The most recent public murder of an unarmed black man by a white police officer has led to a nation’s eruption of anger, fear, desperation, immense pain, and an all too familiar experience of black and brown lives not mattering. The national protests, most of which have been powerfully peaceful and community based, have brought …
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It doesn’t take long to see the strong bond that has formed between Hyun and Mireya who have been matched for 3 years as part of Community for Youth’s (CfY) mentoring program. They demonstrate the deep connections and authentic relationships impacting both the students and adult mentors who participate in our unique mentoring model. Mireya, …
Dear Friends of CfY, We are excited to share the news that Community for Youth has promoted Stephen Song, MSW to Executive Director from his current role as Director of Programs. Stephen joined CfY in 2017 and has helped increase rigor in measuring program efficacy, as demonstrated by achieving 100% of the National Mentoring Partnership’s Elements of Effective Practice for …
Dear Friends of CfY,I write to you with a mixture of excitement and sadness as I transition from Community for Youth to a new opportunity serving as the Executive Director of Neighborhood House this fall. I’ve so enjoyed meeting many of you, especially CfY’s students; you have taught me so much and helped CfY to …
Tiffany and Katherine have been matched for the past 5 months. They bonded at Launch by talking, joking, playing games, and discussing life. They have a lot in common such as food (especially ice cream), movies, TV shows, some music. They both enjoy the outdoors, especially the water. They also both enjoy art. When asked …
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Aisling at LAUNCH I got involved with CfY because I had been wanting to get involved in volunteer work and thought CfY sounded like a great way to give back and connect with a larger community. Being in a community with people of all ages and backgrounds has been a new and enriching experience for …
CfY Beans Family – Peter, Astrid, Deji, Stephanie, Mercedez, Tim, Linda, Isia, Tyler, Tianna, Demetreyonna, and Savion. Not pictured: Michael and Ben Peter shared, “Hanging out with the family group is my favorite part of CfY. It’s a fun way to hang out with Tyler, my mentee, but I really like getting to know the other …
Peter and Tyler I was pumped I got matched with Tyler at Match Night. We’ve been matched for 6 months. We first bonded at Launch. We played a lot of games in the cabin together (our cabin was a lot of fun). Tyler taught me a card game similar to Uno, and I taught Tyler …
Jordan Lee, CfY Mentor I got involved with CfY because I had a college friend who had been a mentor for five years or so and a co-worker had been a mentor for two. Both recounted very positive experiences and at some point, I ran out of excuses to not give it a try. I …
Sarah’s Family Group (Not pictured: Emil and Carl) The Family Group component of CfY is one of the main times during our years together where we get to know everyone’s character, watch dynamics of the group play out, where we truly become a family. A lot of the times you get placed into a group …
