Before discovering the Y, 18-year-old Ahmya Dickens didn’t realize college was an option for her.
“Honestly, I wasn’t even on the college path. When I first started school at Reginald F. Lewis High School, I didn’t know anybody. I then met Mr. Salter, the Y Next Generation Scholars Program Manager.
Without the support of the Y, I wouldn’t be on path to college and I definitely wouldn’t know about a lot of different opportunities that were available to me,” says Ahmya.
Ahmya is one of many, many young people the Y is here for every precious day of their formative years.
From early childhood education, to in-school enrichment and academic support, to mentoring, teen community service work to college and career readiness programs, our work is intentionally structured to help young people of all backgrounds and at all stages of development, thrive and succeed in life.
Ahmya is on her way to Delaware State University, and we could not be happier!
“None of this would have been possible without the support of the Y. I was so excited when I received my college pack! I’m so thankful.”
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