Med Mentors receive laptops thanks to Cincinnati Children’s

On the evening of March 22, nine mentees and their mentors happily received brand-new laptops. The mentees are part of the University of Cincinnati Medical Mentor Program, or Med Mentors, which is a partnership between CYC, UC Medical students, and nearby schools, including Cincinnati Public Schools. The laptops were

Welcome Kathy Vuturo to the Board of Directors

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC), the recipient of the 2015 Cincinnati USA Business Award for Non Profit of the Year, welcomed Kathy Vuturo of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as the newest member of CYC’s Board of Directors. “As an organization founded on the ideals collective impact, we know that

Community-Wide College Mentoring Partnership

At a news conference Thursday, January 14, several prominent community organizations announced their collective response to the growing concern that too many college students drop out before earning a degree. Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC), Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS), Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation (CSF), University of Cincinnati (UC), University of Cincinnati

National Mentoring Month 2016

A mentor is the secret ingredient behind all successful people. Mentors give young people someone to turn to when real life gets tough. Unfortunately, children growing up in poverty often lack access to mentors. With Cincinnati ranked fourth in the nation in childhood poverty, the need for mentors has