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September 15, 2010
92 Years. A Salute to the Late Coleman Alexander Young
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT COLEMAN A. YOUNG FOUNDATION SCHOLARS
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"His bold and forthright advocacy for the people of Detroit, and especially for those who knew the deep pain of discrimination, will always mark Coleman Young as one of the greatest mayors in urban America. But more than being a great mayor, Coleman Young was truly a great man. His compassion, his intellect, his courage, his wit, and even his occasionally sharp tongue, were the essential ingredients of a man who tried to lead us to a world as it should be, rather than accepting a world of the past." - Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer
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
313.962.2200
thelmabush@cayf.org
Barry Leon Hubbard, BSW
Real Skills Program Manager
313.962.2200
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
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Lewis & Munday
General Counsel -
W. Rollin Henderson
Treasurer
Henderson Financial Associates, Inc.
trustees
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William D. Sanders
Citizens Bank -
George Aubrey
Park Rite, Inc. - 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 -
Elliott Hall
Dykema Gossett -
Sue Hamilton-Smith
Department of Children and Family Services -
John A. James
James Group International -
Louis E. James
MCL JASCO -
Deanna L. Naugles-Jack
Accenture Corporation/CAYF Alumna
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Kenneth Shapiro
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Shirley Stancato
New Detroit -
Jermaine A. Wyrick
Jermaine Wyrick PC/CAYF Alumnus -
Carlito H. Young
Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field, P.C. -
Kebina Young
2111 Woodward Avenue • Suite 600 • Detroit, Michigan • 48201
p 313.962-2200 • f 313.962.2208
info@cayf.org
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