Author Kent Wellington is a father of two and a 20-year CYC mentor to various vulnerable kids full of spit, vinegar, and potential. He also has served on the CYC board for many years, acting as Board Chair for the past 11 years, and he co-chairs CYC’s Saturday Hoops
A mentor is the secret ingredient behind all successful people. Mentors give young people someone to turn to when real life gets tough. Unfortunately, children growing up in poverty often lack access to mentors. With Cincinnati ranked fourth in the nation in childhood poverty, the need for mentors has
CYC is able to make a lasting impact in students’ lives thanks to the passionate efforts of our volunteers. Not all volunteers are mentors. Some support our special events, which raise funds for CYC’s vital programs. Sometimes, we are blessed to have volunteers who do both. Dorothy Blake is
Dave Plogmann has been a mentor and board member for more than five years, and this month he shares the values and experiences that keep him coming back. I became involved with CYC through the strong mentoring program my employer at the time, Luxottica, had (and still has) with
One of the most exciting things about mentoring is that you never know what kind of relationship will develop. Lives can be profoundly changed, and one excellent example of that is CYC’s September Hero, Lori Meyer. She did not plan on becoming a mother figure to a mentee. In
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