Community Youth Advance

Mission Community Youth Advance harnesses the power of community and transforms out-of-school time to Teach, Reach and Keep youth on the path to success. Vision We envision a world where all students have the social and academic support they need to be prepared for college, careers, and life. History Community Youth Advance was founded in 2018 through a merger between Mentoring to Manhood (M2M) and Community Tutoring Inc. (CTI). When it was founded in 2005, M2M was one of very few groups addressing the needs of young black males in Prince Georges County. Starting with a Saturday mentoring program, it steadily grew over the years, adding tutoring, afterschool programming and family support services. During the same time, an accomplished educator was becoming increasingly dismayed by the growing number of students who struggled to read at grade level. She began using a local apartment buildings community center to tutor children after school, creating CTI. M2M and CTI began ...