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Shaping the Future, One Leader at a Time

At Keeping It Real Ministries, we don’t just educate; we empower the next generation of innovators, thinkers, and leaders. Our mission is clear: to equip students from Kindergarten through 8th grade with the academic and social skills they need to navigate the challenges of tomorrow.

Unlock Your Child’s Potential
Through our dynamic after-school programs and engaging summer camps, we offer a balanced mix of learning and fun. KIRM fosters independence, creativity, and a love for learning, setting your child on the path to happiness and success.

A Community of Growth
Join us and be a part of a thriving community where every child is encouraged to dream big and every dream is taken seriously. At Keeping It Real Ministries, we’re not just preparing students for the next test; we’re preparing them for life.

About Us

Preparing Youth to Succeed!

To accomplish the goal of making productive, law-abiding citizens, we must strive to keep youth off the streets and in school, encourage them to become high school and/or college graduates, and eventually prepare them for the workforce.

Keeping It Real Outreach Ministry desires to help teenagers understand that violence, hatred, gangs and other violent acts are not acceptable answers to the problems they face. Instead our goal is to ensure that they know that the Lord of God encompasses all understanding. This ministry hopes to bring resources to our communities by informing parents of available resources they may not yet have tapped into.

Who We Are

Dee and Mozell Axson

Dee and Mozell have a heart for troubled youth. They have over 30 years of experience in the educational system in Polk County, Florida, working with youth in varying stages of distress and need. Keeping It Real Outreach Ministry was born out of a desire to bring love and understanding to at-risk youth.

Guiding Principles

Our Vision & Mission

Our Mission and Vision

A ministry ordained by God to minister hope, vision and wisdom into the lives of our youth. This ministry’s goal is to assist our nations youth in building a foundation of values by guiding them into becoming productive, law-abiding citizens in our communities.

Our Primary Goal

Keeping It Real’s primary goal is to keep kids off the streets and out of jails. we also want to assist them with job referrals (via Polk Works), employ-ability training and provide them with job skills, interviewing skills (things like how to shake a hand, eye-to-eye contact, arriving on time, etc).

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10+
Years in Operation

700+ Summer Students
400+ After School Students

Our Professionals

Our Experienced Educators

At KIRM, our experienced educators are dedicated to fostering intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning among our students.

Mozell Axson

CEO

Dee Axson

Program Director

Mozell Axson II

Administrator

James Axson

Administrator

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