Tiffany Fant announced a soon-to-launch mentoring program, Rise Charlotte (Reach, Invest, Support, Empower) targeting youth grade 6 through career entry, with students at Hidden Valley, Garinger and Vance schools. Nakisa Glover announced she is forming her own Girls Who Code club that will meet ... Continue Reading →

Matt Newton announced two scholarships for high school students to the Aviation Institute of Maintenance he said was opening on Independence Boulevard near Margaret Wallace Rd. On Facebook. Upcoming events June 16: Blackberry Brunch, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 11 a.m. June 16: ... Continue Reading →

No announcements were offered during today’s Forum. Upcoming events June 25-25: Multicultural Play Therapy Center Conference, UNCC. June 26-27: Aviation Camps of the Carolinas, flier. June 30: Teen Talk. July 4: Hickory Grove Fourth of July Parade, from Hickory Grove Rec Center, 10:30 a.m. On ... Continue Reading →

Karen Gipson announced that the YMCA is looking for mentors to work with teens at four Ys on Friday and Saturday evenings. Flier here. Kim Roseboro sent in an announcement that Teen Talk sessions previously listed for June 1-Aug. 25 have been postponed, with new dates to be announced ... Continue Reading →