Vote The Goode Way feat. Atrayus Goode | The G $h!+ Podcast #gshpod #fivefs

Atrayus O. Goode leads Youth Mentoring Collaborative (YMC), a capacity-building organization dedicated to increasing the number of Black and Brown youth in identity-affirming mentoring relationships while working to dismantle the systemic barriers that youth and their families face on a daily basis. This includes providing training, resources, public awareness, and advocacy that supports the expansion of mentoring initiatives that promote the health and well-being of young people and families most impacted by systems of oppression.

Atrayus began his professional mentoring journey by founding Movement of Youth (MOY) in 2006 as a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This award-winning mentoring and youth development agency was based on a program he completed in high school sponsored by the 100 Black Men of Charlotte. At its peak, MOY operated in several states, and students achieved a 100% high school graduation rate and 96.5% college attendance rate.

Atrayus has global experience, including consulting in South Africa with Vuleka School, leading several all-Black delegations to Cuba to examine historical and present-day Cuban realities, and traveling to Palestine to explore issues of detention and incarceration, the Israeli military court system, and Palestinian and Israeli efforts to achieve peace with justice.

Atrayus is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including the UNC Harvey E. Beech Outstanding Young Alumni Award and the North Carolina Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, the state’s highest award for volunteer service. He has also been featured on various media platforms, including StoryCorps and TED.

Atrayus holds a Master of Science in Organization Development from the American University School of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was initiated into the Mu Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. He resides in Durham, North Carolina, and is the proud father of Everette Rose, 12.

Learn more here:

https://www.youthmentoringcollaborative.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KjKyJxS7tU

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