About Us

Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF) prepares Detroit youth to succeed in and beyond college. CAYF starts early, first by developing skills for life at age 11, introducing youth to collegiate environments long before the time to apply comes. CAYF then offers uniquely designed scholarship programs, complimented by structured mentoring, to help scholars get to and through the universities and colleges they attend.
 
CAYF is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization founded in 1982 by Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young and business leaders Lawrence Doss, Malcolm Dade and William Beckham, Jr

The Board

George Aubrey
CEO
Park-Rite, Inc.

George Goff, Ph.D.
DPSCD/Wayne County Community College

Elliott Hall
Retired

Sue Hamilton-Smith
Retired

Toya Hankins
CEO
Project Producers, LLC

Stephen Henderson
Detroit Today, WDET

John James
Chairman, James Group International

Louis James
CEO
MCL JASCO/SEEL, LLC

Vincent Kirkwood
Director, Consumer Events, MRA Mobile Experiential

LaTrice McClendon

Katrina McCree
Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO)

Deanna L. Naugles-Jack
Accenture Corporation

Charles Nolen
​Cutter's Bar & Grill

John Policicchio
Motor City Casino & Hotel

Kenneth Shapiro
President
Consulting Engineering Associates, Inc.

Shirley Stancato
Vice Chair
Wayne State University Board of Governors

Adrian Tonon
City of Detroit

Renee Yancy
Small Group Representative, Business Development and Consumer Solutions
UAW Local 600 Chairperson
Health Alliance Plan

Carlito Young
Shareholder
Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field, P.C.

Our Staff
Khary K. Turner, MAED
Executive Director
313.962.2200
[email protected] ​
Kenequia D. Parker, MHSA
Program Manager - CAYF & Skillman Legacy Scholars Program
313.962.2200
[email protected]

Our Founder
Coleman A. Young was the Mayor of Detroit for two decades. He established the Coleman A. Young Foundation (CAYF) in 1982. The Mayor left office in 1993. He died four years later. CAYF is a living legacy of the late Mayor's lifetime of work. All of the assets that he earned were left to the Foundation to provide opportunities for future generations in the city that was his lif