Crossover Mission helps the kids who need us most to become successful adults through year-round competitive sports training, one-to-one academic mentoring, and holistic youth development. By combining structure, accountability, and positive role models, we redirect lives away from the risks of school dropout, drugs, gang involvement and delinquency—toward education, resilience, and achievement.
Crossover Mission was founded in March 2014 by two unlikely partners from Indian River County, Mr. Antoine Jennings and Mrs. Cathy De Schouwer. The non-profit was formed at the intersection of the lives of the two founders’ sons playing youth basketball. Mr. Jennings’ powerful life story and struggles in the African American community in Vero Beach, an ex-drug dealer and competitive basketball player are the inspiration and the foundation for the organization and community outreach. Cathy De Schouwer’s business degree, MAcc from the UF Fisher School of Accounting and 20 years of business experience combined with a deeply committed and empathic spirit have helped to launch this successful and unique youth development organization, serving 500+ under-resourced youth over the last decade in Indian River County. Crossover not only provides the competitive sports youth crave, but infuses deep academic support focusing on state education standards, literacy, foundational life skills and pathways to post graduate education, recruitment and careers. Crossover serves 135+ youth and young adults each year in after school and day time sports training, individual academic support, tutoring and mentoring as we continue to scale operations in our newly renovated 40,000 sq ft Crossover Center for Excellence.
https://crossovermission.com
Gator Leader
Catherine DeSchouwer, BS Accounting ’92, MA ‘94
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Industry
Education
Location
Vero Beach, FL
Years Honored
2026: Rank 99
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