About / Building A Stonger Community BRYC by Brick

The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in December 2008 when several Teach For America (TFA) Alumni recognized the urgent need to provide motivated Baton Rouge teens the tools they need to overcome barriers, excel in college, and become leaders of change.

BRYC’s mission is to create access to the opportunities and resources teens need to make empowering choices and drive their own futures.

In just three years, BRYC has developed into the premier college readiness and mentorship after school program for Baton Rouge area teens. Now serving 50 high school students from 15 schools, and supporting 30 alumni in college, BRYC’s systematic model ensures that open-minded and hard-working teens can gain entry to and succeed in top universities and beyond. In so doing, BRYC improves its students’ chances to excel in a diverse society, closes significant resource gaps, and supports our failing public school system. We believe that this unique program can serve as a model to be emulated in other communities as well.

BRYC provides its Fellows with concrete resources through:

» 1:1 College mentoring, top-end ACT test prep, and a streamlined college application process.
» Financial literacy and planning, access to no-cost and no-minimum-balance accounts.
» Leadership development, and a strong and supportivecommunity of peers and mentors.
» Supporting BRYC alumni through extensive college networks and frequent check-ins.