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Our Mission
The mission of TeamMates is to positively
impact the world by inspiring youth to reach
their full potential.
Mentoring Inspiration
How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world. How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution… how we can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness.
— Anne Frank
TeamMate’s Mission
The mission of TeamMates is to positively impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential. The TeamMates Program began in 1991 with the vision of University of Nebraska Head Football Coach Tom Osborne and his wife Nancy. The program began with twenty-two football players who met with middle school students in the Lincoln Public Schools. TeamMates has expanded and currently there are more than 6,000 youth in 115 communities across Nebraska, Iowa and California!