Ten high school seniors and college freshmen have been awarded the Partners for Youth/Toyota Scholarship. Recipients were recognized at the 2023 Partners for Youth/Toyota Scholarship Banquet at the Lexington Senior Center. This celebration was made possible by the partnership of Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government and Holifield Photography.
The Partners for Youth/Toyota Scholarship program began in 1998 through a donation from Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky. Youth who participate in programs funded by the Partners for Youth Grassroots Allocations Program or who participate in our Neighborhood Youth Councils are eligible to be nominated. Scholarships can be used for any post-secondary education program that encourages recipients to continue their education. Each year, thanks to the generosity of Toyota, up to 10 youths receive $1,000 – $1,500 scholarships.
To learn more about this year’s recipients, visit the Partners for Youth website.
About Partners for Youth
Partners for Youth (PFY), a Lexington-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, acts as a clearinghouse for community contributions, including money and in-kind assistance to those programs serving young people. PFY assists in coordinating these services for programs to work as cooperatively and effectively as possible to have the greatest impact in supporting youth. PFY was founded by Mayor Pam Miller in early 1995 after the shooting and killing of an African American youth by a white police officer in October 1994. In the wake of this tragedy, public discussion quickly took aim at the apparent despair felt by segments of our city’s youth. In response, PFY was formed to make resources available to youth in these forgotten segments of the Lexington population. For more information, contact Shanreka Shackelford at (859) 280-8003.
