Youth Development Initiatives
Coaches’ Award Winner ($5,000)
YES!
YES! Katie Spears YES! empowers youth to create community change. They equip high school-aged youth and their adult allies with the tools necessary to take a stand in their communities and create change that will positively impact adolescent health.
Project One Scholarship Fund
Project One Scholarship Fund Neal Emmons Project One Scholarship Fund is dedicated to expanding college education to students from low-income, single-parent families in Charlotte.
New Leaders
New Leaders April Agyapong New Leaders is pioneering an intensive program to recruit, train, and support transformational school leaders and drive dramatic academic gains at scale.
Kids Heart Felt Health
Kids Heart Felt Health Claudine Lovitt Kids Heart Felt Health empowers kids to live a healthy life, and to have a good heart.
Feed The Mind
Feed The Mind Carmen Johnson Feed The Mind teaches cell health to elementary students in a way that answers every child’s burning question: why is sugar bad for me?
Eagle Rock Camp
Eagle Rock Camp Lynn Miller Eagle Rock Camp is the Carolinas’ first holistic sports camp that reconnects wounded warriors with their families.
Doing My Part
Doing My Part Mike Spencer Doing My Part is a unique charitable fundraising initiative transforming the way the world gives back. Through a simple, fun, interactive and real time giving experience, anyone can experience the impact by donating just $3/month, in 60 seconds or less.
BELLAS
BELLAS Margaret Davis BELLAS (Breastfeeding Encouragement Learning Liaison And Support) provides free services for low income, minority, and teen mothers who want to breastfeed, need help, and lack resources.
Autumn Rain Initiative
Autumn Rain Initiative Tammie Holt Autumn Rain Initiative helps put families back together by providing mentoring and education to underprivileged parents and by connecting experienced volunteers with parents involved in DSS cases.
Augustine Project for Literacy
Augustine Project for Literacy Candace Armstrong, Former Executive Director Augustine Project for Literacy increases the reading, writing, and spelling skills of low-income students, helping them to graduate high school.
The Learning Collaborative
The Learning Collaborative Judy Carter The Learning Collaborative provides 64 children access to 5-star, nationally accredited, preschool education and their parents access to programs on education advocacy.