Our Mission
To establish self-confidence within the youth of Maury County by providing mentorship, vital resources, and educational opportunities to enable them to improve their lives and reach their desired level of accomplishment.
Kindergarteners with Title I Specialist Kei Rash’s YEF-Funded Project, “Social Emotional Exploration in Kindergarten,” at Joseph Brown Elementary School in Columbia, TN.
Our Purpose
To create opportunities for youth that inspire dreams, develop passion and shape the future leaders of our community.
What we do
YEF awards funding to educators, counselors, support staff, and organizations who are focused on providing leadership, mentorship and educational resources to the youth in our community. From K-12 to post-secondary, we want to ensure that support is there for those who want to grow and learn. While we don’t exclusively fund only projects and programs through MCPS, we do support their efforts with funding twice a year to school-related organizations, clubs, projects, or programs which might not meet criteria for MCPS funding yet still hold merit by capturing the imaginations of students and deepening their love of learning. Educators are innovators. They have great ideas and sometimes a lack of funding stands in the way of their implementing an innovative program that would help students further engage in the learning process. That is where we come in.
YEF-Funded Project, “Simple Machines with Legos,” with 5th Grade Science Teacher David Robbins and students at Spring Hill Middle School in Spring Hill, TN
