Youth Success Summit Selected for Wallace Foundation Initiative

Youth Success Summit Selected for Wallace Foundation Initiative

October 8, 2025 Akron, OH — Youth Success Summit (YSS) has been selected as one of seven communities across the country to join the Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents Initiative from The Wallace Foundation.  The Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents Initiative…
YSS hosts successful conference

YSS hosts successful conference

October 7, 2025 The Youth Success Summit kicked off the 2025 Conference – Empowering Our Own: Building Belonging and Community for OST Providers – at House Three Thirty with an inspiring lineup of out of school time leaders. Executive Director Rachel Tecca and…
Afterschool Leaders Recognized

Afterschool Leaders Recognized

October 7, 2025 The Greater Akron Chamber announced the recipients of the 2025 30 For the Future Awards and two of our very own YSS providers were recognized! Dominque Waters, from the Akron Sneaker Academy and Bryce Harris, from the Always Climbing Project were identified…
Join the Summer Learning Challenge

Join the Summer Learning Challenge

June 2, 2025 Fun, Free Learning All Summer Long! YSS and the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) invite you to take the challenge and power up summer learning with A FREE online platform created by AT&T, The AchieverySM. Because learning doesn’t stop…
Grant from ACF to Boost Support for SCMC

Grant from ACF to Boost Support for SCMC

March 11, 2025 AKRON, OH (March 10, 2025) –  A generous $50,000 grant from the Akron Community Foundation has been awarded to support the Summit County Mentoring Collaborative (SCMC) and its efforts to expand mentoring opportunities for youth in need. The funding…
Youth Success Summit holds rally to celebrate after school programs

Youth Success Summit holds rally to celebrate after school programs

October 25, 2024 Youth Success Summit (YSS) recently hosted a Lights on Afterschool rally celebrating after school programs in Summit County.  The event was held at the Akron Art Museum with over 100 people in attendance.  Rachel Tecca, executive director of YSS,…