REACH Youth Initiative
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REACH Youth Initiative (RYI) is a non-profit organization that was founded to broaden the horizons of inner city youth with a focus on the Northeast side of Detroit—ages 5 – 18. We show them they can achieve any goal they set or become whatever they aspire to be. RYI encourages the students to always reach for the stars. By using the “village concept,” we promote the concept of family. It takes a village to raise a child, which we translate that to be, “raising a child is a combined effort, which requires community interaction and home reinforcement.” Children are our future and need to be molded into responsible and respectful human beings that give back to their community. REACH: Youth Initiative is determined to give the inner city youth the encouragement and support system they need to accomplish their goals and aspirations.
R.E.A.C.H. stands for:
R – Respect & Responsibility
E – Education & Entrepreneurship
A – Ambition & Achievement
C – Community & Careers
H – Health & Humanity
REACH Youth Initiative Components
REACH Days – A day of educational workshops, field trips and speakers/special guests.
Masquerade Soiree` (for kids) – A safe night for kids to enjoy games and entertainment.
READ Initiative – Local celebrities read books about African American or by African American authors.
Career Expo – A career day with speakers, resume and interview workshops, among other career related activities.
REACH Summer Camp – An opportunity for kids to escape to a stress free and relaxing environment away from their normal habitat. The children enjoy fun, athletic and challenging team building activities without TV and video games.
REACH Youth Initiative
PO Box 34454
Detroit, MI 48234
Phone/Fax: 313/559-4343
email: Ryikids2002@yahoo.com
To become a RYI kid, to volunteer or sponsor an event, click on the Contact Us page.
REACH: Youth Initiative celebrated a part of Disney History with its first African American Heroine in the Princess and The Frog, starring Oprah Winfrey, Terrance Howard and Aneka Noni Rose. We hosted a movie premier fundraiser on Sunday, December 13, 2009 @ 2:30PM at the Bel-Air 10 Movie Theater 10100 E. 8 Mile Road. The princesses and princes walked the Red carpet as their names were announced an pictures taken.
We crowned princesses and princes with tiaras and crowns as the walk the red carpet with the paparazzi.
Stay Tuned for upcoming red carpet movie premiers!
Tickets purchased online will be at the RYI Will Call at the Bel-Air 10 theatre. Those with advance ticket purchases will be services first avoiding long lines and having to stand in two lines (RYI and Bel-Air 10 line). We will be set up for onsite ticket purchases and RYI Will Call the day of the event.
Tickets can be purchased online.
A liability waiver must be signed to walk the red carpet and have pictures taken by the paparazzi. The waiver will be available at the event.
There is will be several contests for a chance to win prizes and attend this movie premier and celebration as our guest.
Contest 1: The child that collects the most box tops or labels for their school.
Contest 5: The child that sells the most advanced tickets to the event. You will need to collect the money upfront and purchase the tickets.
All entries must be in by TBD.
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REACH: Youth Initiative Is In
How can you help? Call your local school or you may want to help a school you attended, ask them if they participate in the Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education Project and if they haven't signed up encourage them to sign up. They can raise 10's of thousands of dollars for their school with the assistance of the community, parents, students, local business and school staff. For more info on Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education visit RYI2002.org, Boxtops4edcation.com or labelsforeducation.com. I would like to see this project headed by (for each school): 2 School staff members 5 community organizations 10 businesses 5 parents 10 students 3 churches I am also issuing a challenge to the politicians in the area to help push this initiative. LaShon Scott REACH: Youth Initiative, Founder Please pass this along to everyone you know. The movement starts with us. Add it to your face book and myspace pages. |
We went to Winter Camp at YMCA Camp Copneconic Feb 5, 6 & 7, 2010. Thanks to Ebony Magazine and Pine Sol donating $2000 and recognizing RYI Founder as an Unsung Hero at the Sister Speak Luncheon on Saturday, June 20, 2009, and a few fundraisers.
We will sell Hungry Howie Pizza Coupons for just $10 per card and going green by collecting recycled ink and toner cartridges, used cell phones, lap tops, PDAs/Palm Pilots and iPods ongoing through out the year for the camping trip next year.
You can order a pizza coupon online for just $10 per card and we will mail it to you, if you add $1 for shipping and handling or you can donate your pizza coupon to a needy family.
