts are currently in early-stage prototype development exploration with DePaul University’s School of Design as part of a proposed summer collaboration focused on building foundational concepts for the larger museum experience.
Our long-term vision is to create scalable immersive educational and transformational experiences capable of impacting communities locally and nationally.
Renewed Inc.’s mission is to empower youth, families, returning citizens, and underserved communities through violence prevention, emotional intelligence development, mentorship, workforce training, and immersive educational innovation.
In Illinois, through the Next Dimension Holographic Museum & Zoo Experience initiatives in collaboration with DePaul University’s School of Design, we seek to redefine education and transformational learning through immersive technology, storytelling, emotional intelligence, and interactive experiences.
In Memphis, Tennessee, through the 26.5 Experience Barber Bus and Shoot to Win violence prevention initiative, we work to help redirect youth away from violence and hopelessness through mentorship, leadership development, discipline, workforce exposure, emotional intelligence, and positive community engagement.
**DECISION TO DESTINY** **THE MOMENT DESTINY BEGAN**In Collaboration with DePaul University**A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE** What if education was something you could feel rather than learn? **Decision to Destiny** is an innovative and immersive experience to help youth and communities emotionally grasp the effects of life choices, violence, trauma, emotional intelligence, leadership, and personal development through storytelling, AI-driven simulations, immersive technology, and interactive learning environments. This prototype initiative is being developed in partnership with DePaul University’s School of Design as part of the broader vision for the Next Dimension Holographic Museum & Zoo Experience — an unprecedented immersive educational destination aimed at transforming how communities engage with education, culture innovation, healing, and transformation. The collaboration with DePaul includes a -week summer prototype development program starting June 15, with a critical funding deadline of June1 to facilitate immersive design, technology exploration, educational content creation, and prototype implementation. Current projects also feature the Shoot to Win violence prevention program and the 26.5 Experience Barber Bus in Memphis, Tennessee. Renewed Inc. is a verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization listed on GuideStar. . ©
