2. Background/History
• Started in Houston, Texas in 1967
• YMCA of Central Kentucky has had the program since 1985, the program
mentored 8500 youth and awarded over 1,000 graduating seniors with
scholarships totaling more than 11 Million
• The success is due to commitment of community sponsors who help
support professional and personal development of youth
3. Background/History
• Since 1985
• 9,000+ Black Achievers
• 1,300+ Adult Achievers
• 950+ Scholarship Recipients
• $11 million in scholarships received by Black Achievers participants
4. Mission Statement
• “Black Achievers is the catalyst that provides exposure to present and future
educational/career opportunities, instills positive social values, ignites
students' thirst for knowledge, enables students to reach their full potential
by creating opportunities for adults and the community to participate in their
lives, and empowers families to assist students in reaching higher goals.”
5. • Offers young people in grades 7-12 a range of training, networking, and
service opportunities to explore career options, and prepare for college.
• Program helps youth of all academic abilities and backgrounds to develop
leadership skills, planning and decision making experience, and high
expectations.
6. Goals
• Help youth develop a positive sense of self
• Raise academic standards
• Build Character
• Expose students to diverse career options
• Provide Role models whose success and knowledge will inspire youth to set and
pursue their goals
• Provide business and industry leaders opportunities for community involvement
7. Why This Program?
• Opportunity to work with this program with another CLD course.
• CLD 440
9. Issues
• Lack of interactivity for user
• Plain
• No social media presence
• No other new forms of new media
10. Issues
• The program has slowly been losing membership since the 1990s
• Sharonda has been brought on to revitalize the program, with her experience
as director of the Upward Bound Program
11. Possible Solutions
• Met with Sharonda Steele how to start successful social media campaigns
• Help develop ways to start social media campaign
• #blackachievers
• Make website more interactive (support now link)
• Currently in the works
12. Expectations
• People will be more familiar with program
• More people will be able to support and promote
• Overall awareness and revival of program
