A youth-led nonprofit
Teens across Sarasota–Manatee learn together, build confidence and lead meaningful community work.
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AI Series guest talk with Isaac Liao at Osprey Public Library, 337 N. Tamiami Trail. Lunch provided. Family event, all ages welcome. Register at tinyurl.com/2553dvf3.
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Recent events
The PSAT math prep session covers high-yield PSAT math strategies and tackling the hardest question types. The participants learned a lot and were really prepared for the PSAT math in the following week.
Teens debated whether AI should replace effort or strengthen learning.
An invited speaker led the workshop at Osprey Public Library, guiding teens through an engaging session of ideas, discussion, and hands-on learning.
A completely free, teen-led and supportive summer program, open to motivated students who wanted to learn and grow.
An eight-week math program at Gulf Gate Library, led entirely by teens. Student leaders guided every session, working through problems, exploring new concepts, and supporting each learner along the way.
A celebration of service, mentorship, STEAM and creativity.
The community looked back on the year's service projects, mentorship programs, STEAM events and creative workshops.
Teen smartphone filmmaking rooted in local stories.
This Suncoast Remake Learning Days project invited teens to frame and film their communities from a youth perspective at Gulf Gate Library.
Our mission
Peer learning and youth leadership build knowledge, confidence and community.
Workshops and peer support build confidence.
Teens shape the programs they join.
Share skills, stories and support.
About us
Teens for Teens is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Sarasota County, Florida, dedicated to providing a supportive community, both academically and mentally, for teenagers, empowering them to reach their full potential through mentorship and teaching.
Its purpose is to connect teenagers with peer mentors who guide and support them through the challenges of adolescence, fostering personal and academic success and encouraging them to take ownership of their own lives and goals.
Youth leadership
President and co-founder
A high school junior who likes math and puzzles. Leads the team, sets the vision, and keeps every program moving forward.
Vice President
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Director of Outreach
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Director of Programs
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Director of Operations
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Director of Finance
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Students · partners · volunteers
Bring your curiosity, a skill worth sharing or an idea that could help young people across Sarasota–Manatee. There is more than one way to move the mission forward.
Join a workshop, find peer support, tell a community story or step forward with an idea.
Schools, libraries and community organizations can collaborate on meaningful youth programs.
Mentor a peer, help lead an event or bring a skill you are ready to share.
Gather, learn and create
See the latest programs and watch this space for what is coming next. The complete 2022–2026 record is available on the Archive page.
At our liveliest workshop yet, invited speaker Ningning Yang, PhD, guided teens through a central question: does AI help learning, or replace it? The group debated outsourcing versus collaborating with AI and left with four practical commitments.
Permanent record · 2022–2026
The PSAT math prep session covers high-yield PSAT math strategies and tackling the hardest question types. The participants learned a lot and were really prepared for the PSAT math in the following week.
Teens debated whether AI should replace effort or strengthen learning.
An invited speaker led the workshop at Osprey Public Library, guiding teens through an engaging session of ideas, discussion, and hands-on learning.
A completely free, teen-led and supportive summer program, open to motivated students who wanted to learn and grow.
An eight-week math program at Gulf Gate Library, led entirely by teens. Student leaders guided every session, working through problems, exploring new concepts, and supporting each learner along the way.
A celebration of service, mentorship, STEAM and creativity.
The community looked back on the year's service projects, mentorship programs, STEAM events and creative workshops.
Teen smartphone filmmaking rooted in local stories.
This Suncoast Remake Learning Days project invited teens to frame and film their communities from a youth perspective at Gulf Gate Library.
Numbers and visual traditions met in one lively session.
Activities included the 24-point challenge, geometry games, Chinese paper-cut art and calligraphy at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library.
An evening of mathematical creativity through graphing.
Teens learned how to use Desmos, creating art from equations, and discovering the math behind the beauty.
A spring break week of PSAT and Physics tutoring.
PSAT tutoring ran 7:00–8:30 PM and Physics tutoring 4:00–5:00 PM, March 16–21, 2026.
Two virtual mentor evenings held on Zoom.
Sessions ran 7:00–8:00 PM on Zoom on January 11, 2026 and February 7, 2026.
A practical wellness workshop for teens navigating pressure.
Hosted at Gulf Gate Library with space for reflection, discussion and useful strategies.
A community celebration with an alumni conversation.
The interview and Q&A centered on building academic confidence.
A fall math program hosted online.
Teens for Teens hosted the program over Zoom from September through November 2025.
A summer program preparing students for MATHCOUNTS.
A celebration of young mathematicians.
The original site highlighted National First Place student Enoch Li.
A spring community event hosted by Teens for Teens.
This event remains in the archive from the original site.
Visit the original event page
A local edition of the international math competition.
Hosted by Teens for Teens and preserved from the original event archive.
Visit the linked Math Kangaroo page
A free, supportive program empowering and engaging local teens.
The 2024 Math Kangaroo event hosted by Teens for Teens.
Carried forward from the original site archive.
Visit the linked Math Kangaroo page
An archived gathering at PopStroke UTC.
195 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34243. The original site did not retain a fuller event title or description.
A one-hour ACSL seminar retained from the original schedule.
The original site lists this ACSL Seminar for Friday, December 22, 2023, from 8–9 PM EST.
A TFT-hosted tournament retained in the original Tournament Archives.
Open the original tournament document preserved by Teens for Teens.
View February 2023 documentA TFT-hosted tournament from the organization's first year.
Open the original tournament document preserved by Teens for Teens.
View December 2022 documentAn early TFT-hosted math tournament.
Open the original tournament document preserved by Teens for Teens.
View November 2022 documentThe original site records a summer AMC 8 program at a local library.
This early program is part of Teens for Teens' history; the original site lists no more specific date or location.
An experience-sharing presentation retained in the original archive.
The original site does not list a date for this event.
View the original presentationThe original TFT math practice collection. The source archive does not display a year for these date ranges.
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Youth Lens gives teens the tools to notice, frame and share the people and places around them—turning a phone into a creative voice and a community connection.
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