Here we stand at a point of connection between what has been, and what will be. We look back on this year with gratitude for our resilience, relationships formed and expanded, and lessons learned. We’ve reached the point in the year when we breathe deeply a sigh of relief, celebrating our students who’ve earned their high school diploma. We applaud …
In this next installment of #WhereAreTheyNowWednesday, we present to you, Mr. Gardy Swengbe. For nearly half of his high school career at East Mecklenburg High School, Right Moves For Youth served as a place of connection and growth for Gardy. When reflecting on his time, Gardy recognized that RMFY helped him understand the importance of peer to peer communication. He …
Everyone, meet Shauna Morris. Shauna’s daughter, Lauren has been a member of our Right Moves For Youth program at Northwest School of the Arts since the 8th grade. Lauren joined our program on the recommendation of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department School Resource Officer, Officer Mobley. Officer Mobley saw something special in Lauren and wanted to connect her to our organization. …
Meet Melvin R. Nicholson. Melvin has been a volunteer with us since 2015. If you were to ask him why he volunteers, he would say, “I LOVE volunteering with RMFY because I get to help make a positive change in our students lives.” Melvin has an amazing story which he freely shares with the students he serves and that story …
As a sophomore at East Mecklenburg High School, Mia Perry was determined to overcome any obstacles before her. Just like most high school students, she was searching. Searching for meaning, direction, and connection…..enter Right Moves For Youth. With RMFY, the life of teenage angst was redirected toward a peer group to belong to and adults who truly cared about her. …
In another installment of #WhereAreTheyNow, a series where we highlight our RMFY alumni, we introduce you to Richard Isom. Q & A with Richard Isom. RMFY Alumnus from Myers Park High School Q: What’s your name? A: Richard Isom, Jr. Q: Where did you participate in RMFY? A: I attended RMFY for the first time in Middle school at Smith …
FORE!!! COOL WAY TO GIVE TO RMFY ALERT!!!! As you know, our pledge is very important to us and our students here at Right Moves For Youth. The pledge goes: “At all times, I will do my best to: Tell the truth Obey the rules Respect myself and others Be drug-free And help others make the RIGHT MOVES for a …
In honor of our 25th Anniversary of the Twilight 5K, we are partnering with fitness experts and providing add-on virtual fitness classes for our runners. Although, the run/walk can be done any day or time between May 7-14, on Friday, May 7, we kick off by helping you to make the RIGHT MOVES! For an add’l $10, you will have …
While the year of 2020 has had more ups and downs than a roller coaster, we wanted to end the year with acknowledgment of some really great things that have been happening around here. Check out these Big Wins: Giving Tuesday was a HUGE success! On Giving Tuesday, people around the globe will come together in unity and show kindness …
“The Roadmap to Readiness” In North Carolina, students are considered career and college ready “when they have the knowledge and academic preparation needed to enroll and succeed, without the need for remediation, in introductory college credit-bearing courses in English, language arts, and mathematics within an associate or baccalaureate degree program. These same attributes and levels of achievement are needed for …
On Giving Tuesday, people around the globe will come together in unity and show kindness and generosity in all its forms by giving their voice, time, money, goods, and advocacy to support communities and causes, and Right Moves For Youth is one of those causes. December 1, 2020 is Giving Tuesday and our organization had set a goal to raise …
“I just felt stuck! I was raging mad because there was no way out of my situation and I didn’t know what to do to change things.” – RMFY alumni, Amza describing himself as a teenager. Have you ever felt this way? Well this is exactly what Amza was feeling during his 9th grade year at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology. When …
Estimados alumnos y padres: ¡Se encuentra actualmente abierta la matriculación en RMFY para el período académico 2020- 2021! La misión de Right Moves for Youth (RMFY) es brindarles a los alumnos los recursos y la orientación para graduarse del bachillerato con un plan para obtener éxito en el futuro. Nuestra misión se lleva a cabo mediante programas basados en el colegio …
Attention Students & Parents: Enrollment in Right Moves For Youth is currently open for the 2020-2021 school year! The mission of Right Moves For Youth (RMFY) is to provide students with the resources and guidance to graduate high school with a plan for future success. Our mission is realized through school-based programs designed to promote the positive development of students …
The Allstate Fellows program is a skills-based volunteer initiative designed to strengthen the nonprofit community and invest in the professional development of Allstate employees. The program helps nonprofits address critical organizational challenges in a wide variety of areas (financial management, marketing, strategy, human resources, technology, etc.) by matching them with skilled employees for 3-month volunteer projects, leveraging employees’ professional expertise …
We not only denounce ALL racism and the ideologies of white supremacy that are threaded in the fabric of our nation, but ALL inequality; and declare that we stand on the side of social justice and equity.
It’s race time again, and we want you to line up for RMFY’s 24th Annual Twilight 5K Road Race & Walk presented by Allstate!
Energy was high. Laughter was heard. Smiles were wide. Bellies were full. This was the atmosphere at the RMFY Volunteer Kick Off on October 22, 2019! Every year, RMFY volunteers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, and countless other community entities gather in one place to launch another successful year of programming. All across the …
The very meaning of life is about how we impact others. It is what makes life worth living. I’m grateful that RMFY has given me the opportunity to live worthwhile. November 10, 2019 was my 15 year anniversary with Right Moves For Youth. I’ve had the esteemed pleasure of leading this organization as the Executive Director, advocating for our upstanding …
Operations Director, Sabrina N. Gilchrist, recounts her first encounter with two outstanding CMPD Officers who have mentored with RMFY for several years. We salute them for their service to our youth, and wish them well in their retirement from the force. It was August 2010, and I was new to the area. I had just joined the staff of Right …