O - Youth Development

Charlotte Community Services Association

Charlotte Community Services Association's mission is "Changing the Lives of Charlotte Area Youth By Providing Community-Based Programs of Excellence" and our motto is "Excellence For All." We provide academic and fine arts afterschool and summer programming, as well as offer an intensive tutoring program. We serve mostly low-income students of color and operate out of the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church-West.

SOAR Outreach

The mission of SOAR Outreach is to provide low-income and homeless youth in Wake County improved opportunities to excel in their education by ensuring that all children in our schools have equal access to basic personal care and hygiene items. We aim to empower all kids, provide equal opportunities for kids regardless of income, decrease bullying in our schools, and increase classroom successes in our most vulnerable population of kids.

HIS Daughters' Legacy, Inc.

It is the Mission of HIS Daughter's Legacy, Incorporated (HDL, INC) to inspire, empower, and educate young girls to fulfill the plan GOD has for their lives by making positive life choices that will lead to becoming young woman who are purposed and positioned to leave a legacy to the next generation of Daughters.

HDL, Inc. is a girls mentoring program dedicated to providing young girls ages 7 - 17 with the tools they need to become the young women God intended them to be.

The Osman Foundation Inc.

The Osman Foundation exists to help K-12 students reach their full potential through academic and enrichment programs.

Following is an overview of a few of our programs that support our mission.

Chatham Girls 4STEM works with 5th and 6th grade girls to stimulate an interest in continuing to pursue science, technology, engineering, arts and math studies. This program exposes girls to the opportunities to grow with hands-on exploration with actual engineers. This program inspires girls to shine in these areas and instills confidence that they can excel.

A Bike for Every Child

A Bike for Every Child is a non-profit organization geared towards supporting our youth ride into happier, healthier futures, by collecting gently used bicycles from generous individuals who donate them to be refurbished and given, with a new helmet and lock, to children in need.