MyCom Monday Hi-Five to Brian Williams

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January 22, 2024

MyCom congratulates Brian Mitchell, a member of the Shaker Heights Youth Council, for winning second place in the high school division of East View United Church of Christ’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest. He was awarded a $250 scholarship at services on January 15.

Brian is a junior at Shaker Heights High School, where he is on the football and track teams. In addition to being on the youth council at Shaker Heights Youth Center, he is a member of the MAC Scholars Program and active in Young Men Growing.

The theme of this year’s essay contest was “What can be done to eradicate poverty in the USA”.

Great Job, Brian!

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“MyCom Youth Development Initiative aims to engage via education, such amazing out-of-school opportunities as they recognize that youth who are bullied are more likely to feel disconnected from school."

Curtis Benjamin
"MyCom has extended hundreds of youth exceptional opportunities to grow, expand their knowledge and express their voice in so many ways. I can honestly say that the youth are not the only ones who are learning, growing and having wonderful exposure opportunities. This adult is a beneficiary of countless blessing as well."

Brenda Pryor

MyCom Coordinator
"It was amazing, and really made me think of my community more, and how I can change it"

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MyCom will enact our mission with race and equality at the forefront of our work as we always have. We will use our thought-leadership, funding, advocacy, and network to redesign service delivery. Together we will rethink infrastructure and create solutions that eliminate access to healthcare, cyclical poverty, access to quality education, housing stability, and other barriers that have impacted black lives.

MyCom Monday Hi-Five to Brian Williams

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