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2010 to 2011 School Year
DateTitle
05/11/11

CYC Salute to the Class of 2011

05/11/11

Luxottica and CYC Host 10 Year Celebration for Workplace Mentoring Program

05/06/11

CYC Congratulates 2011 Outstanding Employee Jo Henderson

04/22/11

CYC honored as 2011 Small Business Excellence Award Finalist

04/11/11

CYC Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2011

04/08/11

Luxottica Retail, CYC Partner in Education, Receives Leadership Excellence Award

04/08/11

Nine CYC Students Honored in 2011 YMCA Character Awards

03/26/11

CYC Volunteer Joe Wilmers Receives John E. Pepper Outstanding Volunteer Award

03/10/11

CYC Named Finalist in Inaugural Cincinnati USA Innovation Awards

02/08/11

John Pascoe, CYC 2011 Outstanding Mentor, featured in UC healthNews

02/02/11

Local Organizations Partnering To Offer Free Events To Help Students and Parents Apply For FAFSA

01/26/11

CYC Honors 15 Outstanding Volunteer Mentors

01/18/11

Children thrive with adult who cares

01/18/11

Join the Ohio Statewide 2011 Mentoring Pledge

01/08/11

CYC to Participate in 100 Best Communities for Young People Recognition Ceremony and MLK Day Celebration

01/01/11

CYC Names New AmeriCorps Project REACH Director

11/06/10

Kent Wellington, CYC chair, receives St. Aloysius Star of Excellence Award

11/03/10

CYC students get highlighted in Advertising Age

11/01/10

Hispanic Network Mentoring Initiative (HNMI) Featured in Gente Magazine

10/15/10

2010 CYC Dream Makers Celebration and Awards Presentation

10/01/10

Dr. Monica Adkins Featured in the Premiere Cincinnati Area Edition of the Women's Book

09/02/10

Huntington Bank Donates Backpacks to CPS Students

08/26/10

CYC Welcomes Sixteen AmeriCorps ProjectREACH Advisors

08/17/10

CYC Volunteers Receive Greater Cincinnati Profession of Volunteer Administration Awards

08/06/10

Talent Search Holds Summer Camp for Young Hopefuls


2009 to 2010 School Year
DateTitle
07/15/10

CYC Announces its Newest Board Members

07/07/10

Support CYC and help a student like Betty succeed!

06/30/10

Crossroads Church Named Top Workplace by Enquirer

06/29/10

Cynthia and Markeya: A Perfect Match

05/20/10

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative has been nominated for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s Small Business Excellence Award

05/14/10

Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation Awards CYC Students

05/06/10

AmeriCorps Week Shines Spotlight On Impact of AmeriCorps Service

05/06/10

Student Debutante Awarded at 2010 Cotillion

04/28/10

Seniors Honored at CYC's Salute to the Class of 2010!

04/26/10

Vote for Clark Montessori: Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge

04/25/10

Fidelity Investments Hoops for Hopes Basketball Tournament Raises Funds for CYC

04/24/10

CYC Salutes 2010 Graduates

04/24/10

“Hoops for Hope” Tournament To Benefit CYC

04/19/10

CYC Celebrates National Volunteer Week

02/26/10

International Visitor Leadership Program visits CYC to learn about volunteerism

02/17/10

Chick-fil-A and CYC Fundraiser

02/16/10

CYC receives the MLK Coalition Volunteer Service Award

01/19/10

Joseph – Beth Booksellers 20% Coupon

01/15/10

Tracy Gragston, CYC mentor, receives Fifth Third Bank Profile in Courage Award

01/13/10

Mayor Mark Mallory to read The Sneetches by Dr. Suess at Douglass Elementary in celebration of National Mentoring Month

01/08/10

Join us for Cincinnati’s First YP Mentorship Drive

01/04/10

CYC Celebrates National Mentoring Month

01/01/10

National Mentoring Month 2010: A presidential proclamation

11/17/09

Thanksgiving Thanks to CYC Volunteers for Making a Difference in Young People Lives

11/05/09

First Lady Strickland visits with CYC and CPS at Shroder High School

10/09/09

CYC Dream Makers Gala and Awards Presentation

08/21/09

Simone Bess Receives “Sister of Excellence Award” from Image of Light Ministries

08/19/09

REACHing for More: Program encourages college for low-income and at-risk students

08/14/09

Fifth Third Bank Employees Volunteer To Work Through Weekend To Help Prepare for Woodford Paideia Academy’s First Day of School

08/14/09

CYC AmeriCorps Awarded Grants from GCF, TG, Ohio Community Service Council, Stillson Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee, and Jergens


2008 to 2009 School Year
DateTitle
07/27/09

Luxottica Mentoring Partnership featured in K-12 Report

05/20/09

First Lady Frances Strickland Visits CYC AmeriCorps at Aiken

05/06/09

AmeriCorps Week Kicks Off in Cincinnati May 9, 2009

05/06/09

Young Lawyers Section of the Cincinnati Bar Association Awards Mentee Scholarships

04/20/09

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Volunteers Inspire Young People to Grow - Volunteer Appreciation Week

04/01/09

State Treasurer First in the Family to Graduate College

03/16/09

Toyota And Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Partner On College Visitation Program For Local High School Students

01/22/09

CYC and Mentoring Student Success Network Celebrate National Mentoring Month Luncheon Celebrates and Honors Mentors

01/21/09

CYC and Mentoring Student Success Network Celebrate National Mentoring Month

01/15/09

Strickland honors CYC for Educational Excellence at MLK celebration

01/12/09

College Goal Sunday 2009

12/31/08

Strickland honors Ohioans at MLK celebration

11/24/08

CYC Receives Mentoring Grant to Help Area’s Neediest Youth

10/31/08

CYC Founder John Pepper and Wife, Francie, Receive National United Way Tocqueville Award Recognizing Commitment to Community Service

10/08/08

CYC announces 2008 Dream Maker Awardees

10/08/08

General Colin L. Powell to Headline National Mentoring Month 2009

09/16/08

College Access Practitioners and Organizations Receive Awards at 2008 Ohio College Access and Success Conference

09/05/08

$2.4 Million Federal GEARUP Grant Awarded to Cincinnati Partnership

09/03/08

KnowHow2Go College Rally Set For September 6


2007 to 2008 School Year
DateTitle
07/23/08

CYC Recruits Recent Graduates Who Will Advise Kids How to go to College

05/26/08

Governor's Office Funding Allow For Expanded And Enhanced Services To Students

05/23/08

CYC Awarded Three Grants for College Access and Mentoring

05/14/08

Luxottica Retail, Cincinnati Youth Collaborative and Cincinnati Public Schools Receive State Excellence Award for Mentoring Program

04/12/08

CYC Helps Ohio College Access Network (OCAN) increase low-income and minority student participation rates in higher education

04/09/08

College Access Day in Ohio

03/18/08

City Launches Initiative to Enhance Youth IT Skills

03/03/08

Mayfield Clinic establishes Educational Partnership With South Avondale Elementary School

02/11/08

College Goal Sunday

01/31/08

CYC Mentor, Dr. CT Erike, is a 2008 Profiles in Courage Honoree

01/10/08

Mayor Mallory Puts the Call Out for More Mentors

11/08/07

CYC Announces Continuation of $600,000 Grant

11/07/07

Cincinnati College Access Collaborative presents City-Wide Career Fair with College Connections

11/07/07

New Partnership Launched for Dater High School

10/26/07

Fifth Third Bank Employees Spend Day at Woodford Paideia School in Kennedy Heights on October 26


2006 to 2007 School Year
DateTitle
07/25/07

Three Ohio College Access Network Member Organizations Earn Seal of Excellence

05/09/07

Convergys Unveils Presentation for Withrow University High School Graduates

03/21/07

Join Cincinnati's "Apprentice" and Learn About Mentoring

03/20/07

Xavier University Community Mentoring Initiative Kick-Off on Tuesday, March 20

03/07/07

Ribbon Cutting for One Stop College Access Center at Shroder High School

03/05/07

Ohio College Access Network names College Success Partnership Planning and Implementation Grant recipients

03/02/07

Central and Southwestern Ohio Celebrate National TRIO Day

03/02/07

College Resource Center to Be Unveiled by Mayor Mark Mallory Friday, March 9, 10:00 a.m. at Main Library Downtown

01/31/07

CYC College Access Awarded Seal of Good Practice

01/10/07

January National Mentoring Month 2007 - Pass It On. Become a Mentor

11/18/06

CYC, KONNECT and Talbert House Lead Community Walk for Children of Incarcerated Parents

10/13/06

Dream Makers Announced at Third Annual Gala Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony

09/28/06

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center annouces Partnership with SCPA

09/26/06

Kent Wellington Receives Presidential Recognition

08/30/06

CYC Educational Talent Search Program Approved for Funding

08/18/06

CYC Supports STRIVE - Strive to Create Best Educational System in the World-Where Every Student Succeeds

08/17/06

Mayor Mallory and the CYC Celebrate Completion of Mentoring Initiative Pilot Program


2005 to 2006 School Year
DateTitle
05/30/06

Mayor Mallory Launches Mentoring Initiative with CYC

05/09/06

Business CEOs, Area Leaders Step Into Principals' Shoes For A Day

05/05/06

Two CYC Program Participants Receive GCAASF Scholarship Award

04/18/06

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Named One of 30 Freedom Stations

04/18/06

MentorLink Telethon to be broadcast April 18 on WCET & WLWT-TV

04/03/06

Young Lawyer's Division of the Cincinnati Bar Association now accepting applications for two $500 scholarships

03/06/06

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Hires Mentoring Director

01/27/06

Cincinnat-Us Partners with CYC to Mentor Young Men

01/27/06

GE & CYC Kick-Off Mentoring program at Aiken

01/17/06

State-Wide Financial Aid Event to be hosted by Cincinnati Youth Collaborative

01/17/06

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Receives a "New Year Gift

01/13/06

Mayor Proclaims January as National Mentoring Month for Cincinnati

12/15/05

Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber to honor Dr. Myrtis Powell, outgoing CYC president, and John Pepper, CYC board member, as two of four "Great Living Ci

08/10/05

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Board of Directors named Jane Keller President/CEO-elect

08/09/05

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Awarded 2nd Ohio GEAR UP and Ohio College Access Network Best Practices Implementation Grant

08/08/05

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Awarded a Jacob G. Shmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee Grant

08/05/05

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Awarded Grant from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

08/01/05

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Awarded Ohio GEAR UP and Ohio College Access Network Best Practices Implementation Grant


2004 to 2005 School Year
DateTitle
05/19/05

ONE HOUR, ONE DAY, ONCE A WEEK - S.P.A.R.K. ONE LIFE - S.P.A.R.K. RALLY

05/09/05

Business CEOs, Area Leaders Step Into Principals' Shoes For A Day

05/09/05

Business CEOs, Area Leaders Step Into Principals - Shoes For A Day

04/03/05

COMMUNITY CYBER CENTER OPENS AT JORDAN CROSSING

03/03/05

The Cincinnati Youth Collaborative sponsors Find Your Future

02/25/05

SOUTHWEST TRIO PROGRAMS CELEBRATE SUCCESSES

02/24/05

SECOND ANNUAL TRIO DAY CELEBRATION

10/02/04

Dream Makers: Lighting the Path - First Annual Gala Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony to benefit the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative

09/15/04

CYC Closes the Mentoring Gap with A SPARK

09/10/04

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PRESENTS $1 MILLION GRANT TO THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

08/13/04

Greater Cincinnati High Schools, Colleges, Community Partners Launch Major College Access Awareness Outreach


2003 to 2004 School Year
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