Simon Youth Foundation

Our Partner

The Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) is a non-profit founded in 1998 by a group of Simon Property Group employees. The Simon Property Group, Inc., is a large business that builds and manages malls throughout the United States. Gwinnett County is home to two Simon malls, including Sugarloaf Mills Mall located at I-85 and Sugarloaf Parkway. SYF partners with public school districts across the nation, providing the space and infrastructure (furniture, renovation of space, wiring, etc.) for a unique school setting within a Simon mall. The school district provides the curriculum and personnel for the program.

Our Beginning

In the fall of 2016, Simon Mall business leaders approached GCPS about a partnership opportunity. In 2018, Phoenix High School in partnership with SYF, opened Phoenix High School at Sugarloaf Mills.