Carolina Youth Coalition

🎉 What an amazing night! CYC had a fantastic time at Equitable’s Scholarship Night, celebrating the launch of the 2025 Equitable Excellence Scholarship with over 50 of our incredible Fellows at the U-City Equitable campus! 🙌 A huge thank you to our partners at Equitable for hosting such a wonderful event. We’d also like to thank Cassandra Efta and Sue Busse from Scholarship America for their guidance throughout the scholarship application process. Your expertise is invaluable in supporting our Fellows on this important journey! 📚💻 We also want to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Jarian Kerekes for his unwavering dedication to CYC. Your commitment and support have been vital in helping CYC grow and empower our youth. Applications for the 2025 Equitable Excellence Scholarship are now open! We encourage all eligible students to apply by December 18th—don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to fund your future! We’re excited to witness the bright futures our Fellows will build and the remarkable milestones they will reach. 🩵 #EveryDreamNeedsATeam

This week, we are thrilled to shine our Funders Friday spotlight on Duke Energy Corporation 💙 We are incredibly grateful for Duke Energy’s unwavering support of Carolina Youth Coalition since our inception. Their commitment to empowering under-resourced students has been instrumental in helping us achieve our mission. Last month, we received an incredible boost with a $20,000 grant from Duke Energy, which will allow us to enhance our College Access Program. This support means we can provide even more personalized mentoring, invaluable resources, and dynamic workshops that prepare our students for success in higher education. Duke Energy has also been a vital sponsor of our annual Torch Awards Ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of our exceptional Fellows and recognizing the community that supports them. A special thank you goes to Dominique Johnson, the Foundation Manager at Duke Energy, for being a fantastic partner. Your support and collaboration has truly made a difference. Additionally, we acknowledge the efforts of our Young Professionals Board member, Austin Lowrey, CPA, whose dedication and advocacy have helped strengthen our partnership with Duke Energy. Thank you, Duke Energy Corporation, for believing in our mission and for being a vital partner in nurturing and propelling high-achieving students to and through college. Together, we are changing lives and shaping brighter futures! 🩵 #EveryDreamNeedsATeam #FunderFriday

Thank you Carolina Youth Coalition for highlighting me and the YP Board in the October edition of the CORE Newsletter! I am estatic about serving as the Chair this year and am looking forward to all of the great things we will accomplish! https://lnkd.in/ec6Pui5s

I’m having a 💥blast💥 here at Space Camp chaperoning 10 incredible CYC Fellows! Watching them dive into hands-on STEM and leadership activities has been nothing short of inspiring. These young leaders are pushing boundaries and growing with every challenge they face. 🚀 A huge thank you to Carolina Youth Coalition, Honeywell and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for making this opportunity possible. I’m so proud to work with organizations that empower the next generation of innovators and changemakers. Looking forward to seeing what else these fellows will achieve! 🌟 #STEM #SpaceCamp #Leadership #YouthEmpowerment #HoneywellLeadershipChallengeAcademy #CYC #CarolinaYouthCoalition #FutureLeaders

CYC is searching for a passionate, strategic, and process-minded Deputy Director to lead and manage all operations and programming functions, including overseeing day-to-day operations. The ideal candidate brings impactful experience in project and team management, program development, planning, systems development, and operations. They are excited about the opportunity to guide community-based work in a dynamic, growing organization! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gJhFz8P. 📢 Know someone who might be a perfect fit? Share this opportunity within your networks and help us add to our #DREAMTEAM!

The gentlemen of Carolina Youth Coalition’s F.L.A.M.E (Fellowship, Leadership and Male Excellence) group got together again yesterday for another evening of learning, fun, and fellowship! We were honored to hear the experience, wisdom, and stories shared by Benjamin Robinson III, PhD, and look forward to more opportunities to, as told by Mr. Robinson — grow from Good to Better, and from Better to Best! #FiredUpFiredUp

🚀 The FutureShaper Innovation Challenge has officially kicked off! 🚀 Over the next nine weeks, our talented CYC Fellows will collaborate with Honeywell and Carolina Panthers to develop groundbreaking STEM solutions. Their mission? To brainstorm and pitch ideas that will transform Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium into a safer, smarter, and more sustainable venue. 🏟️ A heartfelt thank you to Brielle Baehser, Emily Crabtree, Kristen Olson Picard, Marcey Stevens Stone, and Sanjay S Srinivasan for your continued partnership and support of our FutureShapers! We also would like to extend a huge thank you to Greg Turner, Joe Flannigan, and Kathleen Cishek, PE, DBIA, LEED AP for sharing their insights on building automation and serving as this year’s judges. Your contributions are invaluable! 🙌 We’re fired up and can’t wait to see the innovative ideas and creative solutions that will emerge from this collaboration. 🔥 💡 Stay tuned for exciting updates and behind-the-scenes glimpses of our Fellows in action. Together, we’re shaping a sustainable future! 🩵 ❤️ 💙 #EveryDreamNeedsATeam

On Fridays, we’ll be shining a light on the incredible partners whose support makes Carolina Youth Coalition’s mission possible. These changemakers—individual donors, foundations, and corporate sponsors—are creating real pathways to college success for our Fellows! We’re thrilled to launch our first Funder Friday by recognizing Albemarle Corporation, a cornerstone partner in Carolina Youth Coalition’s journey. From day one, Albemarle has stood by us, not just through financial support, but by actively engaging our students—supplying mentors and volunteers, face-to-face access to thier leadership, and resources that empower the next generation. Their unwavering commitment has helped shape the future for hundreds of students, providing opportunities to dream big and achieve even bigger. In this article by Tiffany Johnson, B.A., you can find out more about the incredible collaboration. Read more via the Albemarle Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/e2AD4WPk #FunderFriday #EveryDreamNeedsATeam #PartnershipInAction #CommunityImpact 

📰 NEW ARTICLE ALERT: Carolina Youth Coalition Brings Opportunity to Charlotte Teens I'm thrilled to share my latest article shining light on the invaluable impact of Carolina Youth Coalition on Charlotte, NC youth. It also shares the significance of Albemarle's funding and partnership, which were instrumental in the formation of this non-profit organization. Exciting insights await as I uncover the origin story of the CYC/ALB collaboration through an engaging interview with Aaron Randolph! Don’t miss this story. 💻 Read more via the Albemarle Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/e2AD4WPk

📣 CYC’s 8️⃣5️⃣ South College Tour was an unforgettable adventure for our Senior Fellows in the vibrant city of Atlanta! 🌆 This past weekend, our Fellows had the chance to explore the campuses of Spelman College, Morehouse College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and Oglethorpe University. Each visit allowed them to immerse themselves in the unique atmosphere and culture of these distinguished institutions. From engaging campus tours to insights into daily student life, our Fellows discovered exciting colleges to consider as they navigate the college application process! A heartfelt thank you to Equitable for sponsoring this amazing college tour, which made this experience possible. We also want to give a special shoutout to Jarian Kerekes for his efforts in organizing this tour and to our college Fellows, Raisa-Claire Aghomo and Nadia Sesay, for guiding us around their campus! 🩵💙 We’re excited for the college tours still to come! Where do you think our next destination should be? 🔥👀 #EveryDreamNeedsATeam