Community Youth Advance Receives $54,000 Through Giant Food Community Bag & Round Up Campaign
Hyattsville, MD — Community Youth Advance (CYA) is proud to announce that it has received $54,000 in support of its youth programming through the recent customer Round Up Campaign at Giant Food stores across the region. During the campaign, customers were invited to round up their purchases at checkout, donating spare change to support local […]
We Continue to Unleash Brilliance
What an unforgettable night! Thanks to your generosity and the collective spirit of our community, the Unleashing Brilliance Gala raised an incredible $69,000 in support of Community Youth Advance’s mission to teach, reach, and keep youth on the path to success. This year’s celebration marked a powerful milestone — 20 years of transforming out-of-school time into opportunities for growth, leadership, and success. We proudly […]
The Dream, Design, Discover: STEAM Explorer Summer Academy was a Success
Dear Generous Community Youth Advance Supporters, Your incredible support this Summer made a profound difference in the lives of 123 students. We are so grateful for your generosity, which. enabled our program to actively engage young people in exciting and enriching STEAM learning activities during the month of July. During a time when many organizations […]
Giant Foods Pledges $500,000 to DMV-Area Organizations that Support Racial Equality
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. […]
The Mentoring Impact
Mentoring to Manhood is a program of Community Youth Advance focused on supporting young men of color through mentorship, character building and life skills. Recently, we asked one of our graduating senior Andre and his brother Adriene to reflect on their experiences with the program and the lessons and skills they have learned that will sustain […]
Meet Jordan
Meet Jordan, a Community Youth Advance Mentoring to Manhood student: My name is Jordan Baxter; I am 14 years old and I have Autism. I have social, emotional speech and developmental delay. I currently run track, take martial arts every day and I attending Mentoring to Manhood. I currently attend Surrattsville High School located in Clinton, MD which […]
Raymond’s Story
“As an 8th grader at Kenmoor Middle, I excelled at football and basketball, and struggled in my classes. I was a C and D student. Sports had my full attention and that was a problem. I joined M2M for tutoring and mentoring. My mentors recognized my dedication to sports and helped me not only overcome […]
Dhevan’s Story
“I just finished my 10th grade year successfully, thanks to M2M. When I joined the tutoring program, I had a 2.75 GPA. The tutoring I received boosted my 2nd quarter report card grades to a 3.67 GPA. I continued with tutoring and remained on honor roll for both the 3rd and 4th quarters. My tutors, […]
