Launch In Purpose

Our Story

Launch In Purpose, LLC is a youth and young adult workforce and professional development organization dedicated to helping individuals ages 14–24 discover their strengths, prepare for meaningful opportunities, and build the skills needed to succeed in employment, education, and life.

Founded by Eileen Perry alongside her children, Amiya Perry and Micah Coleman, Launch In Purpose is a family-owned organization built with a vision of purpose, legacy, and generational impact. Their shared ownership reflects the organization’s commitment to creating opportunities not only for today’s youth, but for future generations of young people and families.

We believe young people need more than a job opportunity. They need preparation, exposure, encouragement, resources, mentorship, and continued support that helps them confidently move toward long-term success.

Launch In Purpose was created to help bridge the gap between potential and opportunity by providing practical career-readiness services and supportive programming that prepares participants for the workforce while also helping them develop personally and professionally.

Our Mission

Our mission is to equip youth and young adults with the skills, resources, guidance, and support needed to successfully transition into employment, education, career pathways, and greater independence.

Through workforce development, mentorship, professional development, financial literacy, leadership development, and individualized support, we help participants prepare not only to secure opportunities—but to succeed and grow once those opportunities are obtained.

Who We Serve

Launch In Purpose serves youth ages 14–17 and young adults ages 18–24 who are preparing for employment, college, trade school, career advancement, or greater economic independence.

We support young people at different stages of their journey, including those entering the workforce for the first time, seeking employment, exploring career pathways, preparing for postsecondary education, or needing additional guidance and resources to overcome barriers to success.

What We Provide

Our services are designed to address both immediate workforce needs and long-term personal and professional growth.

Programming may include:

Career exploration and job-readiness training
Résumé and cover letter development
Interview preparation and mock interviews
Employment and job-placement support
Professional and leadership development
Financial literacy
Computer and digital literacy
Mentorship and individualized guidance
College and trade-school navigation
Public speaking and confidence-building
Transportation assistance
Professional clothing through the Purpose Closet
Employment retention support and participant incentives

Our Approach

At Launch In Purpose, we take a whole-person approach to workforce development.

We understand that success is influenced by more than technical skills. Confidence, access to resources, supportive relationships, exposure to opportunities, financial knowledge, professional development, and a sense of direction all play an important role in helping young people move forward.

Our goal is to meet participants where they are, identify where they want to go, and provide the support necessary to help them get there.

Purpose Beyond Employment

Our work extends beyond helping participants find jobs.

We want young people to understand their value, recognize their abilities, develop healthy professional habits, build financial awareness, become confident leaders, and create a foundation for long-term stability.

Our faith-informed foundation encourages purpose, integrity, service, perseverance, and personal growth while welcoming and supporting youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Our Vision

We envision communities where every young person has access to the preparation, resources, relationships, and opportunities necessary to build a meaningful and sustainable future.
Through strategic partnerships with employers, schools, community organizations, government agencies, sponsors, and supporters, Launch In Purpose seeks to create stronger pathways connecting young people to education, employment, mentorship, and economic opportunity.
We are not simply preparing young people for their next opportunity. We are preparing them to walk confidently into their future and Launch In Purpose.

Founder & CEO, Eileen Perry

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Launch In Purpose, LLC

Eileen Perry is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Launch In Purpose, LLC, a youth and young adult workforce and professional development organization created to help individuals ages 14–24 discover their purpose, build confidence, develop career-ready skills, and successfully transition into employment, education, and long-term opportunities.

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Eileen has deep personal and professional ties to the communities Launch In Purpose is designed to serve. As an experienced Human Resources professional, she brings more than a decade of experience in workforce development, recruitment, employee relations, organizational operations, professional development, and public service. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with employees, leadership teams, community stakeholders, and individuals navigating barriers to professional success.

Launch In Purpose was created from Eileen’s belief that young people need more than access to employment; they need guidance, preparation, exposure, encouragement, resources, and people who genuinely believe in their potential.

Her vision is deeply rooted in purpose, service, faith, and generational impact. Through Launch In Purpose, Eileen is committed to helping young people identify their strengths, prepare for meaningful careers, develop leadership skills, improve financial and digital literacy, and gain access to the resources and supportive relationships necessary to thrive.

Under her leadership, Launch In Purpose provides career readiness and workforce development services including résumé development, interview preparation, mentorship, professional development, leadership training, financial literacy, computer literacy, employment support, educational and trade-school navigation, transportation assistance, professional clothing through the Purpose Closet, and continued support after employment.

Eileen believes that a young person’s circumstances should never determine the limits of their future. Her goal is to create pathways that help youth and young adults move from uncertainty to opportunity—and ultimately launch into the purpose they were created to fulfill.

As Founder and CEO, Eileen leads the organization’s strategic vision, partnerships, program development, operations, community engagement, and long-term growth while remaining committed to ensuring that every participant feels seen, supported, prepared, and empowered.

“Purpose is not simply something you discover—it is something you prepare to walk in.”

About Launch In Purpose