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"The Coleman A. Young Foundation has been extremely supportive to me both morally and financially. I have truly been blessed to be apart of such a foundation where the administration sincerely cares for my well-being and my academics! Without hesitation, I would do the same in return." - Avis Randle, University of Michigan
About Us
The Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF) offers a Scholars Program that is unique in:
- Who it serves
- How it serves
- What it accomplishes
Detroit students who receive CAYF scholarships are typically good students who have overcome significant hardship. These students likely would be unable to go to college without the CAYF program.
Staff and volunteers at CAYF are actively committed to the academic and personal well-being of each of its scholars.
This committment is why CAYF has an incomparable retention rate of 85-90 percent and why CAYF scholars graduate at a rate much higher than all the universities they attend.
CAYF is a living legacy of the late Mayor's lifetime of work.
Since 1986, the Foundation has awarded more than four million dollars to more than four hundred students.
All CAYF scholars are expected to help the Foundation in whatever way they can and to carry its good will into the community by helping others.
The Foundation also runs the REAL Skills Program (RSP), formerly Post Secondary Readiness Planning Program (PSRP) which prepares students for high school by teaching life skills that make academic concentration and success more likely.
Our Mission
Our mission is to develop leadership among Detroit's youth through college scholarships, mentoring and other supports for personal growth and development.
Our Staff
Claudette Y. Smith, Ph.D
Executive Director
313.962.2200
claudettesmith@cayf.org
Thelma J. Bush, BA
Scholarship Program Manager
313.962.2207
thelmabush@cayf.org
Barry Leon Hubbard, BSW
Real Skills Program Manager
313.962.2206
barryhubbard@cayf.org
Kenequia D. Parker, MHSA
Program Administrator
313.962.2200
kenequia@sbcglobal.net
Board Members
officers
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Coleman A. Young
President Emeritus
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Larry P. Doss
President Emeritus -
Marvin Beatty
President
Greektown Casino
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Garry C. Carley
Vice President
The Heathers Club -
Fred Martin
Secretary -
Juliette Okotie-Eboh, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary
MGM Grand Casino
trustees
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George Aubrey
Park Rite
- Patti L. Bell
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Robert Berg
Berg Muirhead & Associates -
Michael G. Bickers
National City Bank -
Tiffany Curry
YRC Regional Transportation
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George A. Goff
Detroit Public Schools/CAYF Alumnus
2111 Woodward Avenue • Suite 600 • Detroit, Michigan • 48201
p 313.962-2200 • f 313.962.2208
info@cayf.org
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