Young Women of Promise, dba the Kinston Youth Enrichment Project recently moved into a new office location at 110 S. Queen Street, Suite 106 in downtown Kinston. The telephone number is 252/939-5587.
Sarah Campbell reporter for the Kinston Free Press recently wrote an inspiring article about Mr. Larry (LB) Burney, our service learning coordinator. Here is the link to"Overcoming Obstacles led Burney to Community Service."
Sarah Campbell from the Kinston Free Press wrote a great article about our 3rd Annual Celebrating the Dream through Service event held on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 18, 2010. Here is the link to the articlePrayers and Singing help to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kwanzaa seeks to fuse family, community and culture.
Kwanzaa event at Holloway Center ushers in 2010
Group forms to plan 2009 Kwanzaa Event
Young Women of Promise has been selected to be a Youth Service America Lead Agency for the 2010 Global Youth Service Day which will be held April 23-25, 2010. Theresa Williams and Larry Burney, Jr. recently attended the annual Youth Service Institute in Washington, DC in October.
Young Women of Service has also been selected to serve as a Semester of Service Lead Agency by Youth Service America. The project begins on the 2010 Martin Luther King. Jr. holiday and continues through Global Youth Service Day.
Xavier Woods and Brittany Heath have been selected to serve as 2010 Global Youth Service Day Co-Chairpersons.
Congratulations to Tyeshaun Graham who served as a Kinston YEP afterschool program assistant last year. Tyeshaun, a KHS Class of 2009 graduate, is now a freshman at North Carolina State University.
The Kinston Youth Enrichment Project served as a sponsor of the Kinston National Night Out community event on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at the Kinston High School Performing Arts Center. The event was sponsored by Lenoir County Crime Stoppers. The evening featured a showcase of local talent and informational booths and exhibits for local agencies. Please visit www.kinstonevents.com for more information.
Congratulations to Mr. Donald Moye, a senior participant in the Kinston Youth Enrichment Project's Intergenerational Art and Photography Program. Donald Moye was recognized as a National Finalist in the Generations United Annual Photography Contest sponsored by Metlife.
Congratulations to Kinston YEP Program Director Theresa Williams, who was selected to be a guest columnist in the Kinston Free Press. Her column, "Afterschool Programming is Important to Youth Success" was published on June 11, 2009.
The link to Ms. Williams' column is below: