This school year has been far from ordinary! A worldwide pandemic, adjustments to distance learning, protests against social injustice — the world is changing before our very eyes. This is our chance to come together as youth to let our voices be heard. Join Community Youth Advance (CYA) as we host our first annual youth leadership conference […]
Join us in congratulating our Board Member Marcus N. Daniels on his promotion to Vice President at NAI Michael. Marcus has served as CYA’s Board Chairman Since 2019 and Member of the Board of Directors since 2018. NAI Michael Promotes Marcus N. Daniels to VP in Maryland
CYA Academic Mid-Year Reports In the Community Youth Advance Mid Year Program evaluation reports, there are three guiding questions: 1) What evidence is there to suggest that the GoVirtual programs are having an impact on targeted student populations academic outcomes? 2) Does the GoVirtual program create a safe and nurturing learning environment for students? […]
While 2020 was a challenging year for all of us, there were still victories to celebrate at Community Youth Advance. CYA students increased their math scores by an average of 25 percent and Reading/Language Arts scores by an average of 27 percent. For the first time in our 15-year history transportation was not a barrier […]
Community Youth Advance is hiring! We are expanding our team to support Mentoring Development and Youth Re-Engagement! Are you passionate about youth development and supporting students in unleashing their brilliance? We would love to have you join our team! Use the below links to check out the job descriptions and apply today! Director of Youth […]
Thanks to the University of Maryland’s Office of Community Engagement, CYA had the opportunity to partner with the University of Maryland School of Public Health and Dr. James Butler’s HLTH391 Scholarship in Practice class. HLTH391 students (working in 3 teams) created a series of surveys, two focus group moderator’s guides, a fact sheet and a […]
Giant Foods, the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, announced in September 2020 a commitment of $500,000 to support long-standing community partner organizations and local HBCUs. Funding will be directed to these partners to support their work and engagement to address equality across efforts in education, mentorships, programming and nutrition of children and adults. […]
Dear CYA Family and Friends, On Wednesday July 15, 2020 Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO Dr. Monica Goldson announced PGCPS plans for distance learning to begin the 2020-2021 school year. I’m writing today to let you know that we stand with Dr. Goldson, PGCPS administrators, parents and teachers in the desire to keep our students safe […]
A note from our partners at Comcast: Hi Danielle, I hope you’re doing well both personally and in managing the needs of Community Youth Advance. As I hope you know, Comcast continues to offer 60 days of free Internet Essentials service to new customers through June 30, 2020 and it’s never been easier to get approved […]
