Confirmation Nation Inc. · A Faith-Based Nonprofit
Restore identity. Inspire hope. Confirm God's purpose.
Confirmation Nation Inc. is a faith-based nonprofit with one conviction at its center: confirmation in Christ — making sure all God's children are confirmed through Jesus Christ. We equip at-risk youth and young adults with practical life skills, employment readiness, mentorship, and pathways toward independent living.
Who We Serve
Young people stepping into adult life without a safety net
Aging out of foster care
Young people leaving the foster care system who need guidance, life skills, and a steady path into adulthood.
Coming from group homes & juvenile programs
Youth and young adults whose next chapter requires structure, accountability, and people who believe in them.
From underserved communities
At-risk youth and young adults who have had fewer chances — and who deserve a real pathway toward independent living.
First crew focus: ages ~18–25, Bay Area
Our first employment readiness pilot serves young adults approximately 18 to 25 years old, entering the workforce in the San Francisco Bay Area. Confirmation Nation Inc. is registered in Sacramento, California.
Our First Program
Our Approach
Six values guide everything we do.
Truth — Honesty in everything we say and do.
Discipline — Structure that builds reliability.
Accountability — Clear standards, fairly applied.
Dignity — Every young adult treated as someone with a future.
Service — We exist to serve our participants and community.
Restoration — The goal is a stable, independent, purposeful life.
Where We're Headed
The vision ahead
Alongside the work being prepared today, this is the longer-term vision Confirmation Nation is building toward. These are future directions — vision we hold with faith and patience — shared here so you can see where this is headed.
Future vision — Rebuilders
Business adoption for young people — coming alongside young adults as they step into ownership, responsibility, and building something of their own.
Future vision — Launchpad
Pathways into trade school and military service — preparing young people with discipline and direction for the road they choose.
Future vision — The Father's Table
Mentorship circles — a table where young people sit with steady, accountable mentors who show up, listen, and guide.
Future vision — The Harbor
A future stabilization home — a safe, structured place for young people to land, steady themselves, and prepare for independent living.
And beyond: group homes
Our longer-term dream is to open group homes where young people can live with stability, support, and accountability as they grow into adulthood. Where those homes will be is still being discerned — the heart is clear, and the details will follow in their time.
Help Build the First Pilot
About Our Founder
Confirmation Nation Inc. was founded by Derick Blakes, who serves as Founder and Executive Director. A Bay Area father and professional commercial motorcoach driver, Derick grew up in foster care and instability — and spent his adult life learning to build the stability he never had. His lived experience, and his commitment to faith, accountability, and restoration, shape everything Confirmation Nation teaches. He started this organization to give young people what he needed at their age: structure, guidance, and someone who refuses to give up on them.
Contact
Start the conversation
Young adults, referrers, and potential partners — reach out. Derick Blakes, Founder & Executive Director, would love to hear from you. ConfirmationNation.com
Email us
confirmationnation1@gmail.com — Best for introductions, referrals, and partnership ideas — tell us who you are and what you have in mind.
(916) 239-8210
Prefer to talk it through? Call Derick Blakes, Founder & Executive Director.
Young adults
Interested in the first 14-day crew? Email or call and tell us a little about yourself and the best way to reach you.
Referrers
Tell us your role (case worker, mentor, church, family), the young adult's age range and city, and the best way to reach you.
Partners & hosts
Tell us your organization, where you are located, and what you could offer — space, a trade-exposure visit, speakers, or funding.
A note on first conversations: reaching out starts a conversation — a welcome first step. It does not by itself make anyone a partner, guarantee a place in the crew, or commit either side to anything. Those come through clear next steps we agree on together.
