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AAYHF Celebrated Juneteenth

AAYHF Celebrated Juneteenth in St. Colony, Michael Lofton Shares Family Heritage! Urban Univ Needs Your Support!
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We celebrated Juneteenth in St. John Colony this year–a place where several previously enslaved families relocated to from Galveston, Texas after finding out two years later that slavery in the U.S. had been abolished per the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863.

Michael Lofton, Founder & CEO, AAYHF, great, great, grandmother, Mary Jane Jones Roland, was part of that movement and he was there for the celebration of family, community and most of all freedom!

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Urban University 2023

JUNE 19 – JUNE 23

WEEK 3

The 5-6 year old Campers enjoyed a field trip to Casa De Miel. They learned about honeybees, got to taste honey, make Chapstick and learn about nature.

The week included representatives from Frost Bank and Courageous Cadence, YAM, Dell Medical School, U.T., Brandie/Real Queens Program, Carl Hunter/Real Kings Program and more outdoor activities as well as indoor regular learning-fun, like STEM & technology!

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JUNE 12 – JUNE 16

Week 2

The second week of Camp started off with Grammy nominated artist, Saul Paul, who was the special guest on Monday. He sang, danced with and encouraged Campers!

Campers in STEM & Tech are ongoing workshops. The younger Campers engineered a bridge!

U.S. Army officers and soldiers Austin Community College (ACC) representative also stopped by to inspire the Campers about their future career choices!

Also, Nelson Linder, NAACP, was a guest speaker, YAM(Youth Aware of Mental Health), AUTMHQ, Courageous Cadence, Cadence Bank. The week ended with grilling hotdogs!



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JUNE 5 – JUNE 9

Week 1

The first week of Urban University Summer Youth Camp 2023 was a success–no surprise there!

Campers easily made new friends, learned new technology as well as participated in a variety of wellness/fitness, life skills workshops, such as financial literacy and field trips to the Thinkery Museum, Blackland Community pre-Juneteenth event, Casa de Miel (an in nature experience)!



GUEST SPEAKERS

Mark Sampson, Attorney

Jasmine Grimes, Courageous Cadence

Austin Community College

D’affluenza – Twaski Simmons

A J Quinton and Aries

Frost Bank

Cadence Bank






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STEM and Technology are a major part of the learning structure that our Campers will receive over the next 6 weeks.

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Our Urban University Summer Campers Need Your Support!

The African American Youth Harvest Foundation is committed to serving our youth this summer. Our focus is to address out-of-school time for our youth to remain on track when they return to school. We had an overwhelming number of students, over 200, with a pending waiting list. We realize the importance of this camp because it allows the parents to know their children are in a safe environment, receive additional educational support, and exposed to new opportunities and field trips to enhance their learning. We did not want our youth to miss this opportunity or place undue hardship on our parents by not providing this safe place for their children.

The camp is going well, and the youth are having a wonderful time. However, we need additional financial support to bring in additional staff, provide hot meals and assist with field trips.

We are currently $70 K short in the budget for our camp. Can we count on your support to help get us through the end of the camp?

** Please consider making a donation today. Our kids need YOU and YOUR financial commitments to help fund the program and staff expenses.

We also need you to share this message with at least 5 family members, friends, colleagues & business leaders to help us reach our goal.

Thank you for your support!

CLICK HERE To Donate to the Urban University Camp!


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*SPONSORSHIP TABLES AVAILABLE*



Martin Luther King, III,

will be the Keynote Speaker at the African American Youth Harvest Foundation Annual Gala, Saturday, October 28. In addition, he will be present for a VIP Brunch and Youth Summit on Friday, October 27.


ITINERARY

Friday, October 27

9am-11am

Tour of AAYHF Facilities

2pm-4pm

Youth Summit – Houston Tillotson University

*Seeking Sponsorship


Saturday, October 28

10am-12pm

VIP Brunch

Location: TBD


GALA

Fairmont Hotel – Downtown Austin

6pm-7pm – Reception

7pm-10pm – Dinner & Event


For Sponsorship and Special Event inquires contact Michael Lofton: MRLOFTON@AAYHF.ORG


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WE ARE CELEBRATING 16 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY!

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AAYHF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SUPPORT

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Thank you to A+ Federal Credit Union for their generous support of AAYHF families and programs!

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Protect your family and your legacy and by doing so you will also help another family! Purchase financial planning services from Value Financial Services: Scan the QR Code for a savings and support AAYHF!

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OUR PROGRAMS

Boys & Girls Mentoring will resume in July.

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NEW SUMMER/FALL 2023

MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING DATES!

HOW TO REGISTER? SCAN THE QR CODE OR CLICK HERE!

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DELL TECH CREW

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AAYHF and Dell Technologies are in partnership with Manor ISD working, training, mentoring in educating Dell Student Tech Crew of Manor how to diagnose and repair Chromebooks.

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Outstanding News here! Two AAYHF youth earn their Dell Tech Certification!

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STEM, Technology, 3-D Printing, Gaming & Coding and more is offered at no charge for youth ages kindergarten through 12th grade inside of the Dell Tech Lounge.

STEM workshops are one of the continuous programs that AAYHF offers for young people.

What is STEM? STEM consists of the natural sciences, technology-related, engineering and math fields.

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Austin Legal Access has launched a new law firm, located inside of the African American Youth Resource Center at 6633 E Hwy 290, Suite 303, Austin, Texas 78723. ALA opened its doors for legal services on March 6, 2023. Executive Director and Managing Attorney, Dyan Lofton, will be accepting cases in the following areas: Criminal Defense, Family Law, and Wills/Probate. For more information and to learn more about ALA, please visit: www.AustinLegalAccess.org

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AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS NOW ONSITE AT AAYHF!

AAYHF PROGRAMS

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Happening in Austin!

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Families facing hardship and crisis can apply for assistance. Find out complete details HERE.

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TAKE THE SURVEY – $50 gift card HERE: 

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Health & Vaccine Care

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Food Pantry Info

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African American Youth Harvest Foundation

www.aayhf.org

6633 Hwy 290 E., #307

Austin, TX 78723

512-428-4480

Email: CONTACTUS@AAYHF.ORG

Michael Lofton, Founder & CEO


WAYS TO DONATE:

www.aayhf.org/donate

Text a Donation: Text text word

CHANGE to 77948

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