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

Michael Allison, Principal of Gratitude: CYC Hero November

CYC has one of the longest-standing strategic relationships with Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) districtwide. This partnership is a crucial element to our success, and we are grateful for the many CPS personnel who augment our work every day. We are pleased to recognize one in particular, Michael Allison, as a CYC

CYC Receives $85K from Community Connectors Grant

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative has received $85,000 from the Ohio Department of Education’s new Community Connectors grant initiative. The grant will benefit a new Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC) expansion, College and Career Mentoring. These funds will support and further the partnership between CYC, City Gospel Mission (CGM), Cincinnati Public Schools