Changing outcomes for students starts with showing up

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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 …

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 …

RMFY receives grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities of NC! We are excited to announce that we’ve been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Carolina! This grant supports our mission, and helps us continue to support more than 1,600 teens in our youth development program. To learn more about the RMHC of NC grants, …

 “The start of something new brings the hope of something great. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.” -Author Unknown We’ve all been there. We’ve all experienced the mental cycle of “could’ve, should’ve, would’ve” that so easily derails progress and forward momentum if we don’t find a way to stop it. Some call it ruminating. Some call it “stewing.” Some simply call it being …

There are benefits to getting involved with RMFY, and multiple ways to do it! Think about someone who made a difference in your life. What did this person do that made such an impact? What were his/her qualities that you admired? How does this person’s influence on you show up in your life today? Don’t you want to pay that …

Your Votes Can Help Us Win $20k! Help us make a greater impact in Charlotte by casting your votes for Right Moves For Youth here:http://www.aetnavoicesofhealth.com/2019/charlotte/agencies/right-moves-for-youth/ Aetna has chosen Right Moves For Youth as one of five non-profit organizations in the Charlotte region who are doing great work in local communities to address social determinants of health. We want to bring …

All Teens Face Challenges. RMFY Can Help. It’s no secret that along with the “storm and stress” of adolescence can come all kinds of developmental milestones: becoming more independent; finding peer groups in which one feels a sense of belonging; figuring out how to juggle school, work, family, and extracurricular activities; learning how to cope with challenges; gaining self-confidence and …

Hey, you! Yeah, you! What are you doing on Friday, April 5th at 6:00 pm?  Join us for the 7th Annual FreeMoreWest 5K on the Greenway benefiting Right Moves for Youth!  We’re so excited to be chosen as this year’s benefactor, and look forward to hanging out with you for an evening of running, eating and drinking at the Freedom-Morehead-West Side corridor. …

The Stars Have Aligned Sitting on the edge of our seats in front of our TVs, several of us tuned in to TNT for the NBA All Star draft on Thursday, February 7, 2019. We didn’t know what we were about to witness. All we knew was that our Executive Director had emailed a cryptic message that said:  “Please tune in …

Right Moves for Youth (RMFY) students paid tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by giving back to the community in his honor on January 21.Middle and high school students from eight different Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools volunteered at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture, where they greeted visitors and assisted with tours, and Samaritans …

The holiday season was made a little brighter for local youth, including Right Moves for Youth (RMFY) students, thanks to Washington Redskins football player and Charlotte native Adonis Alexander.On Friday, December 21, 2018, 11 RMFY students and 5 students from other organizations, participated in a holiday shopping spree, organized by RMFY co-founder and retired police sergeant Dave Scheppegrell. The students …

Every year, we provide student support and youth development services to 1,600 middle and high school students attending Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. In this season of giving, we are asking our supporters to make the holidays brighter for Right Moves for Youth (RMFY) students through gifts of financial support, volunteer time, and communication with others.There is no cost for students to be …