The SPARK: Empowering and Mentoring our Youth
The theme of The SPARK February 2023 is “Empowering and Mentoring our Youth”. Host Jeremy C. Park interviews Sam O’Bryant, Executive Director of Literacy Mid-South, a nonprofit providing literacy resources and offering tutoring support in schools across the Mid-South; Greg Winston, Founder and CEO of C.L.A.Y. (Cultivating the Life of A Youth), a psychology-based program helping youth uncover their potential to succeed through mentoring and apprenticeship; and Kelley Grusin, Sr. Director of Product Development for Smith+Nephew, a company teaming with Memphis Youth Athletics to provide STEM learning opportunities. Plus, a profile of the 2022 SPARK Award winner Smith+Nephew.