Awards & Annual Reports

See CYC's Awards and Accolades

Recognitions and Awards:

  • CYC awarded MLK Coalition Volunteer Service Award (2009-2011)
  • CYC awarded Make a Difference Award fom Children's Musuem (2011)
  • CYC finalist for BBB Torch Award (2011)
  • CYC finalist for Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber's Small Business Excellence Award, Non-Profit of the Year (2011 and 2010)
  • Kent Wellington, CYC Chair, awarded St. Aloysius Star of Excellence for Community Service (2010)
  • CYC awarded Martin Luther King Educational Excellence Award by Governor Strickland (2009)
  • Yolanda Hart, CYC, awarded the Wayne F. White Outstanding College Access Staff Award (2008)
  • Winner Ohio Nonprofi t Excellence Award (2008)
  • Top Ladies of Distinction Community Award (2008)
  • WE Business Mentor of the Year Runner-up: Mary Beth Price, CYC Board (2007)
  • DaDa Rafiki Honoree—Jane Keller, President and CEO (2007)
  • Ohio College Access Network (OCAN) Seal of Excellence (2007)
  • Finalist for Ohio Nonprofit Excellence Award (2007)
  • Met all 20 Better Business Bureau Standards for Charitable Accountability (2006 - 2010)
  • OCAN Seal of Good Practice for College Access (2006 - 2012)
  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award presented to Kent Wellington, Board Chairman, and long-standing CYC mentor (2006)
  • Award of Excellence for Outstanding OCAN Staff (2004)
  • Building Excellence Award of Merit presented by Cincinnati Public Schools (2004)
  • One of 19 nationally selected and awarded Hometown Success Stories "Wanted: Solutions for America" report from PEW Partnership for Civic Change (2002)
  • "Wanted - Solutions for America" Award—PEW Partnership for Civic Change (2001)
  • Selected as one of "Ohio's Best Practices in Education" by the Governor of Ohio (1998)
  • President Bill Clinton invited CYC and a mentor-mentee match to be part of a community roundtable discussion at Xavier University regarding initiatives for improving the lives of children (1996)
  • One of six national winners of the Community Solutions for Education Award, presented by the Coalition on Education Initiatives and USA Today (1994)
  • Acclaimed as the "42nd Point of Light" (of 1,000 Points of Light) by President George Bush (1990)

Active Grants:

  • One-year continutation Dater Grant  for Project REACH/AmeriCorps college advising  (2011-2012)

  • Greater Cincinnati Foundation two-year grant for AmeriCorps College Advising - Project REACH which provides college readiness and support to participating students in 5 Cincinnati Public School and CYC's community college resource center. (2009 -2011)
  • U.S. Department of Education four-year continuation grant for the Talent Search (TS) program; TS advisors provide college readiness services and support to participating students in 13 Cincinnati Public Schools. (2011-2016).
  • U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention three year grant for Strategic Enhancement to Greater Cincinnati Mentoring. The grant focus is to strengthen existing community mentoring collaborations that focus on recruiting, training and supporting mentors. (2009-2011)
  • PPV selected CYC as a host site for its Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention three year grant. The grant's purpose is to increase mentor/mentee relationships over a two and half year period.  (2009-2011)
  • Thousands of low-income Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) students will get on track for college through a University of Cincinnati partnership that was just awarded $2.4 million for the first year of funding from the U.S. Department of Education 6 year grant for GEARUP program. CYC will partner as the lead for college advisors to help studnts get ready for college.  (2008-2015)
  • Corporation for National and Community Service AmeriCorps Grant. This grant places 20 AmeriCorps members in school settings as college access advisors and mentors. ( 3 year continutaion grant 2011-2013)
  • The Ohio College Access Network (OCAN) recently awarded CYC’s College Access Program a grant which helps community-based OCAN members to implement new programs, enhance existing initiatives or build capacity to strengthen their overall operations. The grant is part of the competitive Great Lakes College Access Investment Grant process and is funded by Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. (2010-2011)
  • JP Morgan Chase Bank awarded a grant to CYC’s AmeriCorps Project REACH program, allowing them to continue providing college access services to over 500 low-income, first generation students in the Cincinnati Public School District. (May 2010)
  • CYC received a grant from American Financial which helps CYC’s mission to help youth graduate from high school and succeed in post secondary experiences by bringing together people, partners and community resources. (June 2010)
  • The Marge & Charles J. Schotte Foundation grant supports CYC ‘s general operations. A leader in youth development programs since 1987, CYC exists to help Cincinnati Public School students realize his or her potential. (2010)
  • CYC’s Mentoring Program is the recipient of a grant from the P&G Fund. Through CYC’s mentoring programs, students are matched with positive, caring adults who help them stay in school, improve self esteem and interpersonal relationships, and increase their chances of attending post secondary education or obtain employment. (2011)
  • The Toyota Foundation awarded a grant to CYC’s College Access Program. College Access assists students and their families in college planning and preparation including career exploration, academic planning, financial aid advisory, college advising, college campus tours, college exam preparation, and scholarship searches and preparation. (May 2010)





results that count

  • 95% of CYC seniors graduated from high school
  • 8 out of 10 of these students enrolled in college
  • 85% of CYC students were promoted to the next grade
See CYC's report card in full.