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The Cannon Street YMCA chapter of the Black Achievers Program was started in 2006 by Charlene Bethea and Ardashia Peay under the direction of President/CEO Paul Stoney. They noticed that while children and adults of color in the charleston community were involved and invested, there was a lack of programming for teens and young adults. In noticing this oversight, they found an avenue for teens that would enrich them educationally and socially. Recently, we have begun the transition to the name "Y Achievers" in an effort to make all students feel welcome as well as to help them realize they should not be defined by any single characteristic of themselves, but as a sum of their parts. The program started with a few students in a small room at the Cannon Street YMCA and has grown each year with the help of active parents and dedicated students.
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