The 4C Coalition recently received a Youth Development Program grant from King County Best Starts for Kids for $400,000.
The Youth Development Program supports organizations that provide mentoring, leadership opportunities and community connections to help youth learn how to establish and maintain healthy relationships and develop more positive self-identities. In 2024, grants under this program reached some 5,000 King County youth.
“For 25 years, we’ve served youth of color in highly effective, evidence-based mentoring programs, partnering with King County schools,” said Hazel Cameron, executive director, 4C Coalition. “With this new King County grant, we’ll be able to expand our Ubuntu group mentoring program –currently serving 25 youth each year — to reach more than 200 middle and high school students annually.”
Project Ubuntu is a mentoring program that helps Black youth overcome the toxic stress caused by family dysfunction, poverty and structural racism. In the Zulu language, Ubuntu means “I am because we all are” – a reflection of the 4C’s commitment to building community and enhancing cultural connections.
The 4C Coalition, along with the other grant awardees, was spotlighted in a recent blog post from Best Starts for Kids. Read more here.